Dear colleagues,
I am writing to inform that we are editing a virtual special issue (VSI) of Soil Biology & Biochemistry, entitled "Plant-soil interactions in forests: Effects of management, disturbances and climate". I feel that you may contribute to this special issue.
Soil Biology & Biochemistry publishes original, scientifically challenging research articles of international significance that describe and explain biological processes occurring in soil.
Impact Factor: 5.795, 5-Year Impact Factor: 6.767
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/soil-biology-and-biochemistry
The Open call of the VSI is located at (or see the end of this email):
https://www.journals.elsevier.com/soil-biology-and-biochemistry/call-for-pa…
The submission is now open until the 11th of April 2021.
All submissions will go through the normal SBB review and publication process, all the accepted articles will be collected at the end to form an virtual special issue. The handling chief editor of this VSI is Joann Whalen (joann.whalen(a)mcgill.ca) the guest editors are Shirong Liu, Andreas Schindlbacher, Cindy Prescott, Alexia Stokes and myself.
We aim to have the special issue ready by December 2021.
We look forward to reading your manuscript to this special issue and please inform your colleagues of this opportunity.
Best regards,
Junwei Luan
Luan, Junwei（栾军伟）
Ph.D./Professor
Institute for Resources and Environment,
International Centre for Bamboo and Rattan (ICBR),
State Forestry and Grassland Administration
#8 Futong East Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100102
Tel:+86 10 84789785
Email: junweiluan(a)icbr.ac.cn
junweiluan(a)126.com
Special issue information:
Plant-soil interactions in forests: Effects of management, disturbances and climate
This special issue will bring together studies that provide mechanistic and quantitative knowledge and perspectives on plant and soil interactions, that are related to soil organic carbon and nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems. The formation of soil organic matter, physical (aggregation) and chemical protection, and nutrient cycling, are largely affected and modulated by plant species traits, diversity, and their interactive effects with root exudation, root-associated microorganisms, and litter quality, especially at the rhizosphere and litter-soil interface. However, our understanding of these processes is still limited and those variations in plant traits, especially root traits, that have the strongest potential to influence soil processes, as well as their interactions with soil organisms, remains largely unexplored. Furthermore, these processes and their interactions face modification or decoupling under the impacts of management practices, disturbances, and environmental change. For example, extreme weather events, including drought, heat and freezing, and species gains and losses that are a consequence of climate change, may affect above- and below- ground biota differently. Therefore, decoupling likely occurs, exerting significant impacts on carbon and nutrient cycles. We require an improved understanding of how belowground processes vary mechanistically across spatial and temporal scales, and how potential feedbacks to external factors, including management practices, disturbances, and climate, are affected. In-depth understanding is essential for increasing accuracy of terrestrial biogeochemical and dynamic vegetation models, which are often limited by inadequate integration of key belowground processes.
This special issue focusing on plant-soil interactions related to soil organic carbon and nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems, and the potential feedbacks under impacts of management, disturbances and climate change, aims to narrow down the role of plant and soil interactions in shaping soil organic carbon and nutrient cycling. We invite submissions on recent findings, methodological breakthroughs and challenges, and innovative concepts for inspiring discussions on plant-soil interactions in artificial or natural forest ecosystems in a variety of biomes.
Background and significance
Plant-soil interactions determine ecosystem functions and services of forests, including carbon sequestration, soil erosion and flood control, remediation and improved soil fertility. Trees, especially roots and root-associated microbes, influence soil biodiversity, structure, microbial processes and biogeochemical cycling. Physical and chemical properties of soils affect the nutrition, productivity and diversity of plants.
Forest management practices and silvicultural treatments affect plant-soil interactions and consequently the associated ecological functions and services of forests. Understanding the responses of these critical ecological processes (e.g. biodiversity, carbon and nutrient cycling) and their interactions with other environmental or human disturbances is essential for designing sustainable forest management strategies.
Concurrently with forest management, climate changes affect the complex interactions between plants and soil. Though numerous field experiments manipulating single or multiple environmental factors gained insights into the potential ecosystem responses, and our understanding has improved by studying natural climate gradients, climate change effects on plant-soil interactions still remain uncertain, especially in forest ecosystems.
This special issue will cover a wide range of topics in relations to forest management practices, disturbances, environmental changes and their effects on critical ecological processes and interactions. It is highly relevant to policy makers in making decisions about sustainable forest management with consideration of protecting soil, biodiversity and their interactions.
Submissions to SBB that deal with these matters in experimental and conceptual terms are invited and can be tagged as intended for consideration for collation into the Virtual Special Issue (VSI: Forest plant-soil interactions) at the point of submission via the online EES system.
Tagging options will remain open until 11 April 2021, with the aim of publishing the accepted papers as a collated special issue in December 2021. All manuscripts will be handled and considered in the same manner as mainstream submissions to the journal, and likewise published promptly online if accepted. General enquiries about the topic can be made to either of the co-ordinating editors below.
