Microbes and Biogeochemical Cycling in Terrestrial Ecosystems under Climate Change
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2025 | Viewed by 326
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Microbes, the most diverse organisms on earth, play a pivotal role in terrestrial ecosystems by influencing essential processes such as litter decomposition, nutrient cycling, biodiversity maintenance, soil fertility, and climate regulation. Understanding the microbial mechanisms involved in soil carbon and nutrient cycling is crucial for comprehending ecosystem dynamics and their feedback to the climate system. This Special Issue aims to address the following key questions:
- How do soil microbes influence specific aspects of carbon and nutrient cycling processes?
- What factors govern the resilience and adaptation of microbial community structures in response to environmental changes?
- How do microbial functional traits related to carbon and nutrient cycling operate at the ecosystem level?
- How do microbial processes vary temporally and spatially across different terrestrial landscapes?
Prof. Dr. Fazhu Zhao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- soil microbes
- biogeochemical cycling
- climate change
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