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A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Ecology and Management".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 October 2023 | Viewed by 2974

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Prof. Dr. Jiang Jiang

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School of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
Interests: ecology biodiversity and conservation; biological conservation; climate change; hydrology; wetland ecology; soil and water conservation; soil carbon sequestration
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Dr. Yinghu Zhang

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School of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
Interests: wetland ecology and hydrology; forest hydrology; soil water movement; preferential flow

Dr. Tian Xie

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School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Interests: wetland restoration; ecohydrological processes; invasion ecology; wetland vegetation; biological conservation; wetland biodiversity; biogeomorphology
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Dr. Dandan Zhao

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Department of Built Environment, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland
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Dear Colleagues,

Coastal forested wetland has a variety of ecosystem services, which can sequester large quantities of carbon from the atmosphere. The ecosystem can be influenced by tidal action, and intertidal and supratidal positions. Coastal forested wetland can also occur across tidal and non-tidal environments, with changes in sea-level and freshwater supply determining their dominant hydrological regime, and subsequently shifts in vegetation structure and composition can occur. These coastal forests are dynamic and are highly responsive to climate change and human activities. In recent years, with the intensification of climate change and human activities, the trend of shrinking coastal forested wetland area, functional degradation, and declining biodiversity continues all the time. Coastal forested wetland degradation has caused serious ecological and environmental problems. For example, the carbon pool function has been damaged due to the serious degradation. Therefore, coastal forested wetland conservation and restoration plays an important role in slowing down the greenhouse effect and curbing global warming.

We invite you to contribute your recent research in relation to understanding the effects of coastal forested wetland conservation on carbon function. The potential topics include but not limited to:

Ecohydrological processes in coastal forested wetland;
Biogeochemistrical processes in coastal forested wetland;
Prediction of potential wetland carbon sequestration;
Quantification of carbon emissions in coastal forested wetland;
Wetland carbon cycling and climate changes;
Monitoring of the structure and function of coastal forested wetland;
Assessment of coastal forested wetland ecosystem services;
Solutions in "Forest-Wetland" spatial management strategies.

Prof. Dr. Jiang Jiang
Dr. Yinghu Zhang
Dr. Tian Xie
Dr. Dandan Zhao
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wetland conservation
carbon sequestration
carbon cycling
ecosystem services
coastal forested wetland

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Quantification of Ecosystem Services from Urban Mangrove Forest: A Case Study in Angke Kapuk Jakarta

Elham Sumarga

Arni Sholihah

Febby Angelina Edi Srigati

Servina Nabila

Puteri Raysa Azzahra

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Naufal Pasya Rabbani

Forests 2023, 14(9), 1796; https://doi.org/10.3390/f14091796 - 03 Sep 2023

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Coastal urban areas in Indonesia commonly encounter complex environmental problems, including bad air pollution and high risk of flooding due to sea level rise and land subsidence. The existence of urban mangrove forests potentially contributes to mitigating the environmental problems. Preserving mangrove forests in coastal urban areas requires continuous support from all stakeholders, which can be strengthened by good understanding on the comprehensive benefits provided by these ecosystems. This study aims to quantify key ecosystem services from urban mangrove forest, with a case study in Angke Kapuk Jakarta. Four types of key ecosystem services were quantified, i.e., carbon storage, air pollutant absorption, microclimate regulation, and nature recreation. A vegetation survey was conducted in 30 sample plots to collect data for carbon storage, which covers above-ground carbon, below-ground carbon, and carbon on deadwood. The absorption of six pollutants (CO, NO₂, O₃, SO₂, PM₁₀, and PM_2.5) was analysed using the i-Tree Eco model. Field measurements of air temperature and humidity, as well as interviews with 99 visitors, were performed to analyse microclimate regulation. This study found a high quantity of carbon storage within mangrove trees and deadwood in the study area (111.6 tonnes C/ha) as well as high amounts of air pollutants absorbed by mangrove trees (11.3 tonnes/year). Mangrove trees in the study area effectively regulated microclimate conditions, indicated by a significant difference in average daily air temperature and humidity between inside and outside the mangrove forest. Meanwhile, the number of visitors benefiting from its recreation services has fluctuated during the last five years, with an average of 138,550 people per year. We discuss the implications of the findings of this study for urban mangrove forest management, including how to integrate ecosystem services quantification into mangrove preservation and rehabilitation. Full article

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Simulation and Prediction of Sea Level Rise Impact on the Distribution of Mangrove and Spartina alterniflora in Coastal China

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Forests 2023, 14(4), 831; https://doi.org/10.3390/f14040831 - 18 Apr 2023

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Sea level rise (SLR) has a significant impact on the vegetation ecosystem in coastal wetlands. Taking coastal China as the study area, the SLAMM (sea level rise affecting marsh model) was used to simulate the continuous long-term (2015–2100) effects of the spatiotemporal changes in mangrove and Spartina alterniflora in the four shared socioeconomic pathway scenarios (SSP1-2.6, SSP2-4.5, SSP3-7.0, and SSP5-8.5) of sea level rise by 2100; then, ArcGis was used to assess and compare the impact of SLR on land use. The results are as follows. (1) The dramatic reduction in the vegetation area is positively correlated with the rate of sea level rise. (2) Tidal differences and sedimentation rates affect the response of mangrove and S. alterniflora distribution to sea level rise, as well as interactions between organisms. (3) The reasonable land use of coastal wetlands is important to researchers. Land use is one of the tools for effective mangrove conservation. In conclusion, in scientific research and production practice, it is important to combine the biotic and abiotic factors affecting the distribution of mangroves and S. alterniflora. Full article

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Sediment CO₂ Flux from a Mangrove in Southern China: Is It Controlled by Spatiotemporal, Biotic or Physical Factors?

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Forests 2023, 14(4), 782; https://doi.org/10.3390/f14040782 - 11 Apr 2023

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Carbon gas flux is important for studies on carbon dynamics in mangroves, but the controlling factors have not always been sufficiently understood. In this study, it is suggested that sediment carbon dioxide (CO₂) fluxes in a natural mangrove in Southern China are controlled by tidal positions, seasons, species, the densities of crab burrows and pneumatophores, light conditions and sediment temperature. All these factors account for 51.47% variation in CO₂ flux from the sediment–air interface. CO₂ flux generally decreased along the tidal position from landward to seaward, and was higher in the dry season than in the wet season. CO₂ flux was highest in Avicennia marina (grey mangrove) in comparison with Aegiceras corniculatum (river mangrove) and Kandelia obovata. Pneumatophores and crab burrows promoted sediment CO₂ flux in the mangrove at a rate of 18.29 and 15.52 mmol m⁻² d⁻¹. Dark flux was higher than light flux. Sediment temperature has a negative influence on CO₂ flux. Pneumatophores explain the most variation (13.9%) in CO₂ flux among the above factors. Our study suggests that the photosynthesis activity of microphytobenthos is an important factor driving the change of CO₂ emissions in this natural mangrove. This is of great significance for the study and for the full exploitation of the carbon sink potential of mangroves. Full article

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