How seasonal drought influences tree species distributions might shape future vegetation composition with impending changes to rainfall patterns. Theory suggests that across a seasonal drought gradient, dry-tolerant species might have wider distributions than species sensitive to seasonal drought, which will be restricted to less seasonal conditions. As wet-associated species drop out with increasing seasonality, the community will contain mainly dry-tolerant species.

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季节性干旱调节热带湿润森林地区的物种分布和树木群落的组装

季节性干旱如何影响树种分布可能会随着降雨模式即将发生变化而影响未来的植被组成。理论表明，在季节性干旱梯度中，耐旱物种可能比对季节性干旱敏感的物种分布更广，后者将仅限于较少的季节性条件。由于与湿相关的物种随着季节性的增加而退出，该群落将主要包含耐旱物种。