Appendix 1. List of studies of CH4 emissions from wetlands in the People’s Republic of China Source Study Location Biome Measurement technique Subtropical Transparent plexiglass chamber Xing et al. Wuhan, China Subtropical (2005) Huang et Harbin, Heilong Warm al. (2010) Jiang, China Temperate Floating chambers Transparent plexiglass chamber Chen et al. China (2007) Xu et al. Yanchen, (2013) Jiangsu, China Cui. (1997) Heilong China Subtropical Jiang, Mid-temper ate Wetland type Longitude and latitude Reported value 29.08000°N, 116.03467°E 31.59634°N, 117.40608°E 34.65493°N, 117.27279°E 33.32857°N, 118.64387°E 24.94837°N, 102.66691°E 29.36100°N, 113.04117°E 24.40923°N, 102.84463°E 25.70243°N, 100.25191°E 30°33'N, 114°23'E 0.818 mgm-2h-1 0.021 mgm-2h-1 0.034 mgm-2h-1 0.019 mgm-2h-1 0.163 mgm-2h-1 0.199 mgm-2h-1 0.012 mgm-2h-1 0.044 mgm-2h-1 4.7~41.9 mgm-2 day-1 Methan e emissio n (gCH4 m-2 yr-1) 7.2 0.18 0.3 0.17 1.5 1.8 0.1 0.4 8.5 Zhalong longhu Wetland 47°18′22″N, 124°18′26″E Zhalong lake Wetland Zhalong phragmites Wetland Plexiglass Mudflats 33°34'00"N, 120°32'00"E opaque chamber Spartina alterniflor Artemisia schrenkiana flat Phragites australis flat Closed, static Carex lasiocarpa marsh 47°35′6″N, 133°30′38″E chamber Carex taro marsh Carex mannagrass marsh Phragmits-Cinnamomum camphora Other marsh 0.11~18.68 mgm-2h-1 4.78 mgm-2h-1 7.29 mgm-2h-1 82.5 42 64 –0.13 mgm-2h-1 –0.14 mgm-2h-1 –0.02 mgm-2h-1 0.55 mgm-2h-1` 20.67 mgm-2h-1 13.19 mgm-2h-1 28.92 mgm-2h-1 39.28 mgm-2h-1 –1.14 –1.23 –0.175 4.82 181 116 253 344 18.81 mgm-2h-1 165 Poyang Lake Chao Lake Nansi Lake Hongze Lake Dianchi Lake Dongting Lake Fuxian Lake Erhai Lake static Donghu Lake Wang et al. (2002) Lu et al. (2000) Inner Mongolia, Mid-temper China ate Dongzhai Tropical Harbor, Hainan, China 60.1µgm-2h-1 46.8µgm-2h-1 0.55 mgm-2day-1 0.23 mgm-2day-1 1.12 mgm-2day-1 2.14 mgm-2day-1 0.02 mgm-2day-1 80.56 mgm-2h-1 102.55 mgm-2h-1 8.2 mgm-2h-1 20.92 mgm-2h-1 0.56 mgm-2h-1 –30~–1000μgm-2h-1 400~3000μgm-2h-1 <400μgm-2h-1 0.53 0.41 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.8 0.007 706 899 72 184 5 –6.015 8.175 <4.67 24°23.5'N, 117°54.3'E 5~66μmolCH4m-2d-1 0.2075 22°0′21″N, 100°47′43″E –29.2~–29.8μgCm-2h-1 –24.3~–26.9μgCm-2h-1 –5.2~–6.2μgCm-2h-1 1.8~2.3kgCH4-Cha-1y- –0.345 –0.299 –0.067 0.275 static Ungrazing grasslands Grazing grasslands static Bruguiera sexangula Aegiceras corniculatum Avicennia marnia Rhizophora stylosa Bruguiera sexangula Floating static Tuanjie River chambers Jinchuan River Inner Qinhuai River Outer Qinhuai River Dingjie Reservoir Plexiglass (Reed, marsh chamber farm)Spring Summer autumn Semi-closed Mangrove forests opaque chamber 43°26'N, 115°32'E