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Soil mediation in grasslands

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The physical composition of the soil can determine grassland plant responses to rising atmospheric carbon dioxide.

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Figure 1: Productivity responses to increased CO2 concentrations were greater where tall grasses increased their abundance in the community; these changes in species composition were observed on coarser-textured soils with greater plant-available water content.

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