As karst soils thin, the main growth constraint shifts (IMAGE)

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As karst soils thin, the main growth constraint shifts

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The conceptual diagram shows the shift from soil nutrient concentration to soil volume as the dominant edaphic constraint on woody vegetation growth as soil volume decreases. Climate influence becomes stronger under low-soil-volume conditions.

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