Why was precipitation alone, without temperature, sufficient to account for most of the variation in grassland net primary production across central North America (see fig. 18.3)? 11eb5b2e_b212_ed90_a06e_77a3f9722e9d_SM1235_00 Figure 18.3 Influence of annual precipitation on net aboveground primary production in grasslands of central North America (data from Sala et al. 1988).

Ecology 5th Edition by Manuel Molles

Edition 5ISBN: 978-0070171688

Ecology 5th Edition by Manuel Molles

Edition 5ISBN: 978-0070171688

Exercise 6

Why was precipitation alone, without temperature, sufficient to account for most of the variation in grassland net primary production across central North America (see fig. 18.3)?

Figure 18.3 Influence of annual precipitation on net aboveground primary production in grasslands of central North America (data from Sala et al. 1988).

Explanation

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Terrestrial primary production is genera...