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#AsymmetricResponses of plant aboveground and belowground stoichiometry to precipitation in Tibetan alpine grasslands

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https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf199

Aridity index (Climatology 🌍)

An aridity index is a numerical indicator of the degree of dryness of the climate at a given location. The American Meteorological Society defined it in meteorology and climatology, as "the degree to which a climate lacks effective, life-promoting moisture". Aridity is different from drought because aridity is permanent whereas drought is temporary. A number of aridity indices h...

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