Rapid recovery of ecosystem function following extreme drought in a South African savanna grassland

Rapid recovery of ecosystem function following extreme drought in a South African savanna grassland

Climatic extremes, such as severe drought, are expected to increase in frequency and magnitude with climate change. Thus, identifying mechanisms of resilience is critical to predicting the vulnerability of ecosystems. An exceptional drought (

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Veröffentlicht in:Ecology (Durham) 2020-04, Vol.101 (4), p.1-9
Hauptverfasser: Wilcox, Kevin R., Koerner, Sally E., Hoover, David L., Borkenhagen, Andrea K., Burkepile, Deron E., Collins, Scott L., Hoffman, Ava M., Kirkman, Kevin P., Knapp, Alan K., Strydom, Tercia, Thompson, Dave I., Smith, Melinda D.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
ANPP
Climate change
climate extreme
Drought
Ecosystem assessment
Ecosystem recovery
Ecosystem resilience
Ecosystems
Environmental changes
evenness
fire
functional diversity
Functional groups
Grasses
Grasslands
National parks
Net Primary Productivity
Plant communities
Plant populations
precipitation
Recovery
Resilience
Savannahs
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Zusammenfassung:Climatic extremes, such as severe drought, are expected to increase in frequency and magnitude with climate change. Thus, identifying mechanisms of resilience is critical to predicting the vulnerability of ecosystems. An exceptional drought (
ISSN:0012-9658
1939-9170
DOI:10.1002/ecy.2983