http://homeguides.sfgate.com/plants-adapted-prevent-water-loss-104586.html by Carolyn Csanyi, Demand Media Century plant’s waxy coating reflects sunlight and prevents water loss. Where water is plentiful and temperatures are moderate, plants have wide, thin leaves with…
Desiccation tolerance From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desiccation_tolerance Desiccation tolerance refers to the ability of an organism to withstand or endure extreme dryness, or drought-like conditions. Plants and animals living in arid…
https://www.boundless.com/biology/textbooks/boundless-biology-textbook/ecology-and-the-biosphere-44/biogeography-245/temperature-and-water-907-12161/ Temperature Temperature affects the physiology of living things as well as the density and state of water. It exerts an important influence on living organisms because few can survive at temperatures below 0…