About this Research Topic
The forested area covers 38 million km2 on earth, comprising a substantial portion of the terrestrial surface. Soil microorganisms are one of the crucial components of forest ecosystems, playing crucial roles in nutrient turnover, carbon storage, and the maintenance of biodiversity within forest systems. However, the assembly of soil microbiome would be driven by multiple variables, therefore exhibiting distinct microbial biogeographic patterns across different regions or forest ecotypes. Currently, forests are also facing considerable challenges, including climate warming, forest fires, and anthropogenic destruction. The responses of forests are in turn, largely mediated by forest microbiome.
Additionally, soil microorganisms can form complex symbiotic relationships with forest species. The interactions between plants and microorganisms could be positive or negative, and interactions between them may serve as effective technological approaches to improve plant health or soil biodiversity. Furthermore, the plant-microbial interaction would also help to predict the future of forests and determine management strategies to enhance forest productivity and stability. Therefore, it is urgent to comprehensively investigate how soil microbiome affects forest service and how we can use the intricate plant-microbial interactions to manage the forests, which is pivotal to understanding sustainable forest strategies in an increasingly changing world.
The Research Topic aims to address the roles of microbial communities in the health of trees and forests, their impact on forest productivity and resilience, and the associated threats and challenges in mitigating plant diseases within forested areas. We also seek to provide novel insights into how plant-microbial interactions affect biodiversity and ecosystem stability in forests.
The scope of this Research Topic is broad and not limited to the following subjects:
-Large-scale biogeographical patterns of soil microbiome within forest ecosystems.
-Responses of forest microbiomes under climate change and relevant influences in soil carbon storage.
-Underlying mechanisms in soil microbial assemblage across different forest ecotypes (e.g., natural and planted forests).
-Effects of land-use history (e.g., ancient and post-agricultural forests) on plant-microbial interactions.
-Strategies of plant-microbe partnerships in improving forest biodiversity and productivity.
Additionally, soil microorganisms can form complex symbiotic relationships with forest species. The interactions between plants and microorganisms could be positive or negative, and interactions between them may serve as effective technological approaches to improve plant health or soil biodiversity. Furthermore, the plant-microbial interaction would also help to predict the future of forests and determine management strategies to enhance forest productivity and stability. Therefore, it is urgent to comprehensively investigate how soil microbiome affects forest service and how we can use the intricate plant-microbial interactions to manage the forests, which is pivotal to understanding sustainable forest strategies in an increasingly changing world.
The Research Topic aims to address the roles of microbial communities in the health of trees and forests, their impact on forest productivity and resilience, and the associated threats and challenges in mitigating plant diseases within forested areas. We also seek to provide novel insights into how plant-microbial interactions affect biodiversity and ecosystem stability in forests.
The scope of this Research Topic is broad and not limited to the following subjects:
-Large-scale biogeographical patterns of soil microbiome within forest ecosystems.
-Responses of forest microbiomes under climate change and relevant influences in soil carbon storage.
-Underlying mechanisms in soil microbial assemblage across different forest ecotypes (e.g., natural and planted forests).
-Effects of land-use history (e.g., ancient and post-agricultural forests) on plant-microbial interactions.
-Strategies of plant-microbe partnerships in improving forest biodiversity and productivity.
Keywords: Forest Soil Microbiome, Microbial Communities, Plant-Microbial Interaction, Biodiversity, Forest Ecosystems
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