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Deciphering spatial patterns. Can the spatial arrangement of dryland vegetation inform us about alternative states in ecosystem functioning?
It is of utmost interest to find indicators of regime shifts that can anticipate drastic declines in ecosystem functionality. Our study suggest that the spatial pattern of vegetation can identify the different states of functionality found in a global dryland survey.