04957nam 2201177z- 450 991105318860332120230911(CKB)5690000000228622(oapen)doab113980(EXLCZ)99569000000022862220230920c2023uuuu -u- -engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEmerging Research on Adaptive Plants in Karst EcosystemsMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute20231 online resource (244 p.)3-0365-8662-8 The global karst distribution area is nearly 22 million km2, accounting for ca. 15% of land area, and the population living in karst areas is approximately one billion. Strong karstification makes the soil environment dry and with high pH and high content of calcium (bicarbonate). The karst environment with a high spatiotemporal heterogeneity seriously affects the growth and development of plants. Faced with these heterogeneous environments, plants have adopted diversified adaptive strategies. This Special Issue is a collection of 15 important research works, which demonstrated some achievements on the physiological and ecological adaption of plants to heterogeneous karst environments, and also explore how to extend the service period of plant resources in karst regions. These works will help to understand the karst-adaptability of plants from multiple perspectives and provide a scientific reference for the selection of karst-adaptable plants and the restoration of vegetation in karst areas. Meanwhile, they will provide theoretical support for organic integration towards economic, social and environmental sustainability of karst areas, and the beautiful vision of "green water and green mountains are golden mountains and silver mountains". In the future, we look forward to more emerging research on adaptive plants in the karst ecosystem, which will serve better in maintaining ecosystems (carbon neutral), ensuring food supply and promoting sustainable social development.Biology, life sciencesbicsscResearch & information: generalbicssc1-MCPaboveground vegetationacid soilsadaptabilityadaptationageallocationsangiospermarbuscular mycorrhizal fungiartificial forestassimilatory demandbicarbonate usebidirectional nitrogen isotopeblueberrybrowningcalcareous soilscarbon and nitrogen stable isotopecarbon sequestrationcarbonic anhydrasecell wall polysaccharidechlorophyll fluorescenceCoix seed ricecontributiondissolved inorganic carbonelectrical signalelectrophysiologygolden Camellia speciesgymnospermhuman interventioninorganic carbon assimilationinternal stabilityinterspecific competitionisotope mass balance approachkarstkarst fruitkarst habitatkarst mountainous areakarst plantkarst-adaptable plantsleaf-litter-soil continuumlignificationn/anitratenitrogen utilizationnutrients uptakepatch and substrate heterogeneityphotosynthesisphysiological metabolismplant nutritionplantation ageplantationsredundancy analysisrocky desertification arearoot morphologysenescence mechanismshelf lifesoil dissolved inorganic carbonsoil extracellular enzymessoil microorganismssoil propertysoil seed banksoil stoichiometrystable isotopestable isotopicstoichiometrystomatal conductancesubstance transportsuitable strategywater stresswater-soluble organic matterwater-use efficiencyZanthoxylum planispinum var. dintanensisBiology, life sciencesResearch & information: generalBOOK9911053188603321Emerging Research on Adaptive Plants in Karst Ecosystems4525811UNINA