title: Stomata: active portals for flourishing on land.
abstract: Two studies suggest early land plants could actively control stomata, facilitating gas exchange while limiting water loss, a critical adaption to life on land.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3800, Australia. john.bowman@monash.edu
authors.forename: John L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Bowman
mesh_terms: D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D018521:Plant Physiological Phenomena; D054046:Plant Stomata / Q000502:physiology*; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics*