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Global temperate drylands climate change vulnerability

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Publication Date
Start Date
1980
End Date
2099

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Schlaepfer, D.R., Bradford, J.B., Lauenroth, W.K., Munson, S.M., Tietjen, Britta, Hall, S.A., Wilson, S.D., Duniway, M.C., Jia, Gensuo , Pyke, D.A., Lkhagva, Ariuntsetseg, and Jamiyansharav, Khishigbayar, 2016, Global temperate drylands climate change vulnerability: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7930RB1.

Summary

Drylands cover 40% of the global terrestrial surface and provide important ecosystem services. While drylands as a whole are expected to increase in distribution and aridity in coming decades, temperature and precipitation forecasts vary by latitude and geographic region suggesting different trajectories for tropical, subtropical, and temperate drylands. Uncertainty in the future of tropical and subtropical drylands is well constrained, whereas soil moisture and ecological droughts, which drive vegetation productivity and composition, remain poorly understood in temperate drylands. Here we show that, over the 21st century, temperate drylands may contract by a third, primarily converting to subtropical drylands, and that deep soil layers [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
John Bradford
Originator :
Daniel R. Schlaepfer, John B. Bradford, William K. Lauenroth, Seth M. Munson, Britta Tietjen, Sonia A. Hall, Scott D. Wilson, Michael C. Duniway, Gensuo Jia, David A. Pyke, Ariuntsetseg Lkhagva, Khishigbayar Jamiyansharav
Metadata Contact :
John Bradford
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems
SDC Data Owner :
Southwest Biological Science Center

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Purpose

The data were generated to provide insight into the impact of climate change on ecohydrology and drought in drylands.

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noteSchlaepfer, D.R., Bradford, J.B., Lauenroth, W.K., Munson, S.M., Tietjen, Britta, Hall, S.A., Wilson, S.D., Duniway, M.C., Jia, Gensuo , Pyke, D.A., Lkhagva, Ariuntsetseg, and Jamiyansharav, Khishigbayar, 2016, Global temperate drylands climate change vulnerability: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7930RB1.

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