Crassulacean Acid Metabolism Permutation and Survival of Caralluma Species (Apocynaceae) in Arid Habitats

Several species of the stem succulent Caralluma (Apocynaceae) are abundant perennials in arid regions of the Arabian Peninsula. These arid regions have a short wet season with erratic rainfall and are characterized by harsh climatic conditions of high temperature, high evaporation and sand storms. W...

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Main Authors: Yahya S. Masrahi, Turki A. Al-Turki, Osama H. Sayed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Union of Scientists in Bulgaria 2012-07-01
Series:Ecologia Balkanica
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Online Access:http://web.uni-plovdiv.bg/mollov/EB/2012/eb.12106.pdf