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Environment Impacts of Biological Invasion and Climate Change

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Climate Change".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (4 November 2023) | Viewed by 7064

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Lihua Zhang

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College of Life and Environmental Science, Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081, China
Interests: greenhouse gas; carbon and nitrogen cycle; soil microbial biomass; nitrogen deposition; climate change
Dr. Guanlin Li

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School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
Interests: plant invasion; soil greenhouse gas emission; soil microbes; carbon cycling; soil microplastics
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Dear Colleagues,

Biological invasions and climate change, the most important parts of global changes, are a growing threat to global ecosystems. They can modify community species composition, decrease biodiversity, depress the function and ecological processes of ecosystems (such as greenhouse gas emission, carbon stock and emission, element cycling, etc.), and affect socioeconomic development as well as human well-being. Understanding the environment impacts of biological invasion and climate change can serve as a basis for forward-thinking management plans. The overarching challenge is thus to understand the impacts of biological invasion and climate change on biodiversity, the function and ecological processes of ecosystems, as well as the basic ecological interactions in biotic communities such as invasive–native species interactions, plant–soil feedback, and plant–animal interactions under climate changes. The authors of this Special Issue will share their insights to help bridge these gaps, and thereby speed the integration of mechanisms to help making management policy and controlling biological invasion and climate change. Short communications, original papers, and review articles are welcome for submission to this Special Issue.

Dr. Lihua Zhang
Dr. Guanlin Li
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • biological invasion
  • climate change
  • biodiversity
  • ecosystem process and function
  • biological-abiotic feedbacks
  • environmental impact
  • carbon turnover

