Comparative morpho-anatomical and ecological aspects of desiccation-tolerant vascular plants Lehde, Nikola Sophia , 1981- Text theses Text Hochschulschrift 2012 2012 eng electronic resourceremoteComputermedienOnline-Ressourcetext/htmlapplication/pdfOnline-Ressource Ill., graph. Darst. The research questions of the thesis were if, how and to what extent desiccation tolerance is represented on a morpho-anatomical level in vascular plants. A comparative study showed that a universal morpho-anatomical syndrome within desiccation-tolerant vascular plants does not exist. However, some traits seem to be of adaptive value: a parallel leaf nervature, leaf involution respective rolling and stabilizing tissues. Additionally, ecological studies were conducted. The desiccation-tolerant species Afrotrilepis pilosa was chosen to test the desiccation tolerance productivity trade-off hypothesis. vorgelegt von Nikola S. Korte Rostock, Univ., Mathematisch-Naturwiss. Fak., Diss., 2012 WN 1950 42.41 http://rosdok.uni-rostock.de/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:de:gbv:28-diss2012-0097-0 http://rosdok.uni-rostock.de/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:de:gbv:28-diss2012-0097-0&pdf http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:28-diss2012-0097-0 Comparative morpho-anatomical and ecological aspects of desiccation-tolerant vascular plants--(DE-627)726652733 urn:nbn:de:gbv:28-diss2012-0097-0 oclc: 934848718 ppn: (DE-627)728799871