Claim · model-written summary
Enhanced water input significantly increased ephemeral density and coverage.
- Taxon
- ephemeralse0
- Treatment
- enhanced water inpute0
- Outcome
- plant density and coveragee0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleComparatorSettingValueQualifier
Verbatim
e0“At the same time,plant density and coverage of the ephemerals were also significantly increased by enhanced water input.”
Title
Tao Zhang 2009
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- Observation Six dominant ephemeral species contributed over 60 percent of synusia above-ground biomass.
- Intervention effect Erodium oxyrrhynchum growth increased significantly with water input; watering with 40 or 80 mm increased above-ground biomass productivity by 86%-230% across the five responsive species relative to control.
- Intervention effect Trigonella arcuata growth increased significantly with water input; the five responsive species had biomass productivity increases of 86%-230% under 40 or 80 mm watering relative to control.
- Intervention effect Alyssum linifolium growth increased significantly with water input; the five responsive species had biomass productivity increases of 86%-230% under 40 or 80 mm watering relative to control.
- Intervention effect Ceratocarpus arenarius growth increased significantly with water input; the five responsive species had biomass productivity increases of 86%-230% under 40 or 80 mm watering relative to control.
- Intervention effect Hyalea pulchella growth increased significantly with water input; the five responsive species had biomass productivity increases of 86%-230% under 40 or 80 mm watering relative to control.
- Intervention effect Enhanced water input significantly changed species proportions of above-ground biomass.
- Intervention effect C.arenarius biomass share increased more than other species under enhanced water input, suggesting potentially greater future dominance.
- Intervention effect E.oxyrrhynchum biomass share increased more than other species under enhanced water input, suggesting potentially greater future dominance.
- Intervention effect Enhanced water input may strengthen ephemeral sand-dune stabilization.
- Intervention effect Enhanced precipitation could increase desert grassland livestock carrying capacity and promote ecosystem restoration.