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SUBMITTER: Beverly DP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6586607 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Beverly Daniel P DP Guadagno Carmela R CR Bretfeld Mario M Speckman Heather N HN Albeke Shannon E SE Ewers Brent E BE
Scientific reports 20190620 1
The total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 created a path of totality ~115 km in width across the United States. While eclipse observations have shown distinct responses in animal behavior often emulating nocturnal behavior, the influence of eclipses on plant physiology are less understood. We investigated physiological perturbations due to rapid changes of sunlight and air temperature in big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana), a desert shrub common within the path of eclipse totalit ...[more]