Plant Adaptation to Extreme Environments in Drylands

• Other Authors: Yang, Xiao-Dong (Editor), Wu, Nai-Cheng (Editor), Gong, Xue-Wei (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Forestry & related industries; soil aggregates; soil structure; soil properties; plant characteristics; arid desert region; wetlands; Yellow River Delta; soil seed bank; restoration; oil contamination; salinity; Quercus acutissima forest; soil physicochemical properties; community structure; LEfSe analysis; driving factors; desert ecosystem; ecosystem function; growing seasons; soil CO2 emission; spatial variation; Quercus wutaishanica; simple sequence repeats (SSR); point pattern; diameter classes structure; intraspecific association; condensation water; isotope; Halostachys caspica; moisture migration; desert ecosystems; scale; plant diversity; ecosystem multifunctionality; non-structural carbon; Quercus mongolica; growth-reproduction-storage tradeoffs; xeric timberline; acclimation; desert shrubs; halophytes; nutrient stoichiometry; edaphic factors; dryland plant; shared socio-economic pathways; MaxEnt; spatial distribution pattern; barycentre migration; germination percentage; Kalidium; pH; ion content; total salt contents; saline soil; temperate forests; nitrogen addition; bacterial community; fungal community; soil microbial community; desert plants; shrub community; biodiversity; climate change; arid region; n/a
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Our reprint consists of 13 papers. In the first five papers, the influencing factors of biodiversity and community composition are addressed. In the sixth and seventh papers, the spatial distribution patterns and drivers of arid plants under the background of global climate change are examined. The...