Forest Biomass and Carbon Sequestration for Greener Future

Dear Colleagues,

Forests play different roles in the carbon cycle, as either net emitters or net sinks. They sequester carbon from the atmosphere and accumulate it in the form of biomass, deadwood, litter, and in forest soils. Carbon release and accumulation is hence a combined result of both natural processes (respiration and oxidation) and human activities (planting, harvesting, fires, de/reforestation). Forests and their role in the carbon cycle are affected by changing climate conditions. Depending on circumstances, climate change will either reduce or increase the potential of forests to sequester the carbon. However, forest management may have some influence on carbon sequestration by stimulating certain processes or hindering the impact of negative factors. Biomass estimation determines potential carbon emission that could be released into the atmosphere or evaluates the possible amount of carbon sequestered.

As there is a continuing debate over the role of forest ecosystems in climate change mitigation, it is essential to estimate carbon storage by forests properly and effectively. Therefore, the principal objective of this Special Issue is to gather and disseminate the latest advances and developments in the field of estimation and modeling biomass and carbon storage in forest ecosystems. We encourage scholars from around the world to submit review papers, original research investigations, and case studies that cover that wide range of issues related to quantifying the possible storage of carbon by the forest ecosystems.

Dr. Szymon Bijak
Guest Editor

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