Persistence of submerged macrophytes in a drying world: Unravelling the timing and the environmental drivers to produce drought‐resistant propagules

• Published in: Aquatic conservation Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 894 - 909
• Main Authors: Calero, Sara, Morellato, Leonor Patrícia C., Rodrigo, María A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.08.2018
• Subjects: Algae; Aquatic plants; autumn; brackish; Breeding; Charophyta; charophytes; circular statistics; Climate change; Conservation; Drought; drought tolerance; Drying; Ecological monitoring; Ecosystems; Global warming; habitats; heat; indicator species; Inland waters; Life cycles; macroalgae; Macrophytes; Mediterranean ecosystem; Mediterranean region; Phenology; Plant reproduction; pond; ponds; prediction; Propagules; Rain; rain intensity; Rainfall; Rainfall intensity; Reproduction; Reproduction (biology); salinity; salt stress; seasonal variation; Seaweeds; Sexual reproduction; Species; spring; Statistical methods; Statistics; summer; surface water; Threatened species; Tolerances; Tolerances (dimensional); Mediterranean region

Under a warming scenario many permanent inland water bodies in the Mediterranean region have become temporary ones, so the persistence of submerged macrophytes depends on the timely production of drought‐resistant propagules. Phenological research measures the timing of ecological processes and allo...