Impacts of Climate Change & Human Activities on Wetland Ecosystems
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water and Climate Change".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2025 | Viewed by 954
Special Issue Editors
Interests: wetland ecosystem services; climate change; carbon cycle; microbiology; protection and restoration
Interests: soil biogeochemistry; terrestrial carbon cycling; plant–soil–microbe interactions
Interests: remote sensing of optical properties and carbon cycle for inland water; water quality monitoring
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Dear Colleagues,
In recent decades, wetland ecosystems have faced increasing pressures from both climate change and human activities. The complex interplay of changing climatic patterns, alterations in precipitation, and rising global temperatures has significantly impacted wetland habitats. These natural environmental changes have disrupted the delicate balance of wetland material cycles and energy flows, resulting in biodiversity losses, alterations in habitat suitability, and disturbances in ecological functions. Additionally, human interventions such as intensified land-use conversion, unsustainable resource extraction, and pollution have exacerbated these impacts, compromising the health and resilience of wetland ecosystems.
The focus of this Special Issue is to deepen our understanding of the impacts of climate change and human activities on wetland ecosystems, while also exploring strategies to mitigate and address these challenges. Our aim is to provide crucial theoretical insights and practical solutions for the pollution control, conservation, and sustainable management of wetland resources. This Special Issue invites original research articles and reviews on a wide range of topics, including, but not limited to, the following:
- Wetland material nutrient cycles and energy flows: Studies examining how climate change and anthropogenic activities influence the cycling of nutrients, water, productivity, and other essential materials within wetland plant and soil, as well as the dynamics of energy flow within these systems.
- Effectiveness of wetland ecological conservation and restoration: Evaluations of various conservation measures and restoration projects aimed at revitalizing degraded wetlands, focusing on their success rates, challenges encountered, and long-term ecological impacts.
- Wetland pollution and remediation projects: Research on the sources, types, and impacts of pollutants in wetlands, as well as innovative technologies and methodologies for their effective treatment and management.
- Assessment of wetland ecosystem services: Comprehensive evaluations of the multiple services provided by wetlands, such as water purification, flood control, carbon sink function, biodiversity support, and cultural values, and the implications of their degradation for human societies and ecosystems.
- Regulation of wetland hydrological processes: Exploring the relationship between wetland hydrology and ecological processes, simulating eco-hydrological regulation and constructing wetland eco-hydrological coupling models.
- Wetland Greenhouse Gas (GHGs) fluxes: Focusing on greenhouse gas fluxes (CO2, N2O, and CH4) under global warming conditions and examining the environmental factors that control each GHG flux.
- Wetland water environment quality: Investigations into the factors influencing the water quality of wetland ecosystems, including pollutant sources, nutrient loading, and hydrological dynamics, as well as strategies for monitoring, maintaining, and improving water quality in these vital ecosystems.
We welcome contributions that offer fresh perspectives, robust data, and actionable recommendations to foster a deeper understanding and promote sustainable stewardship of wetland ecosystems in the face of ongoing environmental challenges.
Dr. Zhongqing Yan
Dr. Guopeng Liang
Dr. Yingxin Shang
Dr. Xueping Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- wetland ecosystems
- ecosystem services and functions
- protection and restoration
- climate change and human activities
- wetland hydrological processes
- greenhouse gas (GHGs) fluxes
- nutrient cycle and energy flow
- water environment quality
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