Invasive Spartina alterniflora marshes in China: a blue carbon sink at the expense of other ecosystem services

X Qi, GL Chmura - Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Coastal (marine) wetlands are recognized as one of the world's most efficient sinks for
organic carbon (“blue carbon”), and credits for their restoration and conservation can be …

Impact of Spartina alterniflora Invasion in Coastal Wetlands of China: Boon or Bane?

X Zheng, Z Javed, B Liu, S Zhong, Z Cheng, A Rehman… - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The objective of this comprehensive review is to address some important
aspects linked to the spread of Spartina alterniflora in China's coastal wetlands. Firstly, we …

Mapping coastal salt marshes in China using time series of Sentinel-1 SAR

Y Hu, B Tian, L Yuan, X Li, Y Huang, R Shi… - ISPRS Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Salt marshes provide crucial ecological functions and services and are experiencing rapid
losses and degradation under global climate changes and high-intensity human activities in …

Quantifying latitudinal variation in land surface phenology of Spartina alterniflora saltmarshes across coastal wetlands in China by Landsat 7/8 and Sentinel-2 images

X Zhang, X Xiao, S Qiu, X Xu, X Wang, Q Chang… - Remote Sensing of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Spartina alterniflora is an aggressive invasive plant spreading along the coastal China,
spanning a latitudinal range of 20° N-39° N, and its invasion resulted in dramatic decline in …

Soil organic nitrogen content and composition in different wetland habitat types along the south-east coast of China

X Lin, Y Yang, P Yang, Y Hong, L Zhang, C Tong… - Catena, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil organic nitrogen (SON) turnover regulates soil nitrogen (N) storage and availability. The
coastal mudflats (MFs) in China have undergone drastic transformation due to invasive …

Effects of Spartina invasion on the soil organic carbon content in salt marsh and mangrove ecosystems in China

X Xu, S Wei, H Chen, B Li, M Nie - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Coastal wetlands are large reservoirs of soil carbon (C) and have been invaded globally by
the exotic species Spartina alterniflora. However, the effects of these invasions on soil C …

[HTML][HTML] Monitoring early stage invasion of exotic Spartina alterniflora using deep-learning super-resolution techniques based on multisource high-resolution satellite …

M Chen, Y Ke, J Bai, P Li, M Lyu, Z Gong… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Over the past decades, Spartina alterniflora, one of the top exotic invasive plants in China,
has expanded throughout coastal China. In the Yellow River Delta (YRD), the rapid …

Continual expansion of Spartina alterniflora in the temperate and subtropical coastal zones of China during 1985–2020

X Zhang, X Xiao, X Wang, X Xu, S Qiu, L Pan… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biological invasions are considerably altering ecosystem structure and functions, especially
in coastal ecosystems that are subject to intensive anthropogenic disturbances. Spartina …

Mapping trade-offs among key ecosystem functions in tidal marsh to inform spatial management policy for exotic Spartina alterniflora

W Zhao, X Li, L Xue, S Lin, Y Ma, L Su, Z Li… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Invasive Spartina alterniflora has become a global management challenge in coastal
wetlands. China has decided to eradicate it completely, but the high costs and its provision …

Pyrolysis temperature and feedstock alter the functional groups and carbon sequestration potential of Phragmites australis‐ and Spartina alterniflora‐derived …

W Wang, J Bai, Q Lu, G Zhang, D Wang, J Jia… - GCB …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Biochar produced by pyrolysis of biomass under oxygen‐limited conditions has recently
attracted increasing attention. To investigate the effects of feedstock and pyrolysis …