TREE reSPIRation: The role of woody tissues in tree carbon budgEts (TREESPIRE) Ghent University
Trees assimilate carbon dioxide (CO2) through photosynthesis and release approximately half of it
back to the atmosphere through respiration. Photosynthesis is a well-known process that has been
mechanistically described in much detail more than 35 years ago. Contrastingly, respiration remains
poorly understood, especially in woody tissues where measurements of CO2 efflux do not
necessarily reflect ...