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Published: Oct 01, 2008
Vol/Issue: 58(9)
Pages: 811-821

Authors

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Alan K. Knapp

Department of Biology and Graduate Degree Program in Ecology Colorado State University Fort Collins CO 80523 USA

Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources University of Vermont Burlington VT 05405 USA; Gund Institute for Environment University of Vermont Burlington VT 05405 USA

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Yiqi Luo

Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA

Department of Biology, Graduate Degree Program in Ecology Colorado State University Fort Collins Colorado USA

Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites–NC, North Carolina State University, Asheville, NC, USA

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Philip A. Fay

USDA, Agricultural Research Service Grassland Soil and Water Research Lab Temple Texas USA

NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies New York NY USA; Center for Climate Systems Research, Earth Institute Columbia University New York NY USA

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Alan K. Knapp, Claus Beier, David D. Briske, et al. (2008). Consequences of More Extreme Precipitation Regimes for Terrestrial Ecosystems. BioScience, 58(9), 811-821. https://doi.org/10.1641/b580908

Consequences of More Extreme Precipitation Regimes for Terrestrial Ecosystems

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