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Spatial-Temporal Changes of Carbon Source/Sink in Terrestrial Vegetation Ecosystem and Response to Meteorological Factors in Yangtze River Delta Region (China)

Journal

SUSTAINABILITY
Volume 14, Issue 16, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/su141610051

Keywords

net ecosystem productivity; remote sensing; Yangtze River Delta region

Funding

  1. Anhui Science and Technology Major Program [202003a06020002]
  2. Anhui Province key research and development plan [2021003, 202104A07020002]
  3. Anhui Province Fifth Special Support Program
  4. Anhui University Collaborative Innovation Project [GXXT-2021-048]
  5. Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation [2008085QD166]

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This study examined the net ecosystem productivity (NEP) of terrestrial vegetation in the Yangtze River Delta region. The results showed that the area had a strong carbon sink capacity, with a higher NEP in the southern and eastern parts. Different vegetation cover types had varying carbon sink capacities, with forests having the strongest capacity. Furthermore, there was a correlation between NEP and climatic factors in certain regions.
As an important part and the core link of a terrestrial ecosystem, terrestrial vegetation is the main means for human to regulate climate and mitigate the increase in atmospheric CO2 concentration. The Yangtze River Delta (YRD) region is an urban agglomeration with the strongest comprehensive strength among developing countries (China). In the context of global climate change, a rapid, comprehensive, and detailed understanding of the spatio-temporal characteristics and variation tendency of the net ecosystem productivity (NEP) of vegetation and its response to climate during the rapid development of the YRD region is important for protecting ecological land, strengthening land management, and optimizing urban planning. The monthly mean temperature and rainfall data from 63 meteorological stations, the MODIS net primary productivity product, and a land cover product in the YRD region were used to estimate the NEP from 2000 to 2019 based on the soil respiration model, and the correlation between NEP and meteorological factors (such as temperature and rainfall) was analyzed. The results showed that: (1) From 2000 to 2019, the carbon sink area was much larger than the carbon source area in terrestrial vegetation in the Yangtze River Delta, the mean NEP of the vegetation ecosystem in the past 20 years was 253.2 g C center dot m(-2)center dot a(-1), and the spatial distribution presented a trend that was higher in the south and lower in the north, higher in the east and lower in the west, and that gradually increased from northwest to southeast; moreover, the NEP of mountain areas was generally higher than that of river courses and urban surroundings. The interannual fluctuation of NEP was small, but presented a slightly increasing trend, and the interannual variation of NEP was significantly correlated with the maximum NEP in this region. (2) The carbon sink capacity of different vegetation cover types was (from strong to weak): forestlands > grasslands > wetlands approximate to croplands. (3) The area with the NEP change rate (theta(slope)) > 0 accounted for 69.0%; however, there was certain spatial difference, the proportions of the areas with theta(slope) < 0 were (from large to small) 14.50% (Zhejiang Province, China), 9.10% (Anhui Province, China), 6.65% (Jiangsu Province, China), and 0.79% (Shanghai, China). In terms of the individual changes of these provinces and municipalities, Shanghai > Zhejiang Province > Jiangsu Province approximate to Anhui Province. (4) There was a correlation between NEP and the annual mean temperature and annual precipitation in some regions.

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