Palaeoecological Insights on Forest Dynamic: Implications on Climatic Change and Biodiversity Loss
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Ecology and Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2023) | Viewed by 2867
Special Issue Editors
Interests: paleobotany; palynology; plant sciences; biodiversity and conservation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Over the last millennia, the dynamics of species and tree formations have been subjected to numerous ups and downs that would finally determine the current distribution, configuration and state of conservation of forests. Until the middle of the Holocene, global and regional climatic dynamics emerged as the main shaping force. From this moment on, human action acquires a determining role in shaping the landscape and in the succession, disappearance or permanence of native forests. Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, the processes of exploitation of the environment have increased, threatening the persistence of native forest ecosystems. Faced with this dynamic, the first conservation policies arise, in which the forest environment acquires a notorious relevance.
The knowledge of the natural dynamics of forests and the influence of anthropic disturbances in their evolution is essential to be able to know how the various processes influenced the structure and composition, as well as to assess the influence of future disturbances in the conservation of forests. When reconstructing this process, valid data can come from the study of historical data, as well as from different disciplines related to paleobotany, such as that provided by pollinic, anthracological, archaeobotanical, dendrological analyses, etc. The data obtained from these studies allow for a complete reconstruction of forest ecosystems and their dynamics over time.
The aim of this Special Issue is to document understanding of forest dynamics, with special emphasis on temperate zone forests. Including the study and analysis of the influence of climatic oscillations and human activities on these ecosystems over time. Paying special attention to assessing the consequences of climate change, the state of conservation of forest ecosystems and the loss of diversity in relation to these habitats.
We invite the submission of original research and review articles that cover a wide variety of topics related to the dynamics and history of forest ecosystems and the influence of human activity and climate change on the configuration of forests.
Prof. Dr. Pablo Ramil Regó
Dr. Luis Gómez-Orellana
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- palaeobotany
- archaeobotany
- biodiversity
- anthropogenic impact
- climatic change
- forest protection
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