Climate Change Effects on Forest and Peatland Ecosystems
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Ecology and Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 27 February 2026 | Viewed by 133
Special Issue Editors
Interests: climate change; land ecosystems; forest; peatland; stable carbon isotopes; aerosols
Interests: carbon balance; climate change; peatland; forest
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Forests and peatlands are essential components of the Earth’s biosphere, playing a key role in carbon storage, water regulation, and biodiversity conservation. However, under ongoing climate change, these ecosystems face increasing pressure from rising temperatures, altered precipitation regimes, and more frequent extreme weather events. Understanding how these changes affect ecosystem structure, function, and resilience is crucial for predicting future dynamics and informing sustainable management.
This Special Issue focuses on the effects of climate change on forest and peatland ecosystems. We welcome contributions that address greenhouse gas fluxes, carbon and nutrient cycling, vegetation responses, hydrological shifts, and feedback mechanisms between ecosystems and the atmosphere. We are particularly eager to publish studies focusing on long-term field observations, isotopic analyses (such as δ13C), remote sensing, and modelling approaches.
In addition, we invite research exploring ecosystem adaptation, degradation, or transformation under climatic extremes, as well as innovative methodologies for monitoring and analyzing ecological change in forested and peat-rich landscapes.
This Special Issue aims to bring together interdisciplinary work that advances our understanding of how forests and peatlands respond to climate change and supports strategies for their conservation in a rapidly changing world.
Dr. Kamila Harenda
Dr. Marcin Strózecki
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- climate change
- forest
- peatland
- carbon cycle
- greenhouse gas fluxes
- ecosystem resilience
- hydrology
- rewetting
- ecological monitoring
- vegetation response
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