Figure 3

Shape-shifting of P. euphratica trees in the dying forest plot: (A) Tree with reduced crown and expanding lower branches, (B) Fallen trunk with clump of root suckers, (C) Fallen trunk with remainder clump of small branches and a new clump of root suckers, and (D) Close-up of small branch clump and root sucker clump to show differences in leaf shape and colour between the two clumps.