Coupling of Forest and River Ecosystems
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Hydrology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 June 2025 | Viewed by 1163
Special Issue Editors
Interests: isotope geochemistry; biogeochemistry; water chemistry; biomolecular techniques
Interests: remote sensing; ecology; mangrove; watershed; land use
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Interests: advances in vegetation ecology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The coupling relationship between forest and river ecosystems is an important and complex research topic in the field of ecology. Forests and rivers, as the two most important types of ecosystems on Earth, are interdependent and interact with each other, forming a complex ecological network. For instance, forests play an important regulatory role in the water quality and runoff of rivers. Additionally, forests provide rivers with abundant organic matter and influence ecological processes such as hydrological, nitrogen, and carbon cycles. By studying the coupling relationship between forest and river ecosystems, we can better understand the complex ecological balance of nature.
However, the interaction of forest and river ecosystems remains to be studied. Future research should focus on exploring the coupling processes and mechanisms of forest–river ecosystems, conducting comprehensive studies at multiple scales and factors, strengthening research on the impact of human activities, and exploring pathways to promote the healthy development and sustainable utilization of forest–river ecosystems.
We encourage studies from a variety of disciplines, including monitoring approaches and models, remote sensing, biogeochemistry, artificial intelligence, etc., to contribute to this Special Issue to promote knowledge for the preservation and future development of forest–river ecosystems.
Dr. Hao Jiang
Dr. Dezhi Wang
Prof. Dr. Haishan Dang
Dr. Bo Wan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- forest ecosystem
- river ecosystem
- water quality and quantity
- monitoring and models
- human activities remote sensing
- artificial intelligence
- biogeochemistry
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