Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Shugen Liu, Yu Yang, Bin Deng, Yong Zhong, Long Wen, Wei Sun, Zhiwu Li, Luba Jansa, Jinxi Li, Jinmin Song, Xihua Zhang, Hanling Peng
Summary: Surface deformation in the Sichuan basin is influenced by two weak extension and compression episodes, leading to the formation of specific structures. The evolution of the basin appears to be controlled by deformation from its peripheral orogens rather than deep lithospheric and mantle processes.
EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jinyu Tian, Zhitu Ma, Jian Lin, Min Xu, Xun Yu, Ba Manh Le, Xubo Zhang, Fan Zhang, Laiyin Guo
Summary: Water is commonly found inside the Earth and can be brought into the interior by subducting plates. The evolution of subducted water after slab breakoff is poorly understood. This study used data from seismic experiments to determine the seismic structure of the Southwest Sub-basin of the South China Sea. The results suggest that the shear-velocity reduction beneath the southern side of the sub-basin may be explained by the presence of water and lower continental crust.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Dai Jinxing, Ni Yunyan, Liu Quanyou, Wu Xiaoqi, Gong Deyu, Hong Feng, Zhang Yanling, Liao Fengrong, Yan Zengmin, Li Hongwei
Summary: The Sichuan Basin is classified as a super gas basin due to its abundant gas source rocks, large remaining recoverable resources, numerous large gas fields, and high total gas production.
PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT
(2021)
Article
Forestry
Shihan Wang, Huihui Feng, Bin Zou, Zhuolin Yang, Shu Wang
Summary: With the aid of multisource remote sensing data, the spatiotemporal characteristics of carbon uptake and the impact of vegetation change were explored in the Dongting Lake Basin from 2001 to 2020. The results showed a significant greening trend and increasing net ecosystem productivity in the basin. Future carbon uptake might decrease due to anthropogenic activities, but ecological conservation measures could mitigate the reduction.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Ning Qiu, Zhen Sun, Jian Lin, Chun-Feng Li, Xing Xu
Summary: Marine magnetic lineations are significant in understanding the age and spreading processes of the oceanic crust. However, it is challenging to identify magnetic lineations in a deep and narrow low-latitude slow-spreading inactive ocean basin due to various factors. Near-seafloor deep-tow magnetic measurements have provided high-resolution reversal records, allowing for accurate lineation discrimination. The study reveals the spreading ages and rates of the Southwestern Sub-basin of the South China Sea and provides insights into the seafloor roughness and magma supply in the area.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Li Zongxing, Peng Bo, Qi Kening, Liu Dapeng, Ma Yinsheng, Zhang Wang, Hu Junjie, Wang Jiaqi
Summary: Karstic fissures and caves are developed in the Qaidam basin, Northwest China, with potential significance for oil-gas resources. The Late Paleozoic period witnessed a critical atmospheric freshwater leaching process, contributing to the formation of supergene paleokarsts in the Carboniferous reservoir rocks.
ACTA GEOLOGICA SINICA-ENGLISH EDITION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Dong Li, Qian Bao, Min Zhao, Fan Xia, Xun Wang
Summary: Soils in the Hailuogou Glacier forefield have the potential to absorb atmospheric CH4, but high soil water content may affect this capacity. The study found that CH4 concentrations and isotopic compositions were influenced by geological factors and microbial activity.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Gang Jin, Yunsheng Wang, Wenbin Wu, Tai Guo, Jialu Xu
Summary: Landslides are a significant natural hazard with potential harm to human lives and property. Through the application of the contributing weighting method, this study investigated the distribution patterns of large-scale landslides in the Yalong River Basin, identifying specific conditions under which these landslides are more likely to occur.
ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Weidong Xuan, Yue-Ping Xu, Qiang Fu, Martijn J. Booij, Xujie Zhang, Suli Pan
Summary: The study investigates the impact of climate change on the hydrology of the Yarlung Zangbo River, analyzing different runoff components and their responses to climate change. Results suggest that total runoff may decrease at some stations while increase at others, with potential shifts in the dominant runoff sources in the future due to changing climate patterns.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zhuozhi Shu, Tianliang Zhao, Yubao Liu, Lei Zhang, Xiaodan Ma, Xiang Kuang, Yang Li, Zhaoyang Huo, QiuJi Ding, Xiaoyun Sun, Lijuan Shen
Summary: This study investigates the effect of terrain on seasonal PM2.5 distribution and meteorological mechanisms in the Sichuan Basin. The results show that the distribution of PM2.5 concentrations is influenced by the terrain, and the deep basin contributes to PM2.5 accumulation and transport.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mingjing Ma, Rui Guo, Longfei Bing, Jiaoyue Wang, Yan Yin, Wenfeng Zhang, Le Niu, Zhu Liu, Fengming Xi
Summary: About two-thirds of global CO2 emissions from the energy and industry sectors are generated in China, accounting for approximately 30% of total global CO2 emissions. These carbon-intensive processes usually produce a large amount of alkaline solid wastes, which have shown great potential to serve as CO2 absorbers. This research estimated the CO2 uptake of 7 types of alkaline solid wastes produced in China between 1930 and 2020 and found that cumulatively, 1099.51 Mt CO2 had been sequestered by natural carbonation. The results indicate that the natural carbonation of such waste can reduce the carbon footprint of the corresponding industrial and agroforestry processes.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yuanyuan Xue, Lijuan Chen, Yinjun Zhao, Qi Feng, Changsheng Li, Yongping Wei
Summary: The study found that afforestation with eucalyptus had little impact on soil fungal diversity, but significantly influenced fungal community structures, especially when paddy fields and dry farmland were converted to plantation forests. The main source of variation in fungal community structures was identified as the original land use practices, with spatial distance playing a partial role in determining the outcomes of afforestation.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Lize Meng, Shulin Yue, Heyu Yu, Tao Huang, Changchun Huang, Hao Yang
Summary: This study investigates the source-driven process of black carbon (BC) through analyzing the concentration and δC-13 of BC in a plateau lake sediment. The findings indicate an increasing burial rate of BC and a faster growth rate of char compared to soot. Coal combustion promotes the growth of char in BC. Furthermore, BC has lower aromatic content and higher reactivity in the organic carbon pool.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Suming Ren, Heng Zhao, Xinli Hou, Honglu Zhang, Fuqiang Wang, Pingping Kang
Summary: This study analyzes the chemical characteristics of water in the Naqu River basin and calculates the chemical weathering and carbon sink effects of rocks. The results show that carbonate rock is the main ion source in the river, while the chemical weathering and carbon sink capacity of silicate rock remain relatively stable. This study is important for understanding the role of rivers in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the global carbon cycle and climate change, as well as for the scientific development of the Nujing River.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zhuozhi Shu, Yubao Liu, Tianliang Zhao, Yongbo Zhou, Birhanu Asmerom Habtemicheal, Lijuan Shen, Jun Hu, Xiaodan Ma, Xiaoyun Sun
Summary: A study on long-term variations in aerosol optical properties, types, and radiative forcing over the Sichuan Basin and surrounding regions in Southwest China revealed an increasing trend in aerosol optical depth followed by a recent decrease, along with a persistently increasing trend in angstrom exponent. Improved atmospheric environment and enhanced fine particle contribution to regional aerosols were observed. Changes in aerosol types were also noted, with biomass burning/urban industrial and mixed-type aerosols dominating in the polluted SCB region.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Review
Plant Sciences
Nianpeng He, Pu Yan, Congcong Liu, Li Xu, Mingxu Li, Koenraad Van Meerbeek, Guangsheng Zhou, Guoyi Zhou, Shirong Liu, Xuhui Zhou, Shenggong Li, Shuli Niu, Xingguo Han, Thomas N. Buckley, Lawren Sack, Guirui Yu
Summary: With the rapid accumulation of plant trait data, there are major opportunities to integrate these data into predicting ecosystem primary productivity across different spatial extents. However, scaling up to the ecosystem scale has remained challenging. This study demonstrates the need to combine community-level traits and environmental factors to predict ecosystem productivity at landscape or biogeographic scales, and highlights the potential for integrating traits into ecological models to estimate productivity-related ecosystem functions and anticipate the response of terrestrial ecosystems to global change.
TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Jiajia Zheng, Shenggong Li, Huimin Wang, Xiaoqin Dai, Shengwang Meng, Lei Jiang, Ning Ma, Han Yan, Xiaoli Fu, Liang Kou
Summary: Home-field advantage (HFA) refers to the faster decomposition of litter in home soil compared to away soil due to the specialization of decomposer organisms. Previous research on HFA has mainly focused on aboveground litter, neglecting the role of roots. Labile carbon input from root exudates can enhance microbial activity, leading to the breakdown of older root litter. However, the effects of fresh root-derived inputs on HFA and the decomposition of different types of roots remain unclear.
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Lei Jiang, Shenggong Li, Huimin Wang, Xiaoqin Dai, Shengwang Meng, Xiaoli Fu, Jiajia Zheng, Han Yan, Ning Ma, Yafang Xue, Liang Kou
Summary: This study explored the responses of leaves and absorptive roots to nutrient deposition in Pinus massoniana and Schima superba forests in subtropical China. It found that nitrogen deposition had persistent negative effects on root decomposition, phosphorus deposition had a positive effect on leaf decomposition, and nitrogen-phosphorus deposition had a positive effect on leaf decomposition in the late stage. The study also found that the decomposition rates were correlated with acid phosphatase activity, indicating a microbial mechanism.
