10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCLEROPHYLLY»
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sclerophylly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Vegetation of Southern Africa
Studies initially focussed on sclerophylly as an adaptation to water stress, but
also, more recently, to the significance of evergreen leaves as a physiological
strategy to increase plant nutrient-use efficiency (NUE), and to reduce herbivory ...
R. M. Cowling, D. M. Richardson, S. M. Pierce, 2004
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Ecology of Mediterranean Evergreen Oak Forests
10.2 Sclerophylly and Water Stress The double-stress climate is associated with
some recurrent or convergent plant characteristics in the five Mediterranean-
climate regions of the world. Among these traits, sclerophylly has received much
...
3
Australian Rainforests: Islands of Green in a Land of Fire
The idea that the dominant Australian vegetation has a peculiar physiognomy
including a particular prevalence of sclerophylly is central to a number of
definitions used to distinguish rainforest from characteristically Australian
vegetation ...
4
Neotropical Insect Galls
Although there was a high variation in sclerophylly (some understorey leaves
being as tough as canopy leaves), canopy leaves were nearly twice more
sclerophyllous than understorey leaves. Leaf sclerophylly affected insect
herbivory more ...
Geraldo Wilson Fernandes and Jean Carlos Santos
5
Effects of
Sclerophylly of Photosynthesis and Gas Diffusion
[Truncated text] Sclerophylly comprises a suite of structural traits that result in tough long-lived leaves, but which also have the potential to influence leaf photosynthetic performance.
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Biology and Wildlife of the Mediterranean Region
One additional explanation for sclerophylly being so widespread in contemporary
mediterranean ecosystems may be the overall resilience of shrubs and trees
sharing this trait in the face of perturbations. Resilience in mediterranean plants ...
Jacques Blondel, James Aronson, 1999
7
Functional Plant Ecology, Second Edition
1988), and (3) sclerophylly is an adaptation to herbivory. In fact, similarities of
sclerophylly in MTE is presently interpreted as linked to the long-term persistence
of tertiary lineages that evolved under a subtropical climate and is not interpreted
...
Francisco Pugnaire, Fernando Valladares, 2007
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I Feel Earthquakes More Often Than They Happen: Coming to ...
It's called sclerophylly, and it's a botanical term. It's what happens to vegetation (
over eons) in climates like L.A.'s, or around the Mediterranean. According to Mike
Davis, a California writer and urban critic who likes to flirt, passionately, with ...
9
Bryophyte Ecology and Climate Change
Other physiological variables that have been shown to be UV-responsive in
bryophytes from mountain streams, although to a lower extent than those
described above, are the sclerophylly index, chlorophyll and carotenoid
concentrations, and ...
Zoltán Tuba, Nancy G. Slack, Lloyd R. Stark, 2011
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Analysis of Plant Waste Materials
content, the sclerophylly index was calculated as (total acid detergent fibre x 0.64
)/ (nitrogen (%) x 6.25) (Ellis et al. 1946; Loveless 1961). The sclerophylly index
gives information about the carbon quality for decomposition in terms of cellulose
...
Hans F. Linskens, John F. Jackson, 1999
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCLEROPHYLLY»
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Il caolino efficace contro la mosca delle olive ma con quali …
... Comparative effects of exogenous glycine betaine, kaolin clay particles and Ambiol on photosynthesis, leaf sclerophylly indexes and heat load of olive cv. «Teatro Naturale, Jun 14»
