Nature – Kong & Li (2025): Spatio-temporal variations in carbon sources, sinks and footprints of cropland ecosystems in the Middle and Lower Yangtze River Plain of China, 2013–2022
Jing Kong and Yisong Li, IN: Scientific Reports, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-98457-3
The development of green agriculture in the Middle and Lower Yangtze River Plain is of vital importance. Nevertheless, there is a lack of attention to the dynamics of the carbon footprints of cropland. Hence, this study was conducted with the help of carbon emission coefficient method. It investigated the spatio-temporal variations of carbon sources, sinks and carbon footprints of cropland ecosystems in this plain from 2013 to 2022.