Data from: Foliar N content parallels increasing aridity in a Mediterranean-Saharan transition zone: Evidence from regional and global trends
[Aim] Warm deserts are characterized by water shortages and high-temperature extremes. A common adaptive strategy in such environments is the maximization of photosynthetic capacity, which allows plants to achieve positive carbon budgets by taking advantage of short periods of water availability and...
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| Format: | conjunto de datos |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repository: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/400862 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/400862 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Biological sciences Arid lands Desert adaptations Desert plants Functional trait spectrum Future climate warming Leaf functional traits Moroccan flora |
| Summary: | [Aim] Warm deserts are characterized by water shortages and high-temperature extremes. A common adaptive strategy in such environments is the maximization of photosynthetic capacity, which allows plants to achieve positive carbon budgets by taking advantage of short periods of water availability and non-inhibitory temperatures. Assuming that photosynthetic capacity is approximated by leaf N concentration, we tested the hypothesis that environmental aridity is related to an elevated leaf nitrogen content. |
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