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Atmospheric nitrogen deposition fluxes into coastal wetlands and their impacts on ecosystem carbon sequestration in East Asia
Jia Liu
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention, National Observations and Research Station for Wetland Ecosystems of the Yangtze Estuary, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
Yan Zhang
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Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention, National Observations and Research Station for Wetland Ecosystems of the Yangtze Estuary, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
MOE laboratory for National Development and Intelligent Governance, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Policy Simulation and Assessment for Ecology and Environment Governance, IRDR ICoE on Risk Interconnectivity and Governance on Weather/Climate Extremes Impact and Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
Shanghai Institute of Eco-Chongming (SIEC), Shanghai, 200062, China
Shenglan Jiang
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention, National Observations and Research Station for Wetland Ecosystems of the Yangtze Estuary, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
Yuqi Xiong
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention, National Observations and Research Station for Wetland Ecosystems of the Yangtze Estuary, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
Chenji Jin
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention, National Observations and Research Station for Wetland Ecosystems of the Yangtze Estuary, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
Qi Yu
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention, National Observations and Research Station for Wetland Ecosystems of the Yangtze Estuary, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
Weichun Ma
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention, National Observations and Research Station for Wetland Ecosystems of the Yangtze Estuary, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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To reveal the relationship between nitrogen deposition and carbon sink capacity in coastal wetlands of East Asia, the atmospheric chemical transport models were used in this study. We found that mangroves gained the most, capturing about 6.5 g C m-2 in summer but less than 0.1 g C m-2 in winter. The study shows pollution management must follow seasonal and local needs to keep wetlands working as strong natural carbon stores and guide better coastal protection in East Asia.
To reveal the relationship between nitrogen deposition and carbon sink capacity in coastal...
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