Table 2 Mean annual NPP simulated for alpine grasslands by different researchers (gc m−2 a−1).

From: Effects of precipitation and temperature on precipitation use efficiency of alpine grassland in Northern Tibet, China

Grassland type

This study

Chen et al.35

Piao et al.36

Gao et al.37

Zhou et al.38

CASA

GLO-PEM

CASA

CASA

TEM

Alpine meadow

239

301

176

63.5

214.6

Alpine steppe

86

70

80

30.6

64

Alpine desert

43

18

24

15.6

 
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