Abiotic processes are insufficient for fertile island development: A 10‐year artificial shrub experiment in a desert grassland
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DOI: 10.1002/2016gl072068
Abstract: The relative importance of biotic and abiotic processes in the development of “fertile islands” in dryland systems has rarely been investigated. Here, we approached this question by using artificial shrubs, which exclude plant litter production… read more here.
Keywords: artificial shrubs; abiotic processes; development; desert grassland ... See more keywords
Sensitivity of soil organic matter to climate and fire in a desert grassland
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DOI: 10.1007/s10533-020-00713-3
Abstract: Drylands contain a third of the organic carbon stored in global soils; however, the long-term dynamics of soil organic carbon in drylands remain poorly understood relative to dynamics of the vegetation carbon pool. We examined… read more here.
Keywords: soil organic; desert grassland; climate; organic matter ... See more keywords
Carbon use efficiency of terrestrial ecosystems in desert/grassland biome transition zone: A case in Ningxia province, northwest China
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106971
Abstract: Abstract Terrestrial ecosystems play a critical role in the global carbon cycle and the feedbacks of carbon cycle will significantly impact future climate change. It's worth noting that semi-arid biomes in the Southern Hemisphere have… read more here.
Keywords: transition zone; biome transition; desert grassland; grassland biome ... See more keywords
The responses of soil respiration to changed precipitation and increased temperature in desert grassland in northern China
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2021.104579
Abstract: Abstract Soil respiration (SR) is an important process and the largest source of carbon cycle of terrestrial ecosystems, which has a significant impact on global climate and environmental changes. The fluctuation of temperature and precipitation… read more here.
Keywords: desert grassland; temperature; changed precipitation; precipitation ... See more keywords
Press–pulse interactions and long‐term community dynamics in a Chihuahuan Desert grassland
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DOI: 10.1111/jvs.12881
Abstract: Co-ordinating Editor: Enrique Valencia Abstract Questions: Reordering of dominant species is an important mechanism of community response to global environmental change. We asked how wildfire (a pulse event) interacts with directional changes in climate (environmental… read more here.
Keywords: community; desert grassland; community dynamics; dynamics chihuahuan ... See more keywords