This dataset supports the associated publication "Precipitation temporal repackaging into fewer, larger storms delayed seasonal timing of peak photosynthesis in a semi-arid grassland" https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13980.
It includes 1) weekly plot-level flux, 2) Digitaria californica reproductive culm, 3) community structure for five blocks (H1-H5) and four precipitation treatments (S1-S4). Each block consists of a rainout shelter (itself consisting of four randomized plots). Precipitation treatments consist of
3.5 days dry interval (S1)
7 days dry interval (S2)
14 days dry interval (S3)
21 days dry interval (S4)
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Funding
Forecasting Dryland Ecosystem Vulnerability to Change: A Cross-System Assessment of Vegetation and Process Responses to Disturbance and Climate Variability on DoD Lands