Forest Plant, Soil, Microorganisms and Their Interactions—2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Forests are the most important terrestrial ecosystem in the word as they can provide diverse ecosystem services such as food production, biodiversity conservation, sand storm prevention, water and soil conservation, nutrient cycling, carbon sequestration, etc. It is well known that plants, soils, and microbes do not exist in isolation in forest ecosystems; rather, they are tightly linked to one another. However, there are still many gaps in our understanding of the plants, soils, microorganisms, and their interactions in forest ecosystems. We welcome to this Special Issue the contribution of studies on plant functional traits, soil chemical processes, soil carbon cycling, soil microbial diversity, and their interactions in forests, including case studies, meta-analysis, and model studies, with the aim of promoting forest management. 

Dr. Fuxi Shi
Dr. Xianwei Wang
Dr. Yang Zhang
Dr. Jiusheng Ren
Guest Editors

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