PETM Hyperthermal Forest Dieback & Modern Resilience Simulator

Simulating the 56 Ma extreme carbon pulse vs modern biome tipping points

Catastrophic Dieback
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
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