Nutrients and Water Use of Trees in Tropical Forests
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Ecophysiology and Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 June 2021) | Viewed by 7218
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nutrient and water uptake pattern are strongly linked processes in trees. Both patterns control the long-term productivity of any forest ecosystem. Forest function depends consequently on nutrient and water availability. With some exceptions, tropical forest ecosystems are characterized by a very low nutrient availability contrasting with at least seasonally high water availability. Tropical trees have evolved strategies to deal with those two very special circumstances and environmental conditions. Despite advances in the understanding of nutrient and water cycling in tropical forests, tropical tree ecophysiology remains a chronically understudied field. In the face of global climate change, rainfall regimes are rapidly changing and potentially affecting nutrient and water uptake of trees. Hence, there is an urgent need to understand the current processes and how they will alter with climate change. Therefore, I invite submissions for a Special Issue of Forests on the subject of “Nutrient and Water Use of Trees in Tropical Forests”. I encourage all types of studies including experimental, monitoring, and modeling approaches from the individual to landscape-scale level. I also welcome studies on strategies related to climate change and the sustainable management of tropical forests, and how to manage tropical ecosystems to optimize the use of nutrient and water resources. Topics for submissions may include, but are not limited to the following:
- Nutrient and water use efficiency
- Nutrient limitation in tropical forests
- Nutrient retention
- Nutrient element cycling
- Tree hydraulic traits
- Whole tree water use
- Tree transpiration
- Sap flux
- Forest ecohydrology
PD Dr. Norbert Kunert
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
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.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- Nutrient availability
- Nutrient uptake
- Nutrient depletions
- Resource use
- Soil moisture uptake
- Xylem water transport
- Drought stress
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies can be found here.