Variability of above-ground net primary production (ANPP) of arid to sub-humid ecosystems
displays a closer association with precipitation when considered across space (based on …

In terrestrial ecosystems, climate change forecasts of increased frequencies and magnitudes
of wet and dry precipitation anomalies are expected to shift precipitation–net primary …

Intensification of the global hydrological cycle, ranging from larger individual precipitation
events to more extreme multiyear droughts, has the potential to cause widespread …

Grazing, fire, and climate shape mesic grassland communities. With global change altering
all three factors, understanding how grasslands respond to changes in these combined …

Temporal stability of primary productivity is the key to stable provisioning of ecosystem
services to human beings. Yet, the effects of various global changes on grassland stability …

Plant traits can be used to predict ecosystem responses to environmental change using a
response–effect trait framework. To do this, appropriate traits must be identified that explain …

For evaluating climate change impacts on biodiversity, extensive experiments are urgently
needed to complement popular non-mechanistic models which map future ecosystem …

Aridland ecosystems are predicted to be responsive to both increases and decreases in
precipitation. In addition, chronic droughts may contribute to encroachment of native C 3 …

Grasslands are key repositories of biodiversity and carbon storage and are heavily impacted
by effects of global warming and changes in precipitation regimes. Patterns of grassland …

Human domination of the biosphere includes changes to disturbance regimes, which push
many ecosystems towards early-successional states. Ecological theory predicts that early …