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SUBMITTER: Aleman JC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6731487 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Aleman Julie C JC Blarquez Olivier O Elenga Hilaire H Paillard Jordan J Kimpuni Victor V Itoua Gaubin G Issele Gauthier G Staver A Carla AC
Biology letters 20190828 8
Tropical savannah and forest are thought to represent alternative stable states in ecosystem structure in some climates. The implication is that biomes are maintained by positive feedbacks, e.g. with fire, and that historical distributions could play a role in determining modern ones. In this context, climate alone does not govern transitions between biomes, and understanding the causes and pathways of such transitions becomes crucial. Here, we use a multi-proxy analysis of a 2000-year core to e ...[more]