Tropical Static chamber Mid-temper ate Static chamber Mid-temper ate Mid-temper ate Dark enclosed chamber Static/closed translucent chamber open-ended plexiglass chamber Han et al. Nanjing, (2013) Jiangsu, China Subtropical Huang et Liaohe Delta, al. (2010) north of Liaodong Bay, China Daniel et Jiulongjiang al. (2005) Eatuary, Fujian Province, China Werner et Xishuangbanna, al. (2006) Yunnan Province, China Wang et al. Xilin river (2005) catchment, Inner Mongolia, China Dong et al. Inner Mongolia, (2000) China Liu et al. Xilin river (2007) catchment, Inner Mongolia, China Ding et al. Sanjiang Plain, (2004) Heilongjiang Province, China Mid-temper ate Subtropical Mid-temper ate Closed, chamber Closed, chamber Seasonal rainforests Secondary forest Rubber plantation Semi-arid steppes 19°51'N, 110°24'E 32°13'15"N, 118°42'21"E 32°6'19"N, 118°45'8"E 32°1'20"N, 118°47'38"E 32°2'50"N, 118°45'22"E 32°12'3"N, 118°43'59"E 40°41'N, 121°35'E 43°26'N, 115°32'E 1 Grassland 43°22'N, 116°04'E (Semi-arid grassland)1999 2001 Peatland 43°26'N, 115°32'E 45°01'N, 130°13'E –0.023~– 0.055mgm-2h-1 55~57μgCm-2h-1 27.3~28.7μgCm-2h-1 –0.34 19.6 mg CH4 m-2 h-1 171.7 0.65 0.33 Ye et al. Swamp in (2000) Hainan, Fujian, China Wang et al. Baiyang (2014) Wetland, Hebei Province, China Cui et Ebinur Lake, al.(2014) Xinjiang Province,China Hu et al. Chongming (2014) Island, Shanghai Province, China Zhao et al. Three Gorges (2013) Reservoir, China Yang et al. Miyun Reservoir (2011) in Beijing Zeng et Minjiang River al. (2010) Estuary, Fujian Province, China Huang et Xiangxi River, al. (2013) Three gorges reservoir, China Jiang et al. Intertidal zone (2012) of the yellow river estuary, Shandong Province, China Yu et al. Nihe reservoir, (2012) Heilongjiang Province, China Wang et al. Panjin City, (2012) Liaoning Province, Tropical Closed chamber Mangrove 19°51'N, 110°24'E 0.1mg CH4 m-2h-1 0.876 Warm Temperate closed chamber Reed 38°56′29″N, 115°57′41″E 0.96~1.15 mgm-2h-1 9.24 Mid-temper ate Static chamber Desert grassland Populus euphratica forest 44°30'N, 82°36'E 2. 19μgm-2s-1 -0. 96μgm-2s-1 Subtropical Static Chamber Dongtan Phragmites 31°34′44″N, 121°37′50″E australis Wetland 74. 46μgm-2h-1 69.06 - 30.27 0.65 Subtropical Static Chamber Reservoir 30°59′55″N, 110°40′48″E 0.016~1.196mgm-2h-1 5.31 Warm Temperate Subtropical Static Chamber Reservoir 40°31′16″N, 116°51′54″E 0.150~0.486mgm-2h-1 2.787 Static Chamber Cyperus malaccensis 26°00'36"N, 119°34'12"E 0.60mgm- 2h- 1 5.256 Subtropical Stainless Chamber 30°59′17″N, 110°45′51″E –0.014~0. 052mgm-2h-1 - 0.675 Warm Temperate Static Chamber 37°40'N, 118°41'E 0. 