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aridity gradient — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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aridity gradient

Scope: climate

Papers: 4 | Mentions: 5

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 71 entities)

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Knowledge graph centered on aridity gradient with 71 nodes and 154 connections. Top connected: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Gothic, Beetles, Populus tremuloides, Populus.

Definition

Environmental gradient characterized by decreasing precipitation and increasing temperature, quantified using principal component analysis of climatic variables

Related Terms (5)

PC1aridityclimatic gradientwater availabilitydrought conditions

Publications (4)

Declining groundwater storage expected to amplify mountain streamflow reductions in a warmer world

2024Nature Water

Decomposing an elevational gradient in predation by insectivorous birds

Combined Effects of Aridity and Herbivory on Plant Performance

Elevational cline in herbivore abundance driven by a monotonic increase in trophic level sensitivity to aridity

2019Journal of Animal Ecology

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elevational gradients

framework3 shared papers

groundwater hydrology

process1 shared paper

groundwater recharge

process1 shared paper

Winter snowpack

resource1 shared paper

Assessment Ratio

measurement1 shared paper

Water Consumption

measurement1 shared paper

Drought

phenomenon1 shared paper

flow stabilization

process1 shared paper

Water Conservation

resource1 shared paper

Streamflow

measurement1 shared paper

Frequently Associated Species

Asclepias

Apocynaceae2 papers

Spiders

Populus angustifolia

Salicaceae2 papers

Aphididae

Aphididae2 papers

Beetles

Caterpillars

Populus tremuloides

Salicaceae2 papers

Populus

Salicaceae2 papers

Hemiptera

Formica fusca

Formicidae1 paper