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Co-editors-in-chief: Steven Bouillon, Anja Rammig, Tina Treude & Sara Vicca
eISSN: BG 1726-4189, BGD 1810-6285

Biogeosciences (BG) is a not-for-profit international scientific journal dedicated to the publication and discussion of research articles, short communications, and review papers on all aspects of the interactions between the biological, chemical, and physical processes in terrestrial or extraterrestrial life with the geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere. The objective of the journal is to cut across the boundaries of established sciences and achieve an interdisciplinary view of these interactions. Experimental, conceptual, and modelling approaches are welcome.

IF value: 5.092
IF5.092
IF 5-year value: 5.157
IF 5-year5.157
CiteScore value: 7.6
CiteScore7.6
h5-index value: 58
h5-index58

Recent papers

05 Jun 2023
Partitioning of carbon export in the euphotic zone of the oligotrophic South China Sea
Yifan Ma, Kuanbo Zhou, Weifang Chen, Junhui Chen, Jin-Yu Terence Yang, and Minhan Dai
Biogeosciences, 20, 2013–2030, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-2013-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-2013-2023, 2023
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05 Jun 2023
Empirical upscaling of OzFlux eddy covariance for high-resolution monitoring of terrestrial carbon uptake in Australia
Chad A. Burton, Luigi J. Renzullo, Sami W. Rifai, and Albert I. J. M. Van Dijk
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-1057,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-1057, 2023
Preprint under review for BG (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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05 Jun 2023
Uncertainty in the evolution of northwest North Atlantic circulation leads to diverging biogeochemical projections
Krysten Rutherford, Katja Fennel, Lina Garcia Suarez, and Jasmin G. John
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-987,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-987, 2023
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01 Jun 2023
Understanding the Effect of Revegetated Shrubs on Energy, Water and Carbon Fluxes in a Desert Steppe Ecosystem Using STEMMUS-SCOPE Model
Enting Tang, Yijian Zeng, Yunfei Wang, Zengjing Song, Danyang Yu, Hongyue Wu, Chenglong Qiao, Christiaan van der Tol, Lingtong Du, and Zhongbo Su
Biogeosciences Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-2023-70,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-2023-70, 2023
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31 May 2023
Intra-scenario variability of trends and controls of near-bed oxygen concentration on the Northwest European Continental Shelf under climate change
Giovanni Galli, Sarah Wakelin, James Harle, Jason Holt, and Yuri Artioli
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-1049,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-1049, 2023
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Highlight articles

24 May 2023
| Highlight paper
The Volyn biota (Ukraine) – indications of 1.5 Gyr old eukaryotes in 3D preservation, a spotlight on the “boring billion”
Gerhard Franz, Vladimir Khomenko, Peter Lyckberg, Vsevolod Chournousenko, Ulrich Struck, Ulrich Gernert, and Jörg Nissen
Biogeosciences, 20, 1901–1924, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-1901-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-1901-2023, 2023
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28 Apr 2023
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Reconstructing ocean carbon storage with CMIP6 Earth system models and synthetic Argo observations
Katherine E. Turner, Doug M. Smith, Anna Katavouta, and Richard G. Williams
Biogeosciences, 20, 1671–1690, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-1671-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-1671-2023, 2023
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12 Apr 2023
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Particulate organic matter in the Lena River and its delta: from the permafrost catchment to the Arctic Ocean
Olga Ogneva, Gesine Mollenhauer, Bennet Juhls, Tina Sanders, Juri Palmtag, Matthias Fuchs, Hendrik Grotheer, Paul J. Mann, and Jens Strauss
Biogeosciences, 20, 1423–1441, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-1423-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-1423-2023, 2023
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14 Mar 2023
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Model estimates of metazoans' contributions to the biological carbon pump
Jérôme Pinti, Tim DeVries, Tommy Norin, Camila Serra-Pompei, Roland Proud, David A. Siegel, Thomas Kiørboe, Colleen M. Petrik, Ken H. Andersen, Andrew S. Brierley, and André W. Visser
Biogeosciences, 20, 997–1009, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-997-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-997-2023, 2023
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16 Feb 2023
| BG Letters
| Highlight paper
Reconciling the paradox of soil organic carbon erosion by water
Kristof Van Oost and Johan Six
Biogeosciences, 20, 635–646, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-635-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-635-2023, 2023
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Scheduled special issues

11 Apr 2023–15 Sep 2023 | Ben Poulter, Garry Hayman, Semeena Valiyaveetil Shamsudheen, Elizabeth Keller, David Campbell, Sebastian Leuzinger, Anja Rammig, and Sara Vicca | Information
01 Mar 2023–30 Apr 2024 | Owen R. Cooper, Martin G. Schultz, and Paul Stoy | Information
Drought, society, and ecosystems (NHESS/BG/GC/HESS inter-journal SI)
14 Feb 2023–01 Dec 2023 | Anne Van Loon, Gemma Coxon, Camila Alvarez-Garreton, Elena Toth, Shreedhar Maskey, Khalid Hassaballah, Floris van Ogtrop, Noemi Vergopolan, Sina Khatami, and Anja Rammig | Information
01 Dec 2022–30 Nov 2023 | Tyler Cyronak, Lydia Kapsenberg, Jaime Palter, Kai G. Schulz, and Patricia Grasse | Information
05 Oct 2022–30 Sep 2023 | Sonia Silvestri, Beatrice Maria Sole Giambastiani, Manudeo Singh, and Jack Middelburg | Information

News

30 Mar 2023 Meteorological history of low-forest-greenness events in Europe in 2002–2022

This study examines the multi-annual meteorological history of low-forest-greenness events in Europe's temperate and Mediterranean biome in 2002–2022. Read more.

30 Mar 2023 Meteorological history of low-forest-greenness events in Europe in 2002–2022

This study examines the multi-annual meteorological history of low-forest-greenness events in Europe's temperate and Mediterranean biome in 2002–2022. Read more.

16 Mar 2023 Michael Bahn is stepping down from the executive editorial board of BG

Michael Bahn has stepped down as editor-in-chief of Biogeosciences. We would like to thank Michael for the many years of dedicated work for the journal and for his energy and enthusiasm to move the journal forward. Read more.

16 Mar 2023 Michael Bahn is stepping down from the executive editorial board of BG

Michael Bahn has stepped down as editor-in-chief of Biogeosciences. We would like to thank Michael for the many years of dedicated work for the journal and for his energy and enthusiasm to move the journal forward. Read more.

16 Feb 2023 Press release: New study settles long-standing debate: does agricultural erosion create a carbon sink or source

In a new study published today in the Biogeosciences, two researchers show that the apparent soil organic carbon erosion paradox, i.e., whether agricultural erosion results in an OC sink or source, can be reconciled when we consider the geographical and historical context. Read more.

16 Feb 2023 Press release: New study settles long-standing debate: does agricultural erosion create a carbon sink or source

In a new study published today in the Biogeosciences, two researchers show that the apparent soil organic carbon erosion paradox, i.e., whether agricultural erosion results in an OC sink or source, can be reconciled when we consider the geographical and historical context. Read more.

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