Effects of rainfall manipulations versus a natural aridity gradient on plant litter arthropods in desert and Mediterranean ecosystems

Keyphrases

• Desert Ecosystem 100%
• Mediterranean Ecosystems 100%
• Rainfall Effects 100%
• Plant Litter 100%
• Litter Arthropods 100%
• Aridity Gradient 100%
• Rainfall Manipulation 100%
• Mediterranean Sites 80%
• Acari 60%
• Mean Annual Precipitation 60%
• Increased Precipitation 40%
• Semi-arid 40%
• Mesic 40%
• Shannon Index 40%
• Taxonomic Richness 40%
• Collembolans 40%
• Total Abundance 40%
• Negative Effects 20%
• Global Climate Change 20%
• Abundance Distribution 20%
• Response Predictors 20%
• Negative Reactivity 20%
• Climatic Gradient 20%
• Linear Mixed Model 20%
• Decomposition Process 20%
• Water Availability 20%
• Quantile Regression 20%
• Litterbags 20%
• Precipitation Treatment 20%
• Precipitation Gradient 20%
• Tullgren Funnels 20%
• Positive Responses 20%
• Simulated Drought 20%
• Future Variations 20%

Agricultural and Biological Sciences

• Annuals 100%
• Plant Litter 100%
• Acari 100%
• Collembola 66%
• Climate Change 33%

Earth and Planetary Sciences

• Aridity 100%
• Global Climate Change 50%
• Spatial Variation 50%
• Quantile 50%
• Field Experiment 50%
• Water Availability 50%