Comparative water relations of four Mediterranean oak species |
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Authors: | Acherar M Rambal S |
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Institution: | (1) Institut de Biologie, Université de Tizi-ouzou, Route de Hasnaoua, 15000 Tizi-ouzou, Algérie;(2) Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Évolutive Louis Emberger CNRS, B.P. 5051, F-34033 Montpellier Cedex 1, France |
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Abstract: | The water relations and responses of two evergreen (Quercus ilex L. and Q. suber L.) and two deciduous (S. afares Pomel. and Q. faginea Will.) Quercus species were studied under experimental conditions. Two-year old seedlings grown in 30 l. pots were subjected to a drying period during which stomatal conductance, pre-dawn potential and minimum foliar potential were measured.The results shows that, for all species, the daily course of stomatal conductance agrees with the patterns proposed by Hinckley et al. (1978 & 1983). Concurrent with the species responses to short-term variation in water availability, it was found that pre-dawn leaf water potential controlled the maximum daily leaf conductance. There was a strong correlation between pre-dawn leaf potential and maximum daily conductance as described by the reciprocal function gsrmax for=(-0.47+2.61.p)-1 the evergreen oaks and gsrmax for=(-1.94+7.39.p)-1 for the deciduous species. These differences between the two groups may partialy explain their geograhic distributions, and suggest general questions concerning the mechanisms which optimize water-use efficiency in Mediterranean oak species. |
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Keywords: | Mediterranean species Quercus Stomatal conductance Water-potential Water-stress |
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