Special Issues

Forests publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Indicators and Baselines of Afforestation and Reforestation submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4243 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest restoration; vegetation mapping; community structure and function; tree species selection; priority area for afforestation; climate adaptation management; afforestation regionalization; indicators and baseline
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Forest Tree Genetics and Breeding in Response to Different Threats
edited by , , and Hanzeng Wang
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3389 | Submission Open
Keywords: trees; genetics and breeding; heat stress; cold stress; salt stress; metal stress; abiotic and biotic stresses; environmental adaptation; gene regulation; genetic engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Molecular Biology)
Forest Ecology and Resource Monitoring Based on Sensors, Signal and Image Processing
edited by Yili Zheng, Xinwen Yu, , Yue Zhao, Guang Deng and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2598 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensors; remote sensing; LiDAR; artificial intelligence; machine learning; IoT (internet of things); ecology monitoring; resource monitoring; carbon sequestration monitoring; wildlife and plant monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
Aboveground and Belowground Interaction and Forest Carbon Cycling—Volume II
edited by , and Tao Wang
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2592 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest ecosystem; aboveground biomass; belowground biomass; root biomass; forest productivity; biomass turnover; litter production; litter decomposition; carbon cycling; forest management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Water Use Efficiency and Hydraulic Traits of Forest Trees in Changing Environment
edited by and Francesco Niccoli
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2462 | Submission Open
Keywords: forests; water-use efficiency; hydraulic traits; climate change; tree adaptations; forest management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Hydrology)
Forest Biometrics, Inventory, and Modelling of Growth and Yield
edited by Antonio Carlos Ferraz Filho, Emanuel José Gomes De Araújo and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1911 | Submission Open
Keywords: mensuration; growth dynamics; forest management; forest inventory; data collection; remote sensing; silviculture; statistical methods; resource assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
Sustainable Forest Operations Planning and Management
edited by , and Rudolf Alexandru Derczeni
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1760 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable harvesting; forest operations; environmental impacts; mechanization; time and productivity studies; labor safety and health; wood debris; timber losses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Operations and Engineering)
Fungal Diversity in Forests
edited by Bernardo Ernesto Lechner, and Viktor Papp
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1450 | Submission Open
Keywords: fungal diversity; fugal taxonomy; fungal biology; forests; biodiversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Production in Forest Nurseries, Field Performance of Seedlings and Natural Regeneration in the Context of Climate Change submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1316 | Submission Open
Keywords: seed and seedling quality; cutting; somatic embryogenesis; nursery production; cultural practices; environmental stress; mycorrhizal and bacteria symbioses; field performance; research and development programs adapted to the production chain of tree seedlings; agroforestry products and their valorization; natural regeneration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Composites from Recycled and Modified Woods—Technology, Properties, Application—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1026 | Submission Open
Keywords: wood composites; particleboards; plywood; recycled wood; modified wood; processing; finishing; physical– mechanical properties; service life; bio-resistance; abio-resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
Heavy Metals in Forests: Future Research Needs
edited by Panagiotis Michopoulos
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 312 | Submission Open
Keywords: heavy metals; deposition; forest soils; climate change; biogeochemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)
Forest Growth and Water Use—Opportunities for Management in Future Forests
edited by Donald A. White
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open
Keywords: drought physiology; water relations; forest– water interactions; quantitative physiology; plantation water use
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Resident Engagement in Urban Forests and Parks Management
edited by Jason S. Gordon
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban forest equity; forest planning; civic science; participatory research; environmental education
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)
Precise Forestry: Forest Dynamic Change Mapping, Monitoring and Modeling submission deadline 5 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3640 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest monitoring; remote sensing; mapping; modeling; disturbance; dynamic changes; biomass estimation; forest structure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
Genetic Adaptation of Agroforestry to Climate Change: Diversity, Development and Function
edited by
submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 881 | Submission Open
Keywords: gene; alternative splicing; abiotic stress; transformation; gene editing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Molecular Biology)
Research on Vegetation Change in Forest Wetlands submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open
Keywords: wetlands; deforestation; climate change; land use; invasive species; conservation; restoration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Urban Forest Landscape Planning, Management and Evaluation submission deadline 18 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4129 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban biodiversity; urban landscape planning; biotic factors; abiotic factors; decision-making process; IT tools
