INSTITUTE OF TRAINING TEACHER CONTINUOUS SAO
Native Flora of the Mount.
Extension project: Interpretive Path: Doril Delgado
The Phytogeographic Province of Monte is one of the largest in the country and is characterized as a unit where environmental aspects are complex and biological diversity is very important. The vegetation has xerophytic characteristics: plants with small leaves, reduced to thorns or absent, photosynthetic stems. The leaves have a waxy or resinous cover, brief annual cycle and aerial and underground organs thickened by the accumulation of polysaccharides and water (succulent). The type of dominant and constant vegetation is the steppe of bushy shrubs of persistent foliage (perennial), sometimes a caedizo in extreme droughts.
The structural and metabolic characteristics of xerophytic plants in these environments, is determined primarily by water and temperature factors. In this way, we can observe that the most appreciable characters of dryland plants are mainly in the root, stem and leaves (Quintana, Diego Rene 2015).
Some of the morphological adaptations of xerophytic species to environmental conditions show great success in dealing with temperature and precipitation regimes. The pubescence (presence of epidermal hairs) is an adaptation with double function, on the one hand to prevent the loss of moisture and to give the plant a greater surface that allows an atmospheric humidity uptake at night. Plants with thorns or hard or sharp leaves are another mechanism that is not only intended to cope with water stress, but also serves as a protective organ against attack by herbivores. Many species are sharp (without leaves) or have very small or easily deciduous leaves. These are morphological and anatomical strategies whose ultimate goal is the retention of fluid within the plant. In these cases, the photosynthetic paper of the leaves is fulfilled by the stem.
Succulence (fleshy plants) is, in effect, the best known type of adaptation. From the water that enters the plant, an important part accumulates in special root tissues, stems or leaves depending on the species. These modifications will allow the plant to cope with the time of greatest drought, making rational use of these accumulations. Without a doubt, in cacti or cactus this adaptation is more obvious.
The whitish, light green, grayish or teal (glaucous) color gives these plant species protection against the high radiation that generally exists in arid areas.
The mountain constitutes a true ecological niche where important events necessary to maintain the structure and functionality of all living beings that live there converge. The protection of endangered species and the stability of environments in a sustainable way is a site of protection of biological diversity.
Before starting the interpretive tour, let's reflect on the following sentence
From the conception of the mountain as a source of ecosystem services, that is, benefits that it grants but which in turn are difficult to quantify, it stands as a key element to ensure the stability of the systems. With what value can be quantified the purification of the air, the protection of the stability of the soil, the maintenance of the biodiversity, the cycling of the nutrients, the recreation etc?
You will find different stations with different species of native flora, the stations are numbered and the species found there is identified with a sign at the foot of the plant.
Native Flora of the Mount.
Extension project: Interpretive Path: Doril Delgado
The Phytogeographic Province of Monte is one of the largest in the country and is characterized as a unit where environmental aspects are complex and biological diversity is very important. The vegetation has xerophytic characteristics: plants with small leaves, reduced to thorns or absent, photosynthetic stems. The leaves have a waxy or resinous cover, brief annual cycle and aerial and underground organs thickened by the accumulation of polysaccharides and water (succulent). The type of dominant and constant vegetation is the steppe of bushy shrubs of persistent foliage (perennial), sometimes a caedizo in extreme droughts.
The structural and metabolic characteristics of xerophytic plants in these environments, is determined primarily by water and temperature factors. In this way, we can observe that the most appreciable characters of dryland plants are mainly in the root, stem and leaves (Quintana, Diego Rene 2015).
Some of the morphological adaptations of xerophytic species to environmental conditions show great success in dealing with temperature and precipitation regimes. The pubescence (presence of epidermal hairs) is an adaptation with double function, on the one hand to prevent the loss of moisture and to give the plant a greater surface that allows an atmospheric humidity uptake at night. Plants with thorns or hard or sharp leaves are another mechanism that is not only intended to cope with water stress, but also serves as a protective organ against attack by herbivores. Many species are sharp (without leaves) or have very small or easily deciduous leaves. These are morphological and anatomical strategies whose ultimate goal is the retention of fluid within the plant. In these cases, the photosynthetic paper of the leaves is fulfilled by the stem.
Succulence (fleshy plants) is, in effect, the best known type of adaptation. From the water that enters the plant, an important part accumulates in special root tissues, stems or leaves depending on the species. These modifications will allow the plant to cope with the time of greatest drought, making rational use of these accumulations. Without a doubt, in cacti or cactus this adaptation is more obvious.
The whitish, light green, grayish or teal (glaucous) color gives these plant species protection against the high radiation that generally exists in arid areas.
The mountain constitutes a true ecological niche where important events necessary to maintain the structure and functionality of all living beings that live there converge. The protection of endangered species and the stability of environments in a sustainable way is a site of protection of biological diversity.
Before starting the interpretive tour, let's reflect on the following sentence
From the conception of the mountain as a source of ecosystem services, that is, benefits that it grants but which in turn are difficult to quantify, it stands as a key element to ensure the stability of the systems. With what value can be quantified the purification of the air, the protection of the stability of the soil, the maintenance of the biodiversity, the cycling of the nutrients, the recreation etc?
You will find different stations with different species of native flora, the stations are numbered and the species found there is identified with a sign at the foot of the plant.
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