Forest Ecosystems in a Changing Climate

Dear Colleagues,

Forests, the main body of the terrestrial ecosystem and where most carbon sequestration occurs on land, are the main non-oceanic force to slow the carbon dioxide (CO₂) accumulation rate in the atmosphere. The volume, age, health, growth, and spatial and temporal variance impact the capacity of forests for carbon sequestration and climate warming mitigation. This Special Issue aims to better understand the interactions between forest ecosystems and the atmosphere, as well as the forests’ response to a changing climate, through quantitative analysis of the exchange of energy, water, and CO₂ between forest and atmosphere, based on observations from the platform of land, airplanes, and satellites, and the technology of Remote Sensing, GIS, Machine Learning, and so on. We welcome any submission of original research articles and reviews on the interactions between forest and atmosphere, including but not limited to forest production, evapotranspiration, forest fires, forest cover change, tree mortality, forest ecology, etc., as well as their variations across space and time.

We look forward to receiving your contributions to this Special Issue on forest ecosystem response to climate.

Prof. Dr. Chuixiang Yi
Dr. Eric Kutter
Dr. Zhenkun Tian
Guest Editors

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