Abstract:The ecophysiological investigations about epiphytic plants have focused on the establishment of mechanistic explanations of how plants respond to changes in their environment. The main objective of this work was to assess the drought and extreme temperature tolerance of Tillandsia dasyliriifolia individuals growing in two coastal dune scrub sites with different precipitation patterns and microhabitat distribution. This study was focused on the effect of plant size on tolerance parameters. Drought and extreme temperature tolerance were evaluated in small (S1, 9 cm) and large individuals (S2, 35 cm). Tolerance between sites was not different but varied between size classes. Tillandsia dasyliriifolia shows moderate tolerance to drought in comparison to more succulent plants. The 50% of the leaves in small plants died after 40 days of drought and after 60 days for large plants. T. dasyliriifolia also exhibits moderate tolerance to extreme temperatures tolerance, small plants tolerate a temperature range from 11 ºC to 40 ºC and the range for large plants is a little broader (9 °C to 43 °C). Key words: Epiphyte, crassulacean acid metabolism, plant size, drought tolerance, temperature tolerance.Resumen: Las investigaciones ecofisiológicas sobre las plantas epífitas se centran en establecer mecanismos que expliquen cómo las plantas responden a los cambios en su entorno. El objetivo de este trabajo fue evaluar la tolerancia a la sequía y temperaturas extremas de individuos de Tillandsia dasyliriifolia provenientes de dos localidades de matorral de duna costera con diferentes patrones de precipitación, fisonomía y en la distribución de microhábitats. En ambos sitios se evaluó la tolerancia a la sequía y a temperaturas extremas de individuos de diferentes tamaños, 9 cm (S1) y 35 cm (S2). No se encontraron diferencias en las tolerancias entre sitios pero sí entre tamaños T. dasyliriifolia es moderadamente tolerante a la sequía, cuando se le compara con plantas más suculentas, ya que el 50 % de las hojas en individuos pequeños murieron hasta los 40 días de sequía y en los individuos grandes hasta los 60 días. La tolerancia a temperaturas extremas de T. dasyliriifolia también es moderada. Las plantas pequeñas toleran intervalos entre 11 ºC a 40 ºC mientras que las plantas más grandes de 9 ºC a 43 ºC. Palabras clave: Epifita, metabolismo ácido de las crasuláceas, tamaño de las plantas, tolerancia a la sequía, tolerancia a temperatura.
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