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Succulent Leaves

Succulent Leaves is a morphological leaf type characterized by thickened, fleshy tissues that function primarily in water storage, distinguishing it from other leaf forms by its adaptation to arid environments through enhanced hydrenchyma development.

356

Publications

15.4K

Citations

891

Authors

364

Institutions

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2017–2026

52

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Publications

356

The Evolution of Plant Ecophysiological Traits: Recent Advances and Future Directions

David D. Ackerly, Susan A. Dudley, Sonia E. Sultan et al. · BioScience · 2000 · 526 citations · Full text

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Ion Relations of Plants Under Drought and Salinity

T. J. Flowers, AR Yeo · Australian Journal of Plant Physiology · 1986 · 416 citations · Full text

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Phenology and stem-growth periodicity of tree species in Amazonian floodplain forests

Jochen Schöngart, María Teresa Fernández Piedade, Sabine Ludwigshausen et al. · Journal of Tropical Ecology · 2002 · 387 citations

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Link between diurnal stem radius changes and tree water relations

Roman Zweifel, Hans Item, R. Häsler · Tree Physiology · 2001 · 334 citations

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Leaf traits as indicators of resource‐use strategy in floras with succulent species

Fernanda Vendramini, Diego E. Gurvich, Peter J. Wilson et al. · New Phytologist · 2002 · 315 citations · Full text

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Authors

891

  1. PS
    Park S. Nobel

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    12 publications · 777 citations

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  2. CE
    Craig E. Martin

    University of Kansas, United States

    9 publications · 340 citations

    9

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  3. IP
    Irwin P. Ting

    University of California, Riverside, United States

    8 publications · 247 citations

    8

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  4. KW
    Klaus Winter

    Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama

    6 publications · 189 citations

    7

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  5. DJ
    D. J. von Willert

    University of Münster, Germany

    6 publications · 334 citations

    6

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1–5 of 891

Institutions

364

  1. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    17 h-index

    40 publications

    2K citations

  2. University of Cape Town

    Rondebosch, South Africa

    15 h-index

    26 publications

    999 citations

  3. University of California, Riverside

    Riverside, United States

    10 h-index

    22 publications

    687 citations

  4. South African National Biodiversity Institute

    Pretoria, South Africa

    8 h-index

    13 publications

    814 citations

  5. University of Kansas

    Lawrence, United States

    7 h-index

    11 publications

    272 citations

  6. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    428 citations

  7. University of Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    455 citations

  8. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

    Panama City, Panama

    7 h-index

    18 publications

    726 citations

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Venues

  1. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

    28 publications · 1.3K citations

    22

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  2. Oecologia

    14 publications · 835 citations

    13

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  3. Annals of Botany

    13 publications · 553 citations

    12

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  4. Journal of Arid Environments

    12 publications · 695 citations

    11

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  5. American Journal of Botany

    11 publications · 406 citations

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