redwood branch in water jar in lab (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

redwood branch in water jar in lab

Caption

Redwood branches rest in jars of water in the lab at UC Davis to keep their leaves wet and stomata open. This helped researchers measure rates of photosynthesis at different temperatures. 

Credit

Lily Klinek, UC Davis

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