Global ecosystem thresholds driven by aridity

Aridity, which is increasing worldwide because of climate change, affects the structure and functioning of dryland ecosystems. Whether aridification leads to gradual (versus abrupt) and systemic (versus specific) ecosystem changes is largely unknown. We investigated how 20 structural and functional...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2020-02, Vol.367 (6479), p.787-790
Main Authors: Maestre, Fernando, Universidad Pablo de Olavide [Sevilla] (UPO), Santa Fe Institute, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), Soliveres, Santiago, Hernández-Clemente, Rocío, Maire, Vincent, Rillig, Matthias, Unité Mixte de Recherche sur l'Ecosystème Prairial - UMR (UREP), VetAgro Sup - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche en alimentation, santé animale, sciences agronomiques et de l'environnement (VAS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Lehmann, Anika, Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB), Berdugo, Miguel, European Research Council [ERC], Freie Universität Berlin = Free University of Berlin, Saiz, Hugo, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Institut de Biologia Evolutiva [Barcelona] (IBE), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas [España] = Spanish National Research Council [Spain] (CSIC)-Universitat Pompeu Fabra [Barcelona] (UPF), Solé, Ricard, Universität Bern = University of Bern = Université de Berne (UNIBE), Swansea University, Universidad de Alicante, Henan University of Science and Technology, Zhao, Yanchuang, Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel, Gaitán, Juan, Gross, Nicolas, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos = Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC)
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Language:English
Subjects:
Arid lands
Arid zones
Aridification
Aridity
Climate
Climate Change
Desertification
Droughts
Ecosystem services
Ecosystems
Environmental changes
Environmental Sciences
Global Changes
Land degradation
Soil
Soil fertility
Structure-function relationships
Thresholds
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