The New Phytologist Tansley Medal 2010.

The authors reflect on the research by Frederic Lens and colleagues which won the 2010 Tansley Medal from the journal "New Phytologist." They state that the research offers insights on the association between the anatomy of wood and hydraulic conductivity in trees. They mention that Lens and colleagues used various techniques and examined seven taxa of the genus Acer, resulting to the influences of membrane thickness, porosity, and lower xylem conductivity to cavitation resistance.