Wetland Ecosystem under Climate Change
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Air, Climate Change and Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 1984
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Currently, climate change and human activities are deeply influencing the various processes at work in natural ecosystems. As one of the most important terrestrial ecosystems, wetlands function as a key player in mitigating climate change. Although they cover a small percentage of the Earth’s surface, wetlands represent the arteries and veins of the landscape and are vital to human life. Wetlands are among the greatest natural carbon stores on our planet and are crucial to agriculture and fisheries. However, wetlands are suffering from the impacts of both the climate change and human activities. Understanding how their natural processes have been affected and their responses to these impacts is important for the current and future protection of wetlands. Therefore, there is an urgent need to obtain a thorough comprehension of the changes and mechanical processes taking place in wetlands so as to take effective measures to combat the dual stress inflicted upon them by nature and human beings. These are the purposes of the present Special Issue, which should, in particular, cover the following topics:
The biogeochemical processes of wetlands based on field observations or controlled experiments.
New and innovative methods of examining the carbon, nitrogen and water cycling of wetlands.
Wetlands’ responses to climate change based on the methods of field observation, experiments, model simulations or model–data fusion.
Wetland vegetation and microbial ecology under climate change.
The linkage mechanism between the biogeochemical and biological processes of wetlands.
Wetland eco-hydrology and hydrological processes.
These topics are intended to provide guidance only. Other emerging topics in this field of science are also welcome.
In the context of the above areas of interest, we invite you to submit original research or review papers.
Prof. Dr. Changchun Song
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- climate change
- wetland ecosystem
- carbon and nitrogen cycling
- biological and hydrological processes
