{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,9]],"date-time":"2026-10-09T17:19:04Z","timestamp":1791566344886,"version":"4.3.4"},"reference-count":47,"publisher":"Elsevier BV","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,1]],"date-time":"2026-04-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1775001600000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/www.elsevier.com\/tdm\/userlicense\/1.0\/"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,1]],"date-time":"2026-04-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1775001600000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/www.elsevier.com\/legal\/tdmrep-license"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,1]],"date-time":"2026-04-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1775001600000},"content-version":"stm-asf","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15223\/policy-017"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,1]],"date-time":"2026-04-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1775001600000},"content-version":"stm-asf","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15223\/policy-037"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,1]],"date-time":"2026-04-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1775001600000},"content-version":"stm-asf","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15223\/policy-012"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,1]],"date-time":"2026-04-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1775001600000},"content-version":"stm-asf","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15223\/policy-029"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,1]],"date-time":"2026-04-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1775001600000},"content-version":"stm-asf","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15223\/policy-004"}],"funder":[{"DOI":"10.13039\/501100001809","name":"National Natural Science Foundation of China","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","award":["42171245"],"award-info":[{"award-number":["42171245"]}],"id":[{"id":"10.13039\/501100001809","id-type":"DOI","asserted-by":"publisher"}]},{"DOI":"10.13039\/501100001809","name":"National Natural Science Foundation of China","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","award":["42476239"],"award-info":[{"award-number":["42476239"]}],"id":[{"id":"10.13039\/501100001809","id-type":"DOI","asserted-by":"publisher"}]},{"DOI":"10.13039\/501100004610","name":"Science and Technology Support Program of Jiangsu Province","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","award":["2023003"],"award-info":[{"award-number":["2023003"]}],"id":[{"id":"10.13039\/501100004610","id-type":"DOI","asserted-by":"publisher"}]},{"DOI":"10.13039\/501100008114","name":"Nanjing Institute of Technology","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","award":["YKJ202336"],"award-info":[{"award-number":["YKJ202336"]}],"id":[{"id":"10.13039\/501100008114","id-type":"DOI","asserted-by":"publisher"}]},{"DOI":"10.13039\/501100008868","name":"Jiangsu Province Department of Science and Technology","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","award":["2023CZEPK02"],"award-info":[{"award-number":["2023CZEPK02"]}],"id":[{"id":"10.13039\/501100008868","id-type":"DOI","asserted-by":"publisher"}]},{"DOI":"10.13039\/501100008868","name":"Jiangsu Province Department of Science and Technology","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","award":["BK20231515"],"award-info":[{"award-number":["BK20231515"]}],"id":[{"id":"10.13039\/501100008868","id-type":"DOI","asserted-by":"publisher"}]},{"DOI":"10.13039\/501100008868","name":"Jiangsu Province Department of Science and Technology","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","award":["JSZRHYKJ202212"],"award-info":[{"award-number":["JSZRHYKJ202212"]}],"id":[{"id":"10.13039\/501100008868","id-type":"DOI","asserted-by":"publisher"}]}],"content-domain":{"domain":["elsevier.com","sciencedirect.com"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":["Journal of Environmental Management"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2026,4]]},"DOI":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,1]],"date-time":"2026-05-01T21:43:26Z","timestamp":1777671806000},"page":"129847","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/elsevier_cm_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"special_numbering":"C","title":["Role of iron oxides in stabilization of soil organic carbon along vegetation distribution gradient in coastal wetland, Southeastern China"],"prefix":"10.1016","volume":"406","author":[{"given":"Rui","family":"Zhang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lijie","family":"Pu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jiawei","family":"Tao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jiayi","family":"Xie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sihua","family":"Huang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiaoqing","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ye","family":"Yuan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rui","family":"Zhong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jiahao","family":"Zhai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lu","family":"Yumeng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"78","reference":[{"key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.soilbio.2021.108302","article-title":"Soil texture affects the coupling of litter decomposition and soil organic matter formation","volume":"159","author":"Angst","year":"2021","journal-title":"Soil Biol. Biochem."