Geohazards and Ecosystem Resilience

Dear Colleagues,

Ecosystems play a vital role in sustaining life through the essential services they provide. Their health directly impacts the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by maintaining biological integrity and functionality, with resilience emerging as a critical research frontier in the face of growing threats.

While geohazards, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, and tsunamis, represent natural components in Earth’s tectonic dynamics, their intensifying frequency in recent decades poses escalating risks to human infrastructure, safety, and ecological systems. These events, which have shaped ecosystems since life’s emergence, present unique opportunities to study ecological responses ranging from gradual recovery to complete ecosystem reset scenarios.

This Special Issue explores the complex relationship between geohazards and ecosystem dynamics. We welcome original research, including, but not limited to, the following: (1) ecological resilience mechanisms in surviving ecosystems, (2) evolutionary trajectories in post-catastrophe terrains, and (3) innovative adaptation strategies aligned with SDG targets.

Dr. Felix Kwabena Donkor
Guest Editor

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