Populations of key protected species have either remained stable or increased significantly – while ...
Populations of key protected species have either remained stable or increased significantly – while the area of subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests has grown by over 70 percent since the reserve's establishment.
The Dinghushan scenic area in Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province, south China, September, 2021. /VCG
Based on nearly two decades of investigation, researchers have found that previous estimates, relying primarily on forest above-ground biomass and surface water in carbonate rock regions, have led to a significant underestimation of China's terrestrial carbon sequestration capacity, with this miscalculation amounting to as much as 50 percent. The study further reveals that terrestrial carbon sinks across China are highly sensitive to regional environmental variability.
Scientists have also assessed the current state and temporal dynamics of carbon sequestration in China's forest ecosystems, providing estimates of forest carbon stocks and revealing considerable remaining sequestration potential. In examining ecosystem responses to global change, they have identified the mechanistic pathways through which nitrogen deposition modulates soil carbon emissions in tropical forests, and have further elucidated the biogeochemical cycles of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus under climate warming.
The Dinghushan research station collaborates with research institutions in over 20 countries, including the United States, Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Sweden, Denmark, Japan and Kenya – thereby advancing multiple ecological studies.
Populations of key protected species have either remained stable or increased significantly – while the area of subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests has grown by over 70 percent since the reserve's establishment.
