Ecosystem Feedbacks and Nitrogen Fixation in Forests
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2017) | Viewed by 6139
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Biological di-nitrogen (N2) fixation occurs throughout many forested ecosystems by free-living diazotrophs or by symbiotic associations between bacteria and plants. These N2-fixers have a major role in supplying new nitrogen (N) to forest soils, particularly in regions where N availability influences forest succession, plant diversity, and limits forest productivity. Nitrogen fixation may also be important in replacing N losses from soil during disturbances such as timber harvesting or wild fires and, thus, may have directional effects on plant secondary succession, turnover of plant communities, the carbon cycle and forest productivity as forest ecosystems mature. Understanding how N2 fixation feeds backs to ecosystem is essential for the rationale management and preservation of forest ecosystems.
The objective of this Special Issue is to provide examples from natural and managed forested ecosystems throughout the globe to learn about different types of N2-fixing organisms and associations, their impact on ecosystem properties and processes and how these may respond, directly or indirectly, to abiotic and biotic factors. We also invite novel contributions that address the resilience of N2 fixation to climate change, forest management perturbation, or other global change factors.
We invite authors for this Special Issue from all disciplines to address any aspect of these issues within forested biomes. We welcome manuscripts reporting original investigations, reviews, and models.
Dr. Jean-Philippe Bellenger
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Nitrogen fixation
- Ecosystem Feedbacks
- Disturbances
- Biogeochemistry
- Succession
- Diazotrophs
- Diversity and Composition
- Climate Change
- Forest Productivity
- Forest Management
