Journal of Plant Ecology will release a Special Issue on Carbon and Water Fluxes in Ecologically Vulnerable Areas in China

Ecosystems in ecologically vulnerable areas in China have been experiencing significant changes owing to the impacts of global climate change and human activities. Detecting the spatial and temporal dynamics of functions of these ecosystems in the background of global change is an urgent task.

Carbon and water fluxes are the core ecosystem processes, which is linked to diverse ecosystem services. Therefore, clarifying the variations and controls of ecosystem carbon and water fluxes at different spatial and temporal scales is an effective approach to clarifying how ecosystem respond to global change. Eddy covariance, remote sensing, and ecosystem modelling are currently adopted for this purpose. However, our knowledge on carbon and water fluxes in ecologically vulnerable areas in China is still very limited. To fill the knowledge gap, with diverse approaches, the authors of this special issue will share their findings and insights on how ecosystem carbon and water fluxes at different spatial and temporal scales. The publications of this special issue will largely enrich our understanding the functioning of ecosystems in vulnerable areas in China.

Journal of Plant Ecology will release a Special Issue on Carbon and Water Fluxes in Ecologically Vulnerable Areas in China. Many of the papers in this issue will be invited by the guest editors, however, unsolicited papers related to the topic are also welcome. All types of papers (primary research article, review, perspective, data paper, short communication, commentary) are welcomed following the usual peer-review process. Please indicate in your cover letter that you are submitting to the "Special Issue on Carbon and Water Fluxes in Ecologically Vulnerable Areas in China".

Guest editors will be:

Dr. Zhongmin Hu

School of Geography, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China

E-mail: huzm@m.scnu.edu.cn

Dr. Shiping Chen

Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

E-mail: spchen@ibcas.ac.cn

Dr. Yanbin Hao

College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

E-mail: ybhao@ucas.ac.cn

Important dates:

Deadline for submission: 15 November, 2021

Expected publication date: 1 April, 2022

If you have any questions about this special issue, please feel free to contact us at jpe@ibcas.ac.cn.

Looking forward to receiving your submission!

Journal of Plant Ecology Editorial Office