Forest Soil Respiration under Climate Changing / / edited by Robert Jandl and Mirco Rodeghiero.

• TeilnehmendeR: Jandl, Robert,; Rodeghiero, Mirco,
• Place / Publishing House: Basel : : MDPI,, 2018.; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 186 pages) :; illustrations

The respiration of forest soils and the major factors controlling its rate are fairly well understood. The process is of utmost significance because its balance with the fixation of CO2 in the biomass defines whether a particular site is a source or sink of atmospheric CO2. Currently, the measurement of soil respiration in the field requires rather expensive experimental installations. Nevertheless, there are still some caveats in our understanding, such as the separation of autotrophic and heterotrophic soil respiration, the relevance of different groups of soil organisms, the effect of ecosystem disturbances in different types of forests on soil respiration with respect to magnitude and duration, the adaptation of soil respiration to changing site conditions, and the regional prediction of soil respiration, based on proxy data. Technical progress and additional contributions on process understanding will put us in the position of better predictions of the forest soil respiration. We encourage studies from all fields, including experimental studies, monitoring approaches and models, to contribute to this Special Issue in order to promote knowledge and adaptation strategies for the preservation, management, and future development of forest ecosystems.

Table of Contents

About the Special Issue Editors . vii -- Preface to "Forest Soil Respiration under Climate Changing" ix -- Sergio Marconi, Tommaso Chiti, Angelo Nol`e, Riccardo Valentini and Alessio Collalti The Role of Respiration in Estimation of Net Carbon Cycle: Coupling Soil Carbon Dynamics and Canopy Turnover in a Novel Version of 3D-CMCC Forest Ecosystem Model Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 220, doi: 10.3390/f8060220 1 -- Guanlin Li, Seongjun Kim, Seung Hyun Han, Hanna Chang and Yowhan Son Effect of Soil Moisture on the Response of Soil Respiration to Open-Field Experimental Warming and Precipitation Manipulation Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 56, doi: 10.3390/f8030056 . 25 -- Salwan M. J. Al-Maliki, David L. Jones, Douglas L. Godbold, Dylan Gwynn-Jones and John Scullion Elevated CO2 and Tree Species Affect Microbial Activity and Associated Aggregate Stability in Soil Amended with Litter Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 70, doi: 10.3390/f8030070 . 35 -- Chao-Ting Chang, Dominik Sperlich, Santiago Sabat ´e, Elisenda S´anchez-Costa, Miriam Cotillas, Josep Maria Espelta and Carlos Gracia Mitigating the Stress of Drought on Soil Respiration by Selective Thinning: Contrasting Effects of Drought on Soil Respiration of Two Oak Species in a Mediterranean Forest Reprinted from: Forests 2016, 7, 263, doi: 10.3390/f7110263 48 -- Lin Hou, Zhe Li, Chunlin Luo, Longlong Bai and Ningning Dong Optimization Forest Thinning Measures for Carbon Budget in a Mixed Pine-Oak Stand of the Qingling Mountains, China: A Case Study Reprinted from: Forests 2016, 7, 272, doi: 10.3390/f7110272 64 -- Shan Yin, Xianxian Zhang, Jukka Pumpanen, Guangrong Shen, Feng Xiong and Chunjiang Liu Seasonal Variation in Soil Greenhouse Gas Emissions at Three Age-Stages of Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) Stands in an Alluvial Island, Eastern China Reprinted from: Forests 2016, 7, 256, doi: 10.3390/f7110256 80 -- Jaeyeob Jeong, Nanthi Bolan and Choonsig Kim Heterotrophic Soil Respiration Affected by Compound Fertilizer Types in Red Pine (Pinus densiflora S. et Z.) Stands of Korea Reprinted from: Forests 2016, 7, 309, doi: 10.3390/f7120309 97 -- Vilanee Suchewaboripont, Masaki Ando, Shinpei Yoshitake, Yasuo Iimura, Mitsuru Hirota and Toshiyuki Ohtsuka Spatial Upscaling of Soil Respiration under a Complex Canopy Structure in an Old-Growth Deciduous Forest, Central Japan Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 36, doi: 10.3390/f8020036 . 109 -- James W. Raich Temporal Variability of Soil Respiration in Experimental Tree Plantations in Lowland Costa Rica Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 40, doi: 10.3390/f8020040 . 124 -- Forests Editorial Office Erratum: Spatial Upscaling of Soil Respiration under a Complex Canopy Structure in an Old-Growth Deciduous Forest, Central Japan; Forests 2017, 8, 36 Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 71, doi: 10.3390/f8030071 . 145 -- Tariq Muhammad Munir, Bhupesh Khadka, Bin Xu and Maria Strack Partitioning Forest-Floor Respiration into Source Based Emissions in a Boreal Forested Bog: Responses to Experimental Drought Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 75, doi: 10.3390/f8030075 . 146 -- Dingfang Chen, Mei Yu, Grizelle Gonz´alez, Xiaoming Zou and Qiong Gao Climate Impacts on Soil Carbon Processes along an Elevation Gradient in the Tropical Luquillo Experimental Forest Reprinted from: Forests 2017, 8, 90, doi: 10.3390/f8030090 . 163.