Nature Communications (Apr 2022)

Trade-off between tree planting and wetland conservation in China

  • Yi Xi,
  • Shushi Peng,
  • Gang Liu,
  • Agnès Ducharne,
  • Philippe Ciais,
  • Catherine Prigent,
  • Xinyu Li,
  • Xutao Tang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29616-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Afforestation and reforestation programs aimed at enhancing carbon sequestration may have unintended effects on non-forest ecosystems and biodiversity. Here the authors use remote sensing and land surface modelling to quantify trade-offs between tree planting and wetland conservation in China