Restoring small water bodies to improve lake and river water quality in China

Wangzheng Shen, Liang Zhang (), Emily A. Ury, Sisi Li, Biqing Xia and Nandita B. Basu ()
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Wangzheng Shen: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Liang Zhang: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Emily A. Ury: University of Waterloo
Sisi Li: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Biqing Xia: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Nandita B. Basu: University of Waterloo

Nature Communications, 2025, vol. 16, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract Climate change, population growth, and agricultural intensification are increasing nitrogen (N) inputs, while driving the loss of inland water bodies that filter excess N. However, the interplay between N inputs and water body dynamics, and its implications for water quality remain poorly understood. Analyzing data from 1995 to 2015 across China, here, we find a 71% reduction in the area of small (

Date: 2025
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