Roots are generally subject to more abiotic stress than shoots. Therefore, they can be
affected by such stresses as much as, or even more, than above ground parts of a plant …

In tropical dry forests, deciduousness (ie, leaf shedding during the dry season) is an
important adaptation of plants to cope with water limitation, which helps trees adjust to …

Background The CO 2-concentrating mechanism associated to Crassulacean acid
metabolism (CAM) alters the catalytic context for Rubisco by increasing CO 2 availability and …

Plasticity may be a key factor to determine plant survival under a changing environment as a
result of climate change or land use modification. Plasticity in physiological and …

In Mexico, plants with crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) are part of the Mexican culture,
have different uses and are even emblematic. Unfortunately, only a small fraction of the …

In this chapter, we explore the functional diversity concept and its importance in several
ecological issues, especially maintenance of ecosystem services and conservation. We …

The role of invasive species in ecosystem functioning represents one of the main challenges
in ecology. Pteridium aquilinum is a successful cosmopolitan invasive species with negative …

Dendrobium Sw have multiple photosynthetic pathways but due to the lack of identification,
the influence of CAM pathway on the plastid genomic evolution of Dendrobium and the …

Unas cuantas islas de investigación preliminar en un mar de incógnitas: avanzando la
ecofisiología de plantas en países megadiversos Reseña del Simposio «Avances en …

La fenología vegetal se refiere al estudio de las fases periódicas y repetitivas del ciclo de
vida de las plantas y su variación a lo largo del año en relación con los factores bióticos y …