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Impacts of Climate Change and Disturbances on Forest Ecosystems
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Impacts of Climate Change and Disturbances on Forest Ecosystems

A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 843

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Steve Chhin

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School of Natural Resources and the Environment, West Virginia University, Morgantown, VA 26505, USA
Interests: quantitative forest management; climate change; forest health; dendrochronology; silviculture
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Dr. Xiongqing Zhang

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State Key Laboratory of Efficient Production of Forest Resources, Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
Interests: tree growth in response to climate change; quantitative silviculture; forest management
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The productivity and health of forest ecosystems in the 21st century will be threatened by the direct effects of climate change, which is expected to have an additional indirect effects by influencing the frequency and severity of disturbance agents such as fire, insect pests, and fungal pathogens. It is unclear whether different tree populations and forest ecosystems will be able to cope with these environmental changes and it is essential to address these challenges in a proactive manner by identifying vulnerable forest ecosystems and also identifying effective forest management practices that have the capacity to promote resilience to climate change and disturbance threats. Consequently, this Special Issue welcomes studies that examines any facet of how climate change alone or in concert with disturbance agents affects the structure and function of forest ecosystems. This Special Issue also welcomes studies that examine how forest management practices can help provide adaptive forest management options and/or develop resilience against forest disturbance threats. 

Dr. Steve Chhin
Dr. Xiongqing Zhang
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Keywords

  • climate change
  • forest conservation
  • forest soils
  • forest disturbances
  • forest health
  • forest management
  • modeling
  • monitoring
  • multifunctional forests
  • quantitative methods
  • silviculture

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Soil Comprehensive Fertility Changes in Response to Stand Age and Initial Planting Density of Long-Term Spacing Trials of Chinese Fir Plantations
by He Sun, Jie Lei, Juanjuan Liu, Xiongqing Zhang, Deyi Yuan, Aiguo Duan and Jianguo Zhang
Forests 2025, 16(2), 224; https://doi.org/10.3390/f16020224 - 24 Jan 2025
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The growing demand for wood products and ecosystem services in Chinese fir plantations has led to longer rotation ages and density control practices, raising concerns about their impact on soil fertility. This study assessed soil fertility of Chinese fir plantations in Fujian, Jiangxi, [...] Read more.
The growing demand for wood products and ecosystem services in Chinese fir plantations has led to longer rotation ages and density control practices, raising concerns about their impact on soil fertility. This study assessed soil fertility of Chinese fir plantations in Fujian, Jiangxi, and Sichuan Provinces using the Nemerow index. The effects of stand age and initial planting density on soil fertility were analyzed using statistical models. In Fujian and Jiangxi, soil fertility was significantly higher at 11 and 30 years than at 5 and 25 years, while in Sichuan, it was higher at 25 and 30 years than at 5 and 11 years. In Fujian, soil fertility was higher at 6667 trees ha−2 than at 1667 trees ha−2. No significant differences were observed in Jiangxi, while in Sichuan, soil fertility at 6667 trees ha−2 was significantly higher than at 5000 and 1667 trees ha−2, and soil fertility at 10,000 trees ha−2 exceeded that at 1667 trees ha−2. Soil fertility typically increased with stand age, especially in Fujian and Sichuan. Soil fertility also increased with initial planting density, especially in Jiangxi and Sichuan. A structural equation model (SEM) explained 88% of the variance in soil fertility, with stand age directly affecting soil fertility and soil organic matter mediating the effects of stand age and planting density. These findings suggest that adjusting rotation age and planting density could help improve soil fertility, offering practical implications for sustainable forest management in Chinese fir plantations. Full article
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