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Direct and indirect effects of precipitation change and nutrients addition on desert steppe productivity in Inner Mongolia, northern China by Guo, Xinxin, Zuo, Xiaoan, Yue, Ping, Li, Xiangyun, Hu, Ya, Chen, Min, Yu, Qiang

“…Background and Aims Global changes (precipitation changes and nutrient deposition) profoundly impact structure and function of steppe ecosystem. However, it is…”
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Precipitation Variability Affects Aboveground Biomass Directly and Indirectly via Plant Functional Traits in the Desert Steppe of Inner Mongolia, Northern China by Cheng, Huan, Gong, Yuanbo, Zuo, Xiaoan

“…Clarifying the response of community and dominance species to climate change is crucial for disentangling the mechanism of the ecosystem evolution and…”
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Effects of rainfall manipulation and nitrogen addition on plant biomass allocation in a semiarid sandy grassland by Zhang, Jing, Zuo, Xiaoan, Zhao, Xueyong, Ma, Jianxia, Medina-Roldán, Eduardo

“…Extreme climate events and nitrogen (N) deposition are increasingly affecting the structure and function of terrestrial ecosystems. However, the response of…”
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Species diversity is a strong predictor of ecosystem multifunctionality under altered precipitation in desert steppes by Hu, Ya, Li, Xiangyun, Guo, Aixia, Yue, Ping, Guo, Xinxin, Lv, Peng, Zhao, Shenglong, Zuo, Xiaoan

“…[Display omitted] •Increased precipitation increases species, functional and phylogenetic diversity in the desert steppe.•Ecosystem multifunctionality…”
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Chronic and intense droughts differentially influence grassland carbon-nutrient dynamics along a natural aridity gradient by Luo, Wentao, Zuo, Xiaoan, Griffin-Nolan, Robert J., Xu, Chong, Sardans, Jordi, Yu, Qiang, Wang, Zhengwen, Han, Xingguo, Peñuelas, Josep

“…Background and aims Grasslands are expected to experience both long-term chronic reductions in precipitation as well as increased frequency of short-term…”
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Patterns and driving factors of functional traits of desert species with different elevational distributions in the Tibetan Plateau and adjacent areas by Hu, Ya, Li, Xiangyun, Wang, Shaokun, Lv, Peng, Yue, Ping, Chen, Min, Zuo, Xiaoan

“…Variations in functional traits serve as measures of plants' ability to adapt to environment. Exploring the patterns of functional traits of desert plants…”
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Long-term grazing effects on vegetation characteristics and soil properties in a semiarid grassland, northern China by Zhang, Jing, Zuo, Xiaoan, Zhou, Xin, Lv, Peng, Lian, Jie, Yue, Xiyuan

“…Understanding the responses of vegetation characteristics and soil properties to grazing disturbance is useful for grassland ecosystem restoration and…”
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Author Correction: Effects of rainfall manipulation and nitrogen addition on plant biomass allocation in a semiarid sandy grassland by Zhang, Jing, Zuo, Xiaoan, Zhao, Xueyong, Ma, Jianxia, Medina-Roldán, Eduardo

“…An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper…”
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Contrasting effects of plant inter- and intraspecific variation on community trait responses to nitrogen addition and drought in typical and meadow steppes by Guo, Aixia, Zuo, Xiaoan, Zhang, Senxi, Hu, Ya, Yue, Ping, Lv, Peng, Li, Xiangyun, Zhao, Shenglong, Yu, Qiang

“…Inter- and intraspecific variation in plant traits play an important role in grassland community assembly under global change scenarios. However, explorations…”
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Responses of ecosystem respiration, methane uptake and nitrous oxide emission to drought in a temperate desert steppe by Yue, Ping, Zuo, Xiaoan, Li, Kaihui, Li, Xiangyun, Wang, Shaokun, Ma, Xujun, Qu, Hao, Chen, Min, Liu, Liangxu, Misselbrook, Tom, Yu, Qiang

“…Aims Drought significantly impacts ecosystem structure and function, especially the transformation rates of soil carbon and nitrogen. This study explores how…”
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Spatial heterogeneity of soil properties and vegetation-soil relationships following vegetation restoration of mobile dunes in Horqin Sandy Land, Northern China by Zuo, Xiaoan, Zhao, Xueyong, Zhao, Halin, Zhang, Tonghui, Guo, Yirui, Li, Yuqiang, Huang, Yingxin

