Investors demand carbon damage risk compensation in China

Ziqi Lu, Yu Zhang, Zengkai ZhangiSciencehttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2025.113534Published: 17 October 2025SUMMARYAs climate awareness grows, investors are integrating climate performance into their investment decision- making processes to mitigate potential risks. This paper examines the societal costs associated with the carbon footprints of publicly listed companies in China and explores whether ...

Significant contribution of the unicellular cyanobacterium UCYN-B to oceanic nitrogen fixation

Ruotong Jiang, Haizheng Hong, Zuozhu Wen, Xinran Yu, Thomas J Browning, Ze Chen, Yanpeng Shang, Xin Liu, Zhimian Cao, Eric P Achterberg, Minhan Dai, Dalin ShiNational Science Reviewhttps://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwaf337Published: 14 August 2025AbstractDinitrogen (N2) fixation by diazotrophs forms a critical control on ocean productivity, yet our understanding of the distribution, abundance and activity ...

Stable allometry between invasive and native populations of a global invasive plant revealed by allometric relationships comparison among multiple traits

Renping Jiang, Ping He, Jingyang Cheng, Hao Wu, Wenwen Liu, Yihui ZhangBiological Invasionshttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-025-03634-0Published: 22 July 2025AbstractThe allometric relationships among plant traits designate the morphological developmental trajectories and resource allocation strategies of plants. Invasive plants can develop more competitive traits due to enemy release, occupying a wide ...

Nutrient Dynamics Modulated by Diapycnal Mixing and Particle Sinking Pathways Within an Intrathermocline Eddy in the Tropical Western North Pacific

Zhendong Hu, Zhiyu Liu, Xin Liu, Takako Masuda, Takuhei Shiozaki, Hiroyuki Yamada, Hongyang Lin, Bangqin Huang, Ken FuruyaGeophysical Research Lettershttps://doi.org/10.1029/2024gl113616Published: 07July2025AbstractOceanic subsurface eddies are believed to potentially impact biogeochemical cycles; however, our understanding remains limited due to sparse in situ observations. This study presents observation ...

Shaping microbial communities in coastal systems through DOM transformation in river plumes

Shujie Cai, Xiao Zhou, Yao Liu, Zhuyin Tong, Chao Xu, Liyin Qu, Penghui Li, Wupeng Xiao, Weidong Guo, Bangqin HuangWater Researchhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2025.123996Published: 09 June 2025AbstractRiver plumes substantially influence dissolved organic matter (DOM) composition and microbial community structure, but the mechanisms linking DOM molecular traits to microbial interactions in these ...

Ocean economic input-output tables of coastal provinces in China

Xiaoying Liang, Chuanzeng Zheng, Li Zheng, Kunfu Zhu, Zengkai ZhangScientific Datahttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05221-3Published: 27 May 2025AbstractThe ocean economic input-output (IO) tables are essential databases for analyzing the ocean economy. However, the IO tables issued by Chinese government’s statistical department adopt the conventional economic sector classifications, which fall short ...

Global mangrove growth variability driven by climatic oscillation-induced sea-level fluctuations

Zhen Zhang, Xiangzhong Luo, Daniel A. Friess, Yangfan Li*Nature Geosciencehttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-025-01701-8Published: 23 May 2025AbstractMangroves are a carbon-dense and highly productive ecosystem but can experience massive dieback under environmental extremes. Climatic oscillations, such as the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO), are major drivers of global climate variability, yet their ...

Contrasting drivers of bacterial metabolism in the euphotic and mesopelagic zones of tropical oligotrophic oceans

Wenxin Fan, Wupeng Xiao, Chao Xu, Zengchao Xu, Yao Liu, Weinan Li, Jiayu Guo, Chengwen Xue, Jixin Chen, Xin Liu, Bangqin HuangGlobal Biogeochemical Cycleshttps://doi.org/10.1029/2024GB008388Published: 15 May 2025AbstractMicrobial metabolism plays a critical role in global carbon cycling; however, our understanding of bacterial metabolic processes across the full depth of tropical oligotrophic oceans ...

Temperature affects the relative importance of phenotypic plasticity and natural selection contributing to the niche breadth of invasive plants

Wenwen Liu, Lin Li, Congting Ye, Xincong Chen, Yihui ZhangOikoshttps://doi.org/10.1002/oik.11347Published: 09 May 2025AbstractPlant species adapt to changing climates through phenotypic plasticity and natural selection, affecting invasive plants' niche breadth. However, our limited understanding of how temperature affects the relative importance of phenotypic plasticity and natural selection contributes ...

Phago-mixotrophic activity within nanophytoplankton community in a subtropical marginal sea

Wupeng Xiao, Jiayu Guo, Lingqi Ma, Lina An, Zhuyin Tong, Mingwang Xiang, Qian Li, Edward A. Laws, Jixin Chen, Bangqin HuangLimnology and Oceanography https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.70077Published: 29 April 2025AbstractAn increasing number of studies have documented the ecological importance of phago‐mixotrophy within phytoplankton communities, especially in open ocean environments. We know less about ...