Changes in grassland phenology and growth rate, rather than diversity, drive biomass production after fire
Zunchi Liu, Kai Liu, Xinrong Shi, T. Ryan Lock, Robert L. Kallenbach, Zhiyou Yuan
Topics & Concepts
GrasslandPhenologyAridPerennial plantGrowing seasonEcologyBiomass (ecology)Plant communityEnvironmental scienceEcosystemSpecies richnessFire regimeVegetation (pathology)Primary productionBiologyMedicinePathologyFire effects on ecosystemsEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesRangeland and Wildlife Management