Net-zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions or net-zero greenhouse gas emissions are long-term goals for most countries in order to keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius, which is one of the Paris Agreement's goals. Future promises of net-zero emissions targets face challenges. The terrestrial carbon reservoir is an important gatekeeper in the management of atmospheric CO2. The fixation of ambient CO2 gas into carbon-containing compounds by microorganisms contributes significantly to carbon sequestration. Microorganisms also contribute greatly to greenhouse gas emissions via heterotrophic respiration and methanogenesis. Microorganisms regulate the amount of organic carbon retained in soils and the amount that is released back into the atmosphere. The carbon biogeochemistry cycle is influenced by the balance of greenhouse gas production and consumption. While human activity and climate change have had a significant impact on natural processes.
Despite the importance of microbes in carbon cycling, there are knowledge gaps in their critical roles in the ecosystem due to the vast number and diversity of microorganisms. A better understanding of microbial responses to human activities and climate change at the individual or community level would undoubtedly result in long-term solutions to mitigate these effects. An improved understanding of the process and activity of microorganisms that influence small-scale interactions that convert to large-scale system fluxes would also aid in resolving the issues of unclear effective projections for future gas emissions.
We invite researchers to submit Original Research articles, Reviews, Methods, Perspectives, Mini-Reviews, and Opinions on microbial communities involved in terrestrial carbon biogeochemistry. Subtopics include, but are not limited to:
• Microbial adaptation and evolution to the local environment;
• Microbial environmental behavior and ecological dynamics;
• The ecological mechanisms of microbial responses;
• Novel technology for mitigation of climate warming.
Net-zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions or net-zero greenhouse gas emissions are long-term goals for most countries in order to keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius, which is one of the Paris Agreement's goals. Future promises of net-zero emissions targets face challenges. The terrestrial carbon reservoir is an important gatekeeper in the management of atmospheric CO2. The fixation of ambient CO2 gas into carbon-containing compounds by microorganisms contributes significantly to carbon sequestration. Microorganisms also contribute greatly to greenhouse gas emissions via heterotrophic respiration and methanogenesis. Microorganisms regulate the amount of organic carbon retained in soils and the amount that is released back into the atmosphere. The carbon biogeochemistry cycle is influenced by the balance of greenhouse gas production and consumption. While human activity and climate change have had a significant impact on natural processes.
Despite the importance of microbes in carbon cycling, there are knowledge gaps in their critical roles in the ecosystem due to the vast number and diversity of microorganisms. A better understanding of microbial responses to human activities and climate change at the individual or community level would undoubtedly result in long-term solutions to mitigate these effects. An improved understanding of the process and activity of microorganisms that influence small-scale interactions that convert to large-scale system fluxes would also aid in resolving the issues of unclear effective projections for future gas emissions.
We invite researchers to submit Original Research articles, Reviews, Methods, Perspectives, Mini-Reviews, and Opinions on microbial communities involved in terrestrial carbon biogeochemistry. Subtopics include, but are not limited to:
• Microbial adaptation and evolution to the local environment;
• Microbial environmental behavior and ecological dynamics;
• The ecological mechanisms of microbial responses;
• Novel technology for mitigation of climate warming.