Cui et al. (2025): Long-Term Carbon Sequestration and Climatic Responses of Plantation Forests Across Jiangsu Province, China
Yuxue Cui, Miaomiao Wu, Zhongyi Lin, Yizhao Chen and Honghua Ruan IN: MDPI Forests, https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/16/5/756
Understanding the long-term trend in Plantation forests(PF) carbon uptake capacity and the key drivers influencing it is crucial for optimizing PF management and planning for climate mitigation. In this study, the authors quantified the long-term (1981–2019) carbon sequestration of PFs in Jiangsu Province, where PFs have expanded considerably in recent decades, particularly since 2015. Seasonal and interannual variations in gross primary productivity (GPP), net primary productivity (NPP), and net ecosystem productivity (NEP) were assessed using the boreal ecosystem productivity simulator (BEPS), a process-based terrestrial biogeochemical model.