Vegetation Dynamics and Ecological Restoration in Alpine Ecosystems
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Ecology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 170
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Alpine Plant Ecology with special interests in eco-physiology of alpine plant life, coupling of water, carbon and nitrogen cycling of alpine ecosystems on the Tibetan Plateau
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Interests: restoration ecology; chemical ecology; sustainable development in arid and alpine areas
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Land degradation induced by environmental changes and anthropogenic activities has become one of the most challenging issues of global ecological security and sustainable development. The alpine ecosystems are vulnerable to rapid degradation caused by overgrazing, deforestation, biological invasion and unprecedented land-use changes, which are execrated by climate warming. Although the roles of biotic and abiotic processes in accelerating plant community succession and ecosystem degradation are well recognized, most studies have concentrated only on single role, but not their interactions, on the vegetation dynamics, ecosystem functioning and thereby multiple benefits. As such, the vegetation change, vulnerability, degradation and its consequences as well as evidence-based solutions to restoration and sustainable land use remain largely unknown. This special issue of Plants will highlight the plant community succession, vegetation dynamics, mechanisms of ecosystem degradation, restoration solutions and their roles in maintaining biodiversity and enhancing ecosystem multifunctionality, and thereby provide insight into the sustainable ecosystem management.
Prof. Dr. Peili Shi
Prof. Dr. Zhanhuan Shang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- vegetation dynamics
- plant community succession
- plant-plant interactions
- ecosystem degradation
- biodiversity-ecosystem functioning
- community stability and resilience
- multiple ecosystem services
- ecological restoration
