Towards an integration of plant ecophysiological traits for the conservation of endangered species in ecosystems under water stress

Conservation of biodiversity in arid lands is a major issue worldwide. Knowledge of the biodiversity present is key to promote and facilitate the conservation of endangered native plants and will contribute to their persistence. The Atacama Desert, located in southern Peru and northern Chile, is con...

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Autor principal:	Carevic,Felipe S
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Universidad de Tarapacá. Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas 2016
Materias:	Atacama desert northern Chile water limited environments
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-342920160003000052016-07-01Towards an integration of plant ecophysiological traits for the conservation of endangered species in ecosystems under water stressCarevic,Felipe S Atacama desert northern Chile water limited environments Conservation of biodiversity in arid lands is a major issue worldwide. Knowledge of the biodiversity present is key to promote and facilitate the conservation of endangered native plants and will contribute to their persistence. The Atacama Desert, located in southern Peru and northern Chile, is considered a priority area for biodiversity conservation, principally due to high levels of endemism in the ecosystem. On this basis, water traits of plants are a useful tool for developing cause-and-effect relationships of abiotic variables under water stress environments. Nevertheless, currently there is lack of information about the influence of ecological factors on reproduction parameters, and the interaction among climatic variables and plant water relations that influence seed production in plants that inhabit water-limited environments. This report reviews the importance of incorporating plant physiology for the conservation of endangered vegetation as a predictive tool for management and preservation plans. Moreover, the report highlights the necessity of incorporating new protected areas, due the recent increase of species listed as endangered in the Atacama Desert. In brief, these two topics must be considered to promote the recovery of endangered biodiversity in hyperarid areas, taking into consideration soil erosion, climate change and industrialization processes.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessUniversidad de Tarapacá. Facultad de Ciencias AgronómicasIdesia (Arica) v.34 n.3 20162016-06-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-34292016000300005en10.4067/S0718-34292016000300005
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description	Conservation of biodiversity in arid lands is a major issue worldwide. Knowledge of the biodiversity present is key to promote and facilitate the conservation of endangered native plants and will contribute to their persistence. The Atacama Desert, located in southern Peru and northern Chile, is considered a priority area for biodiversity conservation, principally due to high levels of endemism in the ecosystem. On this basis, water traits of plants are a useful tool for developing cause-and-effect relationships of abiotic variables under water stress environments. Nevertheless, currently there is lack of information about the influence of ecological factors on reproduction parameters, and the interaction among climatic variables and plant water relations that influence seed production in plants that inhabit water-limited environments. This report reviews the importance of incorporating plant physiology for the conservation of endangered vegetation as a predictive tool for management and preservation plans. Moreover, the report highlights the necessity of incorporating new protected areas, due the recent increase of species listed as endangered in the Atacama Desert. In brief, these two topics must be considered to promote the recovery of endangered biodiversity in hyperarid areas, taking into consideration soil erosion, climate change and industrialization processes.
author	Carevic,Felipe S
author_facet	Carevic,Felipe S
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title	Towards an integration of plant ecophysiological traits for the conservation of endangered species in ecosystems under water stress
title_short	Towards an integration of plant ecophysiological traits for the conservation of endangered species in ecosystems under water stress
title_full	Towards an integration of plant ecophysiological traits for the conservation of endangered species in ecosystems under water stress
title_fullStr	Towards an integration of plant ecophysiological traits for the conservation of endangered species in ecosystems under water stress
title_full_unstemmed	Towards an integration of plant ecophysiological traits for the conservation of endangered species in ecosystems under water stress
title_sort	towards an integration of plant ecophysiological traits for the conservation of endangered species in ecosystems under water stress
publisher	Universidad de Tarapacá. Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas
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Towards an integration of plant ecophysiological traits for the conservation of endangered species in ecosystems under water stress

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