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"411","DOI":"10.1007\/s10533-016-0189-5","article-title":"Drought and saltwater incursion synergistically reduce dissolved organic carbon export from coastal freshwater wetlands","volume":"127","author":"Ard\u00f3n","year":"2016","journal-title":"Biogeochemistry"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib3","series-title":"Soil and Agricultural Chemistry Analysis","author":"Bao","year":"2008"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib4","series-title":"JNCC Report No. 334. Peterborough, UK","article-title":"Saltmarsh review: an overview of coastal saltmarshes, their dynamic and sensitivity characteristics for conservation and management","author":"Boorman","year":"2003"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib5","article-title":"Effect of pH on the surface charges of permanently charged soils and clay minerals","volume":"14","author":"Cao","year":"2024","journal-title":"Sci. Rep."},{"issue":"23","key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib6","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"13751","DOI":"10.1021\/es503669u","article-title":"Properties of Fe-Organic matter associations via coprecipitation versus adsorption","volume":"48","author":"Chen","year":"2014","journal-title":"Environmental Science & Technology"},{"issue":"1","key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib7","article-title":"Iron-mediated organic matter decomposition in humid soils can counteract protection","volume":"11","author":"Chen","year":"2020","journal-title":"Nat. Commun."},{"issue":"2","key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib8","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"597","DOI":"10.1021\/acs.est.7b05102","article-title":"Ferrous iron oxidation under varying pO2 levels: the effect of Fe (III)\/Al (III) oxide minerals and organic matter","volume":"52","author":"Chen","year":"2017","journal-title":"Environmental Science & Technology"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib9","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"17","DOI":"10.1016\/j.geomorph.2012.05.022","article-title":"Using the accumulation of CBD-extractable iron and clay content to estimate soil age on stable surfaces and nearby slopes, Front Range, Colorado","volume":"173\u2013174","author":"Dethier","year":"2012","journal-title":"Geomorphology"},{"issue":"1","key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib10","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"501","DOI":"10.1007\/s11368-018-2051-y","article-title":"The role of reactive iron in long-term carbon sequestration in mangrove sediments","volume":"19","author":"Dicen","year":"2019","journal-title":"J. Soils Sediments"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib11","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.soilbio.2020.107949","article-title":"Iron-bound organic carbon is conserved in the rhizosphere soil of freshwater wetlands","volume":"149","author":"Duan","year":"2020","journal-title":"Soil Biol. Biochem."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib12","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"9","DOI":"10.1029\/2024JG008278","article-title":"Effect of vegetation restoration on soil iron-associated carbon dynamics: insights from different soil textures","volume":"129","author":"Dong","year":"2024","journal-title":"J. Geophys. Res. Biogeosci."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib13","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1111\/gcb.70300","article-title":"Iron- organic carbon interactions in wetlands: implications for wetland carbon preservation under global changes","volume":"31","author":"Feng","year":"2025","journal-title":"Glob. Change Biol."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib14","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.geoderma.2021.114974","article-title":"Iron-bound organic carbon and their determinants in peatlands of China","volume":"391","author":"Huang","year":"2021","journal-title":"Geoderma"},{"issue":"6","key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib15","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"3726","DOI":"10.1111\/gcb.15100","article-title":"Trade\u2010offs in soil carbon protection mechanisms under aerobic and anaerobic conditions","volume":"26","author":"Huang","year":"2020","journal-title":"Glob. Change Biol."},{"issue":"1","key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib16","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1038\/s41467-024-54832-8","article-title":"Important role of Fe oxides in global soil carbon stabilization and stocks","volume":"15","author":"Jia","year":"2024","journal-title":"Nat. Commun."},{"issue":"4","key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib17","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1243","DOI":"10.5194\/bg-15-1243-2018","article-title":"Impacts of flocculation on the distribution and diagenesis of iron in boreal estuarine sediments","volume":"15","author":"Jilbert","year":"2018","journal-title":"Biogeosciences"},{"issue":"10","key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib18","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"3967","DOI":"10.1111\/gcb.13727","article-title":"Review of the ecosystem service implications of mangrove encroachment into salt marshes","volume":"23","author":"Kelleway","year":"2017","journal-title":"Glob. Change Biol."