Thresholds of drought and terrain complexity shape biomasspatterns in South America's Caatinga
Brhenda Santos Lozado, Cinthia Pereira de Oliveira, Alessandro de Paula, Patrícia Anjos Bittencourt Barreto‐Garcia, Odair Lacerda Lemos, Ana Luísa Leite Pereira, Emanuel Araújo Silva, Rinaldo Luíz Caraciolo Ferreira, José Antônio Aleixo da Silva, Frans Germain Corneel Pareyn, Peter Watson Moonlight, Domingos Cardoso, ELMAR M. VEENENDAAL, Luciano Paganucci de Queiroz, Priscyla Maria Silva Rodrigues, , Róbson Borges de Lima
This study models potential aboveground biomass in the Caatinga, finding it highly sensitive to water availability and topography, with high biomass in rugged terrains and under specific precipitation thresholds.
bioRxiv · Nov 2, 2025 · PreprintEcology