Fixation, Transport and Storage of Carbon by Forest Ecosystems

Dear Colleagues,

The fate of carbon (C) in conifer ecosystems via its fixation, transport, allocation, stabilization, and storage receives much attention globally due to climate change feedback. The insights into these specific processes concerning environmental factors’ seasonal and annual dynamics can help to understand the complex response of conifer ecosystems and their components (soil, biota, and vegetation) to the projected successional changes resulting from climate fluctuations. Among the understudied problems, one is associated with tree phenology, which influences the C allocation and transportation within conifer trees (evergreen and deciduous both). The deviations of environmental factors could affect the interrelationship between phenology and C transport processes. Another crucial problem is soil C stabilization in conifer ecosystems and its dependence on the soil biological activity and inputs of root exudates. The papers in this Special Issue will provide valuable knowledge that can be implemented in forest management services to control the processes of C transport and maintain long-term sustainability and biodiversity within the conifer ecosystems. This Special Issue will collect papers on C fixation, transport, and storage in conifer ecosystems. Research articles may focus on topics related to the studies of C cycling and stabilization in different compartments of conifer ecosystems—from the soil to trees to landscapes—assessed via various methods.

Dr. Oxana V. Masyagina
Prof. Dr. Oleg V. Menyailo
Dr. Svetlana Evgrafova
Guest Editors

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