Precipitation in July maximizes total above-ground productivity of the desert steppe in Inner Mongolia, China

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 19; no. 12; p. e0314983
• Main Authors: Han, Chunxue, Li, Ruichao, Li, Haigang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 16.12.2024; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: 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

Precipitation distribution during the growing season and interannual precipitation variation may have significant impacts on grassland ecosystem productivity at the site level. To explore the effect of the distribution of precipitation on plant communities in the Inner Mongolian desert steppe domina...