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Forest Characterization Assisted by Remote Sensing Technologies
edited by , and Bruna Paolinelli Reis
submission deadline 18 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 368 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest mensuration; forest monitoring; forest inventory; laser scanner; radar; photogrammetry; uncertainty; digital forests
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
Organic Fertilization and Sustainable Soil Management Practices in Trees
edited by
submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5459 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic fertilization; soil quality; soil management techniques; soil conservation practices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)
Sustainable Utilization of Low-Value Tree Biomass for Bio-Based Products submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open
Keywords: lignocellulosic biomass; wood bark; heartwood; low-value biomass; chemistry structure; cellulose; lignin; hemicelluloses; extractives; polyphenols; natural antioxidants; antifungal properties; fine chemicals; decomposition; nanocrystalline cellulose; nanofibrillated cellulose; nanolignin; advanced methods; characterization; application; bionanocomposites; biopolymers; biodegradable
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
Genetic Variation and Adaptation of Forest Trees to Environmental Changes submission deadline 23 Aug 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7524 | Submission Open
Keywords: agroforest systems; climate; soil; and water changes; conservation genetics; genetic diversity; native trees; non-native trees; evolution; genomics; ecology; sustainable developing goals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Molecular Biology)
Forest Responses to Fires submission deadline 24 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; forest; grassland; land use change; management; prescribed fire; shrubland; wildfire
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Forest Paleoecology
edited by
submission deadline 25 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1484 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant macrofossil; pollen analysis; charcoal; fossil wood; dendrochronology; fossil forest; paleoenvironment record; paleoecological reconstructions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Phenomenon of Wood Colour submission deadline 25 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 519 | Submission Open
Keywords: wood; wood-based materials; colour; processes; surface; discolouration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
Transforming Forest Governance and Rural Livelihoods to Address Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss submission deadline 25 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 480 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest governance; biodiversity and ecosystem services; direct and indirect drivers; forest governance transformation; communities’ livelihoods; forest policy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science)
Pathways to “Carbon Neutralization” in Forest Ecosystems
edited by , , and Hui Li
submission deadline 25 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 351 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest carbon emission efficiency; spatial association network; carbon peak; carbon neutralization; carbon prediction model
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Meteorology and Climate Change)
Topicalities in Forest Ecology of Seeds—Series II
edited by
submission deadline 25 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open
Keywords: seed production; seed quality; seed dispersal; seed germination; early seedling growth; soil seed banks; seed dormancy; seed predation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Impact of Disturbance on Forest Regeneration and Recruitment
edited by
submission deadline 25 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial regeneration; ecological processes; forest biodiversity; natural regeneration; recruitment; reforestation; restoration; structure; succession
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Physiological, Biochemical and Morphological Adaptation Characteristics of Woody Plants to the External Environment
edited by Eun Ju Cheong
submission deadline 26 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1069 | Submission Open
Keywords: woody plants; physiological adaptation; biochemical adaptation; morphological adaptation; environmental stress; drought; heat; carbon dioxide
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Meteorology and Climate Change)
Wood Inter- and Intra-annual Chemical Variation
edited by José Carlos Carvalho Rodrigues and Ana Alves
submission deadline 26 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open
Keywords: annual growth rings; earlywood/latewood; juvenile/mature wood; wood chemistry; analytical pyrolysis; vibrational spectroscopy; extractives; lignin content and composition; cellulose; hemicelluloses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
Woody Plant Phenology in a Changing Climate
edited by and
submission deadline 28 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4174 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest phenology; woody species; remote sensing; vegetation; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Meteorology and Climate Change)
Effects of Climate Change on Tree-Ring Growth
edited by Xianliang Zhang, Liang Shi, and
submission deadline 29 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3085 | Submission Open
Keywords: tree-ring; dendroecology; stable isotopes; extreme climate events; drought; forest growth; climate changes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Applications in Forestry submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | 16 articles | Viewed by 28405 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; forest management; forest protection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
Forest Hydrology under Climate Change submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5650 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecohydrology; water consumption; climate change; tree hydraulics; hydrological model; isotopic hydrology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Hydrology)
