Ecological dichotomies of solar energy expansion: resilience in arid regions versus fragility in humid ecosystems

Frontiers in Plant Science, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 16

Опубликована: Март 4, 2025

The deployment of Utility-Scale Solar Energy (USSE) systems is increasingly recognized as a cornerstone strategy in mitigating climate change. However, the environmental ramifications such extensive developments remain subject considerable debate, with marked regional variability their ecological effects, particularly across different biomes. As such, there pressing need for comprehensive, systems-level investigations to evaluate multifaceted impacts USSE both arid and humid ecosystems. Here, we undertake an exhaustive assessment utilizing high-resolution (10 m) dataset photovoltaic (PV) station distributions China, complemented by Landsat-derived NDVI remote sensing data from 2019 2023. This approach facilitates quantification dynamic effects PV infrastructure development on vegetation greenness (NDVI mean max ), allows scale-dependent responses two contrasting regions: zone Ningxia Anhui. Our results indicate that region, construction facilities has negligible effect greenness, inter-annual variations remaining consistently below 0.05, no discernible change . In contrast, region led dramatic deterioration declining sharply 0.42 0.20—representing reduction over 50%, during growing season (April October). Furthermore, relationship between scale installations impact was characterized pronounced non-linearity, large-scale plants (spanning >10,000 pixels) causing near-total collapse, driving toward near-zero. Collectively, these findings suggest sparse enhanced microclimatic regulation characteristic ecosystems provide greater resilience external disturbances, whereas high-biomass typical regions significantly more vulnerable perturbations. Based insights, advocate strategic prioritization adaptability future development, alongside incorporation restoration measures optimization facility mitigate potential disturbances. study emphasizes synergistic optimize energy transition conservation context variability, offering solid scientific basis national-scale planning site selection projects.

Язык: Английский

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The Combination of Physiological and Transcriptomic Approaches Reveals New Insights into the Molecular Mechanisms of Leymus chinensis Growth Under Different Shading Intensities

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 26(6), С. 2730 - 2730

Опубликована: Март 18, 2025

Leymus chinensis is a grass species in the family Triticeae that found Eurasian grassland region and known for its outstanding ecological advantages economic value. However, increasing adoption of photovoltaic agriculture has modified light environment grass, markedly inhibiting photosynthesis, growth, yield. This study used physiological transcriptomic analyses to investigate complex response mechanisms two L. genotypes (Zhongke No. 3 [Lc3] Zhongke 5 [Lc5]) under shading stress. Growth phenotype analysis revealed superior growth performance Lc3 stress, evidenced by enhanced plant height photosynthetic parameters. Additionally, differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were predominantly enriched starch sucrose metabolism glycolysis/gluconeogenesis pathways, which most consistently both genotypes. flavonoid biosynthesis galactose pathways more Lc3. Weighted gene co-expression network identified LcGolS2 gene, encodes galactinol synthase, as potential hub resistance shade stress comparisons across different cultivars treatments. The use qRT-PCR further validated involved these suggesting they may play critical roles regulating development conditions. These findings provide new insights into molecular underlying

Язык: Английский

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Environmental impact assessment of agrophotovoltaic power plants based on cross-regional empirical evidence

Energy Ecology and Environment, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 29, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Increasing phosphorus availability reduces grassland soil N2O emission: Plants and microbes move from mutualism to self-reliance

Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 389, С. 109695 - 109695

Опубликована: Апрель 14, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Ecovoltaics in an increasingly water-limited world: An ecological perspective

One Earth, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 7(10), С. 1705 - 1712

Опубликована: Окт. 1, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Booming solar energy drives land value enhancement: Evidence from 648 photovoltaic projects in China

Journal of Cleaner Production, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 144270 - 144270

Опубликована: Ноя. 1, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Comprehensive potential assessment of agrophotovoltaic systems: A case study of Hebei Province

Renewable Energy, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 122178 - 122178

Опубликована: Дек. 1, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Wetland types and soil properties shape microbial communities in permafrost-degraded swamps

CATENA, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 249, С. 108666 - 108666

Опубликована: Дек. 24, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Increased contribution of microbial necromass to soil organic carbon in solar farms on the Tibetan Plateau

Journal of Mountain Science, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Дек. 26, 2024

Язык: Английский

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