“…In cases where site‐ or species‐specific values for relevant parameters were not available, we used default values previously assigned for general grassland ecosystems (White et al, ). We reference the numerous sources used for site‐specific values which are fully detailed in the supporting information (Adler et al, ; Fernández & Reynolds, 2002; Gill & Jackson, ; Goodwin et al, ; Kassem et al, ; Monson et al, ; Murphy et al, ; Reich et al, ; Risser, ; Ryan ; Sage et al, ; Schulze et al, ; Sims et al, ; Turner et al, ; Vanderbilt et al, ; Vinton & Burke, ; Vivanco & Austin, ; Weaver & Haglund, ; White et al, ; Willms et al, ).…”