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September 10, 2025

Leaf anatomical structure of dominant shrubs and their influencing factors across habitats in hyper-arid region.

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BLBingxin LiYCYu‐Wei ChenDWDong Wang

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Analysis reveals significant variations in leaf anatomical traits in different habitats, suggesting adaptations to drought conditions.

Key Points

  • Leaf thickness and palisade tissue thickness increase with drought severity, indicating efficient drought adaptation.
  • Soil nutrient heterogeneity significantly influences leaf anatomical traits, contributing 44.4% to 85.2% of variance.
  • Microscopic techniques were employed to measure 14 different anatomical traits of shrub leaves from three habitats.
  • The study underscores the complex adaptation mechanisms of shrubs, driven mainly by soil nutrients.

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Li et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c188659b7b07f3a0612abehttps://doi.org/10.13287/j.1001-9332.202508.010
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