Causal loop diagrams bring out systematic feedback in processes by showing how variable X affects variable Y and, in turn, how variable Y affects variable Z through a chain of causes and effects.

Causal loop diagram of the hypothesized drought-deforestation feedback loop in the Amazon. All the steps illustrated in this diagram are analyzed in the study. Image courtesy of Bernardo Flores.

Wildfire feedback loop diagram (IMAGE) Conservation Biology Institute. Caption. The wildfire-climate change feedback loop. Credit. Chris Wolf, William Ripple Background photo by Peter Buschmann.