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Ecophysiology of Native Species from Patagonian Monte, Argentina

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In the Patagonian Monte of Argentina several stresses affect the structure and function of the ecosystem, being drought the main abiotic stress. Several drought resistance strategies have been described among different plant functional types but with pour attention to physiological aspects. Indeed, differences in endogenous abscisic acid (drought stress hormone) production and changes in its metabolites (products of catabolism) may contribute to establish different patterns of plastic responses between plant functional types and may help to understand the ecological distribution of some species and their role in a given environment. In this chapter we describe several topics related to drought resistance strategies of plant functional types from Patagonian Monte, Argentina, focusing on morphological, biochemical and physiological traits and phenotypic plasticity of the main grasses inhabiting this arid shrubland.

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We thank to Mr. F. Sarasa who allowed us to harvest mother plants in his Estancia San Luis, Wildlife refuge “La Esperanza” of Natural Patagonia Foundation, to Dr. Mónica Bertiller and Dr. Analía Carrera for providing climate data, and to the anonymous reviewer for his helpful comments that improved the chapter. This research was funded by the National Research Council of Argentina (CONICET) and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation of Chubut Province, Argentina.

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Cenzano, A.M., Varela, M.C., Luna, M.V. (2016). Ecophysiology of Native Species from Patagonian Monte, Argentina. In: Khan, M., Boër, B., Ȫzturk, M., Clüsener-Godt, M., Gul, B., Breckle, SW. (eds) Sabkha Ecosystems. Tasks for Vegetation Science, vol 48. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27093-7_20

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