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Responses of grassland productivity to mowing intensity and precipitation variability in a temperate steppe
Mowing for hay is an important land use in grasslands that is affected by precipitation variability, due to the water-limited nature of these...
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Belowground growth strategies of native and invasive rhizomatous perennial grasses in response to precipitation variability, clip**, and competition
Invasive clonal species may exhibit different growth strategies than their native clonal competitors. In this study, we examined the spatial...
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Differential response of graminoid and forb species to precipitation variability in a constructed dry tropical grassland
Precipitation and temperature are the two major drivers of species distribution on the earth. Change in precipitation has severe effects on the...
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Effects of intra-year precipitation variability on shrub community productivity depend on the annual total rainfall
AimsChanges in global precipitation regimes are caused by an increase in the frequency of extremely wet and dry years inter-annually and extreme...
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Past Climate Variability in the Last Millennium
We review our knowledge of the climate variability in southern Africa over the past millennium, based on information provided by proxy data and by...
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Southern Africa Climate Over the Recent Decades: Description, Variability and Trends
South of 15°S, southern Africa has a subtropical climate, which is affected by temperate and tropical weather systems and comes under the influence...
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Climate limits vegetation green-up more than slope, soil erodibility, and immediate precipitation following high-severity wildfire
BackgroundIn the southwestern United States, post-fire vegetation recovery is increasingly variable in forest burned at high severity. Many factors,...
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Temporal variability of carabid beetles as a function of geography, environment, and species
Populations of species fluctuate through time and across geographic space. Identifying the potential drivers of temporal variability in population...
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Biodiversity mediates ecosystem sensitivity to climate variability
A rich body of evidence from local-scale experiments and observational studies has revealed stabilizing effects of biodiversity on ecosystem...
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Stronger increases but greater variability in global mangrove productivity compared to that of adjacent terrestrial forests
Mangrove forests are a highly productive ecosystem with important potential to offset anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Mangroves are expected...
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Adaptation to Climate Change and Variability for Viticulturists in Uruguay
Uruguay has increased the intensity and frequency of hot weather extremes, while cold weather extremes have become less frequent. Rainfall patterns...
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Spatial Analysis of Precipitation Climatology Over India: Using Satellite Remote Sensor
Precipitation is one of the important components of the global hydrological process. The emerging consequence of global change indicates variations...
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A 217-year precipitation reconstruction in the Habahe area, **njiang, Northeast China
Evaluating long-term changes in precipitation resources is important for accurate hydrological evaluation and forecasting, water security and...
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Water surface variability in oceanic and estuarine coasts of Amapá, Brazil
The coast of Amapá state is the most preserved and least populated region in Brazil, characterized by a variety of complex ecosystems subject to...
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Turning the tide: understanding estuarine detection range variability via structural equation models
Insight into the detection range of acoustic telemetry systems is crucial for both sampling design and data interpretation. The detection range is...
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Temperature and Precipitation Trends of the Shoulder Seasons at Polar Bear Pass (Nanuit Itillinga) – A Ramsar Wetland of Importance, Nunavut
Temperature and precipitation changes play critical roles in permafrost thaw, wetland water storage, plant growth and greenhouse gas emissions. This...
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Tree growth sensitivity to climate varies across a seasonal precipitation gradient
Spatial patterns of precipitation in the southwestern United States result in a complex gradient from winter-to-summer moisture dominance that...
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Climate Variability and Change in Tropical South America
This chapter provides definitions of what climate variabilityClimate variability and change are and an overview of observed and projected changes in...
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Exopolysaccharide Production and Precipitation Method as a Tool to Study Virulence Factors
Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae (Aaa) is the causal agent of red stripe in sugarcane, a disease characterized by two forms: leaf stripe and top rot....
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Designing a rain gauge network: utilizing satellite-derived precipitation data with geostatistical multivariate techniques
Although numerous studies have investigated the validity of satellite-derived precipitation datasets, there has been a lack of emphasis on their...
