Larson, DW/ Matthes-Sears, U/ Nash, TH", III 1986: The ecology of Ramalina menziesii. II. Variation in water relations and tensile strength across an inland gradient. - Canadian Journal of Botany64: 6-10. [RLL List # 128-68 / Rec.# 11100] Keywords: ECOLOGY/ WATER RELATIONS/ POPULATIONS/ CALIFORNIA/ TENSILE STRENGTH/ GRADIENTS/ MORPHOLOGY/ ADAPTATIONS
Abstract: 4 figures. 2 tables. [Authors found that "... the presence of elevated intrathallus concentrations of NaCl found near the coast is mainly responsible for the small differences in wetting and drying characteristics. It further implies that the morphological variation seen in the field is not an adaptation to the conditions near the coast but, rather, is the imposed result of a permanently moist, cool, and salty environment."]