Fig. 1: The surveyed region and the distribution of water-surface photovoltaic (WSPV) systems in China and the sampling sites in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. | Communications Earth & Environment

Fig. 1: The surveyed region and the distribution of water-surface photovoltaic (WSPV) systems in China and the sampling sites in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

From: Water-surface photovoltaic systems have affected water physical and chemical properties and biodiversity

Fig. 1

a Density of water-surface photovoltaic (WSPV) systems in China (data from Zhang et al. 2022). b Locations of the 26 waterbodies with WSPV systems sampled in this study, including five floating photovoltaic (FPV) systems and 21 pile-mounted photovoltaic (PMPV) systems. c, d Photograph of a pile-mounted photovoltaic system and floating photovoltaic system. e Image (earth.google.com, image taken in January 2021) showing the three types of areas sampled taken in Liugangtang, Huainan, Anhui Province (PA: photovoltaic area, NPA: near the photovoltaic area, CA: control area).

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