Ecophysiology and adaptation in desert shrubs: Final report

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6078864· OSTI ID:6078864

Ehleringer, J. R.

During the current funding period, we have focused on two main areas: (1) a consideration of the water sources used by plants, (2) a consideration of the role, extent and significance of twig photosynthesis in aridland species, and (3) studies of variation in carbon isotopic composition in plants as an indicator of water-use efficiency (ratio of photosynthesis to transpiration). Although not specifically a research project, a substantial amount of time was also spent organizing and editing ''Stable Isotopes in Ecological Research,'' which was the result of a very successful, DOE-OHER sponsored symposium bringing together terrestrial and marine ecologists to discuss this topic for the first time. 14 refs., 6 figs., 2 tabs.

• Research Organization: Utah Univ., Salt Lake City (USA). Dept. of Biology
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-86ER60399
• OSTI ID: 6078864
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/60399-T2; ON: DE89014536
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

09 BIOMASS FUELS
140504 -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Biomass Production & Conversion-- (-1989)
510100* -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Basic Studies-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ARID LANDS
BIOLOGICAL ADAPTATION
BIOLOGICAL VARIABILITY
DOCUMENT TYPES
ISOTOPE RATIO
PLANTS
PROGRESS REPORT
SHRUBS