Effects of rainfall regime during the growing season on the annual plant communities in semiarid sandy land, northeast China

• Published in: Global ecology and conservation Vol. 43; p. e02456
• Main Authors: Yue, Xiangfei, Zhang, Tonghui, Li, Yanqing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.06.2023; Elsevier
• Subjects: Aboveground net primary productivity; Annual plant community; Belowground net primary productivity; Dry interval; Extreme rainfall regime; Semiarid sandy land; Species diversity; Dry interval; Species diversity; Annual plant community; Semiarid sandy land; Belowground net primary productivity; Aboveground net primary productivity; Extreme rainfall regime

Climate change is expected to result in more extreme rainfall regimes that are characterized by intensified rainfall events and prolonged dry intervals. However, to date, the response of the dryland ecosystems to changes in the rainfall regime has remained unresolved. To better understand the effect...