Ecological and anatomical analysis of the secondary xylem in mountainous xerophytic plants of the Itum-Kala arid depression (Northern Caucasus)

Authors

  • Svetlana Volkova Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2, ul. Professora Popova, St. Petersburg, 197376, Russian Federation
  • Eugeniya Chavchavadze Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2, ul. Professora Popova, St. Petersburg, 197376, Russian Federation https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5508-3403
  • Mukhadi Umarov Complex Institute named after Kh.I. Ibragimov of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 21A, Staropromyslovsky pr., Grozny, Chechen Republic, 364051, Russian Federation

Abstract

The article examines 10 species of mountainous xerophytic plants belonging to 10 genera and 8 families of dicotyledonous angiosperms. A set of wood characters has been identified as a specific trait of the mountainous xerophytes of the Northern Caucasus which considerably facilitates their adaptation to the extreme conditions of the moisture and soil resource deficit.

Keywords:

ecological anatomy, adaptation, arid ecotope, secondare xylem, wood, a set of the characters

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Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Series 3. Biology

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Published

2012-03-05

How to Cite

Volkova, S., Chavchavadze, E., & Umarov, M. (2012). Ecological and anatomical analysis of the secondary xylem in mountainous xerophytic plants of the Itum-Kala arid depression (Northern Caucasus). Biological Communications, (1), 3–9. Retrieved from https://biocomm.spbu.ru/article/view/4798

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No. 1 (2012)

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Full communications

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Articles of Biological Communications are open access distributed under the terms of the License Agreement with Saint Petersburg State University, which permits to the authors unrestricted distribution and self-archiving free of charge.