Search Results - "Rundel, P."

Energy balance and temperature relations of Azorella compacta, a high-elevation cushion plant of the central Andes by Kleier, C., Rundel, P.

“…The environmental relationships and ecophysiology of Azorella compacta, a giant cushion plant, were investigated in Parque Nacional Lauca, Chile (18 degrees…”
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Leaf functional traits of Neotropical savanna trees in relation to seasonal water deficit by Franco, A.C, Bustamante, M, Caldas, L.S, Goldstein, G, Meinzer, F.C, Kozovits, A.R, Rundel, P, Coradin, V.T.R

“…The seasonal savannas (cerrados) of Central Brazil are characterized by a large diversity of evergreen and deciduous trees, which do not show a clear…”
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Plant diversity in mediterranean-climate regions by Cowling, Richard M., Rundel, Philip W., Lamont, Byron B., Kalin Arroyo, Mary, Arianoutsou, Margarita

“…The high plant diversity of mediterranean-climate regions has attracted much attention over the past few years. This review discusses patterns and determinants…”
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Atmospheric and hydraulic limitations on transpiration in Brazilian cerrado woody species by Meinzer, F.C, Goldstein, G, Franco, A.C, Bustamante, M, Igler, E, Jackson, P, Caldas, L, Rundel, P.W

“…1. Seasonal regulation of transpiration was studied in four evergreen woody species growing in a Brazilian cerrado (savanna) site with a 5 month dry season. 2…”
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The Role of the Ecosystem Engineer, the Leaf‐Cutter Ant Atta cephalotes, on Soil CO2 Dynamics in a Wet Tropical Rainforest by Fernandez‐Bou, A. S., Dierick, D., Swanson, A. C., Allen, M. F., Alvarado, A. G. F., Artavia‐León, A., Carrasquillo‐Quintana, O., Lachman, D. A., Oberbauer, S., Pinto‐Tomás, A. A., Rodríguez‐Reyes, Y., Rundel, P., Schwendenmann, L., Zelikova, T. J., Harmon, T. C.

“…Leaf‐cutter ants are dominant herbivores that disturb the soil and create biogeochemical hot spots. We studied how leaf‐cutter ant Atta cephalotes impacts soil…”
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Namaqualand, South Africa--an overview of a unique winter-rainfall desert ecosystem by Cowling, R.M, Esler, K.J, Rundel, P.W

“…Namaqualand is a winter-rainfall desert of some 50000 km(2), located in north-western South Africa. For a desert ecosystem, the region is characterized by a…”
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ENSO‐Influenced Drought Drives Methane Flux Dynamics in a Tropical Wet Forest Soil by Aronson, E. L., Dierick, D., Botthoff, J. K., Oberbauer, S., Zelikova, T. J., Harmon, T. C., Rundel, P., Johnson, R. F., Swanson, A. C., Pinto‐Tomás, A. A., Artavia‐León, A., Matarrita‐Carranza, B., Allen, M. F.

“…Global atmospheric methane growth rates have wildly fluctuated over the past three decades, which may be driven by the proportion of tropical land surface…”
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Partitioning of soil water among tree species in a Brazilian Cerrado ecosystem by Jackson, P.C, Meinzer, F.C, Bustamante, M, Goldstein, G, Franco, A, Rundel, P.W, Caldas, L, Igler, E, Causin, F

“…Source water used by woody perennials in a Brazilian savanna (Cerrado) was determined by comparing the stable hydrogen isotope composition (deltaD) of xylem…”
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Horizontal and vertical distribution of desert seed banks: patterns, causes, and implications by Guo, Qinfeng, Rundel, Philip W., Goodall, David W.

“…This study examined small-scale seed distribution using published data collected using the same techniques and the same group of observers in four locations in…”
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Effects of goat pastoralism on ecosystem carbon storage in semiarid thicket, Eastern Cape, South Africa by Mills, A.J, Cowling, R.M, Fey, M.V, Kerley, G.I.H, Donaldson, J.S, Lechmere-Oertel, R.G, Sigwela, A.M, Skowno, A.L, Rundel, P

“…Intensive pastoralism with goats transforms semiarid thicket in the Eastern Cape, South Africa from a dense vegetation of tall shrubs to an open landscape…”
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Ecological and ecophysiological patterns in a pre-altiplano shrubland of the Andean Cordillera in northern Chile by Rundel, P.W, Gibson, A.C, Midgley, G.S, Wand, S.J.E, Palma, B, Kleier, C, Lambrinos, J

“…We report on community structural, ecophysiological, phenological, and morphological measurements made on woody plant species in the high elevation…”
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Fire-Followers in Chaparral: Nitrogenous Compounds Trigger Seed Germination by Thanos, C. A., Rundel, P. W.

“…1 Application of nitrates (optimal concentration c. 10 mM) promoted seed germination in the fire annuals Emmenanthe penduliflora and Phacelia grandiflora and…”
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Extraordinary High Regional-Scale Plant Diversity in Southern African Arid Lands: Subcontinental and Global Comparisons by Cowling, R. M., Rundel, P. W., Desmet, P. G., Esler, K. J.

“…The Karoo-Namib Region, comprising the arid lands of southern Africa, supports an extraordinarily rich and compositionally unusual flora. This region includes…”
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Surface Dust Impacts on Gas Exchange in Mojave Desert Shrubs by Sharifi, M. Rasoul, Gibson, Arthur C., Rundel, Philip W.

“…1. Windblown dust, an environmental problem in many disturbed arid lands, has the potential to affect the physiological performance of desert shrubs…”
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Microsite requirements, population structure and growth of the cushion plant Azorella compacta in the tropical Chilean Andes by KLEIER, CATHERINE, RUNDEL, PHILIP W.

“…In the altiplano of northern Chile, we investigated the microsite habitats, adult population structure and growth rates over 14 months for the giant cushion…”
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Carbon isotope composition in relation to leaf gas exchange and environmental conditions in Hawaiian Metrosideros polymorpha populations by Meinzer, F.C, Rundel, P.W, Goldstein, G, Sharifi, M.R

“…Carbon isotope composition, photosynthetic gas exchange, and nitrogen content were measured in leaves of three varieties of Metrosideros polymorpha growing in…”
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Structure of desert seed banks: comparisons across four North American desert sites by Guo, Qinfeng, Rundel, Philip W, Goodall, David W

“…The similarities and differences in seed bank structure across four locations in the North American deserts (Curlew Valley, Utah in the Great Basin; Rock…”
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The Effects of Long-Term Drought on Host Plant Canopy Condition and Survival of the Endangered Astragalus jaegerianus (Fabaceae) by Huggins, T. R., Prigge, B. A., Sharifi, M. R., Rundel, P. W.

“…Astragalus jaegerianus Munz (the Lane Mountain milkvetch) is a federally endangered species that exists in only four fragmented populations within and adjacent…”
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Self-thinning in early postfire chaparral succession: mechanisms, implications, and a combined approach by Guo, Qinfeng, Rundel, Philip W.

“…For two consecutive years (1995 and 1996), the self-thinning processes in nearly pure, even-aged stands of four dominant postfire chaparral species on Santa…”
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effect of vapour pressure deficit on carbon isotope discrimination in the desert shrub Larrea tridentata (creosote bush) by Sharifi, M.R, Rundel, P.W

“…Larrea tridentata (creosote bush) seedlings were subjected to three regimens of atmospheric humidity in a growth chamber experiment. Relative humidity was…”
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