Forest ecosystems play an important role in global carbon cycles. The Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020 Main Report showed that the total area of planted forests globally is estimated at 294 million ha, which is 7 percent of the total world forest area. Recent studies indicate that planted forests have made a substantial contribution to carbon sink increments in terrestrial ecosystems. Therefore, carbon sink potential in planted forests is crucial for carbon neutrality in nature-based solutions.
This Research Topic is dedicated to reporting advances in processes and mechanisms of carbon sequestration in planted forests. It provides an opportunity for publishing plant biomass carbon storage and soil carbon cycling (belowground, leaf litter, fine root, and mineral soil compartments) in planted forests in different climatic zones, and the responses of carbon sink function to climate changes in planted forests. It will promote the knowledge of carbon sequestration in planted forests and make a contribution to carbon neutrality.
In this Research Topic, well-prepared submissions that cover one or more of the following topics are very welcome:
(1) Biomass carbon stock for the main species of forest types in various temperate, boreal, subtropical, and tropical planted forests.
(2) Biomass and soil carbon stocks (belowground, litter and mineral soil compartments), their changes and uncertainty estimates in different planted forest types.
(3) Effect of forest management on plant biomass and soil carbon stocks (understory, belowground, litter, and mineral soil compartments) in planted forest ecosystems.
(4) Plant biomass and soil carbon stocks (understory, belowground, litter and mineral soil compartments) under various climate change scenarios in planted forest ecosystems.
(5) Strategies or measures for enhancing carbon sink potential in planted forest ecosystems.
Forest ecosystems play an important role in global carbon cycles. The Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020 Main Report showed that the total area of planted forests globally is estimated at 294 million ha, which is 7 percent of the total world forest area. Recent studies indicate that planted forests have made a substantial contribution to carbon sink increments in terrestrial ecosystems. Therefore, carbon sink potential in planted forests is crucial for carbon neutrality in nature-based solutions.
This Research Topic is dedicated to reporting advances in processes and mechanisms of carbon sequestration in planted forests. It provides an opportunity for publishing plant biomass carbon storage and soil carbon cycling (belowground, leaf litter, fine root, and mineral soil compartments) in planted forests in different climatic zones, and the responses of carbon sink function to climate changes in planted forests. It will promote the knowledge of carbon sequestration in planted forests and make a contribution to carbon neutrality.
In this Research Topic, well-prepared submissions that cover one or more of the following topics are very welcome:
(1) Biomass carbon stock for the main species of forest types in various temperate, boreal, subtropical, and tropical planted forests.
(2) Biomass and soil carbon stocks (belowground, litter and mineral soil compartments), their changes and uncertainty estimates in different planted forest types.
(3) Effect of forest management on plant biomass and soil carbon stocks (understory, belowground, litter, and mineral soil compartments) in planted forest ecosystems.
(4) Plant biomass and soil carbon stocks (understory, belowground, litter and mineral soil compartments) under various climate change scenarios in planted forest ecosystems.
(5) Strategies or measures for enhancing carbon sink potential in planted forest ecosystems.
