Plants show surprising diversity in arid landscape (IMAGE)

King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST)

Plants show surprising diversity in arid landscape

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An international research team including KAUST's Fernando Maestre conducted a field survey to investigate the impacts of aridity and grazing pressure on the chemical and morphological trait diversity of perennial plants across drylands worldwide.

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© 2024 KAUST; Sergio Velasco Ayuso.

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