Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling: From Micro Processes to Whole Ecosystems
A special issue of Land (ISSN 2073-445X). This special issue belongs to the section "Land, Soil and Water".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 546
Special Issue Editors
Interests: carbon cycling; nitrogen cycling; soil; forest ecosystem; agriculture ecosystem
Interests: soil nutrient; plantation management; restoration ecology; tree ring
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Research on soil carbon and nitrogen cycling in relation to global climate and environmental change has become a hotspot in interdisciplinary studies spanning soil science, atmospheric science, earth sciences, and beyond. Only through a profound understanding of carbon and nitrogen cycling processes across different spatial scales—from microenvironments to ecosystems—can we provide the most direct evidence and insights for mitigating climate change.
This Special Issue will feature the latest research advances on the microbial driving mechanisms of carbon and nitrogen cycling in different ecosystems and the related processes at the ecosystem scale, providing new insights and references for achieving climate-smart soils aimed at mitigating global change.
This Special Issue will welcome manuscripts that link the following themes:
- Characteristics of carbon and nitrogen biogeochemical cycles in typical terrestrial ecosystems.
- Intensity of carbon and nitrogen trace gas emissions and potential for carbon sequestration and emission reduction.
- Analysis of response patterns and microbial driving mechanisms of soil carbon and nitrogen trace gases to climate change factors.
- Biological driving mechanisms and stoichiometry of soil carbon and nitrogen cycling processes.
- Biological mechanisms of greenhouse gas production and transformation in carbon and nitrogen cycles and their response to global change.
- Biological interaction mechanisms of soil carbon and nitrogen coupling.
- Biological models of soil carbon and nitrogen biogeochemical cycling processes.
We look forward to receiving your original research articles and reviews.
Dr. Junzhu Pang
Dr. Yang Cao
Dr. Kaiyan Zhai
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- carbon cycling
- nitrogen cycling
- soil
- microbial driving mechanisms
- ecosystem
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