Chemical Ecology in Forests
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Ecophysiology and Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2023) | Viewed by 24763
Special Issue Editors
Interests: separation of natural products; allelochemical; plant-interspecific chemical relationship
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Interests: rhizosphere; plant–soil feedback; plant–plant interactions
Interests: plant–plant interactions; separation of secondary metabolites; screening of biological activities
Interests: non-timber forest cultivation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The phenomenon of chemical ecology was first described in Magic Mountain by T. Mann, where it was described that the toxic mist secreted by the leaves of Anitaris toxicaria contains cardiac glycosides that cause drowsiness. In 1970, Sondheimer (USA) published the book Chemical Ecology, which marked the birth of chemical ecology.
It is the aim of the Special Issue on “Chemical Ecology in Forests” to promote and stimulate basic science in the field of chemical ecology in forests by publishing research papers that integrate evolution and/or ecology and chemistry in an attempt to increase our understanding of the biological significance of natural products. The issue’s scope covers the evolutionary biology, mechanisms, and chemistry of biotic interactions and the evolution and synthesis of the underlying natural products. Manuscripts on the evolution and ecology of trophic relationships, intra- and interspecific communication, competition, and other kinds of chemical communication in all types of organismic interactions will be considered suitable for publication. Ecological studies of trophic interactions will also be considered if they are based on the information of the transmission of natural products through the food-chain. Manuscripts may include substantive observations of interactions in nature (e.g., allelopathic effect of forest trees), the elucidation of the chemical compounds involved, the mechanisms of their production and reception, and the translation of such basic information into survey and control protocols.
Prof. Dr. Chunjian Zhao
Dr. Zhi-Chao Xia
Dr. Chunying Li
Dr. Jingle Zhu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- chemical ecology
- forest
- secondary metabolites
- chemical defense
- autotoxicity
- allelopathic effect
- chemical communication
- root exudates
- volatiles
- insect pheromone
- kin recognition
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