termite mounds can prevent desertification corina e. tarnita
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Sudden switch to desert; hard to recover
Decreasing rainfall
Increasing rainfall
Rainfall (mm day-1)
Veg
etat
ion
bio
mas
s (g
m-2)
Decreasing rainfall
Increasing rainfall
Ve
ge
tati
on
bio
mas
s (
g m
-2)
Rainfall (mm day-1)
No mounds
With mounds