Precipitation rather than evapotranspiration determines the warm-season water supply in an alpine shrub and an alpine meadow
Hongqin Li, Fawei Zhang, Jingbin Zhu, Xiaowei Guo, Yikang Li, Yikang Li, Lin Li, Leiming Zhang, Yongsheng Yang, Yingnian Li, Yingnian Li, Guangmin Cao, Huakun Zhou, Mingyuan Du
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ShrubEvapotranspirationEnvironmental scienceEddy covarianceBowen ratioPrecipitationWater balanceGrowing seasonHydrology (agriculture)Atmospheric sciencesVapour Pressure DeficitEcologyEcosystemTranspirationGeologyBotanyGeographyPhotosynthesisMeteorologyBiologyGeotechnical engineeringPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesClimate variability and models