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Soils Amended with Cornstalk Biochar at Different Addition Ratios
by Yongchun Zhou, Danyang Li, Zhenglong Li, Sibo Guo, Zhimin Chen, Liulin Wu and Yan Zhao
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(2), 927; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20020927 - 04 Jan 2023
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Biochar addition has been recommended as a potential strategy for mitigating climate change. However, the number of studies simultaneously investigating the effects of biochar addition on CO2, N2O and CH4 emissions and sequentially global warming potential (GWP) is [...] Read more.
Biochar addition has been recommended as a potential strategy for mitigating climate change. However, the number of studies simultaneously investigating the effects of biochar addition on CO2, N2O and CH4 emissions and sequentially global warming potential (GWP) is limited, especially concerning its effect on native soil organic carbon (SOC) mineralization. An incubation experiment was conducted to investigate soil physicochemical properties, CO2, N2O and CH4 emissions and GWP in the treatments with 0% (CK), 1% (BC1) and 4% (BC4) cornstalk biochar additions, and clarify the priming effect of biochar on native SOC mineralization by the 13C tracer technique. Generally, biochar addition increased soil pH, cation exchange capacity, SOC and total nitrogen, but decreased NH4+-N and NO3−-N. Compared with CK, BC1 and BC4 significantly reduced CO2 emissions by 20.7% and 28.0%, and reduced N2O emissions by 25.6% and 95.4%, respectively. However, BC1 significantly reduced CH4 emission by 43.6%, and BC4 increased CH4 emission by 19.3%. BC1 and BC4 significantly reduced the GWP by 20.8% and 29.3%, but there was no significant difference between them. Biochar addition had a negative priming effect on native SOC mineralization, which was the reason for the CO2 emission reduction. The negative priming effect of biochar was attributed to the physical protection of native SOC by promoting microaggregate formation and preferentially using soluble organic carbon in biochar. The N2O emission decrease was rooted in the reduction of nitrification and denitrification substrates by promoting the microbial assimilation of inorganic nitrogen. The inconsistency of CH4 emissions was attributed to the different relative contributions of CH4 production and oxidation under different biochar addition ratios. Our study suggests that 1% should be a more reasonable biochar addition ratio for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions in sandy loam, and emphasizes that it is necessary to furtherly investigate nitrogen primary transformation rates and the relative contributions of CH4 production and oxidation by the 15N and 13C technique, which is helpful for comprehensively understanding the effect mechanisms of biochar addition on greenhouse gas emissions. Full article
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Are Ecosystem Services Provided by Street Trees at Parcel Level Worthy of Attention? A Case Study of a Campus in Zhenjiang, China
by Guangxi Shen, Zipeng Song, Jiacong Xu, Lishuang Zou, Lijin Huang and Yingnan Li
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(1), 880; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010880 - 03 Jan 2023
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Street trees in urban areas have positive impacts on the environment, such as climate regulation, air purification, and runoff mitigation. However, the ecosystem services (ES) provided by street trees at the parcel level remain a notable gap in the existing literature. This study [...] Read more.
Street trees in urban areas have positive impacts on the environment, such as climate regulation, air purification, and runoff mitigation. However, the ecosystem services (ES) provided by street trees at the parcel level remain a notable gap in the existing literature. This study quantified the ES benefits provided by street trees at Jiangsu University in Zhenjiang, China, which could represent the parcel level. A widely applied model, i-Tree Eco, was used to evaluate the ES, including carbon storage, carbon sequestration, pollutant removal, rainwater runoff reduction, and their economic value. We also analyzed how these are affected by the structure of tree species. The results revealed that the 10 most abundant species accounted for 84.3% of the total number of trees, with an unstable structure of species composition. A reasonable age proportion was important since a lower proportion of young trees may make future benefit outputs unstable. The annual economic value provided by ES was USD 205,253.20, with an average of USD 79.90 per tree. Platanus orientalis had the highest single plant benefit, indicating that the management pattern of street trees could be adapted in different environments to maximize benefits. Thus, street trees at the parcel level should receive more attention with strategic planning and management in order to maximize the ES and their economic value. Full article
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Combined Inhibitory Effect of Canada Goldenrod Invasion and Soil Microplastics on Rice Growth
by Xiaoxun Zhao, Hongliang Xie, Xin Zhao, Jiaqi Zhang, Zhiliang Li, Weiqing Yin, Aiguo Yuan, Huan Zhou, Sehrish Manan, Mudasir Nazar, Babar Iqbal, Guanlin Li and Daolin Du
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(19), 11947; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191911947 - 21 Sep 2022
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Alien plant invasion and residual soil microplastics (MPs) are growing threats to agricultural crop production. This study determined the adverse effects of Canadian goldenrod (Solidago canadensis L.) invasion and residual soil MPs on rice growth and development. The biomass, phenological indices, photosynthetic [...] Read more.
Alien plant invasion and residual soil microplastics (MPs) are growing threats to agricultural crop production. This study determined the adverse effects of Canadian goldenrod (Solidago canadensis L.) invasion and residual soil MPs on rice growth and development. The biomass, phenological indices, photosynthetic parameters, and antioxidant enzyme activities of rice were measured on the 50th and 80th day of post-plantation. Biomass and phenotypic results indicated the more harmful effects of the combination of S. canadensis invasion and residual soil MPs compared to S. canadensis invasion or residual soil MPs effects alone. Moreover, the interaction effect of S. canadensis invasion and residual soil MPs markedly reduced the ascorbate peroxidase and catalase belowground, while they increased in the aboveground parts of the rice. However, the S. canadensis invasion and residual soil MPs interactive treatments lowered the superoxide dismutase concentrations in the belowground parts of the rice plants while elevating the peroxidase and reactive oxygen species concentrations in both the belowground and aboveground parts compared to the other treatments. Among all treatments, S. canadensis invasion alone had the most negligible negative impact on rice biomass and growth indices. Our study suggests that soil MPs could negatively affect crop production with invasive alien plants, and the combined effects were more harmful than either of the single factors. Our findings will lay the groundwork for analyzing the impacts of invasive alien plants on rice crops. Full article
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