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Responses of leaf δ¹³C and leaf traits to precipitation and temperature in arid ecosystem of northwestern China

Xin ZM^1,2, MH Liu², Q Lu^1,3, CA Busso⁵, YJ Zhu^1,3, Z Li², YR Huang², XL Li2, FM Luo², F Bao¹, JQ Qian^4*, YH Li^1,3*

1 Institute of Desertification Studies, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China.
2 Experimental Center of Desert Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Dengkou County, Inner Mongolia 015200, China.
3 Kumtag Desert Ecosystem Research Station, State Forestry Administration, Dunhuang, Gansu 736200, China.
4 College of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
5 Departamento de Agronomía-CERZOS (Centro de Recursos Naturales Renovables de la Zona Semiárida: CONICET), Universidad Nacional del Sur, San Andrés 800, 8000 Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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