Moderate irrigation intervals facilitate establishment of two desert shrubs in the Taklimakan Desert Highway Shelterbelt in China
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180875
Abstract: Background Water influences various physiological and ecological processes of plants in different ecosystems, especially in desert ecosystems. The purpose of this study is to investigate the response of physiological and morphological acclimation of two shrubs… read more here.
Keywords: irrigation; water; two desert; desert shrubs ... See more keywords
Hydraulic trade-off and coordination strategies mediated by leaf functional traits of desert shrubs
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DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.938758
Abstract: Desert shrubs play important roles in desertification control and vegetation restoration, which are particularly affected by droughts caused by climate change. However, the hydraulic strategies associated with hydraulic functional traits of desert shrubs remain unclear.… read more here.
Keywords: water potential; safety; functional traits; desert shrubs ... See more keywords