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2014

Journal article

Mechanisms driving an unusual latitudinal diversity gradient for grasses.

Visser, Vernon ; Clayton, W. Derek ; Simpson, David A. ; Freckleton, Robert P. ; Osborne, Colin P.
Drought adaptation, Topographic heterogeneity, Grasses, History, Cold adaptation, Niche conservatism, Biogeography, Poaceae, and Latitudinal gradient of species richness
2021

Journal article

Evolutionary success in arid habitats: Morpho-anatomy of succulent leaves of Crassula species from southern Africa

Succulence is widely interpreted as an adaptation to drought, usually associated with CAM and xeromorphic features among arid-adapted plants. However, this syndrome can also be observed in species typical of mesic and even hydric environments. The leaf-succulent genus Crassula (Crassulaceae) occurs in contrasting habitats in all nine biomes of southern...

Fradera-Soler, Marc ; Rudall, Paula J. ; Prychid, Christina J. ; Grace, Olwen M.
Crassula, Ecology, Xeric habitats, Drought adaptation, Succulent plants, and Leaf anatomy