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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
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CiteScore value: 7.6
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h5-index value: 58
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Recent papers
24 Mar 2023
Environmental drivers of spatio-temporal dynamics in floodplain vegetation: grasslands as habitat for megafauna in Bardia National Park (Nepal)
Jitse Bijlmakers, Jasper Griffioen, and Derek Karssenberg
Biogeosciences, 20, 1113–1144, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-1113-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-1113-2023, 2023
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23 Mar 2023
Assimilation of multiple datasets results in large differences in regional- to global-scale NEE and GPP budgets simulated by a terrestrial biosphere model
Cédric Bacour, Natasha MacBean, Frédéric Chevallier, Sébastien Léonard, Ernest N. Koffi, and Philippe Peylin
Biogeosciences, 20, 1089–1111, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-1089-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-1089-2023, 2023
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23 Mar 2023
Air–sea gas exchange in a seagrass ecosystem – results from a 3He ∕ SF6 tracer release experiment
Ryo Dobashi and David T. Ho
Biogeosciences, 20, 1075–1087, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-1075-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-1075-2023, 2023
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22 Mar 2023
Dune belt restoration effectiveness assessed by UAV topographic surveys (Northern Adriatic coast, Italy)
Regine Anne Faelga, Luigi Cantelli, Sonia Silvestri, and Beatrice Maria Sole Giambastiani
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-474,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-474, 2023
Preprint under review for BG (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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21 Mar 2023
Observational benchmarks inform representation of soil organic carbon dynamics in land surface models
Kamal Nyaupane, Umakant Mishra, Feng Tao, Kyongmin Yeo, William J. Riley, Forrest M. Hoffman, and Sagar Gautam
Biogeosciences Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-2023-50,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-2023-50, 2023
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Highlight articles
14 Mar 2023
| Highlight paper
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
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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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13 Feb 2023
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The dispersal of fluvially discharged and marine, shelf-produced particulate organic matter in the northern Gulf of Mexico
Yord W. Yedema, Francesca Sangiorgi, Appy Sluijs, Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté, and Francien Peterse
Biogeosciences, 20, 663–686, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-663-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-663-2023, 2023
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13 Feb 2023
| BG Letters
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Nitrous oxide (N2O) synthesis by the freshwater cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa
Federico Fabisik, Benoit Guieysse, Jonathan Procter, and Maxence Plouviez
Biogeosciences, 20, 687–693, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-687-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-687-2023, 2023
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02 Feb 2023
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The influence of elevated CO2 and soil depth on rhizosphere activity and nutrient availability in a mature Eucalyptus woodland
Johanna Pihlblad, Louise C. Andresen, Catriona A. Macdonald, David S. Ellsworth, and Yolima Carrillo
Biogeosciences, 20, 505–521, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-505-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-505-2023, 2023
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Scheduled special issues
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
Earth surface shaping by biota (ESurf/BG/ESD/ESSD/SOIL inter-journal SI)
01 Sep 2022–01 Sep 2023 | Frank Hagedorn, Todd A. Ehlers, Friedhelm von Blanckenburg, and Sara Vicca | Information
News
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.

14 Feb 2023 Journal website facelift

In the coming days and weeks, readers of our journals will experience a facelift of our websites. Read more about the background.

14 Feb 2023 Journal website facelift

In the coming days and weeks, readers of our journals will experience a facelift of our websites. Read more about the background.

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