Precipitation in July maximizes total above-ground productivity of the desert steppe in Inner Mongolia, China - Han, Chunxue; Li, Ruichao; Li, Haigang (PloS one, 2024)
Keywords: Annual precipitation; Artificial precipitation; Biodiversity; Biology and Life Sciences; Biomass; China; Climate change; Climatic changes; Desert Climate; Desert ecology; Desert plants; Deserts; Distribution patterns; Drought; Earth Sciences; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Ecosystem; Ecosystems; Environmental aspects; Field tests; Geographical distribution; Grassland; Grasslands; Growing season; Influence; Monthly precipitation; Net Primary Productivity; Normal distribution; Nutrient requirements; Plant communities; Plant growth; Plant species; Poaceae - growth & development; Precipitation; Precipitation (Meteorology); Precipitation distribution; Precipitation patterns; Precipitation variations; Productivity; Rain; Rainmaking; Seasons; Species diversity; Steppes; Vegetation; Weather forecasting; China; Mongolia