Forest/Urban Forest Systems under Climate Change: Carbon Dynamics, Ecological Functions, and Sustainable Management
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Meteorology and Climate Change".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 962
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Currently, the impact of climate change (like global warming, changes in precipitation regime, and an extreme global climate) on plant communities is a major potential threat to global forest plant biodiversity and plant ecological functions. However, the distribution and survival of species and ecological functions of forest/urban forest ecosystems under climate change have not been closely studied. Under climate change, forest plants can survive, adapt, or die, and the response of plant communities to climate change may be the comprehensive result of the interaction of various components of the forest ecosystem, and the study of this response can help predict and manage the continuous evolution of forest ecosystems. Global climate change makes forests more important than ever before. Restoring forest ecosystems and building new plantations can mitigate climate change by slowing the accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Forest systems can absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide, producing large carbon sinks and having low costs to maintain. Accurate estimation of forest biomass/carbon storage and monitoring of carbon dynamics are essential to simulate the global carbon cycle, quantify carbon flux, and achieve carbon neutrality goals. Advanced artificial intelligence (machine learning, deep learning, transfer learning) and large amounts of remote sensing data provide powerful tools for accurately estimating forest biomass/carbon stocks and monitoring carbon dynamics. The fixation, transport, distribution, stabilization, and storage of carbon in forest/urban forest ecosystems has received much attention due to climate change. A deeper understanding of these relationships with environmental factors will help to understand the complex responses of forest ecosystems to projected succession changes caused by climate fluctuations. Therefore, it is extremely necessary to study forest ecosystems (growth models), develop forest plant growth models to adapt to climate change, and provide ecosystem service analysis. Economic and policy analysis is essential for forest management, coordinated economic growth, and environmental protection. Innovative approaches, policy tools, and innovative digital approaches that explore the ecosystem services and economic value provided by forests are highly effective in achieving the sustainable development of forest ecosystems and can influence forest growth trajectories, promoting resilience and diversity.
Submissions may cover, but should not be limited to: the responses of forest plant species and plant communities to climate change; carbon fixation, transport, and storage in forest ecosystems and the economic value of forest carbon sinks; the application of remote sensing and related technologies in assessing forest biomass and monitoring carbon dynamics; the development of biomass carbon assessment methods and modelling, and the use of all remote sensing platforms to analyze or monitor changes in forest ecosystem types; and the interaction between economics and policy in sustainable forest management. In the meantime, contributions to this Special Issue are encouraged using any software or application, including traditional and advanced machine learning methods.
Dr. Junyuan Guo
Dr. Chao Huang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- forest ecosystem
- ecosystem services
- sustainable forest management
- climate change
- green policies
- multi-source remote sensing
- artificial intelligence
- carbon dynamic
- carbon allocation
- carbon transport
- carbon storage
- carbon sinks
- GIS