089mgm-2h-1 0.78 Mid-temper ate Static floating Reservoir chamber 46°15'N, 126°37'E 13.48mgm-2h-1 118.08 Mid-temper ate Enclosed chamber 40°49'N, 121°50'E 27.49μgm-2h-1 0.24 still Reservoir Suaeda heteroptera kitog Sunada glauca Hu et al. (2011) Yang et al. (2010) Ma et al. (2011) Li et al. (2011) Duan et al. (2007) China Poyang Lake, Jiangxi Province, China Great Hingan Mountains, Heilongjiang Province, China Daguhe estuarine wetland of Jiaozhou bay, Shandong Province, China Qinghai Tibet Plateau, China Wuliangsu Lake, Inner Mongolia, China Subtropical Closed Chamber Lake wetland 29°06'50"N, 116°10'33"E 13.05mgm-2h-1 114.32 Cold Temperate Static Chamber Larch 50°49'N, 121°30'E –0.04~–0.06mgm-2h-1 –0.438 Warm Temperate Static Chamber Reed Wetland Weed Wetland 36°10'N, 120°10'E 2376.06mgm-2yr-1 752.74mgm-2yr-1 2.376 0.753 Plateau frigid Closed Chamber Zoige marshes 33°20'N, 101°45'E 9.83 mgm-2h-1 86.11 Mid-temper ate Transparent plexiglass chamber 40°47'N, 108°43'E 17.93±8.77mgm-2h-1 19.13±9.62mgm-2h-11 2.67±6.18 mgm-2h-1 14.87±7.65mgm-2h-1 2.09±0.78mgm-2h-1 4.26±1.44mgm-2h-1 2.32±0.91mgm-2h-1 4.20±1.46mgm-2h-1 2.87mgm-2h-1 4.51mgm-2h-1 157.07 167.58 110.99 130.26 18.3 37.32 20.32 36.8 25.14 39.51 -0.04~0.21 mgm-2h-1 1.49 Wang et al. Zoige marshes, Plateau (2002) Qinghai frigid Tibet Plateau, China Sun et al. Xiaoxing'an Mid-temper Static Chamber Stainless Reed-H (2003) Reed-H (2004) Reed-L (2003) Reed-L (2004) Pondweed-H(2003) Pondweed-H(2004) Pondweed-L(2003) Pondweed-L(2004) Carex MuIiejsis marsh Carex meyeriana marsh still Swamp, 32°20'N, 102°00' bushwood, 48°03'53"N, 128°30'36"E (2009) Tong et al. (2008) Wang et al. (2005) Wu et al. (2014) Du et al. (2005) Xu et al. (1997) Xiong et al. (1999) Yan et al. (2000) Huang et al. (2001) Ren et al. (2002) Ci et al. mountains, Heilongjiang Province, China Minjiang River Estuary, Fujian Province, China Marsh Wetland, Sanjiang Plain, Heilongjiang Province, China Riverside Wetland in Dongfeng River, Shanghai Province, China Qingyuan, Guangdong Province, China Wushan Town, Guangdong Province, China Wuxian, Jiangsu Province, China Plain Mountain, Jilin Province, China Liaohe Delta, north of Liaodong Bay, China Chendu Plain, China Qixin Lake, ate chamber larch-sphagnum Alnus hirsute, white birch Lerch-Sedge, larch-moss Spartina alterniflora 26°01'46"N, 119°37′"31E -0.04~0.1 mgm-2h-1 -0.17~0.08mgm-2h-1 86.86gm-2yr-1 0.53 -0.79 52.82 Subtropical Static Chamber Mid-temper ate Static chamber Freeze period Non-freeze period 47.35°N, 133.31°E 1.69 mgm-2h-1 11.15 mgm-2h-1 14.8 97.67 Subtropical Static chamber Zizania latifolia Scirpus tabernaemontani Yellow flag Reed 31°25.7'N, 121°23.6'E 3.22mgm-2h-1 1.41 mgm-2h-1 6.77 mgm-2h-1 1.98 mgm-2h-1 28.21 12.35 59.31 17.34 Subtropical