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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2026

Extra Climate Benefits From Afforestation Due to Reduced Forest Fragmentation in China.

Nan Meng, Wei Li, Philippe Ciais, Martin Brandt, Xiaowei Tong, Yanzheng Yang, Guofeng Shen, Wei Du, Lei Zhu, Yi Leng and 10 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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20 authors.

Nan MengDepartment of Earth System Science, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Earth System Modeling, Institute For Global Change Studies, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Wei LiDepartment of Earth System Science, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Earth System Modeling, Institute For Global Change Studies, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2543-2558
Philippe CiaisLaboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, LSCE/IPSL, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
Martin BrandtDepartment of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9531-1239
Xiaowei TongKey Laboratory for Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8057-7560
Yanzheng YangState Key Laboratory of Regional and Urban Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Guofeng ShenCollege of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Wei DuFaculty of Environmental Science & Engineering, Kunming University of Science & Technology, Kunming, China.
Lei ZhuDepartment of Earth System Science, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Earth System Modeling, Institute For Global Change Studies, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Yi LengDepartment of Earth System Science, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Earth System Modeling, Institute For Global Change Studies, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Minxuan SunDepartment of Earth System Science, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Earth System Modeling, Institute For Global Change Studies, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1670-3485
Mengjie HanDepartment of Earth System Science, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Earth System Modeling, Institute For Global Change Studies, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Xuemei ZhangDepartment of Earth System Science, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Earth System Modeling, Institute For Global Change Studies, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Jie ZhangDepartment of Earth System Science, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Earth System Modeling, Institute For Global Change Studies, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Nan WangDepartment of Earth System Science, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Earth System Modeling, Institute For Global Change Studies, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Dan TongDepartment of Earth System Science, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Earth System Modeling, Institute For Global Change Studies, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Chao WuDepartment of Earth System Science, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Earth System Modeling, Institute For Global Change Studies, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Wenhao DongDepartment of Earth System Science, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Earth System Modeling, Institute For Global Change Studies, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Shu TaoCollege of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Bo PanFaculty of Environmental Science & Engineering, Kunming University of Science & Technology, Kunming, China.

Funding

Hainan Institute of National Park KY-23ZK01National Natural Science Foundation of China 42401351National Natural Science Foundation of China 42571109Yunnan Provincial Science and Technology Project at Southwest United Graduate School 202302AO370001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Afforestation connects isolated forests into larger contiguous forests, reducing forest fragmentation. This process decreases edge areas by transforming edge forests into new interior forests (termed transformed forests). However, the extra climate benefits from edge reductions in transformed forests, beyond those provided by the planted forests themselves, remain unclear. Here, CO

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Climate ChangeConservation of Natural ResourcesForestryForestsBiomassCarbon DioxideChinaEcosystemTreesCarbon Dioxideafforestationbiogeochemical cyclebiophysical processclimate effectsedge effectsforest fragmentation

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PMID42295731
PMCPMC13335794

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