Impacts of altered precipitation regimes on soil communities and biogeochemistry in arid and semi‐arid ecosystems
UN Nielsen, BA Ball - Global change biology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Altered precipitation patterns resulting from climate change will have particularly significant
consequences in water‐limited ecosystems, such as arid to semi‐arid ecosystems, where …
consequences in water‐limited ecosystems, such as arid to semi‐arid ecosystems, where …
A multiscale, hierarchical model of pulse dynamics in arid-land ecosystems
Ecological processes in arid lands are often described by the pulse-reserve paradigm, in
which rain events drive biological activity until moisture is depleted, leaving a reserve. This …
which rain events drive biological activity until moisture is depleted, leaving a reserve. This …
The importance of extreme rainfall events and their timing in a semi‐arid grassland
Climate change is intensifying the hydrologic cycle globally, increasing both the size and
frequency of extreme precipitation events, or deluges. Arid and semi‐arid ecosystems are …
frequency of extreme precipitation events, or deluges. Arid and semi‐arid ecosystems are …
Seasonal and episodic moisture controls on plant and microbial contributions to soil respiration
Moisture inputs drive soil respiration (SR) dynamics in semi-arid and arid ecosystems.
However, determining the contributions of root and microbial respiration to SR, and their …
However, determining the contributions of root and microbial respiration to SR, and their …
Shifts in pore connectivity from precipitation versus groundwater rewetting increases soil carbon loss after drought
Droughts and other extreme precipitation events are predicted to increase in intensity,
duration, and extent, with uncertain implications for terrestrial carbon (C) sequestration. Soil …
duration, and extent, with uncertain implications for terrestrial carbon (C) sequestration. Soil …
Changes in soil moisture predict soil carbon losses upon rewetting in a perennial semiarid steppe in SE Spain
Our understanding of the spatial and temporal dynamics of soil CO 2 pulses after rainfall
events is still limited and thus, our capacity to predict the consequences of future changes in …
events is still limited and thus, our capacity to predict the consequences of future changes in …
Extreme wet precipitation and mowing stimulate soil respiration in the Eurasian meadow steppe
The imbalance of terrestrial carbon (C) inputs versus losses to extreme precipitation can
have consequences for ecosystem carbon balances. However, the current understanding of …
have consequences for ecosystem carbon balances. However, the current understanding of …
Is bacterial moisture niche a good predictor of shifts in community composition under long‐term drought?
Both biogeographical and rainfall manipulation studies show that soil water content can be a
strong driver of microbial community composition. However, we do not yet know if these …
strong driver of microbial community composition. However, we do not yet know if these …
Effects of experimental warming and increased precipitation on soil respiration in an alpine meadow in the Northern Tibetan Plateau
CQ Yu, JW Wang, ZX Shen, G Fu - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Uncertainty on the response of soil respiration (R s) to warming and increased precipitation
on the Tibetan Plateau can limit our ability to predict how alpine ecosystems will respond to …
on the Tibetan Plateau can limit our ability to predict how alpine ecosystems will respond to …
Rain pulse response of soil CO2 exchange by biological soil crusts and grasslands of the semiarid Colorado Plateau, United States
DR Bowling, EE Grote, J Belnap - Journal of Geophysical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Biological activity in arid grasslands is strongly dependent on moisture. We examined gas
exchange of biological soil crusts (biocrusts), the underlying soil biotic community, and the …
exchange of biological soil crusts (biocrusts), the underlying soil biotic community, and the …