Climate variability decreases species richness and community stability in a temperate grassland.

ABSTRACT: Climate change involves modifications in both the mean and the variability of temperature and precipitation. According to global warming projections, both the magnitude and the frequency of extreme weather events are increasing, thereby increasing climate variability. The previous studies have reported that climate warming tends to decrease biodiversity and the temporal stability of community primary productivity (i.e., community stability), but the effects of the variability of temperature and precipitation on biodiversity, community stability, and their relationship have not been clearly explored. We used a long-term (from 1982 to 2014) field data set from a temperate grassland in northern China to explore the effects of the variability of mean temperature and total precipitation on spec

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6112414 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature