Pressures from grazers hastens ecosystem collapse from drought

Wednesday, January 11, 2017 - 17:31 in Earth & Climate

Extreme droughts, intensified by a warming climate, are increasingly causing ecosystem collapse in many regions worldwide. But models used by scientists to predict the tipping points at which drought stress leads to ecosystem collapse have proven unreliable and too optimistic.

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