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib19","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1701","DOI":"10.1016\/0016-7037(94)90531-2","article-title":"Partitioning and speciation of solid phase iron in saltmarsh sediments","volume":"58","author":"Kostka","year":"1994","journal-title":"Geochem. Cosmochim. Acta"},{"issue":"7388","key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib20","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"198","DOI":"10.1038\/nature10855","article-title":"Preservation of organic matter in sediments promoted by iron","volume":"483","author":"Lalonde","year":"2012","journal-title":"Nature"},{"issue":"1","key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib21","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"261","DOI":"10.1111\/gcb.14859","article-title":"Conceptualizing soil organic matter into particulate and mineral\u2010associated forms to address global change in the 21st century","volume":"26","author":"Lavallee","year":"2019","journal-title":"Glob. Change Biol."},{"issue":"7","key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib22","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.3390\/w16071011","article-title":"The role of iron minerals in the preservation of organic carbon in mangrove sediments","volume":"16","author":"Li","year":"2024","journal-title":"Water"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib23","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.apsoil.2023.104918","article-title":"Soil carbon-fixing bacterial communities respond to plant community change in coastal salt marsh wetlands","volume":"189","author":"Liao","year":"2023","journal-title":"Appl. Soil Ecol."},{"issue":"3","key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib24","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1098\/rsbl.2018.0781","article-title":"Dimensions of blue carbon and emerging perspectives","volume":"15","author":"Lovelock","year":"2019","journal-title":"Biol. Lett."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib25","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"62","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jmarsys.2017.10.009","article-title":"Iron geochemistry and organic carbon preservation by iron (oxyhydr)oxides in surface sediments of the East China Sea and the South Yellow Sea","volume":"178","author":"Ma","year":"2018","journal-title":"J. Mar. Syst."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib26","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"50","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ocecoaman.2017.06.003","article-title":"Status of wetlands in China: a review of extent, degradation, issues, and recommendations for improvement","volume":"146","author":"Meng","year":"2017","journal-title":"Ocean Coast Manag."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib27","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"10286","DOI":"10.1002\/2016GL070071","article-title":"Soil organic carbon stabilization by iron in permafrost regions of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau","volume":"43","author":"Mu","year":"2016","journal-title":"Geophys. Res. Lett."},{"issue":"1","key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib28","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1038\/s41467-024-54447-z","article-title":"Iron's role in soil organic carbon (de) stabilization in mangroves under land use change","volume":"15","author":"Ruiz","year":"2024","journal-title":"Nat. Commun."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib29","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1411","DOI":"10.1111\/1365-2435.14040","article-title":"Global distribution, formation and fate of Mineral- associated soil organic matter under a changing climate: a Trait- based perspective","volume":"36","author":"Sokol","year":"2022","journal-title":"Funct. Ecol."},{"issue":"11","key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib30","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"3313","DOI":"10.1016\/j.soilbio.2006.04.014","article-title":"Organic C and N stabilization in a forest soil: evidence from sequential density fractionation","volume":"38","author":"Sollins","year":"2006","journal-title":"Soil Biol. Biochem."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib31","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.catena.2025.109298","article-title":"Spatial distribution and environmental drivers of iron-bound organic carbon in coastal wetlands across climatic gradients","volume":"258","author":"Su","year":"2025","journal-title":"Catena"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib32","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.watres.2023.120133","article-title":"Organic carbon preservation in wetlands: iron oxide protection vs. thermodynamic limitation","volume":"241","author":"Sun","year":"2023","journal-title":"Water Res."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib33","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"594","DOI":"10.1126\/science.abn1479","article-title":"Recovering wetland biogeomorphic feedbacks to restore the world's biotic carbon hotspots","volume":"376","author":"Temmink","year":"2022","journal-title":"Science"},{"issue":"6","key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib34","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1153","DOI":"10.1111\/ejss.12827","article-title":"Iron oxides selectively stabilize plant\u2010derived polysaccharides and aliphatic compounds in agricultural soils","volume":"70","author":"Wan","year":"2019","journal-title":"Eur. J. Soil Sci."},{"issue":"1","key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib35","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1038\/s41467-019-13800-3","article-title":"Tidal wetland resilience to sea level rise increases their carbon sequestration capacity in the United States","volume":"10","author":"Wang","year":"2019","journal-title":"Nat. Commun."},{"issue":"9","key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib36","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1093\/nsr\/nwaa296","article-title":"Global blue carbon accumulation in tidal wetlands increases with climate change","volume":"8","author":"Wang","year":"2021","journal-title":"Natl. Sci. Rev."