Climate Change and Forest Environment (2nd Edition)

A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Climatology".

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Department of Forestry, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung City 40227, Taiwan
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Dear Colleagues,

Over the past decade, a growing number of studies have focused on the relationship between forests, the environment, and the climate, especially in terms of integrated ecological systems. During this timeframe, environmental datasets have come to allow for the evaluation of the effects of space, weather, and atmospheric conditions on forest environments. In additionto this, deep investigations of the relationships between different climatic conditions and the function of different forest environments have provided the elementary basics for proper forest management. This, in turn, fosters the emergence of new knowledge on the effects of forests on climate and the environment.

The aim of this Special Issue is to showcase new investigations of the associations between the weather, climate, and various aspects of the forest environment. The main topics will include: (1) the impact of weather factors and climatic conditions on forests; (2) the associations between weather, climate, and forests; (3) the complex effects of environmental phenomena (e.g., air temperature, atmospheric pressure, seasonality, air quality, air pollution, and teleconnection patterns) on forest management and evaluation; (4) the beneficial effects of forests on the environment and atmospheric conditions; and (5) analyses of the economics of forest management and policy assessment under the trend of climate change.

We look forward to your submissions for publication in this Special Issue. All manuscripts will be sent to anonymous reviewers as part of the standard peer review procedure of Atmosphere. This Special Issue is a follow-up of the first volume, etitled “Climate Change and Forest Environment”. (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/atmosphere/special_issues/climate_forest_environment).

Prof. Dr. Wan-Yu Liu
Dr. Alvaro Enríquez-de-Salamanca
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Keywords

  • climate change
  • weather condition
  • meteorological information
  • air quality
  • carbon sequestration
  • forest
  • ecology
  • environment economics

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Influence of Climate Change on Carbon Sequestration in Pine Forests of Central Spain
by Álvaro Enríquez-de-Salamanca
Atmosphere 2024, 15(10), 1178; https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15101178 - 30 Sep 2024
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Climate change influences carbon sequestration by forests, either positively or negatively. In the Mediterranean region, this effect is predominantly negative, although it seems to be compensated by the elevation. This study aims to analyse the impact of climate change on carbon sequestration in [...] Read more.
Climate change influences carbon sequestration by forests, either positively or negatively. In the Mediterranean region, this effect is predominantly negative, although it seems to be compensated by the elevation. This study aims to analyse the impact of climate change on carbon sequestration in five pine species—Pinus halepensis, P. nigra, P. pinaster, P. pinea, and P. sylvestris—growing across an altitudinal gradient from 573 to 1743 m a.s.l. in central Spain. Data from 300 forest inventory plots in ten forests were used to first calculate carbon sequestration in 2024. To estimate future carbon sequestration, the expected values of precipitation and temperature for 2100 were determined, based on regionalised climate scenarios for RCP4.5 and RCP8.5. Values from 13 meteorological stations located around the forests, at different elevations, were analysed, conducting a statistical analysis to determine whether variations were significant. A statistically significant variation was detected for temperature and precipitation changes only under the RCP8.5 scenario. Using temperature and precipitation data for 2024 and 2100, net potential productivity in both years was established, considering its variation ratio equivalent as equivalent to that of growth and carbon sequestration. An inflection point was detected in 2100 at 1646 m a.s.l., with a decrease in productivity below and an increase above that elevation. Results reflect a decline in carbon sequestration in all the species, ranging from 6% in P. sylvestris to 28% in P. halepensis, conditioned by the elevation. Regionally, the average decrease would be 16.4%. In temperate and boreal regions, forest growth is expected to increase due to climate change, but the Mediterranean region will experience a significant decrease, except in mountain areas. To maintain current levels of carbon sequestration, it would be necessary to increase the existing carbon sinks through new plantations and the restoration of degraded forests. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Climate Change and Forest Environment (2nd Edition))
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