Relación clima-vegetación: adaptaciones de la comunidad del jarillal al clima semiárido, Parque Nacional Lihué Calel, provincia de La Pampa, Argentina1

These types of studies are relevant to understand how plants adapt to different environmental events, whether they are natural and/or anthropogenic. As a reference, in 2003, major fires occurred inside the National Park and they affected 7 000 hectares. The resinous leaves of the jarilla helped to propagate the fire all around the place. The next phase of the investigation process will be related to the physiological and morphological properties, through chemical analysis, so the adaptation of vegetation can be tested. With these new studies, the final purpose will be reached: good practice for plant conservation.