FIGURE LEGENDS
FIG. 1. The phytolith content in the above- and belowground
parts of dominant plants in the desert steppe (A), dry typical steppe
(B) and wet typical steppe (C) in Inner Mongolia. Species are ordered
according to their relative biomass in steppe communities. Different
lowercase letters indicate significant differences in the above- or the
belowground plant part among species (P < 0.05).
FIG. 2 .The PhytOC content in the above- and belowground parts
of dominant plants in the desert steppe (A), dry typical steppe (B) and
wet typical steppe (C) in Inner Mongolia. Species are ordered according
to their relative biomass in steppe communities. Different lowercase
letters indicate significant differences in the above- or the
belowground plant part among species (P < 0.05).
FIG. 3 . The phytolith content (A) and PhytOC content (B) in the
above- and belowground parts of steppe communities in Inner Mongolia. No
significant differences are detected for either above- or belowground
part among steppe types (P < 0.05).
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