Junwei Luan
International Centre for Bamboo and Rattan
Institute for resources and environment
Beijing, 100102 P.R. China
E-mail: junweiluan(a)icbr.ac.cn
Shirong Liu
Chinese Academy of Forestry
The Research Institute of Forest Ecology, Environment and Protection
Beijing, 100091 P.R. China
E-mail: liusr(a)caf.ac.cn
Andreas Schindlbacher
Federal Research and Training Centre for Forests, Austria
Wien 1131 Austria
E-mail: andreas.schindlbacher(a)bfw.gv.at
Cindy Prescott
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4 Canada
E-mail: Cindy.Prescott(a)ubc.ca
Alexia Stokes
French National Research Institute for Food, Agriculture and Environment
Montpellier 34398 Cedex 5 France
E-mail: alexia.stokes(a)cirad.fr
Joann Whalen
Department of Natural Resource Sciences
McGill University, Macdonald Campus, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Québec PQ H9X3V9, Canada
Email: joann.whalen(a)mcgill.ca
Von: Alfredo DI FILIPPO [mailto:difilippo@unitus.it]
Gesendet: Samstag, 28. November 2020 09:24
Betreff: Invitation - Workshop "Conservation and restoration of forest and
grassland ecosystems" - Zoom Webinar, Dec 4th 2020
Dear Colleague,
it is a pleasure to invite you to attend the International Workshop
"Conservation and restoration of forest and grassland ecosystems - Strategic
tools for addressing the environmental crisis" to be held in Zoom, December
4th 2020 (8:45 - 13:00 CET).
Please register at: https://rb.gy/xwlc0s (Deadline: December 3rd, 5 pm CET)
The participation is free, but seats are limited.
You'll receive via email the link to participate the day before the event
(December 3rd)
Best regards,
Alfredo Di Filippo
PROGRAM
8:45-9:00
Opening
Stefano Ubertini - Rector, Università della Tuscia
Nicola Lacetera - Director, Department of Agricultural and Forest Science
(DAFNE)
Alfredo Di Filippo - Work Package #1. Nature, Forests and Sustainable Use of
Ecosystems
9:00-9:30
Heather Keith, Griffith University (Australia)
Carbon stocks in primary forests and accounting of ecosystem services
9:30-10:00
Giovanni Giuseppe Vendramin & Andrea Piotti, Institute of Biosciences and
Bioresources - National Research Council (Italy)
Molecular signature of climate adaptation at different spatial scales in
Mediterranean conifers
10:00-10:30
Donato Chiatante, Università degli Studi dellInsubria (Italy)
High-quality seedlings to improve forest resilience to global changes: from
Pinus ponderosa forests in USA to the "Green Belt Project" in Mongolia
10:30-11:00
Break
11:00 - 11:30
Valentin Klaus, ETH Zürich (Switzerland)
Conservation and restoration of biodiversity in European grasslands
11:30-12:00
Zoltan Kun, Frankfurt Zoological Society (Germany)
The current development of forest and biodiversity related policies, the
role of science and NGOs
12:00-12:30
Michael Jungmeier, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences (Austria)
Hanns Kirchmeier, E-C-O Institute (Austria)
Management of conservation areas, with focus on UNESCO sites
The workshop is organized by the WP1 "Nature, Forests and Sustainable Use of
Ecosystems" of the Research Project "Sustainability of Agricultural and
Forests systems in the Mediterranean under Global Change (SAFE-Med)" that
recognized the Department of Agricultural and Forest Science (DAFNE) of the
Università della Tuscia (Viterbo, Italy) as one of the University
Departments of Excellence in Italy.
Alfredo Di Filippo
Professor in Plant Biology and Ecology
National Geographic Explorer
DendroLab, DAFNE, Università della Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
alfredodifilippo.com (WEB)
@AlfDiFi (Twitter/FB/Instagram)
Enabling Factors to Scale Up Forest Landscape Restoration
<https://www.iufro.org/typo3temp/assets/_processed_/8/d/csm_2020_11_20_WWF_I
UFRO_FLR_Policy_Study-cover_39715b07a1.jpg> Beschreibung:
https://www.iufro.org/typo3temp/assets/_processed_/8/d/csm_2020_11_20_WWF_IU
FRO_FLR_Policy_Study-cover_39715b07a1.jpgThe time is now to make forest
restoration (FLR) at scale a success. This study seeks to better understand
enabling governance and economic factors that can inform FLR implementation,
based on sound evidence gathered from diverse contexts.
