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Significance After decades of analyzing productivity patterns worldwide, we still ignore the prevalence and drivers of abrupt (rather than gradual) dynamical patterns of productivity in drylands. Here, we unveil that… Click to show full abstract
Significance After decades of analyzing productivity patterns worldwide, we still ignore the prevalence and drivers of abrupt (rather than gradual) dynamical patterns of productivity in drylands. Here, we unveil that the global prevalence of hotspots of abrupt shifts of productivity in drylands is very high, especially for negative abrupt changes, and we relate abrupt dynamical patterns with climatic, topographical, edaphic, and human factors. Our work contributes to evaluating dryland sensitivity to abrupt losses in productivity in the coming years.
Journal Title: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Year Published: 2022
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