Soil Microbiomes under Climate Change and Implications for Sustainable Carbon Cycling
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Air, Climate Change and Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 November 2024 | Viewed by 84
Special Issue Editor
Interests: forest ecology; carbon; nitrogen; climate change; soil carbon; carbon dioxide; biogeochemistry; environment
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to introduce a forthcoming Special Issue titled “Soil Microbiomes under Climate Change and Implications for Sustainable Carbon Cycling” in our esteemed journal. According to the IPCC, persistent greenhouse gas emissions will intensify warming, reaching 1.5 °C in the near future (2021–2040) in most scenarios. Recognizing climate change as a paramount challenge to ecosystem stability, our focus turns to the soil microbiomes, an important factor in terrestrial ecosystem carbon cycling. As stewards of carbon cycling and essential contributors to ecosystem health, soil microbiomes play a pivotal role in sustaining life on Earth. Studies indicate that climate-change-induced alterations in temperature and precipitation impact microbial communities, which result in soil carbon sequestration and nutrient cycling. Understanding these intricate dynamics is crucial for predicting and mitigating potential global carbon cycling sustainability risks. Therefore, this Special Issue will focus on the role of soil microbes in the sustainable carbon cycle in response to climate change.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Microbial community dynamics in altered climatic conditions;
- Functional resilience of soil ecosystem processes to climate change;
- Microbial contributions to greenhouse gas emissions;
- Microbial responses to land use changes in a warming climate;
- Microbial-mediated nitrogen–carbon interactions in soils under climate change;
- Microbial enzymes and their role in carbon transformation;
- Microbial modulation of soil carbon pools in agroecosystems;
- Microbial community resilience and carbon cycling in disturbed ecosystems;
- Carbon cycling in restored ecosystems;
- Carbon sequestration potential of soil microbiomes;
- Interactive effects of climate change and land use on soil carbon dynamics.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Yowhan Son
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- climate change
- carbon cycling
- ecosystems
- microbiomes
- soils
- sustainability
