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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| Tipo de recurso: | conjunto de datos |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repositorio: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/400862 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/400862 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Biological sciences Arid lands Desert adaptations Desert plants Functional trait spectrum Future climate warming Leaf functional traits Moroccan flora |
| Sumario: | [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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