I am wondering if it would be more effective to use another construction:
Taken as a whole
or
Regarding
instead of
In the general framework of the leaf photosynthesis limitations associated with drought stress, we may conclude that leaf assimilation could have been reduced by increase in stomata and mesophyll resistance, elevation of the leaf temperature and negative feedback of carbohydrates.
Are these expressions all equivalent? Are there different levels of formality involved?