Terrestrial carbon sinks in China and around the world and their contribution to carbon neutrality

Y Yang, Y Shi, W Sun, J Chang, J Zhu, L Chen… - Science China Life …, 2022 - Springer
Enhancing the terrestrial ecosystem carbon sink (referred to as terrestrial C sink) is an
important way to slow down the continuous increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) …

[HTML][HTML] Carbon peak and carbon neutrality in China: Goals, implementation path and prospects

Y Wang, C Guo, X Chen, L Jia, X Guo, R Chen… - China Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
Climate change is a common problem in human society. The Chinese government promises
to peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and strives to achieve carbon neutralization by …

The role of land use change in affecting ecosystem services and the ecological security pattern of the Hexi Regions, Northwest China

Y Li, W Liu, Q Feng, M Zhu, L Yang, J Zhang… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The land use and land cover change (LUCC) associated with climate change and human
activities is supposed to exert a significant effect on ecosystem functions in arid inland …

Effects of land use and cover change (LUCC) on terrestrial carbon stocks in China between 2000 and 2018

X Chang, Y **ng, J Wang, H Yang, W Gong - Resources, Conservation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The land-use and cover change (LUCC) is a major factor in the terrestrial carbon cycle.
However, the changes of vegetation biomass and soil carbon sequestration caused by land …

China's current forest age structure will lead to weakened carbon sinks in the near future

R Shang, JM Chen, M Xu, X Lin, P Li, G Yu, N He, L Xu… - The Innovation, 2023 - cell.com
Forests are chiefly responsible for the terrestrial carbon sink that greatly reduces the buildup
of CO 2 concentrations in the atmosphere and alleviates climate change. Current predictions …

Nature-based Solutions can help restore degraded grasslands and increase carbon sequestration in the Tibetan Plateau

J Sun, Y Wang, TM Lee, X Nie, T Wang… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
The Tibetan grassland ecosystems possess significant carbon sink potential and have room
for improved carbon sequestration processes. There is a need to uncover more ambitious …

Climate change, human impacts, and carbon sequestration in China

J Fang, G Yu, L Liu, S Hu, FS Chapin III - Proceedings of the National …, 2018 - pnas.org
The scale of economic growth in China during the past three decades is unprecedented in
modern human history. China is now the world's second largest economic entity, next to the …

Effects of national ecological restoration projects on carbon sequestration in China from 2001 to 2010

F Lu, H Hu, W Sun, J Zhu, G Liu, W Zhou… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - pnas.org
The long-term stressful utilization of forests and grasslands has led to ecosystem
degradation and C loss. Since the late 1970s China has launched six key national …

Plant diversity enhances productivity and soil carbon storage

S Chen, W Wang, W Xu, Y Wang, H Wan… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - pnas.org
Despite evidence from experimental grasslands that plant diversity increases biomass
production and soil organic carbon (SOC) storage, it remains unclear whether this is true in …

Shifting plant species composition in response to climate change stabilizes grassland primary production

H Liu, Z Mi, LI Lin, Y Wang, Z Zhang, F Zhang… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - pnas.org
The structure and function of alpine grassland ecosystems, including their extensive soil
carbon stocks, are largely shaped by temperature. The Tibetan Plateau in particular has …