Biodiversity and Its Function and Global Change in Alpine Ecosystem
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Social Ecology and Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2022) | Viewed by 3580
Special Issue Editors
Interests: climate change ecology; grassland management
Interests: climate change ecology; grassland management
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Alpine ecosystems, roughly covering 11 million km2 or 8% of the terrestrial surface globally, are of great global significance for environment conservation, climate change and pastorial livelihoods. However, alpine ecosystems are undergoing rapid changes and transformations in their biodiversity and functioning due to global climate change and human activities, regionally and globally. Here, we invite researchers to contribute original research papers, review articles and short communications to our Special Issue in Sustainability. This Special Issue will focus on the biodiversity and ecosystem processes and functions of alpine ecosystems and their responses to global changes and human activities. Observational, experimental and modeling studies are welcomed.
Topics of the desired scientific articles include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Patterns of plant, animal, nematode and microorganism diversity in alpine ecosystems and their main drivers;
- Biological traits (e.g., plant phenology and physiological properties) and ecosystem processes (e.g., soil element cycling, microbial processes) and their functions in alpine ecosystems;
- Effects of climate change on biodiversity patterns and ecosystem processes of alpine ecosystems;
- Effects of human activity on biodiversity patterns and ecosystem processes of alpine ecosystems;
- The plant–microorganism interactions in alpine ecosystems;
- The ecosystem degradation of alpine ecosystems and its effects on ecosystem biodiversity and processes;
- The effect of biodiversity on the restoration of degraded alpine ecosystems.
Prof. Dr. Shiping Wang
Dr. Tsechoe Dorji
Dr. Yaoming Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biodiversity and its function
- climate change
- human activity
- alpine ecosystems
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