[HTML][HTML] 15-Yr Biomass Production in Semiarid Nebraska Sandhills Grasslands: Part 1—Plant Functional Group Analysis
Semiarid grasslands of the Nebraska Sandhills provide critical ecosystem services and are
an important forage resource for the local cattle industry. Over the past decades, warming …
an important forage resource for the local cattle industry. Over the past decades, warming …
Functional group and species responses to precipitation in three semi-arid rangeland ecosystems
JD Derner, BW Hess, RA Olson… - Arid Land Research and …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
The objective of this study was to compare forage production and foliar and basal cover
responses of plant communities, plant functional groups, and individual species between …
responses of plant communities, plant functional groups, and individual species between …
Biomass partitioning of C3-and C4-dominated grasslands in response to climatic variability and climate extremes
ML Hossain, J Li - Environmental Research Letters, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The rising temperature, altering precipitation, and increasing extreme events under climate
warming affect the stability and sustainability of grassland ecosystems. The dynamics of …
warming affect the stability and sustainability of grassland ecosystems. The dynamics of …
[HTML][HTML] An assessment of production trends on the Great Plains from 1984 to 2017
Abstract Throughout the Great Plains, aboveground annual net primary productivity (ANPP)
is a critical ecosystem service supporting billions of dollars of commerce and countless …
is a critical ecosystem service supporting billions of dollars of commerce and countless …
Decreasing precipitation variability does not elicit major aboveground biomass or plant diversity responses in a mesic rangeland
JD Derner, KR Hickman, HW Polley - Rangeland Ecology & Management, 2011 - Elsevier
Inter-(between years) and intra-(within year) annual variability of precipitation are high on
rangelands. We used replicated rainout shelters in a southern tallgrass prairie ecosystem to …
rangelands. We used replicated rainout shelters in a southern tallgrass prairie ecosystem to …
Grassland biomass allocation across continents and grazing practices and its response to climate and altitude
Biomass allocation in grasslands is key to understanding plant response to environmental
changes and grazing management. Yet, global studies on how this split between above …
changes and grazing management. Yet, global studies on how this split between above …
Herbage biomass and its relationship to soil carbon under long-term grazing in northern temperate grasslands
EW Bork, MP Lyseng, DB Hewins… - Canadian Journal of …, 2019 - cdnsciencepub.com
While northern temperate grasslands are important for supporting beef production, it
remains unclear how grassland above-and belowground biomass responds to long-term …
remains unclear how grassland above-and belowground biomass responds to long-term …
Grazing alters the sensitivity of plant productivity to precipitation in northern temperate grasslands
A Batbaatar, EW Bork, T Broadbent… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Questions Inter‐annual variability in precipitation is expected to increase in grasslands,
potentially causing additional stress to systems already impacted by anthropogenic activities …
potentially causing additional stress to systems already impacted by anthropogenic activities …
Long-term growing season aridity and grazing seasonality effects on perennial grass biomass in a Chihuahuan Desert rangeland
Growing season aridity and livestock grazing seasonality can influence primary productivity
of perennial grasses in dryland systems. For this study, we used a long-term dataset (1967 …
of perennial grasses in dryland systems. For this study, we used a long-term dataset (1967 …
Sensitivity of productivity to precipitation amount and pattern varies by topographic position in a semiarid grassland
DL Hoover, WK Lauenroth, DG Milchunas… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP) in grasslands is an important integrator of
terrestrial ecosystem function, a key driver of global biogeochemical cycles, and a critical …
terrestrial ecosystem function, a key driver of global biogeochemical cycles, and a critical …