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Productivity of North American grasslands is increased under future climate scenarios despite rising aridity

Authors :
Koen Hufkens
Joseph Verfaillie
Lawrence B. Flanagan
Éva Joó
Carl J. Bernacchi
Trevor F. Keenan
Russell L. Scott
Andrew D. Richardson
Nathaniel A. Brunsell
Source :
Nature Climate Change. 6:710-714
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2016.

Abstract

The interacting effects of temperature and precipitation changes on grasslands remain hard to quantify. Research now indicates widespread and consistent increases in North American grassland productivity under climate change despite greater aridity.

Details

ISSN :
17586798 and 1758678X
Volume :
6
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Nature Climate Change
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........d78587aad08c4e01f85b91339a06b5a9
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2942