Coastal saline–alkaline land has considerable potential for soil carbon sequestration, but how different land-use types affect microbial resource limitation and carbon-use efficiency (CUE) in coastal saline–alkaline soils remains unclear....
Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) is a kind of evergreen coniferous tree species, the expansion of its pure forest area and multiple generations of continuous planting has led to a decline of stand quality and woodland fertility. To further inves...
Carbon Use Efficiency (CUE) is the ratio of net primary production (NPP) to gross primary production (GPP) and shows the capacity of terrestrial ecosystems to transfer carbon from the atmosphere to biomass. The aim of this study is to examine the CUE...
Carbon-use efficiency (CUE) is the proportion of gross primary production converted to net primary production. Changes to CUE strongly influence ecosystem carbon budgets and turnover. Little is known about the response of ecosystem CUE to human-induc...
Elevated nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) depositions have greatly affected belowground carbon processes in forest ecosystems. However, open questions still remained on the effects of N and P depositions on belowground carbon processes, including soil...
Agroecosystems play a key role in the global carbon cycle, with CO2 exchange driven by photosynthesis and respiration. Indicators such as gross primary productivity (GPP), net primary productivity (NPP), and carbon, water, and light use efficiency (C...
The dynamics of plants’ carbon and water use efficiency and their responses to drought are crucial to the sustainable development of arid and semi-arid environments. This study used trend analysis and partial correlation analysis to examine the...
Soil microbial carbon use efficiency (CUE) is the ratio of carbon allocated to microbial growth to that taken up by microorganisms. Soil microbial CUE affects terrestrial ecosystem processes such as greenhouse gas emissions, carbon turnover, and sequ...
Against the backdrop of severe global warming, the low-carbon city pilot policy, with carbon emission reduction as its main objective, is an important initiative for China to fulfil its international commitment to carbon emission reduction and promot...
The rapid expansion of digital technologies is reshaping economic and energy systems, but its implications for carbon efficiency remain uncertain. This study examines whether digitalization improves carbon emission efficiency (CEE), investigates the...
Carbon use efficiency (CUE) and water use efficiency (WUE) are key metrics for quantifying the coupling between terrestrial ecosystem carbon and water cycles. The impacts of intensifying climate change and human activities on carbon and water fluxes...
Land resources have become one of the major factors limiting urban development in China. In the context of sustainable development, how to improve land use efficiency (LUE) has become a major challenge on the road to sustainable development in China....
Ecosystem carbon use efficiency (CUE = NEP/GPP) is an indicator of an ecosystem’s capacity to convert photosynthetically fixed carbon into net carbon storage. Under global warming and CO2 fertilization, vegetation greening may be accompanied by...
Ecosystem carbon use efficiency (CUE) is a key parameter in the carbon cycling of terrestrial ecosystems. The magnitude of CUE reflects the ecosystem’s potential for CO2 sequestration. China’s grasslands play an important role in the carb...
The stoichiometry of efficient soil microbial carbon use is a sensitive index for measuring changes in soil quality and plays a crucial role in research on ecological stoichiometry in the soil nutrient cycle. To further understand the effect of felds...
With climate change, Nitrogen deposition (ND) and carbon dioxide (CO2) have increased significantly, but the effects of ND and CO2 fertilization on carbon-use efficiency (CUE) and water-use efficiency (WUE) are still unclear. Therefore, the effects o...
China attaches great importance to land use and ecological civilization; hence, clarifying the relationship of land use on ecological resilience is crucial for urban development. The aim of this paper is to study the impact of land-use carbon efficie...
Today, the ecological and environmental risks of increasing energy consumption and carbon emissions (CEs) are becoming increasingly prominent. The “Urban Double Repairs” (UDR) policy aims to enhance urban ecosystems, optimize urban land u...
Quantitative assessment of the dynamics of carbon and water use efficiency on the Loess Plateau in the context of complex climate change and its driving mechanisms is important for the improvement of the regional ecological environment and the enhanc...
Soil microbial carbon use efficiency (CUE) and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) are fundamental parameters governing organic matter turnover in terrestrial ecosystems, yet how forest type-driven variation in litter quality propagates through the litter&...
This study aims to enhance water use efficiency, maximize productivity, and minimize environmental impact through the implementation of sustainable agricultural systems using drip irrigation systems. It investigates the effects of biodynamic farming...
Enhancing the efficiency of fertilizer utilization and advancing fertilizer reduction efforts constitutes a pivotal initiative for augmenting the quality and productivity of the citrus industry; this constitutes an indispensable prerequisite for atta...
The development and use of urban land is a major source of carbon emissions. How to reduce carbon emissions in the process of urban land use without harming the economy has become an extremely important issue. This paper integrating carbon emissions...
Research on land use carbon emission efficiency (LUCEE) in the Pan-Pearl River Delta (PPRD) can aid in formulating regional differentiated carbon reduction strategies. In this work, the inversion of carbon emissions using night-time light (NTL) data...
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In the context of rapid urbanization and limited land amount, it is essential to scientifically evaluate the urban land green use efficiency (ULGUE) to promote regional sustainable development. Current studies are of great value for enriching the the...
