Shallow Latite Ridgetops
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Mechanism
This transition occurs because of climate change. Generally, more variability in the timing and amount of annual precipitation coupled with warmer winter temperatures may lead to further fragmentation and/or less biodiversity in the ephemeral pools, where they do occur. Extinction events may occur for many endemic fauna and flora species within and around the pools. Deeper soils within the complex may increasingly support shrubs (chaparral species) and nutrient and hydrological cycling regimes may be significantly altered. Overgrazed plant communities are less resilient and more likely to cross this threshold than ungrazed and lightly (or sustainably) grazed sites.
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