It remains unclear how static or dynamic vegetation affects hydrological simulations in humid regions, especially under drought conditions.

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 5 representative gaps

• Integrated drought assessment in Morocco: a combined approach using meteorological, hydrological, and remote sensing observations (1975–2023) (2026) · doi

  Future research should explore the coupling between biophysical indicators and socio- economic vulnerabilities, integrate additional ecological parameters, such as soil moisture and evapotranspiration, and incorporate lagged correlation analyses at monthly or seasonal scales to better capture the temporal dynamics of vegetation response to hydrometeorological drought.

  Keywords: future explore coupling biophysical indicators socio economic vulnerabilities integrate additional ecological parameters soil moisture evapotranspiration
• Compound atmospheric and soil droughts amplify the global loss of vegetation productivity (2026) · doi

  Atmospheric droughts (high vapor-pressure deficit, VPD), soil droughts (low soil moisture, SM), and their compound occurrence (compound droughts, CDs) impose varying stress on terrestrial vegetation, yet their relative global impacts on productivity remain poorly quantified.

  Keywords: droughts soil compound atmospheric high vapor pressure deficit moisture occurrence impose varying stress terrestrial vegetation
• GRACE satellite observed hydrological controls on interannual and seasonal variability in surface greenness over mainland Australia (2014) · doi

  Because climate change is predicted to markedly alter current hydroclimatic conditions later this century, a better hydrological indicator of ecosystem performance is warranted to improve understanding of hydrological controls on vegetation and to predict changes in the future.

  Keywords: hydrological climate change predicted markedly alter current hydroclimatic conditions later century better indicator ecosystem performance
• Extreme precipitation patterns and reductions of terrestrial ecosystem production across biomes (2012) · doi

  Precipitation regimes are predicted to shift to more extreme patterns that are characterized by more heavy rainfall events and longer dry intervals, yet their ecological impacts on vegetation production remain uncertain across biomes in natural climatic conditions.

  Keywords: precipitation regimes predicted shift extreme patterns characterized heavy rainfall events longer intervals ecological impacts vegetation
• Impacts of vegetation dynamics on hydrological simulations under drought conditions in a humid river basin in Southern China (2024) · doi

  It remains unclear how static or dynamic vegetation affects hydrological simulations in humid regions, especially under drought conditions.

  Keywords: remains unclear static dynamic vegetation affects hydrological simulations humid regions especially drought conditions