Forest aging limits future carbon sink in China

Y Leng, W Li, P Ciais, M Sun, L Zhu, C Yue, J Chang… - One Earth, 2024 - cell.com
Forest age structure, shaped by past land-use and land-cover changes (LULCC), is pivotal
for estimating ecosystem carbon sinks. China's extensive LULCC in recent decades has led …

[HTML][HTML] Maps with 1 km resolution reveal increases in above-and belowground forest biomass carbon pools in China over the past 20 years

Y Chen, X Feng, B Fu, H Ma, CM Zohner… - Earth System …, 2023 - essd.copernicus.org
To quantify the ecological consequences of recent nationwide restoration efforts in China,
spatially explicit information on forest biomass carbon stock changes over the past 20 years …

2020 forest age map for China with 30 m resolution

K Cheng, Y Chen, T ** planted forest age using LandTrendr algorithm and Landsat 5–8 on the Loess Plateau, China
P Li, H Li, B Si, T Zhou, C Zhang, M Li - Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2024 - Elsevier
Forest age is a key parameter for understanding the water and carbon cycles and carbon
sequestration potential of planted forest ecosystems. However, estimating forest age on a …

Unmanaged naturally regenerating forests approach intact forest canopy structure but are susceptible to climate and human stress

W Li, WY Guo, M Pasgaard, Z Niu, L Wang, F Chen… - One Earth, 2024 - cell.com
Maintaining newly re-established forests is an important policy and challenge for ecosystem
restoration and climate-change mitigation. However, a global assessment of canopy …

Divergent biophysical responses of western United States forests to wildfire driven by eco-climatic gradients

S Shrestha, CA Williams, BM Rogers, J Rogan… - …, 2024 - bg.copernicus.org
Understanding vegetation recovery after fire is critical for predicting vegetation-mediated
ecological dynamics in future climates. However, information characterizing vegetation …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive framework for assessing the accuracy and uncertainty of global above-ground biomass maps

A Araza, S De Bruin, M Herold, S Quegan… - Remote Sensing of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, several global maps of above-ground biomass (AGB) have been
produced, but they exhibit significant differences that reduce their value for climate and …

Land cover and management effects on ecosystem resistance to drought stress

C **ao, S Zaehle, H Yang, JP Wigneron… - Earth System …, 2023 - esd.copernicus.org
Drought events are projected to become more severe and frequent across many regions in
the future, but their impacts will likely differ among ecosystems depending on their ability to …

Cropland expansion drives vegetation greenness decline in Southeast Asia

R Zhao, X Luo, Y Yang, L Nurlaila Syahid… - …, 2024 - bg.copernicus.org
Land-use and land-cover change (LUCC) is a key factor in determining regional vegetation
greenness, impacting terrestrial carbon, water, and energy budgets. As a global LUCC hot …