Primary productivity and precipitation-use efficiency in mixed-grass prairie: A comparison of Northern and Southern US sites

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 230-239

  Vermeire, Lance T ^a   Heitschmidt, Rod K ^a   Rinella, Matthew J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Drought; Grassland; Precipitation use efficiency; Primary production; Rangeland; Water

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GRASS; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PRAIRIE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

POACEAE;

EID: 67049096133     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/07-140R2.1     Document Type: Article

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