Seasonal changes in the hydrogen isotope ratios of xylem waters were measured to
determine water sources used for growth in desert plants of southern Utah. While all species …

In the spring of 1969 a small meeting was convened at the CSIRO Riverina Laboratory,
Deniliquin, New South Wales, to discuss the biology of the genus Atriplex, a group of plants …

This book begins with the physical and biological characterization of the four North
American deserts and a description of the primary adaptations of plants to environmental …

Soil characteristics influence plant communities in part through water relations.
Hypothetically, finer textured soils in arid climates should be associated with more negative …

The vegetation of the earth is characterized by distinct zones which have a rather uniform
physiognomical appearance or structure even though they may be composed of many …

Adaptive features of plants of the Great Basin are reviewed. The combination of cold winters
and an arid to semiarid precipitation regime results in the distinguishing features of the …

Primary production in desert ecosystems is limited by precipitation, nutrient availability
(especially nitrogen), and the species' production potential. Plant biomass provides food for …

In drylands, climate change is predicted to cause chronic reductions in water availability
(press-droughts) through reduced precipitation and increased temperatures as well as …

Plant species and functionally related species groups from arid and semi-arid habitats vary
in their capacity to take up summer precipitation, acquire nitrogen quickly after summer …

Abstract The Great Basin of Billings (1951) and the Great Basin Division of Cronquist et
al.(1972) are major subdivisions of the Basin and Range Province (Fenneman 1931), a …