Photosynthetic limitations in Mediterranean plants: a review

J Flexas, A Díaz-Espejo, J Gago, A Gallé… - Environmental and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The aim of the present work is to review the literature concerning photosynthesis of
Mediterranean plants. First, we briefly review the most important environmental constraints …

Living in drylands: Functional adaptations of trees and shrubs to cope with high temperatures and water scarcity

JJ Peguero-Pina, A Vilagrosa, D Alonso-Forn, JP Ferrio… - Forests, 2020 - mdpi.com
Plant functioning and survival in drylands are affected by the combination of high solar
radiation, high temperatures, low relative humidity, and the scarcity of available water. Many …

Water relations and stomatal characteristics of Mediterranean plants with different growth forms and leaf habits: responses to water stress and recovery

J Galmés, J Flexas, R Savé, H Medrano - Plant and Soil, 2007 - Springer
The aim of this study was to extent the range of knowledge about water relations and
stomatal responses to water stress to ten Mediterranean plants with different growth forms …

Multi‐trait genetic variation in resource‐use strategies and phenotypic plasticity correlates with local climate across the range of a Mediterranean oak (Quercus …

A Solé‐Medina, JJ Robledo‐Arnuncio… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Resource‐use strategies are hypothesized to evolve along climatic gradients. However, our
understanding of the environmental factors driving divergent evolution of resource‐use …

The functioning, management and persistence of dehesas

G Moreno, FJ Pulido - Agroforestry in Europe: current status and future …, 2009 - Springer
Dehesas are the most widespread agroforestry systems in Europe, where they cover 3.1
million hectares. They are multipurpose open woodlands, mostly created by clearing the …

Water-use strategies in two co-occurring Mediterranean evergreen oaks: surviving the summer drought

TS David, MO Henriques, C Kurz-Besson… - Tree …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
In the Mediterranean evergreen oak woodlands of southern Portugal, the main tree species
are Quercus ilex ssp. rotundifolia Lam.(holm oak) and Quercus suber L.(cork oak). We …

Cell‐level anatomical characteristics explain high mesophyll conductance and photosynthetic capacity in sclerophyllous Mediterranean oaks

JJ Peguero‐Pina, S Sisó, J Flexas, J Galmés… - New …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Leaf mass per area (LMA) has been suggested to negatively affect the mesophyll
conductance to CO 2 (gm), which is the most limiting factor for area‐based photosynthesis …

Stomatal regulation by microclimate and tree water relations: interpreting ecophysiological field data with a hydraulic plant model

R Zweifel, K Steppe, FJ Sterck - Journal of Experimental Botany, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Dynamics in microclimate and physiological plant traits were studied for Pubescent oak and
Scots pine in a dry inner-alpine valley in Switzerland, at a 10 min resolution for three …

[PDF][PDF] Estrés hídrico: ecofisiología y escalas de la sequía

F Valladares, A Vilagrosa, J Peñuelas… - Ecología del bosque …, 2004 - academia.edu
Estrés hídrico: ecofisiología y escalas de la sequía. El clima mediterráneo impone una doble
adversidad a los sistemas biológicos: la limitación hídrica y la irregularidad …

Vapor pressure deficit constrains transpiration and photosynthesis in holm oak: A comparison of three methods during summer drought.

D Sancho-Knapik, Ó Mendoza-Herrer… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2022 - Elsevier
High rates of vapor pressure deficit (VPD) can severely decrease plant productivity by
reducing stomatal conductance, which might be exacerbated during Mediterranean …