Isotope-based water-use efficiency of major greening plants in a sponge city in northern China

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 14; no. 7; p. e0220083
• Main Authors: Li, Changchao, Huang, Miansong, Liu, Jian, Ji, Shuping, Zhao, Ruiqi, Zhao, Di, Sun, Ruilian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 25.07.2019; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Agricultural production; Analysis; Biology and Life Sciences; Carbon; Carbon isotopes; Carbon Isotopes - chemistry; Carbon Isotopes - pharmacokinetics; China; Cities; Cities and towns; Climate change; Construction; Crop science; Drought; Earth Sciences; Ecological function; Ecology; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Ecosystem; Ecosystem biology; Ecosystems; Efficiency; Environmental research; Fractionation; Green infrastructure; Greening; Groundwater - analysis; Groundwater - chemistry; Health aspects; Isotope fractionation; Isotopes; Methods; Metropolitan areas; Nitrogen; People and Places; Physiology; Plant species; Plants - chemistry; Plants - metabolism; Precipitation; Rain; Ratios; Species; Species classification; Stormwater management; Studies; Sustainable living; Technology; Urban areas; Viridiplantae - chemistry; Viridiplantae - metabolism; Water; Water - analysis; Water - metabolism; Water Resources - supply & distribution; Water shortages; Water Supply - standards; Water use; China; Cities; Beijing China

To tackle urban water issues, the Chinese government has promoted the construction of sponge cities in recent years. Thirty cities have been designated as experimental sites to serve as models for future sponge city construction, as more than 80% of the built-up urban areas in China must reach the s...