Understanding dryland dynamics is essential to predict future climate trajectories. However,
there remains large uncertainty on the extent to which drylands are expanding or greening …

We review results from field experiments that simulate drought, an ecologically impactful
global change threat that is predicted to increase in magnitude, extent, duration and …

Abstract Background The plant family Cactaceae provides some of the most striking
examples of adaptive evolution, expressing undeniably the most spectacular New World …

Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) is a mode of photosynthesis that evolved in response
to decreasing CO2 levels in the atmosphere some 20 million years ago. An elevated ratio of …

Understanding the effects of climate on the vital rates (eg, survival, development,
reproduction) and dynamics of natural populations is a long‐standing quest in ecology, with …

Summary Societal Impact Statement Climate change continues to intensify the challenges of
food production as agricultural systems face more variable and extreme weather. Coupled …

Succulence is found across the world as an adaptation to water‐limited niches. The fleshy
organs of succulent plants develop via enlarged photosynthetic chlorenchyma and/or …

There is a close relationship between plant stem moisture and plant drought stress. In this
study, we tried to explore the variation law of stem water content of plants of different body …

Aridity, characterized by a prolonged and natural imbalance in water availability, results in
reduced soil moisture, which directly affects plant distribution and limits crop productivity …

The climate of the southwestern North America has experienced profound changes between
wet and dry phases over the past 200 Kyr. To better constrain the timing, magnitude, and …