Rice paddy soils are a quantitatively important carbon store according to a global synthesis

Y Liu, T Ge, KJ van Groenigen, Y Yang… - … Earth & Environment, 2021 - nature.com
Rice paddies account for~ 9% or the world's cropland area and are characterized by
environmental conditions promoting soil organic carbon storage, methane emissions and to …

Effects of cropland reclamation on soil organic carbon in China's black soil region over the past 35 years

X Wang, S Li, L Wang, M Zheng, Z Wang… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The long‐term use of cropland and cropland reclamation from natural ecosystems led to soil
degradation. This study investigated the effect of the long‐term use of cropland and cropland …

Conversions between natural wetlands and farmland in China: A multiscale geospatial analysis

D Mao, L Luo, Z Wang, MC Wilson, Y Zeng… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Agricultural activity is widely recognized as a leading driver of natural wetland loss in many
parts of the world. However, little is known about the spatiotemporal patterns of conversion …

Wetland loss due to land use change in the Lower Paraná River Delta, Argentina

YV Sica, RD Quintana, VC Radeloff… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Wetland loss is a global concern because wetlands are highly diverse ecosystems that
provide important goods and services, thus threatening both biodiversity and human well …

Review of rapid transformation of floodplain wetlands in northeast China: roles of human development and global environmental change

X Yu, S Ding, Y Zou, Z Xue, X Lyu, G Wang - Chinese Geographical …, 2018 - Springer
Northeast China is the region with the largest area of wetlands in China. The Sanjiang Plain
and the Songnen Plain are large freshwater marsh distribution regions that are affected by …

What did China's National Wetland Conservation Program Achieve? Observations of changes in land cover and ecosystem services in the Sanjiang Plain

H **ang, Z Wang, D Mao, J Zhang, Y **, B Du… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract China implemented the National Wetland Conservation Program (NWCP) from
2002 to protect and rehabilitate wetlands. Under the background of sustainable …

Marsh wetland degradation risk assessment and change analysis: A case study in the Zoige Plateau, China

W Jiang, J Lv, C Wang, Z Chen, Y Liu - Ecological Indicators, 2017 - Elsevier
Wetlands play an important role in regional development and environmental protection.
Under the impact of natural and artificial factors, the plateau wetlands have degenerated …

Biophysical effects of paddy rice expansion on land surface temperature in Northeastern Asia

W Liu, J Dong, G Du, G Zhang, Z Hao, N You… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2022 - Elsevier
The pending extensive rice expansion in northeastern Asia, especially in northeast China,
affects regional climate by altering both biogeochemical and biophysical processes. While …