Hydrologic and Carbon Balance Responses of Forests Resulting from Climate Change

A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Meteorology and Climate Change".

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Dear Colleagues,

We extend an invitation to you to contribute to this Special Issue entitled “Forest Gas Exchange and Carbon–Water Balance under Climate Change”. The goal of this Special Issue is to advance our understanding of the impacts of climate change on ecosystems and forest communities. We aim to compile cutting-edge research that (i) examines the impacts of climate change on forest gas exchange and carbon–water balance and/or (ii) proposes adaptation and mitigation strategies to counteract the effects of climate change. Our objective is to inform policymakers, researchers, and conservationists, thereby guiding collective efforts to safeguard forest ecosystem resilience in the face of climate change. We encourage the submission of research papers based on methodology, including, but not limited to, field observations, laboratory experiments, statistical analyses, machine learning, and numerical modeling.

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Dr. Yongwon Seo
Dr. Esther Lee
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Keywords

  • climate change
  • nitrogen
  • carbon
  • hydrology
  • forest management

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Analysis of Spatiotemporal Evolution and Driving Forces of Vegetation from 2001 to 2020: A Case Study of Shandong Province, China
by Dejin Dong, Ziliang Zhao, Hongdi Gao, Yufeng Zhou, Daohong Gong, Huaqiang Du and Yuichiro Fujioka
Forests 2024, 15(7), 1245; https://doi.org/10.3390/f15071245 (registering DOI) - 17 Jul 2024
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As global climate change intensifies and human activities escalate, changes in vegetation cover, an important ecological indicator, hold significant implications for ecosystem protection and management. Shandong Province, a critical agricultural and economic zone in China, experiences vegetation changes that crucially affect regional climate [...] Read more.
As global climate change intensifies and human activities escalate, changes in vegetation cover, an important ecological indicator, hold significant implications for ecosystem protection and management. Shandong Province, a critical agricultural and economic zone in China, experiences vegetation changes that crucially affect regional climate regulation and biodiversity conservation. This study employed normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) data, combined with climatic, topographic, and anthropogenic activity data, utilizing trend analysis methods, partial correlation analysis, and Geodetector to comprehensively analyze the spatiotemporal variations and primary driving factors of vegetation cover in Shandong Province from 2001 to 2020.The findings indicate an overall upward trend in vegetation cover, particularly in areas with concentrated human activities. Climatic factors, such as precipitation and temperature, exhibit a positive correlation with vegetation growth, while land use changes emerge as one of the key drivers influencing vegetation dynamics. Additionally, topography also impacts the spatial distribution of vegetation to a certain extent. This research provides a scientific basis for ecological protection and land management in Shandong Province and similar regions, supporting the formulation of effective vegetation restoration and ecological conservation strategies. Full article
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