Question

State the main problems of plant growth in areas with Mediterranean climate.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Mediterranean climates induce severe and contrasted stresses to habitats and species. These stresses are compounded by the unpredictable nature of weather patterns, and organisms have to cope with this temporal variation in climate and resource availability. Ecological and ecophysiological studies indicate that Mediterranean species demonstrate similar strategies to resist climatic and edaphic stress. Drought stress proves to be the essential climatic factor responsible for the restriction of productivity, growth, and survival of several groups of Mediterranean plant species, notably the evergreen woody plants.