Article
Ecology
Genan Wu, Xinchen Lu, Wei Zhao, Ruochen Cao, Wenqi Xie, Liyun Wang, Qiuhong Wang, Jiexuan Song, Shaobo Gao, Shenggong Li, Zhongmin Hu
Summary: This study analyzed the dominant controls on evapotranspiration in terrestrial ecosystems in China from 1982 to 2015. The results showed that solar radiation, temperature, and leaf area index played a major role in the increasing trend of evapotranspiration, with the increase in leaf area index being the primary cause of the increase. The study also highlighted the different contributions of these factors to evapotranspiration dynamics.
ECOLOGICAL MODELLING
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Feng Tao, Yuanyuan Huang, Bruce A. Hungate, Stefano Manzoni, Serita D. Frey, Michael W. I. Schmidt, Markus Reichstein, Nuno Carvalhais, Philippe Ciais, Lifen Jiang, Johannes Lehmann, Ying-Ping Wang, Benjamin Z. Houlton, Bernhard Ahrens, Umakant Mishra, Gustaf Hugelius, Toby D. Hocking, Xingjie Lu, Zheng Shi, Kostiantyn Viatkin, Ronald Vargas, Yusuf Yigini, Christian Omuto, Ashish A. Malik, Guillermo Peralta, Rosa Cuevas-Corona, Luciano E. Di Paolo, Isabel Luotto, Cuijuan Liao, Yi-Shuang Liang, Vinisa S. Saynes, Xiaomeng Huang, Yiqi Luo
Summary: Soils store more carbon than other terrestrial ecosystems, but how soil organic carbon (SOC) forms and persists remains uncertain, making it challenging to predict its response to climate change. This study investigates the role of microbial carbon use efficiency (CUE) in SOC persistence and finds that it is at least four times more important than other factors in determining SOC storage. Understanding the environmental dependence of microbial processes underlying CUE may help predict SOC feedback to a changing climate.
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Chenyu Bian, Jianyang Xia, Xuanze Zhang, Kun Huang, Erqian Cui, Jian Zhou, Ning Wei, Ying-Ping Wang, Danica Lombardozzi, Daniel S. S. Goll, Jurgen Knauer, Vivek Arora, Wenping Yuan, Stephen Sitch, Pierre Friedlingstein, Yiqi Luo
Summary: Since the 1980s, significant land greening has been observed through satellite observation, forest inventory, and Earth system modeling. The relationship between global land greening and ecosystem carbon stock remains uncertain. This study examines the sensitivity of ecosystem carbon stock to leaf area index (LAI) using 40 global models and identifies the largest contributor to model uncertainty.
JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN MODELING EARTH SYSTEMS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mengxiao Yu, Ying-Ping Wang, Jun Jiang, Nannan Cao, Zhongbing Chang, Shuo Zhang, Junhua Yan
Summary: Soil parent material has a significant impact on soil properties and the stabilization of carbon in subtropical soils. Mineral-associated organic carbon (MAOC) is the dominant form of soil carbon in these soils, and its formation is influenced by clay content, cation exchange capacity (CEC), and metal oxides. The co-precipitation of organic complexes with iron (Fe) is the main mechanism for SOC stabilization in subtropical forest soils.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-BIOGEOSCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Zhaoying Zhang, Alessandro Cescatti, Ying-Ping Wang, Pierre Gentine, Jingfeng Xiao, Luis Guanter, Alfredo R. Huete, Jin Wu, Jing M. Chen, Weimin Ju, Josep Penuelas, Yongguang Zhang
Summary: Photosynthesis and evapotranspiration in Amazonian forests have significant impacts on global carbon and water cycles. However, their diurnal patterns and responses to atmospheric warming and drying at regional scale are still not well understood. Using proxies from the International Space Station, we found a significant decrease in afternoon photosynthesis and evapotranspiration during the dry season, while morning photosynthesis showed a positive response to vapor pressure deficit (VPD) and afternoon photosynthesis showed a negative response. Furthermore, we projected that the decrease in afternoon photosynthesis will be compensated by an increase in the morning in future dry seasons. These findings provide new insights into the complex interplay between climate and carbon and water fluxes in Amazonian forests and improve the reliability of future projections.
Article
Soil Science
Shiting Xia, Jun Jiang, Fengcai Liu, Zhongbing Chang, Mengxiao Yu, Chunyi Liu, Ying-Ping Wang, Junhua Yan
Summary: Nitrogen addition drives ecosystems towards phosphorus limitation, while the effect of phosphorus addition on ecosystem nitrogen cycling processes is unclear. A meta-analysis of observational data from 222 independent studies was conducted to assess the responses of plant and soil nitrogen pools, and nitrogen fluxes to phosphorus addition at a global scale. The results showed that phosphorus addition had an overall positive impact on plant nitrogen uptake and ecosystem nitrogen retention, with increases in plant nitrogen pools and microbial nitrogen transformation, and a decrease in soil nitrogen leaching. The role of soil microbes in promoting plant nitrogen uptake was greater in mid-/high-latitude ecosystems, and the sensitivity of nitrogen-cycling variables to phosphorus addition was stronger in acidic or weathered soils. Incorporating these findings into terrestrial ecosystem nutrient-cycling models is crucial.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Yingzi Zhang, Shuguang Liu, Yingping Wang, Haiqiang Gao, Yan Jiang, Danmeng Wei
Summary: This study explored the most suitable detection methods for subtropical forest disturbance in Hunan Province using the LandTrendr algorithm, generating a forest disturbance dataset from 1991 to 2021. The overall accuracy of forest disturbance monitoring in Hunan Province was 86.39%, higher than the Global Forest Change products. Over the past 30 years, a total of 11103.25 km2 of forest has been disturbed in Hunan Province, accounting for 10.54% of the total forest area.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yongxian Su, Chaoqun Zhang, Philippe Ciais, Zhenzhong Zeng, Alessandro Cescatti, Jiali Shang, Jing Ming Chen, Jane Liu, Ying-Ping Wang, Wenping Yuan, Shushi Peng, Xuhui Lee, Zaichun Zhu, Lei Fan, Xiaoping Liu, Liyang Liu, Raffaele Lafortezza, Yan Li, Jiashun Ren, Xueqin Yang, Xiuzhi Chen
Summary: Changes in tree cover can affect surface temperatures due to asymmetric direct biophysical effects. The cooling effect of tree cover gain is greater in magnitude than the warming effect of tree cover loss in most forests. Neglecting this asymmetric temperature effect of fine-scale tree cover change ignores the fact that biophysical feedbacks continue to cause surface temperature changes even under net-zero tree cover changes. Thus, it is necessary to account for gross, rather than net, tree cover changes when quantifying the biophysical effects of forests.
NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ziqian Zhong, Bin He, Ying-Ping Wang, Hans W. Chen, Deliang Chen, Yongshuo H. Fu, Yaning Chen, Lanlan Guo, Ying Deng, Ling Huang, Wenping Yuan, Xingmin Hao, Rui Tang, Huiming Liu, Liying Sun, Xiaoming Xie, Yafeng Zhang
Summary: The influence of atmospheric vapor pressure deficit (VPD) on plant photosynthesis is well recognized, but its interactions with air temperature and soil moisture hinder a complete understanding of its impact on vegetation production. By excluding interactive effects, this study reveals a diverging response of productivity to VPD in the Northern Hemisphere. The interactions between VPD and temperature/soil moisture not only offset the potential positive impact of warming on vegetation productivity, but also amplify the negative effect of soil drying. Notably, there is a pronounced shift in vegetation productivity's response to VPD in high-latitude ecosystems when VPD surpasses a threshold of 3.5 to 4.0 hectopascals.
Article
Psychology, Social
Liqing Jiang, Meng Wang, Ying Chen, Quan Liu
Summary: The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between family functioning, resilience, and quality of life in patients with advanced colorectal cancer. The findings showed that family functioning was negatively correlated with resilience and mental and physical health component scores. Resilience was positively correlated with mental and physical health component scores. Family functioning influenced mental health component scores through resilience.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOCIAL ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Shuo Zhang, Ying-Ping Wang, Xi Fang, Jinlei Chen, Nannan Cao, Pingping Xu, Mengxiao Yu, Xin Xiong, Xiangping Tan, Qi Deng, Junhua Yan
Summary: Changes in litter quality and above-ground biomass during vegetation restoration have significant impacts on soil properties, but their effects on soil microbial metabolic limitations are still unclear.
SOIL ECOLOGY LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zhongbing Chang, Lei Fan, Jean-Pierre Wigneron, Ying-Ping Wang, Philippe Ciais, Jerome Chave, Rasmus Fensholt, Jing M. Chen, Wenping Yuan, Weimin Ju, Xin Li, Fei Jiang, Mousong Wu, Xiuzhi Chen, Yuanwei Qin, Frederic Frappart, Xiaojun Li, Mengjia Wang, Xiangzhuo Liu, Xuli Tang, Sanaa Hobeichi, Mengxiao Yu, Mingguo Ma, Jianguang Wen, Qing Xiao, Weiyu Shi, Dexin Liu, Junhua Yan
Summary: This study compared the estimated dynamics of aboveground biomass carbon (AGC) in Chinese forests using remote sensing vegetation products and proposed an AGC estimation model. The results showed that tree cover had the highest consistency with the published AGC maps, and provinces in southwest China had the highest carbon sink rates.
JOURNAL OF REMOTE SENSING
(2023)