Priority science can accelerate agroforestry as a natural climate solution

DE Terasaki Hart, S Yeo, M Almaraz, D Beillouin… - Nature Climate …, 2023 - nature.com
The expansion of agroforestry could provide substantial climate change mitigation (up to
0.31 Pg C yr− 1), comparable to other prominent natural climate solutions such as …

Forestation at the right time with the right species can generate persistent carbon benefits in China

H Xu, C Yue, Y Zhang, D Liu… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Previous evaluations on the biophysical potential of forest carbon sink have focused on
forestation area distribution and the associated carbon stock for equilibrium-state forests …

Towards mechanistic integration of the causes and consequences of biodiversity

S Wang, P Hong, PB Adler, E Allan, Y Hautier… - Trends in ecology & …, 2024 - cell.com
The global biodiversity crisis has stimulated decades of research on three themes: species
coexistence, biodiversity–ecosystem functioning relationships (BEF), and biodiversity …

Herbivory limits success of vegetation restoration globally

C Xu, BR Silliman, J Chen, X Li, MS Thomsen, Q Zhang… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Restoring vegetation in degraded ecosystems is an increasingly common practice for
promoting biodiversity and ecological function, but successful implementation is hampered …

Fifteen essential science advances needed for effective restoration of the world's forest landscapes

AR Marshall, CE Waite, M Pfeifer… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
There has never been a more pressing and opportune time for science and practice to
collaborate towards restoration of the world's forests. Multiple uncertainties remain for …

Species mixing improves soil properties and enzymatic activities in Chinese fir plantations: A meta-analysis

J Guo, H Feng, P McNie, Q Liu, X Xu, C Pan, K Yan… - Catena, 2023 - Elsevier
It is becoming a tendency for multispecies plantations to be promoted worldwide to enhance
carbon sequestration and provide better ecosystem services. Soil physicochemical …

[HTML][HTML] Higher productivity in forests with mixed mycorrhizal strategies

S Luo, RP Phillips, I Jo, S Fei, J Liang, B Schmid… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Decades of theory and empirical studies have demonstrated links between biodiversity and
ecosystem functioning, yet the putative processes that underlie these patterns remain …

The role and transmission mechanism of forest resource abundance on low-carbon economic development in the Yangtze River Delta region: Insights from the …

Q Zhang, R Wang, D Tang, V Boamah - Resources Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change is getting more and more attention. The COP26 emphasized the need to
stop deforestation and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to help mitigate climate change …

The impact of ecological restoration on ecosystem services change modulated by drought and rising CO2

B Huang, F Lu, X Wang, X Wu, H Zheng… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ecological restoration projects (ERPs) are an indispensable component of natural climate
solutions and have proven to be very important for reversing environmental degradation in …

Ecosystem‐dependent responses of soil carbon storage to phosphorus enrichment

J Feng, Y Song, B Zhu - New Phytologist, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Phosphorus deposition can stimulate both plant carbon inputs and microbial carbon outputs.
However, how P enrichment affects soil organic carbon (SOC) storage and the underlying …