Altered precipitation patterns resulting from climate change will have particularly significant
consequences in water‐limited ecosystems, such as arid to semi‐arid ecosystems, where …

Intensification of weather extremes is currently emerging as one of the most important facets
of climate change. Research on extreme events (“event‐focused” in contrast to “trend …

As one of the most important limiting factors of grassland productivity, drought is predicted to
increase in intensity and frequency. Greenhouse studies suggest that arbuscular …

Growing recognition of the importance of climate extremes as drivers of contemporary and
future ecological dynamics has led to increasing interest in studying these locally and …

Amplification of the hydrological cycle as a consequence of global warming is forecast to
lead to more extreme intra-annual precipitation regimes characterized by larger rainfall …

Grasslands, in particular managed pastures and rangelands, are widespread, covering
approximately 40%(52 million km²) of the Earth's land surface. They are dominated by …

The amplified “greenhouse effect” associated with increasing concentrations of greenhouse
gases has increased atmospheric temperature by 1° C since industrialization (around 1750) …

In the arid and semiarid regions of North America, discrete precipitation pulses are important
triggers for biological activity. The timing and magnitude of these pulses may differentially …

Ecosystems, their properties, goods and services Page 1 Ecosystems, their properties, goods
and services Coordinating Lead Authors: Andreas Fischlin (Switzerland), Guy F. Midgley …

Some essential features of the terrestrial hydrologic cycle and ecosystem response are
singled out by confronting empirical observations of the soil water balance of different …