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  • Climate change is intensifying drying trends globally.
  • Drying poses a significant threat to ecosystem functioning and services.
  • Understanding ecosystem responses to water stress is crucial for predicting future changes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate ecosystem responses to drying trends using a mathematical model of plant communities.
  • To analyze the roles of species composition shifts and spatial self-organization in response to water stress.
  • To explore how vegetation patterns influence community resilience under drying conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Development and analysis of a mathematical model for plant communities competing for water and light.
  • Calculation of community bifurcation diagrams for spatially uniform and periodic systems.
  • Investigation of spatial pattern formation, including Turing bifurcations.
  • Analysis of vegetation pattern plasticity (patch thinning, dilution) and its impact on community dynamics.

Main Results:

  • Spatially uniform communities shift from fast-growing to stress-tolerant species as precipitation decreases.
  • A shift back to fast-growing species occurs in patterned communities upon traversing a Turing bifurcation.
  • Vegetation pattern plasticity buffers community composition changes and enhances drought resilience.
  • Initial pattern wavelength and drying trend rate significantly shape buffering dynamics.

Conclusions:

  • Spatial self-organization in plant communities can lead to unexpected resilience to drying trends.
  • Vegetation patterns play a critical role in buffering ecosystems against climate change-induced water stress.
  • Findings have implications for managing dryland pastures and agricultural crop production under changing climatic conditions.