Functional traits and life history diversity of the North Africa endemic Ebenus pinnata Aiton |
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Authors: | AK Hegazy HF Kabiel L Boulos OS Sharashy |
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Institution: | 1. Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt;2. Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt;3. Desert Research Center, Merzik, Libya |
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Abstract: | Ebenus pinnata Aiton occurs in few localities along the Mediterranean coast of North Africa from Libya to Morocco. In Libya this species grows in few places of the northwestern coastal mountain escarpment, where it is rarely recorded. The study site was located one in Msallata National Park area, Libya, at an altitude of 200–300 m. Three growth types were recognized in E. pinnata: ephemeral (E), modular (M), and coppiced (C) life-forms (functional types). The intra-population variations in the plant's functional types are interpreted as a plasticity mechanism for survival and existence under the given soil texture and micronutrient heterogeneity. |
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Keywords: | Demography Phenology Life table Fecundity schedule |
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