Drivers of ecosystem stability differ with the intensity of extreme climatic events

Yanagawa, Aki; Ueda, Rina; Yoshikawa, Sayaka; Iseri, Yoshihiko; Kanae, Shinjiro

doi:10.5194/bg-23-4623-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-4623-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-4623-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 23, issue 13

Research article

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07 Jul 2026

Research article |

| 07 Jul 2026

Drivers of ecosystem stability differ with the intensity of extreme climatic events

Aki Yanagawa, Rina Ueda, Sayaka Yoshikawa, Yoshihiko Iseri, and Shinjiro Kanae

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-4623-2026-supplement

Data sets

Drivers of Resistance and Resilience under Different Intensities of Extreme Climatic Events Aki Yanagawa et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20384962

CRU TS4.01: Climatic Research Unit 20 (CRU) time-series (TS) version 4.01 of high-resolution gridded data of month-by-month variation in climate (Jan 1901– Dec 2016) University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit et al. https://doi.org/10.5285/58a8802721c94c66ae45c3baa4d814d0

GPCC Full Data Reanalysis Version 7.0 at 1.0°: Monthly Land-Surface Precipitation from Rain-Gauges built on GTS-based and Historic Data U. Schneider et al. https://doi.org/10.5676/DWD_GPCC/FD_M_V7_100

ERA Interim Project, Monthly Means European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts https://doi.org/10.5065/D68050NT

Global gridded surfaces of selected soil characteristics (IGBP-DIS) Global Soil Data Task Group https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/569

Resistance and resilience derived from different equations based on MODIS NDVI and EVI from 2001 to 2014 Aki Yanagawa https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20388921

Model code and software

Resistance and resilience derived from different equations based on MODIS NDVI and EVI from 2001 to 2014. Aki Yanagawa https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20388921

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This study explores how the main drivers of ecosystem stability change under different levels of extreme weather. Using global vegetation observations and climate data, we compared the roles of climate, biodiversity, and landscape features in vulnerability. We found that stability is mainly controlled by temperature in normal years, but during extreme drought, non-climatic variables become more important.