Quantifying ecological memory in plant and ecosystem processes
The role of time in ecology has a long history of investigation, but ecologists have largely
restricted their attention to the influence of concurrent abiotic conditions on rates and …
restricted their attention to the influence of concurrent abiotic conditions on rates and …
Three-dimensional dynamic characteristics of vegetation and its response to climatic factors in the Qilian Mountains
Y Ma, Q Guan, Y Sun, J Zhang, L Yang, E Yang, H Li… - Catena, 2022 - Elsevier
Understanding the trend of vegetation change and its reaction to climate variation is
important for revealing the mechanism of ecosystem behavior. However, current research …
important for revealing the mechanism of ecosystem behavior. However, current research …
Effect of precipitation variability on net primary production and soil respiration in a Chihuahuan Desert grassland
Precipitation regimes are predicted to become more variable with more extreme rainfall
events punctuated by longer intervening dry periods. Water‐limited ecosystems are likely to …
events punctuated by longer intervening dry periods. Water‐limited ecosystems are likely to …
Linking microbial community structure and function to seasonal differences in soil moisture and temperature in a Chihuahuan desert grassland
Global and regional climate models predict higher air temperature and less frequent, but
larger precipitation events in arid regions within the next century. While many studies have …
larger precipitation events in arid regions within the next century. While many studies have …
Soil microbial and nutrient responses to 7 years of seasonally altered precipitation in a Chihuahuan Desert grassland
Soil microbial communities in Chihuahuan Desert grasslands generally experience highly
variable spatiotemporal rainfall patterns. Changes in precipitation regimes can affect …
variable spatiotemporal rainfall patterns. Changes in precipitation regimes can affect …
Precipitation timing and magnitude differentially affect aboveground annual net primary productivity in three perennial species in a Chihuahuan Desert grassland
Plant productivity in deserts may be more directly responsive to soil water availability than to
precipitation. However, measurement of soil moisture alone may not be enough to elucidate …
precipitation. However, measurement of soil moisture alone may not be enough to elucidate …
Differential daytime and night‐time stomatal behavior in plants from North American deserts
Night‐time stomatal conductance (gnight) occurs in many ecosystems, but the gnight
response to environmental drivers is relatively unknown, especially in deserts.• Here, we …
response to environmental drivers is relatively unknown, especially in deserts.• Here, we …
Nonlinear CO2 flux response to 7 years of experimentally induced permafrost thaw
Rapid Arctic warming is expected to increase global greenhouse gas concentrations as
permafrost thaw exposes immense stores of frozen carbon (C) to microbial decomposition …
permafrost thaw exposes immense stores of frozen carbon (C) to microbial decomposition …
Response of dominant grass and shrub species to water manipulation: an ecophysiological basis for shrub invasion in a Chihuahuan Desert Grassland
Increases in woody vegetation and declines in grasses in arid and semi-arid ecosystems
have occurred globally since the 1800s, but the mechanisms driving this major land-cover …
have occurred globally since the 1800s, but the mechanisms driving this major land-cover …
Response of leaf stoichiometry of Potentilla anserina to elevation in China's Qilian Mountains
X Zhang, Q Feng, J Cao, A Biswas, H Su… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Plants adapt to changes in elevation by regulating their leaf ecological stoichiometry.
Potentilla anserina L. that grows rapidly under poor or even bare soil conditions has become …
Potentilla anserina L. that grows rapidly under poor or even bare soil conditions has become …