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Carbon Sink Trends in the Karst Regions of Southwest China: Impacts of Ecological Restoration and Climate Change

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  • Xiaojuan Xu

    (Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, MEE, Nanjing 210042, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Fusheng Jiao

    (School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Dayi Lin

    (Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, MEE, Nanjing 210042, China)

  • Jing Liu

    (Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, MEE, Nanjing 210042, China)

  • Kun Zhang

    (Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, MEE, Nanjing 210042, China)

  • Ruozhu Yang

    (Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, MEE, Nanjing 210042, China)

  • Naifeng Lin

    (Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, MEE, Nanjing 210042, China)

  • Changxin Zou

    (Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, MEE, Nanjing 210042, China)

Abstract

Southwest China (SWC) holds the distinction of being the world’s largest rock desertification area. Nevertheless, the impacts of climate change and ecological restoration projects on the carbon sinks in the karst area of Southwest China have not been systematically evaluated. In this study, we calculated carbon sinks by utilizing the Carnegie–Ames–Stanford Approach (CASA) model, and the actual measurements, including the net primary productivity (NPP) data and soil respiration (Rs,) were calculated to obtain carbon sink data. Our findings suggest that the carbon sinks in the karst areas are displaying increasing trends or positive reversals, accounting for 58.47% of the area, which is larger than the overall average of 45.08% for Southwest China. This suggests that the karst areas have a greater carbon sequestration potential. However, approximately 10.42% of carbon sinks experience negative reversals. The regions with increasing and positive reversals are primarily located in the western parts of Guizhou and Guangxi, while negative reversals are observed in the eastern parts of Chongqing, Guangxi, and Guizhou. Ecological restoration projects are the main driving factors for the carbon sinks with increasing trends. Increased humidity and ecological restoration management are the main reasons for the positive reversals of carbon sinks. However, warming and drought shift the carbon sinks from increasing to decreasing in Chongqing, east of Guangxi and Guizhou. The findings of this study highlight the significant role of ecological restoration projects and reexamine the impact of climate change on carbon sequestration.

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  • Xiaojuan Xu & Fusheng Jiao & Dayi Lin & Jing Liu & Kun Zhang & Ruozhu Yang & Naifeng Lin & Changxin Zou, 2023. "Carbon Sink Trends in the Karst Regions of Southwest China: Impacts of Ecological Restoration and Climate Change," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(10), pages 1-16, October.
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