Aims Current and future changes in rainfall patterns–amount and frequency–may
particularly impact annual plants in semi-arid ecosystems. The aim of this study was to
investigate how changes in rainfall patterns affect the growth and fecundity of sand dune
annuals. Methods The effects of gradients in five rainfall amounts and five frequencies,
based on historical and predicted values, on growth and fecundity of Agriophyllum
squarrosum, a dominant annual in Mu Us Sandland, were examined in the near natural …

Aims: Current and future changes in rainfall patterns-amount and frequency-may particularly
impact annual plants in semi-arid ecosystems. The aim of this study was to investigate how
changes in rainfall patterns affect the growth and fecundity of sand dune annuals. Methods:
The effects of gradients in five rainfall amounts and five frequencies, based on historical and
predicted values, on growth and fecundity of Agriophyllum squarrosum, a dominant annual
in Mu Us Sandland, were examined in the near natural habitat. Results: Rainfall amount and …