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Productivity of North American grasslands is increased under future climate scenarios despite rising aridity
- Hufkens, Koen;
- Keenan, Trevor F;
- Flanagan, Lawrence B;
- Scott, Russell L;
- Bernacchi, Carl J;
- Joo, Eva;
- Brunsell, Nathaniel A;
- Verfaillie, Joseph;
- Richardson, Andrew D
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https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2942Abstract
The interacting effects of temperature and precipitation changes on grasslands remain hard to quantify. Research now indicates widespread and consistent increases in North American grassland productivity under climate change despite greater aridity.
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