Responses of terrestrial ecosystem productivity and community structure to intra-annual precipitation patterns: A meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The productivity and community structures of terrestrial ecosystems are regulated by total precipitation amount and intra-annual precipitation patterns, which have been altered by climate change. The timing and sizes of precipitation events are the two key factors of intra-annual precipitation patterns and potentially drive ecosystem function by influencing soil moisture. However, the generalizable patterns of how intra-annual precipitation patterns affect the productivity and community structures of ecosystems remain unclear.

Methods

We synthesized 633 observations from 17 studies and conducted a global meta-analysis to investigate the influences of intra-annual precipitation patterns on the productivity and community structures of terrestrial ecosystems. By cl

SUBMITTER: Xie M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9868929 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature