Adaptive Mechanisms of Tree Seedlings to Adapt to Stress—Second Edition
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Ecophysiology and Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 November 2024 | Viewed by 74
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plant regeneration; ecological strategy; functional traits; restoration ecology; phenotypic plasticity
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Interests: forest ecology; climate change; silicon cycle; carnon cycle; plant–soil interaction
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Interests: regeneration; seedling physiology; light quality and quantity; seedling nutrition; seedling ecology
Interests: janzen connell hypothesis; microbial functional flora; rhizosphere microorganisms; seeding regeneration; succession of microbial community
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As the most critical stage throughout the plant life cycle, the seedling period plays a crucial role in forest community succession and vegetation restoration. Seedlings are vulnerable to biotic and abiotic stresses during their growth stage. Ongoing climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of stresses such as drought, flood, extreme temperature, and pest spread. In the long-term evolutionary process, tree seedlings have developed a set of adaptive mechanisms to deal with these stresses. Research on seedling growth mechanisms is helpful to understand and clarify ecological adaptation characteristics that ensure better growth and performance in the field. For this Special Issue, we invite the submission of all research that deals with the adaptation mechanisms of tree seedlings to biotic and abiotic stresses, highlighting their important roles in coping with stresses in forest ecosystems. Thus, this Special Issue aims to collate up-to-date research findings on various adaptive mechanisms of tree seedlings to stress. You are welcome to browse the first edition of this Special Issue, “Adaptive Mechanisms of Tree Seedlings to Adapt to Stress”, at https://www.mdpi.com/journal/forests/special_issues/8O38081R1J.
Potential topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Morphological, physiological, and ecological adaptation mechanisms;
- Natural regeneration of tree species;
- Adaptation mechanism of understory seedlings to different light conditions;
- Intraspecific and interspecific competition mechanisms between seedlings;
- Microbial community succession and their interaction with seedling growth;
- Soil microorganisms and tree seedling growth;
- Effects of extreme climate events on tree seedling survival and growth;
- Silicon, microplastic, and site preparation methods and tree seedling growth;
- Heavy metals and tree seedling growth.
Dr. Bo Liu
Dr. Shaofei Jin
Dr. Mulualem Tigabu
Dr. Jing Zhou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- adaptation
- regeneration
- seedlings
- forest growth
- climate change
Planned Papers
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