Impacts of Abiotic and Biotic Stress Factors on Forest Biodiversity
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Ecology and Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 September 2020) | Viewed by 382
Special Issue Editor
Interests: plant biology; environmental science; climate change; greenhouse gases; biodiversity
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Dear Colleagues,
Ongoing loss of plant species in forest ecosystems is a global concern, because the forest ecosystems play a vital role in global carbon, nutrient, and water cycling. Loss in biodiversity increases the vulnerability of forest ecosystems to climatic disturbances, different abiotic and biotic stress factors, and human impact. A positive relationship between species richness and ecosystem productivity from forest ecosystems has been reported globally. Maintaining and restoring biodiversity through the protection of the remaining intact and primary forests, reforestation, and afforestation activities is essential for forest-based climate change mitigation and the long-term stability of the global carbon pool. However, the regulation of biodiversity in forest ecosystems and interactions of forest trees with other organisms and soil factors is complicated and still poorly understood.
This Special Issue on "Impacts of Abiotic and Biotic Stress Factors on Forest Biodiversity" aims to gather new information about the impacts of abiotic and biotic stress factors on forest ecosystems and mechanisms underlying the changes in the biodiversity of forest ecosystems under stress. Research articles may focus on any aspect of forest biodiversity, including ecological fitness; inter- and intraspecific competition; plant–microbe, plant–herbivore, and plant–pathogen interactions; plant symbiotic or parasitic interrelationships; belowground competition; rhizospheric processes; tree physiology and biochemistry; genetic and evolutionary processes; forest management; or novel techniques for forest biodiversity monitoring.
Prof. Dr. Elina Oksanen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- forest
- biodiversity
- abiotic stress
- biotic stress
- climate change
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