Chemical Resilience in Eucalyptus
Table of Contents Keywords: eucalyptus, resilience, essential oils, allelopathy, cyanogenesis, cyanide, lignin, phytoremediation. Abstract The remarkable…
Chemical Phenomena in Birch Species in Response to Natural Challenges
Table of Contents Keywords: Drought Adaptation, Betulin, Papyriferic Acid, Antioxidant Enzymes, Induced Systemic Resistance, Jasmonic Acid Signalling…
This Chemistry is Nuts! The Exciting Chemistry of Chestnut Trees
Table of Contents Keywords: photosynthesis, starch, nutritional composition, tannins, astringency, antimicrobial activity, chestnut blight Abstract…
Survival in Structure: The Physical and Evolutionary Adaptations of the Eucalyptus
Table of Contents Keywords: eucalyptus, adaptability, volatile organic compounds, fire resistance, hydraulic conductance, resilience, thermodynamics…
I Like to Live it, Live it: Physics Behind the Long-Living Baobab
Table of Contents Keywords: baobab (Adansonia), drought resistance, thermal mass, longevity, mechanics, structural adaptation, taproot development, water…
How the Tree of Death Lives: The Yew’s Mechanistic Guide to Immortality
Table of Contents Keywords: Crack propagation, density, elasticity, English Yew, hollow trunk, internal roots, microfibril angle, modulus of elasticity…
Structural Design of Birch: Survival Adaptations in a Frozen Environment
Table of Contents Keywords: sap flow, thermal insulation, Betula, viscoelasticity, climate forcing, osmotic solute loading, catkins, xylem pressure…
A Big Tree to Solve Big Problems: A Look Into the Physics of Sequoia Trees
Table of Contents Keywords: sequoia, physics, fog, water, xylem, bark, roots, serotinous cones, gas exchanges Abstract Sequoias are often considered to be…
Chestnut Trees: Cracking Its Fascinating Physics
Table of Contents Keywords: Pollination, Turgor Pressure, Internal Thermal Regulation, Ring shake, Glulam Ectomycorrhiza Symbiosis, Wasp parasitism, Seed…