Impact of precipitation patterns on biomass and species richness of annuals in a dry steppe.

PLoS One · 2015 · PMC4407894 · PMID 25906187

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Spring precipitation showed an increasing trend, but there was no linear relevance (R 2 = 0.045, F = 1.381, P = 0.250; Fig 1C ).

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Furthermore, over the 31 years, annual and growing-season precipitation showed a decreasing trend, though it was not significant (R 2 = 0.024, F = 0.707, P = 0.407 and R 2 = 0.049, F = 1.499, P = 0.231; Fig 1A and 1B ).

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