Woody plant encroachment facilitated by increased precipitation intensity

Andrew Kulmatiski () and Karen H. Beard
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Andrew Kulmatiski: Soils and Climate and the Ecology Center, Utah State University
Karen H. Beard: Utah State University

Nature Climate Change, 2013, vol. 3, issue 9, 833-837

Abstract: Climate change is expected to increase the intensity of precipitation in many regions. Experiments show that small increases in precipitation intensity, but not total amount, can lead to deeper penetration of water into the soil, leading to greater woody plant growth at the cost of grasses in a savannah system.

Date: 2013
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