ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Environ. Sci.
Sec. Land Use Dynamics
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1642030
This article is part of the Research TopicImpact of Climate Change on Carbon Sequestration in Terrestrial EcosystemView all 3 articles
Estimation of carbon storage and influencing factors for urban green spaces: a view of green space types and plant community structure
Provisionally accepted
- 1Yangling Vocational & Technical College, Yangling, China
- 2Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
- 3Ankang University, Ankang, China
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A major spatial carrier for carrying out carbon sequestration (CS) function is urban green space (GS). The CS capacity of GS is affected by different resource circumstances, climatic traits, and urban management policies. By examining the variations in carbon storage and affecting variables across many kinds of GSs and suggesting optimization plans, urban planners may scientifically boost the CS of green space. Focusing on Xi'an urban region, this paper estimates and examines the carbon storage and spatial distribution features of various kinds of GSs in Xi'an urban area using field survey and remote sensing technology. The findings reveal notable changes in the carbon storage capacity of multiple kinds of GSs as well as varying influences of their landscape design elements on carbon storage. By choosing representative plant communities in Xi'an World Expo Park, this paper investigates the link between CS effect and plant community structure. The findings of the study indicate that tree diameter at breast height and plant community density positively correlate with carbon storage per unit area; regression analysis reveals the pattern of curve changes in plant community CS impact. A sustainable CS point of view optimization plan for urban GS CS has been suggested, depending on the findings above.
Keywords: urban green space, Carbon Storage, Spatial pattern, Plant community, Carbon sequestration capacity
Received: 06 Jun 2025; Accepted: 22 Sep 2025.
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* Correspondence: Xiaoge Wang, xww17391826019@outlook.com
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