Enabling Factors to Scale Up Forest Landscape Restoration: The Roles of
Governance and Economics. Full Report with Case Studies
Published by WWF-Germany, November 2020
Author: Stephanie Mansourian, environmental consultant and Deputy
Coordinator of the IUFRO Task Force on Transforming Forest Landscapes for
Future Climates and Human Well-Being
WWF and IUFRO have come together to push the forest restoration agenda
forward using our combined scientific, policy and field implementation
expertise. Both of our organizations have been exploring lessons learned in
FLR (IUFRO FLR Snapshot and WWF FLR Field Experiences) to understand what
works and what doesn't as a basis for informing future implementation.
The purpose of this report is to identify the enabling factors at the
national or subnational scale (including specifically governance and
economic factors) that have motivated the initiation of forest restoration,
that have enabled its implementation at scale, and that are key to
sustaining it.
It reviews case studies of 10 locations that have scaled up forest
restoration (Bhutan, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Georgia, Kenya,
Madagascar, Viet Nam, the Great Green Wall for the Sahara and Sahel, and
Brazil's Espírito Santo State) in order to identify possible enabling
factors related to governance and economics and thereby to guide future FLR
interventions.
Download report from:
https://www.iufro.org/news/article/2020/11/23/enabling-factors-to-scale-up-f
orest-landscape-restoration/
Dear all,
please note that the International Tree Mortality Network, an initiative
of the IUFRO task force on monitoring trends and patterns in global tree
mortality, is organizing a series of online seminars. These seminars
will take place as online web seminars in regular intervals (6 to 8
seminars per year).
Our kick-off meeting took place on Nov 17 and the recording is now
available on the IUFRO youtube channel:
http://youtu.be/ya8XlQBS6DQ <http://youtu.be/ya8XlQBS6DQ>
*MATT HANSEN*, University of Maryland, author of the *GLOBAL FOREST WATCH*
*Global forest monitoring using satellite data*
_Abstract_: Earth observation data enable the monitoring of forest
extent and change from national to global scales. Consistent processing
of time-series images has made possible the operational production of
global tree cover extent, loss and gain products. However, attribution
of dynamics in the context 1) reference state, for example forest type,
2) change factor, for example fire or logging, and 3) outcome, for
example land use type or natural recovery, is more challenging. In
addition to mapping, the requirement to perform robust sample-based
analyses to report on all themes is underappreciated. This talk will
review our work on characterizing forest dynamics at the global scale
using multi-source satellite imagery, including mapping and sampling, in
the context of current operational versus future aspirational capabilities.
If you are interested in contributing to the seminar series and/or have
suggestions for additional speakers, please contact us at:
treemortnet(a)gmail.com
Visit us at:
https://www.iufro.org/science/task-forces/tree-mortality-patterns/https://www.tree-mortality.net/
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Dr. (habil.) Henrik Hartmann
Group leader
Plant Allocation
MPI for Biogeochemistry
Hans Knöll Str. 10
07745 Jena, Germany
Contact:hhart@bgc-jena.mpg.de <mailto:hhart@bgc-jena.mpg.de>
Phone:+49.3641.576294
Mobile:+49.171.8188273
Website:
https://www.bgc-jena.mpg.de/bgp/index.php/HenrikHartmann/HenrikHartmann
<https://www.bgc-jena.mpg.de/bgp/index.php/HenrikHartmann/HenrikHartmann>
FYI
De : Conigliaro, Michela (NFO)
Version française en bas/French version below
Dear Colleague,
In the framework of the activities developed by the Silva Mediterranea Working Group on UPF, a dedicated Task Force (led by Mr Artur Gonçalves from the University of Braganza) has been created to work to the definition of indicators for the assessment of urban and peri-urban forest in the Mediterranean context.
I am now sharing with you the link to access a survey launched by the Task Force to collect inputs to define basic characteristics that should be met by the indicators to assess urban and peri-urban forests at municipal level in the Region: https://forms.gle/L61H9hNnaBQqSwGA8
Should you wish to contribute to this effort, we invite you to compile the survey by Wednesday 25 November, for the task force to elaborate the results in time for the XII Workshop of the WG (next Thursday 26 November). On that occasion, in fact, a dedicated working session will be held by the Task Force (see Session 3 in the agenda attached) to inform participants on their advances and involve other colleagues from the Region to brainstorm on how to overcome identified barriers/challenges to the implementation of this activity.
Thank you in advance for your contribution.
Best regards,
Michela Conigliaro
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Cher Collègue,
Dans le cadre des activités développées par le groupe de travail sur la Foresterie Urbaine et peèriurbaine de Silva Mediterranea, une Task Force dédié (dirigé par M. Artur Gonçalves de l'Université de Bragance) a été créé pour travailler à la définition d'indicateurs pour l'évaluation des forêt urbaine dans le contexte méditerranéen.
