Carbon-Nitrogen-Phosphorus Stoichiometry in the Dynamic Forest Ecosystem
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Soil".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2022) | Viewed by 7794
Special Issue Editors
Interests: vegetation restoration and plantation cultivation; plant-soil-microbial interactions; C-N-P cycling
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus are tightly linked to forest growth, development, and ecological functions. The C:N:P stoichiometry of plants, litter, soils, and microbes provides insights into certain physiological activities, biogeochemical processes, and ecological phenomena in forest ecosystems. Understanding the ecological stoichiometric characteristics and associated driving mechanisms in forest ecosystems is imperative for forest management in the context of global change. The purpose of this Special Issue of Forests is to summarize the latest knowledge and report new findings on the dynamic of C:N:P stoichiometry in forest ecosystems at multiscales. We especially welcome submissions that focus on C:N:P stoichiometry in forest ecosystems involving deforestation, logging, disturbances, afforestation, or restoration. The main topics include but are not limited to the following: linking ecological stoichiometry to nutrient limitation, mechanisms of C:N:P stoichiometry in various ecosystems, responses of C:N:P stoichiometry to disturbances and restoration, changes in C:N:P stoichiometry under different forest management regimes, ecological stoichiometry related to forest functions, and responses of C:N:P stoichiometry to global change. We welcome both original research and review articles in this Special Issue.
Dr. Kerong Zhang
Dr. Xiaoli Cheng
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Ecological stoichiometry
- C:N:P stoichiometry
- Afforestation
- Forest restoration
- Forest function
- Nutrient limitation
- Deforestation
- Global change
- Forest management
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