<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Catoni, Rosangela</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gratani, Loretta</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Variations in leaf respiration and photosynthesis ratio in response to air temperature and water availability among Mediterranean evergreen species</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Journal of Arid Environments</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Leaf respiration</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mediterranean evergreen species</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Net photosynthesis</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ratio RL/PN</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2014</style></year></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">102</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">82-88</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Net photosynthesis (PN) and leaf respiration (RL) of the evergreen species co-occurring in the Mediterranean maquis in response to water availability and air temperature variations were analyzed. The results underlined that the ratio RL/PN of the considered species ranged from 0.15 ± 0.08 (in winter) to 1.32 ± 0.80 (in summer). Variations of RL and PN during the year were attested by the PCA which was carried out using leaf physiological and morphological traits of the considered species. In particular, Cistus incanus having the highest mean yearly PN and RL rates and low leaf mass area (LMA) and leaf tissue density (LTD), was furthest from the other species emphasizing its drought semi-deciduous habitus, the highest photosynthetic capability in favorable conditions (spring), but low tolerance to drought. Erica multiflora and Rosmarinus officinalis were characterized by the highest LMA and LTD, low PN rates in drought and the lowest PN ones in spring. Erica arborea, Pistacia lentiscus, Phillyrea latifolia and Quercus ilex had the highest drought tolerance. Arbutus unedo and Smilax aspera were close to this group despite lower RL rates during the year. The xeromorphic leaves of the considered evergreen species (i.e. high LMA and LTD) favor carbon gain profits over transpiration losses during drought, nevertheless, the high construction cost of these leaf type justifies the relatively high RL rates.</style></abstract></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Catoni, R</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Varone, L</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gratani, L</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Variations in leaf respiration across different seasons for Mediterranean evergreen species</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">PHOTOSYNTHETICA</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Drought</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Leaf respiration</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mediterranean evergreen species</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">water stress</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2013</style></year></dates><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">SPRINGER</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">VAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS</style></pub-location><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">51</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">295-304</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Leaf respiration (R (L)) of evergreen species co-occurring in the Mediterranean maquis developing along the Latium coast was analyzed. The results on the whole showed that the considered evergreen species had the same R (L) trend during the year, with the lowest rates \{[\}0.83 +/- 0.43 mu mol(CO2) m(-2) s(-1), mean value of the considered species] in winter, in response to low air temperatures. Higher R (L) were reached in spring \{[\}2.44 +/- 1.00 mu mol(CO2) m(-2) s(-1), mean value] during the favorable period, and in summer \{[\}3.17 +/- 0.89 mu mol(CO2) m(-2) s(-1)] during drought. The results of the regression analysis showed that 42% of R (L) variations depended on mean air temperature and 13% on total monthly rainfall. Among the considered species, C. incanus, was characterized by the highest R (L) in drought \{[\}4.93 +/- 0.27 mu mol(CO2) m(-2) s(-1)], low leaf water potential at predawn (I-pd= -1.08 +/- 0.18 MPa) and midday (I-md = -2.75 +/- 0.11 MPa) and low relative water content at predawn (RWCpd = 80.5 +/- 3.4%) and midday (RWCmd = 67.1 +/- 4.6%). Compared to C. incanus, the sclerophyllous species (Q. ilex, P. latifolia, P. lentiscus, A. unedo) and the liana (S. aspera), had lower R (L) \{[\}2.72 +/- 0.66 mu mol(CO2) m(-2) s(-1), mean value of the considered species], higher RWCpd (91.8 +/- 1.8%), RWCmd (82.4 +/- 3.2%), I-pd (-0.65 +/- 0.28 MPa) and I-md (-2.85 +/- 1.20 MPa) in drought. The narrow-leaved species (E. multiflora, R. officinalis, and E. arborea) were in the middle. The coefficients, proportional to the respiration increase for each 10A degrees C rise (Q(10)), ranging from 1.49 (E. arborea) to 1.98 (A. unedo) were indicative of the different sensitivities of the considered species to air temperature variation.</style></abstract></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nijland, W</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Jansma, E</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Addink, E a.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Domínguez Delmás, M</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">De Jong, S M</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Relating ring width of Mediterranean evergreen species to seasonal and annual variations of precipitation and temperature</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Biogeosciences</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">climate variability (voyant)</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Growth</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mediterranean evergreen species</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ring width</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2011</style></year></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">8</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1141-1152</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Plant growth in Mediterranean landscapes is limited by the typical summer-dry climate. Forests in these areas are only marginally productive and may be quite susceptible to modern climate change. To improve our understanding of forest sensitivity to annual and seasonal climatic variability, we use tree-ring measurements of two Mediterranean evergreen tree species: Quercus ilex L. and Arbutus unedo L. We sampled 34 stems of these species on three different types of substrates in the Peyne study area in southern France. The resulting chronologies were analysed in combination with 38 yr of monthly precipitation and temperature data to reconstruct the response of stem growth to climatic variability. Results indicate a strong positive response to May and June precipitation, as well as a signiﬁcant positive inﬂuence of early-spring temperatures and a negative growth response to summer heat. Comparison of the data with more detailed productivity measurements in two contrasting years conﬁrms these observations and shows a strong productivity limiting effect of low early-summer precipitation. The results show that tree-ring data from Q.ilex andA.unedo can provide valuable information about the response of these tree species to climate variability, improving our ability to predict the effects of climate change in Mediterranean ecosystems.</style></abstract></record></records></xml>