390
J.R. Ehleringer
Lange OL, Losch R, Schulze E-D, Kappen L (1971) Responses of stomata to changes in
humidity. Planta 100: 76-86
Lange OL, Schulze ED, Evenari M, Kappen L, Buschbom U (1974) The temperaturerelated photosynthetic capacity of plants under desert conditions I. Seasonal changes of
the photosynthetic response to temperature. Oecologia 17: 97-110
Lange OL, Schulze ED, Kappen L, Evenari M, Buschbom U (1975) CO2 exchange
pattern under natural conditions of Caralluma negevensis, a CAM plant of the Negev
Desert. Photosynthetica 9: 318-326
Lange OL, Kappen L, Schulze E-D (1976) Water and plant life: problems and modern
approaches. Ecological Studies 19. Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York, 536 pp
Lange OL, Schulze ED, Evenari M, Kappen L, Buschbom U (1978) The temperaturerelated photosynthetic capacity of plants under desert conditions. Oecologia 34: 89-100
Le Houerou HN (1984) Rain-use efficiency: a unifying concept in arid land ecology. J
Arid Environ 7: 1-35
Le Houerou HN, Bingham RL, Skerbek W (1988) Relationship between the variability of
primary production and the variability of annual precipitation in world arid lands. J
Arid Environ 15: 1-18
MacMahon JA (1985) Deserts. Chanticleer Press, New York
McDonald JE (1956) Variability of precipitation in an arid region: a survey of characteristics for Arizona. Technical reports on the meteorology and climatology of arid
regions, University of Arizona, Tucson
Mooney HA, Gulmon SL (1982) Constraints on leaf structure and function in reference to
herbivory. BioScience 32: 198-206
Mooney HA, Troughton JH, Berry JA (1974) Arid climates and photosynthetic systems.
Carnegie Inst Wash Yearb 73: 793-805
Mooney HA, Ehleringer J, Berry JA (1976) High photosynthetic capacity of a winter
annual in Death Valley. Science 194: 322-324
Mooney HA, Field C, Gulmon SL, Bazzaz FA (1981) Photosynthetic capacity in relation
to leaf positions in desert versus old-field annuals. Oecologia 50: 109-112
Mulroy TW, Rundel PW (1977) Annual plants: adaptations to desert environments.
BioScience 27: 109-114
Nicholson SE (1980) The nature of rainfall fluctuations in subtropical West-Africa.
Monthly Weather Rev 108: 473-487
Nobel PS (1980) Morphology, surface temperature, and the northern limits of columnar
cacti in the Sonoran Desert. Ecology 61: 1-7
Noy-Meir I (1973) Desert ecosystems: environment and producers. Annu Rev Ecol Syst
4: 25-51
O'Leary MH (1988) Carbon isotopes in photosynthesis: fractionation techniques may
reveal new aspects of carbon dynamics in plants. BioScience 38: 328-336
Osmond CB, Winter K, Ziegler H (1982) Functional significance of different pathways of
CO2 fixation in photosynthesis. In: Lange OL, Nobel PS, Osmond CB, Ziegler H (eds)
Plant physiological ecology II: Encyclopaedia of plant physiology New Series, vol 12B.
Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York, pp 479-547
Osmond CB, Smith SD, Gui-Ying B, Sharkey TD (1987) Stem photosynthesis in a desert
ephemeral, Eriogonum inflatum: characterization of leaf and stem CO2 fixation and
H20 vapor exchange under controlled conditions. Oecologia 72: 542-549
Osmond CB, Pitelka LF, Hidy GM (eds) (1990) Plant biology of the basin and range.
Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York
Pearcy RW, Ehleringer J (1984) Ecophysiology of C3 and C4 plants. Plant Cell Environ 7:
1-13
Phillips DL, MacMahon JA (1978) Gradient analysis of a Sonoran Desert bajada. Southwest Nat 23: 669-680
Pianka ER (1967) On lizard species diversity: North American flatland deserts. Ecology
48: 333-351
Richards RA, Condon AG (1993) Challenges ahead using carbon isotope discrimination
in plant breeding programs. In: Ehleringer JR, Hall AE, Farquhar GD (eds) Stable
isotopes and plant carbon water relations. Academic Press, San Diego (in press)
J.R. Ehleringer
Lange OL, Losch R, Schulze E-D, Kappen L (1971) Responses of stomata to changes in
humidity. Planta 100: 76-86
Lange OL, Schulze ED, Evenari M, Kappen L, Buschbom U (1974) The temperaturerelated photosynthetic capacity of plants under desert conditions I. Seasonal changes of
the photosynthetic response to temperature. Oecologia 17: 97-110
Lange OL, Schulze ED, Kappen L, Evenari M, Buschbom U (1975) CO2 exchange
pattern under natural conditions of Caralluma negevensis, a CAM plant of the Negev
Desert. Photosynthetica 9: 318-326
Lange OL, Kappen L, Schulze E-D (1976) Water and plant life: problems and modern
approaches. Ecological Studies 19. Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York, 536 pp
Lange OL, Schulze ED, Evenari M, Kappen L, Buschbom U (1978) The temperaturerelated photosynthetic capacity of plants under desert conditions. Oecologia 34: 89-100
Le Houerou HN (1984) Rain-use efficiency: a unifying concept in arid land ecology. J
Arid Environ 7: 1-35
Le Houerou HN, Bingham RL, Skerbek W (1988) Relationship between the variability of
primary production and the variability of annual precipitation in world arid lands. J
Arid Environ 15: 1-18
MacMahon JA (1985) Deserts. Chanticleer Press, New York
McDonald JE (1956) Variability of precipitation in an arid region: a survey of characteristics for Arizona. Technical reports on the meteorology and climatology of arid
regions, University of Arizona, Tucson
Mooney HA, Gulmon SL (1982) Constraints on leaf structure and function in reference to
herbivory. BioScience 32: 198-206
Mooney HA, Troughton JH, Berry JA (1974) Arid climates and photosynthetic systems.
Carnegie Inst Wash Yearb 73: 793-805
Mooney HA, Ehleringer J, Berry JA (1976) High photosynthetic capacity of a winter
annual in Death Valley. Science 194: 322-324
Mooney HA, Field C, Gulmon SL, Bazzaz FA (1981) Photosynthetic capacity in relation
to leaf positions in desert versus old-field annuals. Oecologia 50: 109-112
Mulroy TW, Rundel PW (1977) Annual plants: adaptations to desert environments.
BioScience 27: 109-114
Nicholson SE (1980) The nature of rainfall fluctuations in subtropical West-Africa.
Monthly Weather Rev 108: 473-487
Nobel PS (1980) Morphology, surface temperature, and the northern limits of columnar
cacti in the Sonoran Desert. Ecology 61: 1-7
Noy-Meir I (1973) Desert ecosystems: environment and producers. Annu Rev Ecol Syst
4: 25-51
O'Leary MH (1988) Carbon isotopes in photosynthesis: fractionation techniques may
reveal new aspects of carbon dynamics in plants. BioScience 38: 328-336
Osmond CB, Winter K, Ziegler H (1982) Functional significance of different pathways of
CO2 fixation in photosynthesis. In: Lange OL, Nobel PS, Osmond CB, Ziegler H (eds)
Plant physiological ecology II: Encyclopaedia of plant physiology New Series, vol 12B.
Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York, pp 479-547
Osmond CB, Smith SD, Gui-Ying B, Sharkey TD (1987) Stem photosynthesis in a desert
ephemeral, Eriogonum inflatum: characterization of leaf and stem CO2 fixation and
H20 vapor exchange under controlled conditions. Oecologia 72: 542-549
Osmond CB, Pitelka LF, Hidy GM (eds) (1990) Plant biology of the basin and range.
Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York
Pearcy RW, Ehleringer J (1984) Ecophysiology of C3 and C4 plants. Plant Cell Environ 7:
1-13
Phillips DL, MacMahon JA (1978) Gradient analysis of a Sonoran Desert bajada. Southwest Nat 23: 669-680
Pianka ER (1967) On lizard species diversity: North American flatland deserts. Ecology
48: 333-351
Richards RA, Condon AG (1993) Challenges ahead using carbon isotope discrimination
in plant breeding programs. In: Ehleringer JR, Hall AE, Farquhar GD (eds) Stable
isotopes and plant carbon water relations. Academic Press, San Diego (in press)