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Fixation, Transport and Storage of Carbon by Forest Ecosystems
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Fixation, Transport and Storage of Carbon by Forest Ecosystems

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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 April 2024) | Viewed by 2189

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Oxana V. Masyagina

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Sukachev Institute of Forest SB RAS, Federal Research Center “Krasnoyarsk Science Center SB RAS”, 50/28 Akademgorodok st., 660036 Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Interests: soil respiration; ecosystems; ecology; carbon sequestration; greenhouse gases; biogeochemistry; biogeochemical cycling; soil ecology; environment; litter; decomposition; soil; biology; CO2; 13C isotope labeling; carbon cycle; climate change; forest soils; soil organic matter; organic matter decomposition; photosynthesis; conifer
Prof. Dr. Oleg V. Menyailo

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Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Soil and Water Management and Crop Nutrition Laboratory, 2444 Seibersdorf, Austria
Interests: forest soils; soil carbon; climate change
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Dr. Svetlana Evgrafova

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School of Fundamental Biology and Biotechnology, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk 660041, Russia
Interests: carbon cycle; biogeochemistry; microbial diversity; methane; microbiology; biodiversity and conservation; nanobiotechnology; soil respiration; soil science; microbial ecology; environmental impact assessment; environmental microbiology; climate change; soil chromatography; soil carbon

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The fate of carbon (C) in conifer ecosystems via its fixation, transport, allocation, stabilization, and storage receives much attention globally due to climate change feedback. The insights into these specific processes concerning environmental factors’ seasonal and annual dynamics can help to understand the complex response of conifer ecosystems and their components (soil, biota, and vegetation) to the projected successional changes resulting from climate fluctuations. Among the understudied problems, one is associated with tree phenology, which influences the C allocation and transportation within conifer trees (evergreen and deciduous both). The deviations of environmental factors could affect the interrelationship between phenology and C transport processes. Another crucial problem is soil C stabilization in conifer ecosystems and its dependence on the soil biological activity and inputs of root exudates. The papers in this Special Issue will provide valuable knowledge that can be implemented in forest management services to control the processes of C transport and maintain long-term sustainability and biodiversity within the conifer ecosystems. This Special Issue will collect papers on C fixation, transport, and storage in conifer ecosystems. Research articles may focus on topics related to the studies of C cycling and stabilization in different compartments of conifer ecosystems—from the soil to trees to landscapes—assessed via various methods.

Dr. Oxana V. Masyagina
Prof. Dr. Oleg V. Menyailo
Dr. Svetlana Evgrafova
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Keywords

  • ecosystem
  • conifer
  • photosynthesis
  • carbon allocation
  • carbon transport
  • carbon storage
  • CO2
  • CH4
  • soil biota
  • stabile isotopes

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Greenhouse Gas Fluxes from the Epiphytic Lichens: Incubation Experiments
by Anastasia I. Matvienko, Svetlana Y. Evgrafova, Natalia M. Kovaleva, Elizaveta V. Sideleva, Maria V. Sitnikova, Oleg V. Menyailo and Oxana V. Masyagina
Forests 2024, 15(1), 107; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/f15010107 - 05 Jan 2024
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Because they are widespread and evolutionarily old, epiphytic lichens (ELs) play an important role in global forest ecosystems. ELs are abundant in Siberian forest ecosystems, which are highly vulnerable to climate change; thus, ELs can be important contributors to the carbon (C) cycle. [...] Read more.
Because they are widespread and evolutionarily old, epiphytic lichens (ELs) play an important role in global forest ecosystems. ELs are abundant in Siberian forest ecosystems, which are highly vulnerable to climate change; thus, ELs can be important contributors to the carbon (C) cycle. This study aims to address the unknown role of tree-inhabiting ELs in the C cycle of forest ecosystems in Central Siberia, where the EL biomass ranges from 492 to 3200 kg per ha. The main finding of this study is that ELs in a hydrated state can generate CH4 for an extended period (at least two weeks), as determined by an incubation method. At the same EL moisture level, EL CO2 fluxes are species-specific. The pattern of the release or uptake of GHGs by ELs may also alter due to climate change, e.g., changes in precipitation regimes (such as more frequent extreme rainfalls and droughts). Therefore, the EL contribution to the C cycle in forest ecosystems should be assessed, e.g., via the modeling of C cycling. Furthermore, specific factors, such as the EL exposure on the phorophyte stem, the EL biodiversity, and the day/night GHG fluxes, should be considered for a more concise assessment of ELs’ contribution to the C cycle of forest ecosystems and their response to ongoing and projected climate change. Full article
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