Journal of Forestry Research - Call for Papers: Special Issue on “Tree Rings, Forest Carbon Sink and Climate Change”
Special Issue Information
As climate warming intensifies, the frequency and intensity of extreme climate events have increased significantly worldwide. Climate warming (including extreme climate) and rising carbon dioxide concentrations have important impacts on tree growth, forest dynamics, and the structure and function of forest ecosystem. At the same time, forests, as the main body of terrestrial ecosystems, play an important role in mitigating climate change with their powerful function of "carbon sink". Tree rings are the natural marker of tree growth, which truly record the environmental changes, climate history and other information of tree growth. Climate reconstruction, forest dynamics, climate change response and environmental change indicators have been extensively and intensively studied using tree rings worldwide. Interpreting the information contained within tree rings allows us to elucidate the anomalous state of the current climate within the context of historical climate change. This information also sheds light on how trees respond and adapt to climate change, as well as the driving mechanisms behind the effects of climate change on forest dynamics and the alteration of forest carbon sources and sinks. To deeply understand the relationship between climate change and tree growth, as well as forest carbon sink, systematically display and communicate the latest progress in dendrochronology and related fields, we organize a special issue of "Tree Rings, Forest Carbon Sinks and Climate Change". We look forward to your contribution of the latest original and excellent results to form a high-level special issue.
We welcome submissions on a wide range of topics related to climate change and tree rings. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
- The response and adaptation of tree growth to climate change
- Dynamics of forest carbon sink and climate change
- Using tree rings as a monitor of environmental changes
- Recording ecological processes such as tree-line movement, insect outbreaks, or forest dynamics with tree rings
- Tree-ring based reconstruction of past climate and environmental changes
- Wood anatomy of tree rings, tree growth monitoring and climate change
We invite researchers in various fields, including ecology, climatology, forestry, and environmental science to submit original research articles. We welcome all article types, including but not limited to Original research articles, Reviews, and Perspectives.
Thank you for your interest in this special issue. We look forward to receiving your submissions.
Deadline for article submission: December 1, 2023
Manuscripts should be submitted online at https://www.editorialmanager.com/jfr (this opens in a new tab)
Guest Editor
Xiaochun Wang, E-mail: wangx@nefu.edu.cn
Professor, Key Laboratory of Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Management-Ministry of Education, Center for Ecological Research, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
Interests: Tree Rings; Dendrochronology; Dendroecology; Xylem Anatomy; Forest Ecology; Forest Carbon Sink; Climate Change
Zhenju Chen, E-mail: chenzhenju@syau.edu.cn
Professor, College of Forestry, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China
Interests: Climate Change; Dendrochronology; Forest Ecology; Forest Management; Plant Ecology; Dendroecology; Wood Anatomy; Dendrology
Keyan Fang, E-mail: kfang@fjnu.edu.cn
Professor, Key Laboratory of Humid Subtropical Eco-Geographical Process (Ministry of Education), College of Geographical Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350000, China
Interests: Tree Growth; Climate; Environment; Monsoon; Trees; Climatology; Climate Dynamics; Dendrochronology
Issue Editor
Tao Xu, Ph.D. Journal of Forestry Research, Northeast Forestry University; E-mail: tao.xv@nefu.edu.cn (this opens in a new tab)
Lei Yu, senior editor, Journal of Forestry Research, Northeast Forestry University; E-mail: relayjfr@163.com (this opens in a new tab)