Zongqiang Xie

TL;DR: This finding indicates that the implementation of the ecological restoration projects in China has significantly increased ecosystem C sequestration across the country and demonstrates that these restoration projects have substantially contributed to CO2 mitigation in China.

TL;DR: The results update the estimates of carbon pools in China’s terrestrial ecosystems based on direct field measurements, essential to the validation and parameterization of carbon models in China and globally.

TL;DR: The authors argue that the Three-Gorges Dam, the largest that humans have ever created, presents a unique grand-scale natural experiment that allows ecologists to address a range of critical questions concerning the theory and practice of biodiversity conservation.

TL;DR: The results presented here show that favorable climate conditions, particularly high precipitation, tend to increase both species richness and belowground biomass, which had a consistent positive effect on SOC storage in forests, shrublands, and grasslands.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of dams and impoundments on the local riparian zone and vegetation are examined in terms of their responses to increased water levels, altered hydrological characteristics and other adverse effects associated with the construction of the Three Gorges Dam.