Analysis of photosynthetic and water-use efficiency of piper aduncun in a degraded area from gaseous exchange

Background Plants are able to survive in a distinctive environment from its usual one, especially due to morphological or physiological changes, thus a good ability of acclimatization and phenotypic plasticity is present [1]. Light and water availability are decisive factors in a plant’s survival, the occurrence of those is irregular, because luminosity is broadly available on the edges and large clearingsaccording to the criteria proposed by Souza, et al.[3] and scarce inside woods [2] and water availability depends on local pluviosity. Considering this, studies relating photosynthesis and water-use efficiency to phenotypic plasticity are major to the discovery of species capable of tolerating degraded environments with diverse luminous and pluvious intensity, thus, contributing to the enhancement of them. Based on the given information, this study aims to look into the behavior of these variables in Piper aduncum through gas exchange in distinctive spots of a gully.