Forest and grassland ecosystems are the most important carbon sinks in terrestrial ecosystems. They can maintain or enhance carbon stocks and sinks in biomass, and play vital roles in mitigating climate change. China is taking action to achieve its carbon peak and carbon-neutral targets. Climate change, particularly the increase in the frequency, severity, and extent of drought, will affect the stability of the forest and grassland. How forests and grassland mitigate and adapt to climate change is still a challenge. Exploring the response of the forest and grassland to extreme climate events contributes to improving vegetation quality and enhancing the ability to respond to climate change.
In this Research Topic, we welcome all article types studying forest, grassland, and climate change especially those that focus on plant growth, carbon sequestration, evapotranspiration, water use efficiency, and ecosystem stability in response to climate change in arid or semi-arid areas. We hope that this topic will highlight the vegetation eco-physiological mechanisms in response to climate change. Submissions are expected to address the following topics:
• Forest and grassland phenology, carbon sequestration, evapotranspiration, and water use efficiency in response to climate change in arid or semi-arid areas at various temp-spatial scales. The methods include eddy covariance, stable isotope, remote sensing and ecosystem process model, etc.
• Forest and grassland ecosystem stability (including but not limited to the resistance, recovery, and resilience of single species, of single populations of these species, and even of individuals, etc.) under the changing environment.
Forest and grassland ecosystems are the most important carbon sinks in terrestrial ecosystems. They can maintain or enhance carbon stocks and sinks in biomass, and play vital roles in mitigating climate change. China is taking action to achieve its carbon peak and carbon-neutral targets. Climate change, particularly the increase in the frequency, severity, and extent of drought, will affect the stability of the forest and grassland. How forests and grassland mitigate and adapt to climate change is still a challenge. Exploring the response of the forest and grassland to extreme climate events contributes to improving vegetation quality and enhancing the ability to respond to climate change.
In this Research Topic, we welcome all article types studying forest, grassland, and climate change especially those that focus on plant growth, carbon sequestration, evapotranspiration, water use efficiency, and ecosystem stability in response to climate change in arid or semi-arid areas. We hope that this topic will highlight the vegetation eco-physiological mechanisms in response to climate change. Submissions are expected to address the following topics:
• Forest and grassland phenology, carbon sequestration, evapotranspiration, and water use efficiency in response to climate change in arid or semi-arid areas at various temp-spatial scales. The methods include eddy covariance, stable isotope, remote sensing and ecosystem process model, etc.
• Forest and grassland ecosystem stability (including but not limited to the resistance, recovery, and resilience of single species, of single populations of these species, and even of individuals, etc.) under the changing environment.