Carbon fluxes, evapotranspiration, and water use efficiency of terrestrial ecosystems in China.

Highlights: [•] We synthesize flux observations from 22 eddy covariance sites across China. [•] Annual carbon and water fluxes generally decline with increasing latitude. [•] The patterns are controlled by temperature, precipitation, and growing season length. [•] Plantations and coastal wetlands have high carbon sequestration capacity and WUE. [•] Efforts to strengthen C sink should focus on forest plantations in southern China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]