Background and Scope Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM) as an ecophysiological
modification of photosynthetic carbon acquisition has been reviewed extensively before …

Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) is a photosynthetic adaptation that facilitates the
uptake of CO2 at night and thereby optimizes the water-use efficiency of carbon assimilation …

A general theory of allometric scaling that predicts how the proportions of vascular plants
and the characteristics of plant communities change or scale with plant size is outlined. The …

Plants with pronounced succulent tissues present considerable morphological and
phylogenetic diversity. One way to make sense of this diversity is to recognise the common …

Components of the tree water transport pathway; roots, trunks, branches and leaves; can
also serve as water storage compartments and therefore act transiently as intermediate …

For centuries biologists have been extremely interested in the structure of desert plants as
examples of natural selection to harsh environmental conditions. Indeed, desert plants are …

Highlights•Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) improves water-use efficiency (WUE) and
the adaptability of plants to typically hot and dry climates.•The extent to which CAM is …

Epidermal hydathodes were found on leaves of 46 of 48 species of Crassula collected from
the Namib Desert in southern Africa. The possibility that these structures might allow the …

Plant biomass from different species is heterogeneous, and this diversity in composition can
be mined to identify materials of value to fuel and chemical industries. Agave produces high …

Succulent water storage is a prominent feature among plants adapted to arid zones, but we
know little about how succulence evolves and how it is integrated into organs already tasked …