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Articles | Volume 21, issue 1
Articles | Volume 21, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-131-2024
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Articles | Volume 21, issue 1
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08 Jan 2024
Research article |  | 08 Jan 2024

Root distributions predict shrub–steppe responses to precipitation intensity

Andrew Kulmatiski, Martin C. Holdrege, Cristina Chirvasă, and Karen H. Beard

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Warmer air and larger precipitation events are changing the way water moves through the soil and into plants. Here we show that detailed descriptions of root distributions can predict plant growth responses to changing precipitation patterns. Shrubs and forbs increased growth, while grasses showed no response to increased precipitation intensity, and these responses were predicted by plant rooting distributions.
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