Figure 2.

A–F Biomass, necromass, phytomass (sum of biomass and necromass) and G, H leaf area index (LAI) of monoliths from the meadow and the abandoned grassland subjected to ambient conditions (open symbols) and drought (closed symbols) and sampled at the end of drought (1 July) and during recovery (24 July, 22 August). Error bars indicate standard errors of the mean (n = 3 for July and n = 4 for August samplings), and stars indicate significant treatment effects within land use and sampling date (p value: *** < 0.001 < ** < 0.01 < * < 0.05 < (*) < 0.1).