Temporal variability in California grasslands: Soil type and species functional traits mediate response to precipitation

Ecology

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2104-2114

  Fernandez Going, B M ^a   Anacker, B L ^a   Harrison, S P ^a   Yavitt, J B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Climate; Functional traits; Grasslands; Precipitation; Serpentine; Stability

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FUNCTIONAL CHANGE; GRASSLAND; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SERPENTINE; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL TYPE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865281840     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/11-2003.1     Document Type: Article

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