We ask “How do long-term trends of climate variability drive the dynamics of dryland ecosystems and transitions among them?”

Knowledge of the biological consequences of environmental variability has been limited because its effects play out over longer time periods than most scientific studies, making long-term support critical to advancing this scientific frontier. Our current research focuses on 5 themes:

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