Climate-Ecosystem Feedbacks in Cold and Arid Regions

Dear Colleagues,

Cold and arid regions—climate change-sensitive ecosystems—are characterized by sophisticated climate-ecosystem feedbacks. Anthropogenic warming triggers permafrost degradation and soil desiccation, altering carbon/oxygen biogeochemical cycles and vegetation functional dynamics; concurrently, vegetation changes mediate surface albedo and modulate local microclimates. Human activities (e.g., fossil-fuel combustion and wildfires) intensify these feedbacks in fragile ecological systems. Understanding this complexity is critical to improving climate model performance and designing science-based adaptive management, underscoring the need for targeted research in these key regions. This Special Issue seeks to deepen understanding of the characteristics, drivers, and ecological-climatic consequences of these feedbacks, filling critical knowledge gaps to enhance climate projections and ecosystem conservation.

Dr. Dongliang Han
Dr. Lei Ding
Dr. Guolong Zhang
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Climate is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.