Dominance of soil moisture over aridity in explaining vegetation greenness across global drylands

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 917; p. 170482
• Main Authors: Tripathi, Indra Mani, Mahto, Shanti Shwarup, Kushwaha, Anuj Prakash, Kumar, Rahul, Tiwari, Amar Deep, Sahu, Bidhan Kumar, Jain, Vikrant, Mohapatra, Pranab Kumar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 20.03.2024
• Subjects: arid lands; Aridity; Australia; biodiversity; climate; Climate change; cropland; Cropland expansion; dry environmental conditions; Dryland area; ecosystems; Europe; humans; hydrometeorology; land use change; normalized difference vegetation index; Soil moisture; soil water; South Asia; vegetation; Vegetation greenness; water shortages; Australia; Europe; South Asia; Climate change; Cropland expansion; Soil moisture; Dryland area; Vegetation greenness; Aridity

Drylands are one of the most sensitive areas to climate change. Despite being characterized by water scarcity and low precipitation, drylands support a wide range of green biodiversity and nearly 40 % of the global population. However, the climate change impacts on dryland characteristics and vegeta...