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) …

Desertification in China: an assessment

X Wang, F Chen, E Hasi, J Li - Earth-Science Reviews, 2008‏ - Elsevier
Arid and semiarid China have experienced multiple arid phases throughout the Quaternary,
and over the past five decades, there have been several periods with relatively high or low …

Climatic warming and humidification in the arid region of Northwest China: Multi-scale characteristics and impacts on ecological vegetation

Q Zhang, J Yang, W Wang, P Ma, G Lu, X Liu… - Journal of …, 2021‏ - Springer
The climatic warming and humidification observed in the arid region of Northwest China
(ARNC) and their impacts on the ecological environment have become an issue of concern …

[HTML][HTML] Impacts of climate change and human activities on vegetation NDVI in China's Mu Us Sandy Land during 2000–2019

M Lin, L Hou, Z Qi, L Wan - Ecological Indicators, 2022‏ - Elsevier
There are many ecologically fragile areas similar to China's Mu Us Sandy Land in the world,
which are facing ecological and environmental problems, and improvement of its vegetation …

The carbon balance of terrestrial ecosystems in China

S Piao, J Fang, P Ciais, P Peylin, Y Huang, S Sitch… - Nature, 2009‏ - nature.com
Global terrestrial ecosystems absorbed carbon at a rate of 1–4 Pg yr-1 during the 1980s and
1990s, offsetting 10–60 per cent of the fossil-fuel emissions,. The regional patterns and …

NDVI indicated long-term interannual changes in vegetation activities and their responses to climatic and anthropogenic factors in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region …

Z Wen, S Wu, J Chen, M Lü - Science of the Total Environment, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Natural and social environmental changes in the China's Three Gorges Reservoir Region
(TGRR) have received worldwide attention. Identifying interannual changes in vegetation …

Impacts of climate change and human activities on vegetation cover in hilly southern China

J Wang, K Wang, M Zhang, C Zhang - Ecological engineering, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Vegetation cover is a commonly used indicator to evaluate terrestrial environmental
conditions. Changes in the spatiotemporal patterns of vegetation alter the structures and …

Time-lagged response of vegetation dynamics to climatic and teleconnection factors

J Zhao, S Huang, Q Huang, H Wang, G Leng, W Fang - Catena, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Understanding vegetation dynamics and its response to climate changes is important for
revealing the mechanisms of terrestrial ecosystem behaviour, predicting future vegetation …

Trend analysis of vegetation dynamics in Qinghai–Tibet Plateau using Hurst Exponent

J Peng, Z Liu, Y Liu, J Wu, Y Han - Ecological Indicators, 2012‏ - Elsevier
As one of the most sensitive areas responding to global environmental change, especially
global climate change, Qinghai–Tibet Plateau has been recognized as a hotspot for coupled …

NDVI-based increase in growth of temperate grasslands and its responses to climate changes in China

S Piao, A Mohammat, J Fang, Q Cai, J Feng - Global Environmental …, 2006‏ - Elsevier
This study analyzes the temporal change of Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
for temperate grasslands in China and its correlation with climatic variables over the period …