Fig. 6: Predicted future changes in areas crossing 0.8 aridity level in drylands across northern China.
From: Aridity-driven shift in biodiversity–soil multifunctionality relationships
a, b Predictions of future changes in areas that will cross 0.8 aridity level are shown for between 1970–2000 and 2100 by the IPCC’s RCP 4.5 (i.e., assuming saturated increase in CO2 emissions; (a) and 8.5 (i.e., assuming sustained increase in CO2 emissions; (b) scenarios in drylands across northern China, respectively. The blank areas are outside of the range considered for this study (i.e., areas that are dry-subhumid regions, semiarid regions, and non-drylands today).
