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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
57
Citations
12849
World Ranking
2701
National Ranking
958

Overview

Chaoqun Lu is affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States and is engaged primarily in research within the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans numerous subfields, including Global and Planetary Change, Soil Science, Environmental Chemistry, Water Science and Technology, and Environmental Engineering.

Their research interests focus on topics such as Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, and Hydrological Forecasting Using AI.

Lu's recent publications highlight contributions to understanding carbon sequestration, nitrogen budgets, and nitrous oxide cycles. Notable papers include:

  • Forest expansion dominates China's land carbon sink since 1980 (2022, Nature Communications)
  • Quantification of global and national nitrogen budgets for crop production (2021, Nature Food)
  • Global nitrous oxide budget (1980-2020) (2024, Earth system science data)
  • Maximizing carbon sequestration potential in Chinese forests through optimal management (2024, Nature Communications)
  • Long-Term Trajectory of Nitrogen Loading and Delivery From Mississippi River Basin to the Gulf of Mexico (2020, Global Biogeochemical Cycles)

Frequent co-authors in Lu's research include Hanqin Tian, Shufen Pan, Hao Shi, Jien Zhang, and Bo Yi, indicating active collaboration with other researchers in related fields.

Lu has contributed publications to several scientific venues multiple times, showcasing recurring engagement with the following journals and repositories:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Earth system science data
  • Global Change Biology
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Nature Communications

The breadth of Lu's work covers critical environmental processes involving soil, water, nutrient cycles, and climate-related impacts on ecosystems and agriculture. Their research outputs reflect a sustained focus on global environmental change and management strategies tied to carbon and nitrogen cycling in terrestrial ecosystems.

Best Publications

  • Global nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer use for agriculture production in the past half century: shifted hot spots and nutrient imbalance

    Chaoqun Lu;Chaoqun Lu;Hanqin Tian;Hanqin Tian

  • Spatial and temporal patterns of nitrogen deposition in China: Synthesis of observational data

    Chaoqun Lü;Chaoqun Lü;Hanqin Tian

  • The terrestrial biosphere as a net source of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere

    Hanqin Tian;Chaoqun Lu;Chaoqun Lu;Philippe Ciais;Anna M. Michalak

  • Model estimates of net primary productivity, evapotranspiration, and water use efficiency in the terrestrial ecosystems of the southern United States during 1895–2007

    Hanqin Tian;Guangsheng Chen;Mingliang Liu;Chi Zhang

  • Global soil nitrous oxide emissions since the preindustrial era estimated by an ensemble of terrestrial biosphere models: Magnitude, attribution, and uncertainty.

    Hanqin Tian;Hanqin Tian;Jia Yang;Jia Yang;Rongting Xu;Chaoqun Lu

  • Do nitrogen fertilizers stimulate or inhibit methane emissions from rice fields

    Kamaljit Banger;Hanqin Tian;Chaoqun Lu

  • China's Terrestrial Carbon Balance: Contributions from Multiple Global Change Factors

    Hanqin Tian;Jerry M. Melillo;Chaoqun Lu;David W. Kicklighter

  • Global methane and nitrous oxide emissions from terrestrial ecosystems due to multiple environmental changes

    Hanqin Tian;Guangsheng Chen;Guangsheng Chen;Chaoqun Lu;Xiaofeng Xu

  • Global patterns and controls of soil organic carbon dynamics as simulated by multiple terrestrial biosphere models: Current status and future directions.

    Hanqin Tian;Chaoqun Lu;Jia Yang;Kamaljit Banger

  • Impact of large‐scale climate extremes on biospheric carbon fluxes: An intercomparison based on MsTMIP data

    Jakob Zscheischler;Jakob Zscheischler;Anna M. Michalak;Christopher Schwalm;Miguel D. Mahecha

  • Historical nitrogen fertilizer use in agricultural ecosystems of the contiguous United States during 1850–2015: application rate, timing, and fertilizer types

    Peiyu Cao;Chaoqun Lu;Zhen Yu

  • The North American Carbon Program Multi-Scale Synthesis and Terrestrial Model Intercomparison Project – Part 1: Overview and experimental design

    D. N. Huntzinger;C. Schwalm;A. M. Michalak;K. Schaefer

  • Uncertainty in the response of terrestrial carbon sink to environmental drivers undermines carbon-climate feedback predictions.

    D. N. Huntzinger;A. M. Michalak;C. Schwalm;C. Schwalm;P. Ciais

  • The North American Carbon Program Multi-scale Synthesis and Terrestrial Model Intercomparison Project – Part 2: Environmental driver data

    Y. Wei;S. Liu;D. N. Huntzinger;A. M. Michalak

  • Effects of Elevated Carbon Dioxide and Increased Temperature on Methane and Nitrous Oxide Fluxes: Evidence from Field Experiments

    Feike A Dijkstra;Stephen A Prior;G Brett Runion;H Allen Torbert

  • The Global N2O Model Intercomparison Project

    Hanqin Tian;Jia Yang;Chaoqun Lu;Rongting Xu

  • Spatial and temporal patterns of CH 4 and N 2 O fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems of North America during 1979–2008: application of a global biogeochemistry model

    Hanqin Tian;X. Xu;M. Liu;Wei Ren

  • Net exchanges of CO2, CH4, and N2O between China's terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere and their contributions to global climate warming

    Hanqin Tian;Xiaofeng Xu;Chaoqun Lu;Mingliang Liu

  • Impacts of urbanization on carbon balance in terrestrial ecosystems of the Southern United States

    Chi Zhang;Hanqin Tian;Guangsheng Chen;Arthur Chappelka

  • Global manure nitrogen production and application in cropland during 1860–2014: a 5 arcmin gridded global dataset for Earth system modeling

    Bowen Zhang;Hanqin Tian;Hanqin Tian;Chaoqun Lu;Chaoqun Lu;Shree R. S. Dangal

Frequent Co-Authors

Hanqin Tian
Hanqin Tian Auburn University
Shufen Pan
Shufen Pan Auburn University
Jia Yang
Jia Yang Oklahoma State University
Guangsheng Chen
Guangsheng Chen Zhejiang A & F University
Xiaofeng Xu
Xiaofeng Xu San Diego State University
Mingliang Liu
Mingliang Liu Washington State University
Bo Tao
Bo Tao University of Kentucky
Christopher R. Schwalm
Christopher R. Schwalm Woodwell Climate Research Center
Anna M. Michalak
Anna M. Michalak Stanford University
Deborah N. Huntzinger
Deborah N. Huntzinger Northern Arizona University

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