“…Quantitative methods were used to examine soil properties and their spatial heterogeneity in a 0-year fenced mobile dune (MD0), an 11-year fenced mobile dune…”
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Two Dominant Herbaceous Species Have Different Plastic Responses to N Addition in a Desert Steppe by Guo, Aixia, Zuo, Xiaoan, Hu, Ya, Yue, Ping, Li, Xiangyun, Lv, Peng, Zhao, Shenglong

“…Nitrogen (N) deposition rates are increasing in the temperate steppe due to human activities. Understanding the plastic responses of plant dominant species to…”
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Scale effects on spatial heterogeneity of herbaceous vegetation in desert steppe depend on plant community type by Zuo, Xiaoan, Mao, Wei, Qu, Hao, Chen, Min, Zhao, Shenglong, Liu, Lianxu, Wang, Shaokun, Yue, Ping, Ma, Xujun, Zhao, Xueyong, Medina-Roldán, Eduardo, Allington, Ginger R.H.

“…[Display omitted] •Shrub encroachment simplifies herbaceous community compositions in desert steppe.•Shrub encroachment can amplify spatial heterogeneity of…”
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Plant responses to warming and increased precipitation in three categories of dune stabilization in northeastern China by Luo, Yongqing, Zhao, Xueyong, Zuo, Xiaoan, Li, Yuqiang, Wang, Tao

“…Rising temperatures and precipitation are important climate change processes around the world. The responses of plants to these trends are still unclear in…”
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Scale dependent effects of environmental factors on vegetation pattern and composition in Horqin Sandy Land, Northern China by Zuo, Xiaoan, Zhao, Xueyong, Zhao, Halin, Zhang, Tonghui, LI, Yulin, Wang, Shaokun, Li, Wenjin, Powers, Raeann

“…Understanding the relationship between vegetation–environment is very important to manage arid and semiarid ecosystems. However, information on how environment…”
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Drought of early time in growing season decreases community aboveground biomass, but increases belowground biomass in a desert steppe by Li, Xiangyun, Zuo, Xiaoan, Yue, Ping, Zhao, Xueyong, Hu, Ya, Guo, Xinxin, Guo, Aixia, Xu, Chong, Yu, Qiang

“…Increasing drought induced by global climate changes is altering the structure and function of grassland ecosystems. However, there is a lack of understanding…”
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Effects of habitat types on the dynamic changes in allocation in carbon and nitrogen storage of vegetation–soil system in sandy grasslands: How habitat types affect C and N allocation? by Lv, Peng, Sun, Shanshan, Medina‐Roldánd, Eduardo, Zhao, Shenglong, Hu, Ya, Guo, Aixia, Zuo, Xiaoan

“…The progressively restoration of degraded vegetation in semiarid and arid desertified areas undoubtedly formed different habitat types. The most plants…”
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Spatial pattern and heterogeneity of soil properties in sand dunes under grazing and restoration in Horqin Sandy Land, Northern China by Zuo, Xiaoan, Zhao, Halin, Zhao, Xueyong, Zhang, Tonghui, Guo, Yirui, Wang, Shaokun, Drake, Sam

“…Applying a combination of classical and geostatistical methods, we identified soil properties and their spatial variation in a 5-year grazed sand dune (GSD5)…”
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Observational and experimental evidence for the effect of altered precipitation on desert and steppe communities by Zuo, Xiaoan, Cheng, Huan, Zhao, Shenglong, Yue, Ping, Liu, Xinping, Wang, Shaokun, Liu, Lianxu, Xu, Chong, Luo, Wentao, Knops, J.M.H., Medina-Roldán, Eduardo

“…Changes in precipitation pattern are likely to affect the community structure and ecosystem function in drylands. Observational and experimental studies can…”
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Root decomposition of Artemisia halodendron and its effect on soil nitrogen and soil organic carbon in the Horqin Sandy Land, northeastern China by Luo, Yongqing, Zhao, Xueyong, Li, Yuqiang, Zuo, Xiaoan, Lian, Jie, Wang, Tao

“…Root decomposition is a critical feedback from the plant to the soil, especially in sandy land where strong winds remove aboveground litter. As a pioneer shrub…”
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