Since the late 1990s, the irrigation quota in Xinjiang, northwestern China has witnessed a decline, owing to the widespread adoption of highly efficient water‐saving irrigation technologies. This phenomenon prompts the question: has there been a corresponding impact on potential evaporation? To explore changes in potential evaporation resulting from irrigation advances, we conducted a comprehensive analysis spanning the years...

Introduction Shellfish play an important role in ecological restoration and as carbon (C) sinks, but studies on their ecological carrying capacity (ECC) and C sequestration potential are sparse. Methods In this study, we selected a 57-hectare artificial oyster reef in a typical marine ranching in Bohai Bay, China, to evaluate the ECC and their C sequestration potential of bivalve shellfish, and projecting their impact on funct...