Closed chamber Early season rice field 23°40'N, 113°03'E 5.7mgm-2h-1 49.93 Subtropical Organic box 23°08'N, 113°20'E 1.42 mgm-2h-1 12.44 Subtropical Static chamber Single cropping rice 31°15'N, 120°34'E 0.07~0.11gm-2d-1 32.85 Mid-temper ate Static chamber Rice Paddy 43°49'N, 125°20'E 2.984 mgm-2h-1 26.14 Mid-temper ate Closed chamber Reed wetland 40°52'N, 121°35'E 520μgm-2h-1 4.56 Subtropical Static chamber Single cropping rice 30.6°N, 103.9°E 12 mgm-2h-1 105.12 Mid-temper Static, 46°40'N, 132°05'E 11.71 mgm-2yr-1 0.012 glass Rice Paddy closed Natural reserve (2012) Heilongjiang Province, China Lian et al. Zhejiang (2014) Province, China ate chamber Subtropical Wang et al. Alpine lake (1998) Subtropical Subtropical Subtropical Subtropical Subtropical Subtropical Static, closed Secondary wetland chamber Lake wetland Rice Paddy Static closed Cuifeng lake chamber Weidan lake Haomai lake Chetui lake Jialuo lake Xueshan pool Ground lake Subtropical Subtropical Subtropical Tropical Subtropical Subtropical Subtropical Subtropical Subtropical Subtropical Subtropical Subtropical Subtropical Subtropical Subtropical Subtropical Subtropical Subtropical Subtropical Subtropical Liucai lake Dong lake Qicai lake Dagui lake Angtian lake Long pool Jincheng lake Ci lake Li pool Dahan brook Shimen reservoir Hou pool Qingcao lake Baoshan reservoir Lishan pool Buli liyu pool Wanda reservoir Riyue pool Xiluo pool Renyi pool 30°3'35"N, 120°0'26"E 30°31'28"N, 120°2'54"E 30°23'00"N, 119°45'38"E 8.4 mgm-2h-1 15.7 mgm-2h-1 79.5 mgm-2h-1 0.012±0.008 mgm-2h-1 0.15 mgm-2h-1 0.034 mgm-2h-1 1.2 mgm-2h-1 0.012±0.004 mgm-2h-1 0.003±0.0007 mgm-2h-1 0.45 mgm-2h-1 0.007 mgm-2h-1 0.008±0.003 mgm-2h-1 0.09±0.04 mgm-2h-1 0.2 mgm-2h-1 0.38 mgm-2h-1 0.033 mgm-2h-1 0.026 mgm-2h-1 0.085 mgm-2h-1 0.004 mgm-2h-1 0.15±0.16 mgm-2h-1 0.021 mgm-2h-1 0.23 mgm-2h-1 1.31 mgm-2h-1 0.081 mgm-2h-1 0.083 mgm-2h-1 0.002 mgm-2h-1 0.006±0.002 mgm-2h-1 1.07 mgm-2h-1 0.018 mgm-2h-1 73.58 137.53 696.42 0.105 1.314 0.3 10.512 0.105 0.026 3.942 0.061 0.07 0.788 1.752 3.329 0.289 0.228 0.745 0.035 1.314 0.184 2.015 11.476 0.71 0.727 0.018 0.053 9.373 0.158 Subtropical Tropical Tropical Tropical Tropical Tropical Tropical Subtropical Subtropical Tropical Lan pool Niaoshantou reservoir Yangnv lake Chengqing lake Lianchi pool Nanren lake Longluan pool Hualian liyu pool Donghua lake Lanyu pool 0.39 mgm-2h-1 0.053 mgm-2h-1 68 mgm-2h-1 0.21±0.09 mgm-2h-1 0.34±0.16 mgm-2h-1 0.36±0.52 mgm-2h-1 0.13±0.15 mgm-2h-1 0.002 mgm-2h-1 0.06 mgm-2h-1 8.85 mgm-2h-1 3.416 0.464 595.68 1.84 2.978 3.154 1.139 0.018 0.526 77.526 References: Alongi DM, Pfitzner J, Trott LA, et al. 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