Substantial role of check dams in sediment trapping and carbon sequestration on the Chinese Loess Plateau

Nufang Fang; Yi Zeng; Lishan Ran; Zhen Wang; Xixi Lu; Zhengang Wang; Xiankun Yang; Jinshi Jian; Qiang Yu; Lingshan Ni; Chun Liu; Chao Yue; Zhihua Shi

doi:10.1038/s43247-023-00728-2

Communications Earth & Environment (Mar 2023)

Substantial role of check dams in sediment trapping and carbon sequestration on the Chinese Loess Plateau

Nufang Fang,
Yi Zeng,
Lishan Ran,
Zhen Wang,
Xixi Lu,
Zhengang Wang,
Xiankun Yang,
Jinshi Jian,
Qiang Yu,
Lingshan Ni,
Chun Liu,
Chao Yue,
Zhihua Shi

Affiliations

Nufang Fang: State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University
Yi Zeng: State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University
Lishan Ran: Department of Geography, The University of Hong Kong
Zhen Wang: State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Soil Health and Green Remediation, Huazhong Agricultural University
Xixi Lu: Department of Geography, National University of Singapore
Zhengang Wang: School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-sen University
Xiankun Yang: School of Geographical Sciences, Guangzhou University
Jinshi Jian: State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University
Qiang Yu: State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University
Lingshan Ni: State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University
Chun Liu: Institute of Groundwater and Earth Sciences, Jinan University
Chao Yue: State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University
Zhihua Shi: State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00728-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Check dams on the Chinese Loess Plateau are estimated to trap and bury approximately 10.2 ± 0.6 Pg of eroded sediment and 21.6 ± 9.9 Tg of organic carbon over the past 50 years, according to large-scale field surveys and remote sensing.

Published in Communications Earth & Environment

ISSN: 2662-4435 (Online)
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Country of publisher: United Kingdom
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