Precipitation amount, seasonality and frequency regulate carbon cycling of a semi-arid grassland ecosystem in Inner Mongolia, China: A modeling analysis

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
6537853	Agricultural and Forest Meteorology	2013	10 Pages	PDF

Abstract

âº Precipitation response of C fluxes in a grassland ecosystem was investigated. âº The response of NPP to 10-30% increase/decrease in precipitation is non-linear. âº A shift of 10-30% of precipitation from other seasons to spring enhance annual NPP. âº A shift of 10-30% of precipitation from other seasons to autumn decrease annual NPP. âº The number of precipitation days significantly influence NPP and NEP.

Keywords

Precipitation frequency Precipitation seasonality Heterotrophic respiration Net primary production Net ecosystem production Grassland precipitation amount

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Physical Sciences and Engineering Earth and Planetary Sciences Atmospheric Science

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Precipitation amount, seasonality and frequency regulate carbon cycling of a semi-arid grassland ecosystem in Inner Mongolia, China: A modeling analysis

Authors

Shushi Peng, Shilong Piao, Zehao Shen, Philippe Ciais, Zhenzhong Sun, Shiping Chen, Cédric Bacour, Philippe Peylin, Anping Chen,