The Energy–Ecosystem Nexus: Balancing Energy Exploitation and Ecosystem Conservation

Dear Colleagues,

This is a call for papers for ‘The Energy–Ecosystem Nexus: Balancing Energy Exploitation and Ecosystem Conservation’, which aims to broaden and deepen our understanding of the relationship between energy exploitation and ecosystem. Despite its key role in economic development, energy exploitation puts pressure on the environment, which may affect the sustainability of humans’ future. Among all types of pressures, greenhouse gas emissions have been widely and well studied, while the biodiversity impacts have not been deeply understood. Energy exploitation poses threats to terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems in some conditions—dor example, land occupation by solar power and windfarms, water flow alteration and habitat fragmentation caused by hydropower dams, and the marine impacts of tidal power production. The ecosystem impacts of energy exploitation urgently need to be incorporated into energy planning for better ecosystem protection. The scope of the Special Issue covers the biodiversity impacts of all the lifecycle stages of all types of energy.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Power production;
• Fossil fuel exploitation;
• Energy infrastructure;
• Terrestrial ecosystems;
• Freshwater ecosystems;
• Marine ecosystems.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Yi Jin
Dr. Cuiyang Feng
Dr. Rong Yuan
Guest Editors

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