Plant functional groups mediate drought resistance and recovery in a multisite grassland experiment

Climate change predictions suggest that summer droughts will become more intense and recurrent in Europe. While drought‐induced reductions in grassland primary productivity are well documented, the drivers behind drought resistance (the capacity to withstand change) and recovery (the capacity for recovery of function) of above‐ and below‐ground biomass remain poorly understood. Across eight grasslands differing in plant community productivity...