A Large and Persistent Carbon Sink in the World’s Forests
- Yude Pan, R. Birdsey, D. Hayes
- Environmental ScienceScience
- 19 August 2011
The total forest sink estimate is equivalent in magnitude to the terrestrial sink deduced from fossil fuel emissions and land-use change sources minus ocean and atmospheric sinks, with tropical estimates having the largest uncertainties.
Leaf nitrogen and phosphorus stoichiometry across 753 terrestrial plant species in China.
- W. Han, Jingyun Fang, Dali Guo, Yan Zhang
- Environmental ScienceNew Phytologist
- 1 November 2005
The overall N : P ratio of China's flora was considerably higher than the global averages, probably caused by a greater shortage of soil P in China than elsewhere.
The impacts of climate change on water resources and agriculture in China
- S. Piao, P. Ciais, Jingyun Fang
- Environmental ScienceNature
- 2 September 2010
It is found that notwithstanding the clear warming that has occurred in China in recent decades, current understanding does not allow a clear assessment of the impact of anthropogenic climate change on China’s water resources and agriculture and therefore China's ability to feed its people.
Changes in Forest Biomass Carbon Storage in China Between 1949 and 1998
- Jingyun Fang, Anping Chen, C. Peng, Shuqing Zhao, L. Ci
- Environmental ScienceScience
- 22 June 2001
An improved estimation method of forest biomass and a 50-year national forest resource inventory in China to estimate changes in the storage of living biomass between 1949 and 1998 suggest that carbon sequestration through forest management practices addressed in the Kyoto Protocol could help offset industrial carbon dioxide emissions.
Variations in satellite‐derived phenology in China's temperate vegetation
- S. Piao, Jingyun Fang, Liming Zhou, P. Ciais, B. Zhu
- Environmental Science
- 1 April 2006
The relationship between vegetation phenology and climate is a crucial topic in global change research because it indicates dynamic responses of terrestrial ecosystems to climate changes. In this…
Evidence for a significant urbanization effect on climate in China.
- Liming Zhou, R. Dickinson, R. Myneni
- Environmental ScienceProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
- 29 June 2004
Evidence for a significant urbanization effect on climate is presented based on analysis of impacts of land-use changes on surface temperature in southeast China, where rapid urbanization has occurred.
The carbon balance of terrestrial ecosystems in China
- S. Piao, Jingyun Fang, Tao Wang
- Environmental ScienceNature
- 23 April 2009
It is found that northeast China is a net source of CO2 to the atmosphere owing to overharvesting and degradation of forests, and southern China accounts for more than 65 per cent of the carbon sink, which can be attributed to regional climate change, large-scale plantation programmes active since the 1980s and shrub recovery.
Storage, patterns and controls of soil organic carbon in the Tibetan grasslands
- Yuanhe Yang, Jingyun Fang, B. Zhu
- Environmental Science
- 1 July 2008
The soils of the Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau store a large amount of organic carbon, but the magnitude, spatial patterns and environmental controls of the storage are little investigated. In this study,…
NDVI-based increase in growth of temperate grasslands and its responses to climate changes in China
- S. Piao, A. Mohammat, Jingyun Fang, Q. Cai, Jianmeng Feng
- Environmental Science
- 1 October 2006
Net carbon dioxide losses of northern ecosystems in response to autumn warming
Simulation and observations indicate that northern terrestrial ecosystems may currently lose carbon dioxide in response to autumn warming, with a sensitivity of about 0.2 PgC °C-1, offsetting 90% of the increased carbon dioxide uptake during spring.
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