Canny, MartinShane, MMcCully, Margaret EPate, John SNgo, HaiMathesius, UlrikeCawthray, Gregory RLambers, Hans2015-12-100028-646Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/51264Here, we tested the alternation of root summer dormancy and winter growth as a critical survival strategy for a long-lived monocotyledon (Restionaceae) adapted to harsh seasonal extremes of Mediterranean southwest Western Australia. • Measurements of grKeywords: proline; sucrose; vegetable protein; water; adaptation; comparative study; dormancy; growth rate; monocotyledon; overwintering; protein; root system; survival; angiosperm; article; Australia; cell respiration; climate; ecosystem; growth, development and a Compatible solute; Restionaceae; Root dormancy; Sand-binding root200910.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.02875.x2016-02-24