Estimation of Seasonal Net Carbon Sequestration Under Noncontinuous Flooding in Rice Fields
Non-continuous flooding (NCF) in rice was recently reported to improve the field-scale, seasonal carbon balance. In this response article, we clarify our system boundaries (seasonal, field-scale), address the role of yield carbon and microbial indicators, and add sensitivity checks with expanded data. Across these checks, NCF consistently reduces methane without penalizing yield, supporting our original conclusions.
Authors
- Wang Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8432-9828)
- Ziqi Qin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5854-0323)
- Junjie Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8670-3924)
- Kairong Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6533-3357)
- Jingwen Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3264-3014)
- Yu Hou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3746-2415)
- Qiyang He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3694-6036)
- Qingsong Zhu
Institutions
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou) (CN)
- Institute for Sustainability (GB)
- China Agricultural University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Global Change Biology
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70464
- Primary Topic
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Sun Yat-sen University
- National Key Research and Development Program of China
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
- Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province