Growth response of temperate mountain grasslands to inter-annual variations in snow cover duration

Choler, P.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-3885-2015

Articles | Volume 12, issue 12

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-3885-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-3885-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 12

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26 Jun 2015

Research article |

| 26 Jun 2015

Growth response of temperate mountain grasslands to inter-annual variations in snow cover duration

P. Choler

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RC C273: 'Refreshing read, well written and structured.', Anonymous Referee #1, 22 Feb 2015
RC C1483: 'Growth response of temperate mountain grasslands to inter-annual variations of snow cover duration', Anonymous Referee #2, 20 Apr 2015
AC C2178: 'Revision of bg-2015-9', Philippe Choler, 17 May 2015

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It is shown that inter-annual variations in the primary productivity of mountain grasslands are primarily governed by variations in the length of the snow-free period and to a much lesser extent by temperature and precipitation during the growing season. Meteorological variables controlling snow cover dynamics are thus of paramount importance to understand and model the amount and timing of biomass production in mountain pastures.