Response of net primary productivity to precipitation exclusion in a savanna ecosystem

Jin, Yanqiang; Li, Jing; Liu, Chenggang; Liu, Yuntong; Zhang, Yiping; Song, Qinghai; Sha, Liqing; Chen, Aiguo; Yang, Daxin; Li, Peiguang

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2018.07.007

Title: Response of net primary productivity to precipitation exclusion in a savanna ecosystem

Journal Article · 30 November 2018 · Forest Ecology and Management

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2018.07.007 · OSTI ID:1568891

Jin, Yanqiang; Li, Jing;

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