Coordination between stem photosynthesis and hydraulics in green‐stemmed desert plants
is important for understanding the physiology of stem photosynthesis and possible drought …

Premise Photosynthetic stems represent a source of extra carbon in plants from hot and dry
environments, but little is known about how leaves and photosynthetic stems differ in terms …

Several studies have explored the contribution of stem photosynthesis to the total carbon
gain of desert plants, but they have been limited to narrow desert systems in extra tropical …

The Jornada del Muerto basin of the Chihuahuan Desert of southern New Mexico, USA, has
undergone a marked transition of plant communities. Shrubs such as mesquite (Prosopis …

Woody plants with green photosynthetic stems are common in dry woodlands with the
possible advantages of extra carbon gain, re-assimilation of CO2, and high water-use …

Adjustment of hydraulic architecture in response to environmental conditions was studied in
two warm-desert sub-shrubs, Hymenoclea salsola and Ambrosia dumosa, both at the level …

The hydraulic coordination along the water transport pathway helps trees provide adequate
water supply to the canopy, ensuring that water deficits are minimized and that stomata …

The influences of seasonal variations in leaf length, pubescence, and the ratio of internal to
external leaf area (Ames/A) on transpiration and photosynthesis were evaluated for 3 desert …

Mediterranean sclerophyll shrubs respond to seasonal drought by adjusting the amount of
leaf area exposed and by reducing gas exchange via stomatal closure mechanisms. The …

Savannas and open grasslands often co-exist in semi-arid regions. Questions that remain
unanswered and are of interest to biometeorologists include: how do these contrasting …