Vegtation Adaptions To Marshes Flashcards
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Plants are exposed to the movement of
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Water and therefore need strong anchorage.
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Plants must be able to tolerate (5)
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Deficits in oxygen, Oxidation and drying of substrate Herbivory, Competition, The occasional fire during a drought.
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Need to be able to sacrifice their above-ground vegetation in
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Unfavourable conditions and regenerate quickly from their roots.
3
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Adapted by producing dense growth from a (3)
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Large underground storage root,
Tuber,
Or rhizome; which acts as a food store when conditions are poor.
4
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A dense rooting system limits
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Establishment by other plants.
5
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Salt marsh plants must also be able to tolerate
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Extremes in salinity, flooding from low tides and exposure to storms.
6
Q
Can be adapted with strategies to cope with the stress, however
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These require energy.
7
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To cope with salinity, plants expend energy to increase
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Internal osmotic concentration of their cells.
