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CAREER: Understanding the production of maple syrup and carbon cycling within trees — NSF Award to University of Vermont & State A

This project improves understanding of how trees store, move, and use carbon by focusing on sugar maple (Acer saccharum). Sugar maple is an important tree species in northeastern North America and it is the foundation of the region’s rapidly growing maple syrup industry. Trees play a vital role in Earth system function

Award titleCAREER: Understanding the production of maple syrup and carbon cycling within trees
Award ID2543476
AwardeeUniversity of Vermont & State Agricultural College
CityBURLINGTON
StateVT
Amount obligated$719,114
Principal investigatorTim Rademacher
ProgramOrg Interaction & Ecology
Start date08/01/2026
AbstractThis project improves understanding of how trees store, move, and use carbon by focusing on sugar maple (Acer saccharum). Sugar maple is an important tree species in northeastern North America and it is the foundation of the region’s rapidly growing maple syrup industry. Trees play a vital role in Earth system function by storing carbon, yet key aspects of how carbon is allocated within living trees—especially during periods without leaves—remain poorly understood. Sugar maple offers a unique na
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