Forest Species Distribution, Diversity and Growth under Climate Change
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Biodiversity".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (5 July 2024) | Viewed by 36507
Special Issue Editors
Interests: climate change; bioclimating modeling; vegetation; boreal forest
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Interests: boreal forest; carbon sequestration; forest fire
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Significant forest losses due to natural and anthropogenic disturbances (e.g., changing climate, severe wildfires, biotic causes, and clear-cutting) occurred in the 20th century and are still ongoing. These issues, in addition to increased human-induced climate change during the 21st century, are all taking place globally. As present climate observations and future climate simulations show that global warming is currently occurring at an unprecedented rate, especially at higher latitudes and continental interiors covered by permafrost, climate warming is expected to put boreal and temperate forests at high risk of altering tree species composition and forest diversity. From biogeography and forestry, it is known that the climate is the first-order driver of existence, locality, and complexity of forests worldwide. Thus, climate change plays a key role in re-distributing forest types, promoting forest growth, and changing tree species diversity in the near future. Recent research has shown that forests, tree species, and their climate types will shift northwards in order to reach equilibrium with the change in climate. We would like to encourage further research on ongoing (in situ) and predicted changes in the forest composition, forest-forming tree species re-distribution, and forest diversity across boreal and temperate forests in both plains and mountains in order to develop strategies for adapting to a changing climate under new AR6 (2021) climate change scenarios.
Dr. Nadezhda Tchebakova
Dr. Sergey V. Verkhovets
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- climate change
- boreal, temperate forest
- tree species diversity
- forest composition and growth
- disturbances
- future forests
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