Dear Colleagues,

Biosphere exchange processes are determined by hydrological constraints, weather conditions and atmospheric chemistry. On the other hand, temperature, air chemistry and water distribution depends on vegetation properties and regional abundance. Thus, predictive modeling requires consideration of these interactions, which is what ecosystem and land surface models try to achieve. However, dynamic adaptation is often neglected or simplified to a degree that questions this objective.

The ability of biosphere models to dynamically respond to changes in environmental boundary conditions will be critical in determining ecosystem services in response of environmental changes. Only reliable models, however, are suitable for decision support on management action in order to mitigate possible negative developments.

The Special Issue will welcome contributions tackling “Interactions among Atmosphere, Hydrosphere and Biosphere in Models”. This includes conceptual approaches and new model developments, as well as comparisons with experimental results and observations with respect to the following (and possible other) topics:

• Environmental dependency on plant water uptake; including interactions with nutrient availability, mycorrhiza and root growth.
• Development of water use efficiency with changes in carbon dioxide concentration. Long-term and short term responses of stomatal and canopy conductance.
• Competition and facilitation in heterogeneous plant communities and their impact on resistance and resilience of the ecosystem.
• Emission of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOC) in response to environmental stress. Impact of drought and air pollution and dependency on leaf traits and phenological state.
• Air pollution removal by plants in dependence on plant physiology and vegetation structure.
• What are the effects of diversity and spatial heterogeneity on gas exchange and deposition in a landscape?

Dr. habil. Rüdiger Grote
Guest Editor

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