Je partage avec vous le lien pour accéder à une enquête lancée par le Task Force pour collecter des contributions pour la définition des caractéristiques de base des indicateurs a utilizer pour évaluer à l'échelle municipale les forêts urbaines et périurbaines dans la Région Mediterranèe : <https://forms.gle/L61H9hNnaBQqSwGA8> https://forms.gle/L61H9hNnaBQqSwGA8
Si vous souhaitez contribuer à cet effort, nous vous invitons à compiler l'enquête d'ici le mercredi 25 novembre, afin que le Task Force élabore les résultats à temps pour le XII Atelier du GT (qui se tiendra jeudi prochain, 26 novembre). À cette occasion, en fait, une session de travail dédiée sera organisée par le Task Force (voir Session 3 dans l'ordre du jour ci-joint) pour informer les participants de leurs progrès et impliquer d'autres collègues de la Région pour réfléchir à la manière de surmonter les obstacles/défis identifiés vers la mise en œuvre de cette activité.
Nous vous remercions d'avance pour votre contribution.
Meilleures salutations,
Michela Conigliaro
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Von: ngobieng [mailto:marie-ange.ngo_bieng@cirad.fr]
Gesendet: Montag, 16. November 2020 03:40
Betreff:
Extended deadline for special issue on forest restoration in the journal
Forest Ecology and Management: 31st of December 2020
Open Call: Active restoration of timber production and other ecosystem
services in secondary and degraded forest.
Extended deadline: 31st of December 2020
Dear Colleagues
I am writing to inform that I am editing a special issue (SI) of Forest
Ecology and Management, entitled "Active restoration of timber production
and other ecosystem services in secondary and degraded forest". From your
research focus, I feel that you may contribute to this special issue.
Forest Ecology and Management is a peer reviewed journal that publishes
scientific articles linking forest ecology with forest management. 2019
IF: 3.170. 5-year IF: 3.581. Website:
<https://www.journals.elsevier.com/forest-ecology-and-management>
https://www.journals.elsevier.com/forest-ecology-and-management
The Open call of the SI is located at:
<https://www.journals.elsevier.com/forest-ecology-and-management/call-for-pa
pers/open-call-active-restoration-of-timber-production>
https://www.journals.elsevier.com/forest-ecology-and-management/call-for-pap
ers/open-call-active-restoration-of-timber-production
The submission portal is now open (from the 1st of September), and until the
31st of December 2020.
All submissions will go through the normal FEM review process. The handling
editor of this SI is Cindy Prescott ( <mailto:Cindy.Prescott@ubc.ca>
Cindy.Prescott(a)ubc.ca) the guest editors are Plinio Sist, Bryan Finegan and
myself.
We aim to have the special issue ready by December 2021.
We look forward to reading your Manuscript. Please inform your colleagues of
this opportunity.
--
Marie Ange NGO BIENG
UR Forêts et Sociétés. CIRAD
Campus International de Baillarguet, TA C-105/D
34398 Montpellier Cedex 5 France
Programa Bosques, Biodiversidad y Cambio Climatico. CATIE Edificio
principal. Turrialba. Cartago.
30501. Costa Rica
<mailto:marie-ange.ngo_bieng@cirad.fr> marie-ange.ngo_bieng(a)cirad.fr
<mailto: <mailto:marie-ange.ngo_bieng@cirad.fr>
marie-ange.ngo_bieng(a)cirad.fr> <mailto:MarieAnge.Ngo@catie.ac.cr>
MarieAnge.Ngo(a)catie.ac.cr <mailto: <mailto:MarieAnge.Ngo@catie.ac.cr>
MarieAnge.Ngo(a)catie.ac.cr>
Skype: Ngo Bieng Marie Ange
Dear colleagues,
Just a reminder for tomorrow, the 2nd webinar of the IUFRO Landscape Ecology WP Webinar Series will take place next Tuesday, November 17, 2020, from 15h00 to 16h00 (CET), on the topic "Urban Green Infrastructure: How can urban green infrastructure contribute to pandemic and climate resilience?".
Visit the website for more details:
https://iufrole-wp.weebly.com/webinars.html
We will have the participation of the following outstanding speakers:
Jianguo (Jingle) Wu (Arizona State University, USA) Daniele La Rosa (University of Catania, Italy) Simona R. Grădinaru (University of Bucharest, Romania) Francesca Ugolini (Italian National Research Council, Italy)
Connect to the meeting through this link:
https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/84843030714?pwd=VDF0RVhiNW4yUU1pVytDQVA…
Zoom meeting ID: 848 4303 0714
Password: 552587
With best regards,
João
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João Azevedo, PhD
Prof. Coordenador
Escola Superior Agrária/Centro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO) Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
Address:
Campus de Santa Apolónia
5300-253 BRAGANÇA
PORTUGAL
Phone: (+351) 273 303 341
e-mail: jazevedo(a)ipb.pt
web: http://www.esa.ipb.pt/cv/jazevedo/
