Claim · model-written summary
Physiological drought tolerance across Konza species spanned almost the full range known for plants globally.
- Taxon
- Konza speciese1
- Outcome
- physiological drought tolerancee1
- Qualifier
- almost the full range known to plants globallye1
- Setting
- Konza Prairie, KS, USAe0
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Verbatim
t0“Physiological drought tolerance and the structuring of tallgrass prairie assemblages”
e0“We characterized physiological drought tolerance (Ψcrit) for a large number of species in a mesic grassland community (Konza Prairie, KS, USA)”
e1“Physiological drought tolerance of Konza species covered almost the full range known to plants globally”
Title
Physiological drought tolerance and the structuring of tallgrass prairie assemblages
Sally S. Tucker; Joseph M. Craine; Jesse B. Nippert Ecosphere 2011. doi:10.1890/es11-00023.1
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Association Physiologically drought-tolerant species had thin roots.
- Association Associations of physiological drought tolerance with other traits were inconsistent across functional groups.
- Association Physiological drought tolerance appears to increase plant abundance in xeric uplands.
- Association Physiological drought tolerance did not increase plant abundance in the mesic lowlands.
- Association Physiological drought tolerance did not alter species responses to changes in burning or grazing.
- Association Species with high root tissue density were more abundant in uplands and lowlands than species with low root tissue density, largely irrespective of grazing or burning.
- Association Drought appears to have a limited role in structuring the Konza plant community.
- Association More severe or frequent droughts would likely restructure the Konza plant community in ways not currently observable.