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Repeated extreme droughts decrease root production, but not the potential for post‐drought recovery of root production, in a mesic grassland

Published in Oikos • May 28, 2022
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Authors:
Ingrid J. Slette
,
David L. Hoover
,
Melinda D. Smith

Abstract

Global climate change is expected to cause more frequent extreme droughts in many parts of the world. Despite the crucial role of roots in water acquisition and plant survival, our understanding of ecosystem vulnerability to drought is primarily based on aboveground impacts. As return intervals betw...

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