Density independent processes
All three environmental drivers (snow, N, and temperature) influenced
the density-independent growth rates of species groups with varying
consistency and magnitude across treatments (Fig 2, Table S1). Drivers
often had counteracting effects, reducing the benefits of enhanced
resource availability (water, N, and temperature) on density-independent
growth rates. In addition, rare species had very few responses to
environmental drivers (Fig S7), consistent with the limited change in
cover of this group over time.