1. State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro‐ecosystems, Key Laboratory of Grassland Livestock Industry Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Engineering Research Center of Grassland Industry, Ministry of Education, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730020 China
2. Atmospheric Sciences & Global Change Division Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA 99354 USA
3. School of Biological Sciences Washington State University Pullman WA 99164‐4236 USA
4. Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station, Northwest Institute of Eco‐Environment and Resources Chinese Academy of Sciences Lanzhou 730000 China
5. The Key Laboratory of Mountain Environment Evolution and Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment Chinese Academy of Sciences Chengdu 610041 China
6. Department of Geography and Department of Environment & Sustainability University at Buffalo Buffalo NY 14261 USA
7. CAS Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration, Bioresource Utilization & Ecological Restoration, Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences Chengdu 610041 China
8. Marine and Coastal Research Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Sequim WA 98382 USA
9. School of Oceanography University of Washington Seattle WA 98105 USA
10. Earth Systems Science, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA 99354 USA
11. Department of Environmental Sciences University of Toledo Toledo OH 43606 USA
12. Biological Sciences Division Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA 99354 USA
13. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Joint Global Change Research Institute College Park MD 20740 USA
14. Earth and Environmental Sciences Division Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos NM 87545 USA