Canopy Mortality
68.4%
Vapor Pressure Deficit
3.82 kPa
Soil Carbon Release
412 GtC
Recovery Half-Life
82.5 kyr
Biome State Transition & Botanical Mechanics
The simulated forest has crossed the critical cavitation threshold. Vapor pressure deficit exceeds safe stomatal regulation, inducing extreme hydraulic failure across high-canopy angiosperms and driving transition to subtropical dry scrubland.
Transition Target: subtropical_dry_scrubland |
Hydraulic Conductivity: 24.6% |
Resilience Index: 0.18