By Tom Spears, Ottawa Citizen, September 18, 2014
In an age when biology means studying molecules, Zoe Panchen has gone into the
forest to look at plants — great big ones — and the simple-sounding topic of
leaves. Specifically, she studies when trees and shrubs produce leaves. She has
charted a range of times when plants “leaf out” in spring, surprising experts
and learning things about how they relate to the forest community. via
Carleton student’s research finds mystery in tree leaves | Ottawa Citizen.