Understanding dryland dynamics is essential to predict future climate trajectories. However,
there remains large uncertainty on the extent to which drylands are expanding or greening …

Hydraulic failure is one of the main causes of tree mortality in conditions of severe drought.
Resistance to cavitation is known to be strongly related to drought tolerance and species …

Grasslands, in particular managed pastures and rangelands, are widespread, covering
approximately 40%(52 million km²) of the Earth's land surface. They are dominated by …

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Determining the irrigation demands of rice in a humid region is essential for water
conservation through improving rainfall utilization in southern China. In this paper, six …

Grasslands are one of Earth's major biomes and the native vegetation of up to 40% of
Earth's terrestrial surface. Grasslands occur on every continent except Antarctica, are …

Water availability is the primary constraint to aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP) in
many terrestrial biomes, and it is an ecosystem driver that will be strongly altered by future …

Agrivoltaic systems, whereby photovoltaic arrays are co-located with crop or forage
production, can alleviate the tension between expanding solar development and loss of …

Global circulation models and empirical evidence suggest that precipitation events are likely
to become more extreme across much of the globe,. As most plant roots are in shallow …

Grazing, fire, and climate shape mesic grassland communities. With global change altering
all three factors, understanding how grasslands respond to changes in these combined …