China’s naturally regenerated forests currently have greater aboveground carbon accumulation rates than newly planted forests

Abstract China has restored extensive forest areas through afforestation and natural regeneration, contributing to climate change mitigation. However, the restoration patterns and the mechanisms driving aboveground carbon accumulation in these forests remain unclear. We mapped the distribution of th...

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Main Authors: Kai Cheng, Yixuan Zhang, Haitao Yang, Yu Ren, Tianyu Xiang, Yuling Chen, Zekun Yang, Mengxi Chen, Jiachen Xu, Guoran Huang, Guangcai Xu, Shengli Tao, Zhen Yu, Qinghua Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-05-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02323-z
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