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Frederic Lens

Researcher at Naturalis

Publications -  123
Citations -  10410

Frederic Lens is an academic researcher from Naturalis. The author has contributed to research in topics: Xylem & Water transport. The author has an hindex of 31, co-authored 112 publications receiving 7977 citations. Previous affiliations of Frederic Lens include Katholieke Universiteit Leuven & Catholic University of Leuven.

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TRY - a global database of plant traits

Jens Kattge, +136 more
TL;DR: TRY as discussed by the authors is a global database of plant traits, including morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological characteristics of plants and their organs, which can be used for a wide range of research from evolutionary biology, community and functional ecology to biogeography.
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Global convergence in the vulnerability of forests to drought

Brendan Choat, +25 more
- 29 Nov 2012 - 
TL;DR: In this article, the authors draw together published and unpublished data on the vulnerability of the transport system to drought-induced embolism for a large number of woody species, with a view to examining the likely consequences of climate change for forest biomes.
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TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

Jens Kattge, +754 more
- 01 Jan 2020 - 
TL;DR: The extent of the trait data compiled in TRY is evaluated and emerging patterns of data coverage and representativeness are analyzed to conclude that reducing data gaps and biases in the TRY database remains a key challenge and requires a coordinated approach to data mobilization and trait measurements.
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Weak tradeoff between xylem safety and xylem-specific hydraulic efficiency across the world's woody plant species

Sean M. Gleason, +35 more
- 01 Jan 2016 - 
TL;DR: There appears to be no persuasive explanation for the considerable number of species with both low efficiency and low safety in branch xylem, and these species represent a real challenge for understanding the evolution ofxylem.
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Testing hypotheses that link wood anatomy to cavitation resistance and hydraulic conductivity in the genus Acer

Frederic Lens, +6 more
- 01 May 2011 - 
TL;DR: In this article, a large range of structure-function hypotheses were tested within a single genus to minimize phylogenetic noise and maximize detection of functionally relevant variation in xylem anatomy, and the results reveal a 2 MPa range in species' mean cavitation pressure (MCP).