The Impacts of Within Season Rainfall Variability Across Ecosystems
Published
Principal Investigator(s):
We propose to use existing LTER data to create a synthesis paper addressing how intra-annual rainfall variability affects productivity and relative abundance of plant species in communities across the range of ecosystems in the LTER.
Robinson, Todd M., La Pierre, Kimberly J., Vadeboncoeur, Matthew A., Byrne, Kerry M., Thomey, Michell L., and Colby, Samantha E. Seasonal, not annual precipitation drives community productivity across ecosystems. OIKOS Sept 25, 2012. DOI: 10.0000/j. 1600-0706.2012.20655.x
Presentation:
Ecological Society of America annual meeting, Austin, TX. 2011. Robinson, T.M.P., La Pierre, K.J., Vadeboncoeur, M. A., Byrne, K.M., Colby, S., and Thomey. M.L. “Seasonal, not annual precipitation drives community productivity across ecosystems.”