Reconciliation of research on forest carbon sequestration and water conservation

TJA Farooqi, X Li, Z Yu, S Liu, OJ Sun - Journal of Forestry Research, 2021 - Springer
Carbon sequestration and water conservation are two of the key ecosystem services that
forests provide for societal need to address environmental issues. Optimization of the dual …

Glomalin contributed more to carbon, nutrients in deeper soils, and differently associated with climates and soil properties in vertical profiles

W Wang, Z Zhong, Q Wang, H Wang, Y Fu, X He - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Despite vital importance in soil conditioning and a proxy for arbuscular mycorrhizal (AMF),
glomalin-related soil protein (GRSP) contribution to soil carbon and nutrients at vertical soil …

[HTML][HTML] Projecting urban heat island effect on the spatial-temporal variation of microbial respiration in urban soils of Moscow megalopolis

V Vasenev, M Varentsov, P Konstantinov… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Urbanization coincides with remarkable environmental changes including vegetation, soil
and climate. An urban heat island is a well-known urban mesoclimatic anomaly, however its …

Urban-rural disparities of carbon storage dynamics in China's human settlements driven by population and economic growth

H Jiang, H Guo, Z Sun, X Yan, J Zha, H Zhang… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
China has experienced a rapid expansion of human settlement in both urban and rural
areas over the past three decades. Regarding the impacts on carbon storage, previous …

Urban development enhances soil organic carbon storage through increasing urban vegetation

Z Zhang, X Gao, S Zhang, H Gao, J Huang… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic activities can lead to the loss of soil organic carbon (SOC) or improve its
storage, hence they have the potential to exacerbate or help mitigate climate change. Urban …

Urban forest soil is becoming alkaline under rapid urbanization: A case study of Changchun, northeast China

P Zhang, Y Dong, Y Guo, C Wang, G Wang, Z Ma… - Catena, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil pH in natural ecosystems is experiencing outstanding changes because of acid
deposition, especially in the background of global climate change, which significantly alters …

Big data-based urban greenness in Chinese megalopolises and possible contribution to air quality control

W Wang, P Tian, J Zhang, E Agathokleous… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Urban greenness is essential for people's daily lives, while its contribution to air quality
control is unclear. In this study, Streetview big data of urban greenness and air quality data …

Two-city street-view greenery variations and association with forest attributes and landscape metrics in NE China

L Xiao, W Wang, Z Ren, Y Fu, H Lv, X He - Landscape Ecology, 2021 - Springer
Context Internet-based street-view greenery (SG) is a new tool for evaluating urban green
infrastructure, with proved vital services for residents, while until now, no report is on SG …

Facial expressions of visitors in forests along the urbanization gradient: What can we learn from selfies on social networking services?

H Wei, RJ Hauer, X Chen, X He - Forests, 2019 - mdpi.com
People's satisfaction towards the experience in forests is one of most important feedbacks
that forest park managers need to meet positive visitors' experiences. Although the …

Urbanization and fragmentation have opposing effects on soil nitrogen availability in temperate forest ecosystems

S Caron, SM Garvey, J Gewirtzman… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nitrogen (N) availability relative to plant demand has been declining in recent years in
terrestrial ecosystems throughout the world, a phenomenon known as N oligotrophication …