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Sustainable Management: Plant, Biodiversity and Ecosystem

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainability, Biodiversity and Conservation".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 19 November 2025 | Viewed by 1713

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Ferenc Pál-Fám

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Department of Agronomy, Institute of Plant Production, Hungarian University of Agronomy and Life Sciences, H-7400 Kaposvár, Hungary
Interests: mycology; ecology; biodiversity conservation
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Prof. Dr. Roman Rolbiecki

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Laboratory of Land Reclamation and Agrometeorology, Faculty of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, 85-796 Bydgoszcz, Poland
Interests: irrigation systems; water needs of plants; irrigation water needs; evapotranspiration; sustainable development; agriculture production under irrigation conditions; air–plant–soil relationship
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Nowadays we live in the age of global climate change, to which not only living beings, populations, ecosystems, but also us, human beings, must adapt. The efficiency of our plant production, animal husbandry, lawn and water management, forestry and also nature conservation activities, which have been operating for decades and even centuries, have been questioned, and in many cases they have ceased to exist. We need to rethink these activities, they need to be redesigned in the light of new environmental challenges. In this way, we must think in the complete restructuring of our relationship with living nature in order to pass on a livable environment for future generations. This is a very big and very urgent task, in short we can formulate it as the ‘sustainable management of our living environment’.

The basic purpose of this issue is to be a publication forum for the latest results of sustainable nature conservation and agricultural habitat management activities. We are looking for original research or review-type manuscripts in very diverse subject areas:

  1. Adaptation of plants, fungi and their communities to many kinds of changes of the environmental conditions;
  2. Changes in diversity, as well as in the structure of plant and fungal communities in light of new environmental challenges;
  3. New perspectives in sustainable forest management, transformation of forest management practices;
  4. New approaches in plant production and plant protection in light of new environmental challenges;
  5. The role of fungi-plant relationships in adaptation and their usability in agriculture, horticulture and forestry;
  6. Responses to the challenges of arable and horticultural water management;
  7. New perspectives in grassland management and new grassland management methods;
  8. Applicable nature conservation methods regarding the maintenance and restoration of natural and seminatural habitats.

Dr. Ferenc Pál-Fám
Guest Editor

Prof. Dr. Roman Rolbiecki
Guest Editor Assistant

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Keywords

  • plant and fungi adaptation
  • biodiversity change
  • community structure
  • forest management
  • plant production and protection
  • fungi-plant interaction
  • water management
  • grassland management
  • habitat maintenance and restoration

