Drought of early time in growing season decreases community aboveground biomass, but increases belowground biomass in a desert steppe
Abstract Background Increasing drought induced by global climate changes is altering the structure and function of grassland ecosystems. However, there is a lack of understanding of how drought affects the trade-off of above- and belowground biomass in desert steppe. We conducted a four-year (2015–2...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-06-01
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| Series: | BMC Ecology and Evolution |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-021-01842-5 |