To identify the optimal substitution ratio of biogas slurry to chemical fertilizer, this study determined the cumulative nitrogen use efficiency (CNUE) of wheat and carbon pool in Lime concretion black soil. The following treatments were applied: con...
Achieving carbon peaking and neutrality is critical for global sustainability efforts and addressing climate change, yet improving land use carbon emission efficiency (LUCE) remains a challenge, especially in resource-dependent regions like Shanxi Pr...
The sequestration of carbon in forests plays a crucial role in mitigating global climate change and achieving carbon neutrality goals. Carbon use efficiency (CUE) is an essential metric used to evaluate the carbon sequestration capacity and efficienc...
To investigate the long-term water use efficiency (WUE) and ecological adaptation strategies of seven endangered Ormosia plant species, and to identify superior tree species with strong drought resistance, thereby providing a scientific basis for eco...
Soil extracellular enzyme activity reflects microbial resource acquisition and metabolic efficiency. However, applying enzyme stoichiometry to explore microbial metabolic limitations and carbon use efficiency (CUE) in rhizosphere and bulk soils under...
Rapid urbanization has brought economic dividends to China, but it has been accompanied by inefficient land use. Meanwhile, the mechanism of forestry carbon sinks (FCSs) on land use efficiency (LUE) has not been sufficiently discussed in the context...
A comprehensive evaluation of the variations in carbon use efficiency (CUE) and water use efficiency (WUE) in the Nanling Mountains Region (NMR) is crucial for gaining insights into the intricate relationships between climate change and ecosystem pro...
The digital economy has become an important force driving regional transformation and green development, yet existing evidence on its net carbon-balance effects on land-use carbon emission efficiency (LUCEE) remains limited. Using panel data for 41 c...
Soil microbial carbon use efficiency (CUE) plays a crucial role in terrestrial C cycling. However, how microbial CUE responds to nitrogen addition and its mechanisms in soil aggregates from abandoned grassland systems remains poorly understood. In th...
Green and low-carbon strategies represent governance orientations for resource-based cities to respond to global changes and achieve sustainable development. Designating the Yellow River Basin (YRB), an important ecological functional area and an eco...
Industrial process systems must reduce energy use and carbon emissions while maintaining productivity under binding constraints. Energy-use rights trading (EURT), also referred to as energy-consuming rights trading, energy quota trading, or energy-co...
The carbon emissions and agricultural nonpoint source pollution constraints were incorporated into the input–output index system, and the epsilon-based measure (EBM) super efficiency model and global Malmquist–Luenberger (GML) index were...
Biochar can alter soil physical conditions, microbial carbon processing, and soil organic carbon (SOC) responses under fluctuating moisture, yet how these changes are coordinated remains insufficiently understood. We conducted a two-season greenhouse...
Against the backdrop of China’s “dual carbon” goals and urban green transition, improving urban land use efficiency is essential for shifting land development from extensive expansion to intensive and low-carbon use. Using the Low-C...
The rapid conversion of cultivated land resources has posed a severe danger to national food security, where the primary concerns are the quantity as well as the quality of the land being cultivated. Cultivated land use efficiency (CLUE) reflects the...
Evaluating whether zoning-based management is associated with measurable ecosystem function benefits is crucial for China’s national park system reform, yet most existing assessments emphasize greening or productivity alone. Here, we evaluate z...
Given the challenges of restricted land resources and net-zero carbon city initiatives, it is crucial to seek a balance between intensive land use and carbon neutrality during the construction of development zones. By incorporating net-zero carbon ba...
Carbon use efficiency (CUE) represents the proficiency of plants in transforming carbon dioxide (CO2) into carbon stock in terrestrial ecosystems. CUE extremes represent ecosystems’ extreme proficiency in carbon transformation. Studying CUE ext...
Carbon use efficiency (CUE) was identified as a pivotal parameter for elucidating the carbon cycle within ecosystems. It signified the efficiency with which light energy was transformed into organic matter by vegetation. In light of the challenges po...
Sustainable agriculture requires simultaneously increasing food production and mitigating climate change, yet the extent to which crop improvement strategies deliver co-benefits at regional scales remains poorly understood. Improving radiation-use ef...
The addition of inhibitors and organic materials in corn fields is an important measure to ensure yield and improve soil fertility. Understanding the effects of the addition of inhibitors and organic material on soil microbial carbon use efficiency (...
China’s rapid urbanization has driven significant economic growth, but has also resulted in resource depletion, ecological degradation, and inefficient land use, collectively hindering sustainable development. In response, pilot policies for &l...
The Mongolian Plateau, a critical area for global climate change response, faces increasing vulnerability from climate change and human activities impacting its arid ecosystems. This study integrates GeoDetector and machine learning to predict vegeta...
The super hybrid rice breeding program in China has raised genetic yield ceilings through morphological improvements and inter-subspecific heterosis. Despite this, little information on the physiological basis underlying this yield transformation exi...
The mechanisms through which different types of exogenous carbon enhance the soil organic carbon sequestration rate (Cseq), nitrogen use efficiency (NUE), and corn yield (CY) in rainfed farmland on the Loess Plateau remain inadequately elucidated. Th...
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