Forest Soil Carbon and Climate Change

Dear Colleagues,

Forest ecosystems cover ~22% of terrestrial area but contribute ~50% of terrestrial carbon (C) reserves. With ~70% of forest carbon being stored in soils, even slight changes in forest soil C stock could exert significant impacts on the atmospheric CO₂ concentration. It is now becoming generally recognized that the magnitude and stability of forest soil C are profoundly influenced by climate changes, such as global warming, changes in precipitation regime, and extreme climatic events. This Special Issue aims to understand the impacts of climate change on soil C cycling, including soil C inputs, outputs, stabilization, and their underlying mechanisms in forest ecosystems. We invite submissions of studies on soil C cycling in response to climate change, which include, but are not limited to, the following topics:

•  Forest soil organic C and its fractions under changing climate;
•  Forest soil C fluxes in response to temperature and precipitation changes;
•  Effects of climate change on soil C stabilization in forests;
•  The interactive effects of global change factors;
•  Thermal acclimation of soil C microbial-driven C processes in forests;
•  Simulating soil C dynamics under climate scenario in forests.

Prof. Dr. Yanghui He
Prof. Dr. Xuhui Zhou
Dr. Junjiong Shao
Dr. Lingyan Zhou
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Forests is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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