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Global temperate drylands climate change vulnerability 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,... Categories: Data, Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: Eastern Asia, North America, South America, Southern Africa, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), All tags... Western Mediterranean, Western and Central Asia, climate change, climatology, drylands, ecology, hydrology, soil sciences, vegetation, Fewer tags Simulated Soil Water Potential in National Parks and Monuments of the Southern Colorado Plateau, 1915-2099—Data These data were simulated using the SOILWAT model and were intended to characterize soil-water conditions at different ecological sites on the Southern Colorado Plateau. SOILWAT is a daily, site-specific, multi soil-layer, ecosystem water-balance model, driven by daily meteorology, as well as site soil texture and vegetation. The sites simulated correspond with Inventory and Monitoring (I&M) plots established by the National Park Service’s (NPS) Southern Colorado Plateau Network (SCPN), which were established to capture the range of ecosystem conditions present in this network. Plant communities of the Southern Colorado Plateau Network (SCPN) are a vital sign for this region, enhancing habitat, stabilizing soils,... Tags: Arizona, Aztec Ruins National Monument, Bandelier National Monument, Chaco Culture National Monument, Climate, All tags... Climate change, Colorado Plateau, Drought, Future projections, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Grand Canyon National Park, Historical trends, Hydrology, Management, Mesa Verde National Park, NDVI, New Mexico, Normalized difference vegetation index, Petrified Forest National Park, Petroglyph National Monument, Plant and soil water relationships, Soil water potential, Soils, Southern Colorado Plateau, Southwest, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wupatki National Monument, Fewer tags