Fig. 2From: Drought of early time in growing season decreases community aboveground biomass, but increases belowground biomass in a desert steppeEffects of extreme drought (CONT, control; − 66%, reduce 66% in rainfall from May to August; − 60 Days, reduce 100% in rainfall from June to July) on plant community trait during the treatment years (2015–2018). SLA specific leaf area, LDMC leaf dry matter content, LCC leaf carbon content, LNC leaf nitrogen content. Variables are shown as mean ± SE (n = 6). Different lowercase letters indicate significant differences between years for the same treatments in p < 0.05. Statistical significance of drought effect in each year is depicted as **p < 0.0 1 and *p < 0.05Back to article page