Forest Microclimate: Predictions, Drivers and Impacts submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2976 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest microclimate; stand structure; forest cover; ecosystem processes; species composition; silviculture; degradation stages; biodiversity; microbiology; urban forests
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Meteorology and Climate Change)
Forest Litter Decomposition and Biogeochemistry
edited by Yanlong Jia, , Jūratė Aleinikovienė, Zhongqi Xu, , Li Xu and Yue Pang
submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2470 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest litter; litter decomposition; forest biogeochemistry; global climate change; soil organisms; fallen trees; understory plant; mixed forests
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)
Forest Bathing and Smart Devices
edited by Atsushi Ito, Kazutaka Ueda and
submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 401 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest bathing; forest therapy; mental health; after COVID-19; cognitive neuroscience; measuring the effect of forest bathing; wellness tourism; smart devices; wearable devices; forest bathing support application
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)
Contribution of Forestry Ecological Restoration Projects to the Realization of Sustainable Development Goals
edited by Shunbo Yao
submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open
Keywords: forestry ecological restoration projects (FERPs); eco-environmental effects; socio-economic effects; United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); experience in forestry ecological restoration; forestry policy evaluation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
The Synergistic Response of Ecosystem Vegetation and Soil Microorganisms under the Background of Global Change
edited by Nan Xu, and Yining Wu
submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant photosynthesis; climate change; microbial community; litter decomposition; functional diversity; carbon cycle
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Soil Bioengineering and Ecological Restoration in Forestry
edited by Áron Béni
submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest ecology; carbon sequestration; climate change impacts; climate change adaptation and mitigation; remote sensing; forest soil management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)
Strategies for Tree Improvement under Stress Conditions — 2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3592 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest tree; bioinformation; gene expression; cultivation strategy; transgenic technology; beneficial microorganism; stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Seedling Management in Temperate Forest Ecosystems
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2819 | Submission Open
Keywords: recruitment ecology; allelochemicals; root-system morphology; drought resistance; shade tolerance; resilience; mycorrhiza; coexistence; phenology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Tree Growth and Physiological Properties under Ongoing Global Climate Change submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2668 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest management; forest growth and productivity; sustainable silviculture; forest adaptation; tree resilience; physiological traits; forest acclimation; resource use; carbon sequestration; global climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecophysiology and Biology)
Urban Forest Landscapes and Forest Therapy submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2336 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecosystem services; forest bathing; environmental justice; forest medicine; human well-being
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)
Carbon Sequestration and Stability, and Soil Erosion in Forest Ecosystem
edited by Hongwei Xu, Jun Xiao and Danbo Pang
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2106 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest ecosystems; forest management; global change; vegetation restoration; carbon cycling; carbon stability; soil physical property; soil biodiversity; soil erosion; plant diversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)
LiDAR Remote Sensing for Forestry
edited by Zhenyang Hui, Penggen Cheng, Bo Liu and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1890 | Submission Open
Keywords: LiDAR; point cloud; forest inventory; filtering; biomass; quantitative structure model; forest dynamics; forest structure analysis; carbon cycle/sequestration; forest management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
Forests as Nature-Based Solutions: Ecosystem Services, Multiple Benefits, and Trade-Offs submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 440 | Submission Open
Keywords: nature-based solutions; forest ecosystem services; forest owners; trade-offs among ES; policy uptake of NBS; sustainable management; environmental equality; socio-ecological systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science)
Fungal and Oomycete Diseases in Forest Environments: Implications for Nurseries and Beyond
edited by , Federico La Spada and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 358 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest pathology; fungal diseases; oomycete infections; nursery-associated pathogens; biodiversity impact; disease management; anthropogenic factors; diagnostic tools; sustainable forest management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)
Exploring the Diversity of Quercus Species and the Variability of Wood and Bark Structure and Function
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open
Keywords: oaks; wood; bark; anatomy; wood density; chemical composition; properties; climate interactions; tree growth
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
Biodiversity, Health, and Ecosystem Services of Mangroves
edited by , Abdul Latiff Mohamad and
submission deadline 6 Sep 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 46363 | Submission Open
Keywords: mangrove biodiversity; mangrove health; mangrove ecosystem services; mangrove ecology; status; trends
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
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