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Research article
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31 Aug 2021
Research article |
| 31 Aug 2021
| 31 Aug 2021
Assessing the large-scale plant–water relations in the humid, subtropical Pearl River basin of China
Hailong Wang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Civil Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou,
Guangdong 510275, China
Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Water Security
Regulation and Control for Southern China, Sun Yat-sen University,
Guangzhou 510275, China
Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519082, China
Kai Duan
School of Civil Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou,
Guangdong 510275, China
Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Water Security
Regulation and Control for Southern China, Sun Yat-sen University,
Guangzhou 510275, China
Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519082, China
Bingjun Liu
School of Civil Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou,
Guangdong 510275, China
Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Water Security
Regulation and Control for Southern China, Sun Yat-sen University,
Guangzhou 510275, China
Xiaohong Chen
School of Civil Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou,
Guangdong 510275, China
Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Water Security
Regulation and Control for Southern China, Sun Yat-sen University,
Guangzhou 510275, China
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Short summary
Using remote sensing and reanalysis data, we examined the relationships between vegetation development and water resource availability in a humid subtropical basin. We found overall increases in total water storage and surface greenness and vegetation production, and the changes were particularly profound in cropland-dominated regions. Correlation analysis implies water availability leads the variations in greenness and production, and irrigation may improve production during dry periods.
Using remote sensing and reanalysis data, we examined the relationships between vegetation...
