Vegetation restoration, hydrological change affect carbon and nitrogen cycling in novel riparian ecosystem

Worldwide hydroengineering, such as reservoir construction, creates novel hydrological regimes in riparian zones, resulting in biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation. Active revegetation (AR) and natural regeneration (NR) have been widely used in degraded riparian ecosystems to recover biodiversity and ecosystem functions. How restoration approaches and hydrological changes influence key processes of carbon and nitrogen cycling in reservoir riparian zones has not been elucidated, however.