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Enhanced interannual precipitation variability increases plant functional diversity that in turn ameliorates negative impact on productivity

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Comparative Assessment of Grassland NPP Dynamics in Response to Climate Change in China, North America, Europe and Australia from 1981 to 2010

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Conservation of nitrogen increases with precipitation across a major grassland gradient in the Central Great Plains of North America

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