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and wetlands. The spatial distribution of carbon storage Availability of data
decline was consistent with the distribution pattern of
construction land expansion. Therefore, the detection of In the case of reasonable requests, the method of obtaining
land-use changes can clearly reflect the carbon storage the original data can be consulted through the email of the
capacity of urban ecosystems. In the context of urban corresponding author of this article.
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