Productivity of North American grasslands is increased under future climate scenarios despite rising aridity

Koen Hufkens (), Trevor F. Keenan, Lawrence B. Flanagan, Russell L. Scott, Carl J. Bernacchi, Eva Joo, Nathaniel A. Brunsell, Joseph Verfaillie and Andrew D. Richardson ()
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Koen Hufkens: Harvard University
Trevor F. Keenan: Macquarie University
Lawrence B. Flanagan: University of Lethbridge
Russell L. Scott: Southwest Watershed Research Center, USDA-ARS
Carl J. Bernacchi: University of Illinois
Eva Joo: University of Illinois
Nathaniel A. Brunsell: University of Kansas
Joseph Verfaillie: Policy and Management, University of California–Berkeley
Andrew D. Richardson: Harvard University

Nature Climate Change, 2016, vol. 6, issue 7, 710-714

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2016
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