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Spatiotemporal Variations in Soil Organic Carbon and Microbial Drivers in the Yellow River Delta Wetland, China
by Xinghua Wang, Jun Li, Luzhen Li, Yanke Guo, Beibei Guo and Changsheng Zhao
Sustainability 2025, 17(11), 5188; https://doi.org/10.3390/su17115188 - 4 Jun 2025
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This study explores the spatiotemporal dynamics of SOC and microbial-mediated mechanisms in the Yellow River Delta wetlands. Using redundancy analysis and microbial community profiling, we show that vegetation drives distinct SOC storage patterns: Phragmites australis ecosystems exhibit the highest SOC sequestration, followed by [...] Read more.
This study explores the spatiotemporal dynamics of SOC and microbial-mediated mechanisms in the Yellow River Delta wetlands. Using redundancy analysis and microbial community profiling, we show that vegetation drives distinct SOC storage patterns: Phragmites australis ecosystems exhibit the highest SOC sequestration, followed by Suaeda salsa and Tamarix chinensis habitats, where salt-tolerant taxa like Desulfobacterota and Halobacteriaota promote short-term carbon storage via anaerobic metabolism. The microbial community structure is shaped by both vegetation-induced microhabitats and environmental gradients: SOC and total nitrogen dominate community assembly, while electrical conductivity, pH, and sulfur/nitrogen nutrients regulate spatiotemporal differentiation. Seasonal turnover drives the reorganization of microbial community structures, shaping the dynamic equilibrium of carbon pools. Seasonal DOC dynamics, linked to tidal fluctuations and exogenous carbon inputs, highlight hydrology’s role in modulating active carbon pools. These findings reveal tight linkages among vegetation, microbial functional guilds, and soil biogeochemistry, critical for wetland carbon sequestration. Full article
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Litter and Pruning Biomass in Mango Orchards: Quantification and Nutrient Analysis
by Alan Niscioli, Constancio A. Asis, Joanne Tilbrook, Dallas Anson, Danilo Guinto, Mila Bristow and David Rowlings
Sustainability 2025, 17(10), 4452; https://doi.org/10.3390/su17104452 - 14 May 2025
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Litter and pruning biomass are integral to nutrient cycling in the plant–soil ecosystem, contributing significantly to organic matter formation and humus development through decomposition and nutrient mineralization, which ultimately influence soil fertility and health. However, the litterfall dynamics in mango orchards are not [...] Read more.
Litter and pruning biomass are integral to nutrient cycling in the plant–soil ecosystem, contributing significantly to organic matter formation and humus development through decomposition and nutrient mineralization, which ultimately influence soil fertility and health. However, the litterfall dynamics in mango orchards are not well understood, and its contribution to nutrient cycling has seldom been measured. This study aimed to estimate litterfall and pruning biomass in mango orchards and assess the nutrient contents of various biomass components. Litter and pruning biomass samples were collected from four commercial mango orchards planted with Kensington Pride (‘KP’) and ‘B74’ (‘Calypso®’) cultivars in the Darwin and Katherine regions, using litter traps placed on the orchard floors. Samples were sorted (leaves, flowers, panicles, fruits, and branches) and analyzed for nutrient contents. Results showed that most biomass abscissions occurred between late June and August, spanning approximately 100 days involving floral induction phase, fruit set, and maturity. Leaves made up most of the abscised litter biomass, while branches were the primary component of pruning biomass. The overall ranking of biomass across both regions and orchards is as follows: leaves > branches > panicles > flowers > fruits. The carbon–nitrogen (C:N) ratio of litter pruning material ranged from 30 (flowers) to 139 (branches). On a hectare basis, litter and biomass inputs contained 1.2 t carbon (C), 21.2 kg nitrogen (N), 0.80 kg phosphorus (P), 4.9 kg potassium (K), 8.7 kg calcium (Ca), 2.0 kg magnesium (Mg), 1.1 kg sulfur (S), 15 g boron (B), 13.6 g copper (Cu), 99.3 g iron (Fe), 78.6 g manganese (Mn), and 28.6 g zinc (Zn). The results indicate that annual litterfall may contribute substantially to plant nutrient supply and soil health when incorporated into the soil to undergo decomposition. This study contributes to a better understanding of litter biomass, nutrient sources, and nutrient cycling in tropical mango production systems, offering insights that support accurate nutrient budgeting and help prevent over-fertilization. However, further research is needed to examine biomass accumulation under different pruning regimes, decomposition dynamics, microbial interactions, and broader ecological effects to understand litterfall’s role in promoting plant growth, enhancing soil health, and supporting sustainable mango production. Full article
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Review Articles on Ecological Resettlements: Insights, Gaps, and Pathways
by Hari Prasad Pandey, Tek Narayan Maraseni, Armando Apan and Han Zhang
Sustainability 2025, 17(9), 4094; https://doi.org/10.3390/su17094094 - 1 May 2025
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Systematically synthesizing existing knowledge on ecological resettlements (ERs) is crucial for shaping future research and conservation strategies. We conducted a systematic literature review (SLR) using the Web of Science and Scopus databases, analyzing 63 research articles in the review domain of ER. Most [...] Read more.
Systematically synthesizing existing knowledge on ecological resettlements (ERs) is crucial for shaping future research and conservation strategies. We conducted a systematic literature review (SLR) using the Web of Science and Scopus databases, analyzing 63 research articles in the review domain of ER. Most reviewed articles emphasize people’s welfare in ERs but adopt traditional review approaches, hindering the identification of specific research gaps. This review identifies and focuses on four cross-cutting themes: anthropocentric notions and social equity, parks–people relationships, political ecology and biodiversity conservation, and connecting nature with people for harmonious coexistence. Further, the review highlights key themes in ER and conservation, emphasizing social equity, political ecology, and human–nature relationships. It underscores the need for social justice, the recognition of displaced communities’ rights, and the promotion of participatory decision making. Conservation efforts should prioritize minimizing displacement and respecting local rights, with a focus on co-management models. Case studies, particularly from India and African countries, reveal the impacts of conservation-induced displacement on marginalized communities and ecosystems. Further, we identified 45 key areas across 15 thematic dimensions for future review and research gaps, which will inform decision making in the discipline. We call for long-term assessments of resettlement to address ecological and social consequences, bridging the gap between social scientists and biologists for balancing conservation and human welfare. Finally, we discuss our findings and propose future research directions to inform conservation policies for the harmonious coexistence of humans and non-human beings on a shared planet. Full article
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