mg/g.h 

 2000 



Desert 



Mediterranean 



Acacietum Tortilidis 

 ^nabasidetosum 



Haloxylonetum Persici 



1000 , 



500 





 2000 



1000. 



500. 





 2000 J 



Aitemisia Monosperma — 



Convolvulus Lenatus 



Association 



1000. 



500. 





 2000 



Haloxylonetum Articulati 



1000 . 

 500 . 

 



Zygophylletum Dumosi 



Cyperus Papyrus — Polygonum 

 Association 



Scolmeto^- Prosopidetum 



Artemisia Monosperma — Cyperus 

 Mucronatus Association 



Poterietum Spinosi 



Ceratonia Siliqua — Pistacia 

 Lentiscus Association 



Figure 4. 



Late summer transpiration rates of dominant species in typical 

 Mediterranean and desert plant associations of Palestine. 



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