Precipitation in July maximizes total above-ground productivity of the desert steppe in Inner Mongolia, China

• Chunxue Han,

  Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Soil Quality and Nutrient Resource, Hohhot, China, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Ecological Security and Green Development at Universities of Inner Mongolia Autonomous, Hohhot, China

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• Ruichao Li,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliations College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Soil Quality and Nutrient Resource, Hohhot, China

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• Haigang Li

  Roles Methodology

  * E-mail: haigangli@cau.edu.cn

  Affiliations College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Soil Quality and Nutrient Resource, Hohhot, China, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Ecological Security and Green Development at Universities of Inner Mongolia Autonomous, Hohhot, China

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3889-919X

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