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib37","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"539","DOI":"10.1016\/j.foreco.2013.08.045","article-title":"Ecosystem carbon stocks of mangrove forest in Yingluo Bay, Guangdong Province of South China","volume":"310","author":"Wang","year":"2013","journal-title":"For. Ecol. Manag."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib38","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"149","DOI":"10.1016\/j.geoderma.2018.07.026","article-title":"Soil organic carbon storage as a key function of soils - a review of drivers and indicators at various scales","volume":"333","author":"Wiesmeier","year":"2019","journal-title":"Geoderma."},{"issue":"1\u20132","key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib39","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"109","DOI":"10.1016\/j.geoderma.2005.09.001","article-title":"Interactions between mineral phases in the preservation of soil organic matter","volume":"134","author":"Wiseman","year":"2006","journal-title":"Geoderma"},{"issue":"28-29","key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib40","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"490\u2014","DOI":"10.1360\/TB-2024-1128","article-title":"Contents and drivers of iron- and aluminum-bound organic carbon in tropical and subtropical forest soils in China","volume":"70","author":"Wu","year":"2025","journal-title":"Chin. Sci. Bull."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib41","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jhydrol.2023.129256","article-title":"Isotopic and spectral signatures unravel the sources, preservation, and degradation of sedimentary organic matter in the Dongzhai Harbor mangrove estuary, southern China","volume":"618","author":"Yan","year":"2023","journal-title":"J. Hydrol."},{"issue":"6","key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib42","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"844","DOI":"10.1016\/j.fmre.2022.12.002","article-title":"Dissimilatory iron reduction contributes to anaerobic mineralization of sediment in a shallow transboundary lake","volume":"3","author":"Yuan","year":"2023","journal-title":"Fundam. Res."},{"issue":"3","key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib43","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"932","DOI":"10.1002\/ldr.5403","article-title":"Role of iron in stabilization of soil organic carbon under different vegetation communities of mangrove wetlands","volume":"36","author":"Zhao","year":"2024","journal-title":"Land Degrad. Dev."},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib45","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"219","DOI":"10.1016\/j.geoderma.2017.10.058","article-title":"Effects of water and salinity regulation measures on soil carbon sequestration in coastal wetlands of the Yellow River Delta","volume":"319","author":"Zhao","year":"2018","journal-title":"Geoderma"},{"issue":"12","key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib46","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"3556","DOI":"10.1029\/2018JG004649","article-title":"The role of reactive iron in the preservation of terrestrial organic carbon in estuarine sediments","volume":"123","author":"Zhao","year":"2018","journal-title":"J. Geophys. Res. Biogeosci."},{"issue":"16","key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib47","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"4777","DOI":"10.5194\/bg-13-4777-2016","article-title":"Iron-bound organic carbon in forest soils: quantification and characterization","volume":"13","author":"Zhao","year":"2016","journal-title":"Biogeosciences"},{"key":"10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847_bib48","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1016\/j.catena.2026.109902","article-title":"Influences of vegetation distribution on soil organic carbon accumulation and stability in a coastal wetland, Southeast China","volume":"265","author":"Zhang","year":"2026","journal-title":"Catena"}],"container-title":["Journal of Environmental Management"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/api.elsevier.com\/content\/article\/PII:S0301479726013071?httpAccept=text\/xml","content-type":"text\/xml","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/api.elsevier.com\/content\/article\/PII:S0301479726013071?httpAccept=text\/plain","content-type":"text\/plain","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,4]],"date-time":"2026-07-04T13:58:57Z","timestamp":1783173537000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/linkinghub.elsevier.com\/retrieve\/pii\/S0301479726013071"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,4]]},"references-count":47,"alternative-id":["S0301479726013071"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847","relation":{},"ISSN":["0301-4797"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0301-4797","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026,4]]},"assertion":[{"value":"Elsevier","name":"publisher","label":"This article is maintained by"},{"value":"Role of iron oxides in stabilization of soil organic carbon along vegetation distribution gradient in coastal wetland, Southeastern China","name":"articletitle","label":"Article Title"},{"value":"Journal of Environmental Management","name":"journaltitle","label":"Journal Title"},{"value":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jenvman.2026.129847","name":"articlelink","label":"CrossRef DOI link to publisher maintained version"},{"value":"article","name":"content_type","label":"Content Type"},{"value":"\u00a9 2026 Elsevier Ltd. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.","name":"copyright","label":"Copyright"}],"article-number":"129847"}}