Forest Soil
A section of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907).
Section Information
Forest Soil is a section of the open access peer-reviewed journal Forests, which publishes original, scientifically challenging research articles of international significance that describe and explain the physical, chemical, and biological processes that occur in the soil of forest ecosystems. This section welcomes manuscripts dealing with the wider interactions of forest soils with the environment. This section also publishes state-of-the-art reviews of contemporary research and knowledge syntheses that present significant and novel hypotheses, as well as comments and arguments about specific and often controversial aspects of life in the soil of the forest ecosystem.
Keywords
- Carbon, nutrient, and other elemental cycling;
- Newly emerging fields and methods in soil science;
- Pedology;
- Plant–soil–microbe interactions and feedback;
- Soil biodiversity;
- Soil fertility and plant nutrition;
- Soil genesis;
- Soil geography;
- Soil mapping and evaluation;
- Soil mineralogy;
- Soil-borne pathogens;
- Soil–plant interactions and feedback;
- Soils and global change;
- Soil–water relations;
- Soil and water conservation;
- Terrestrial biogeochemistry;
- Threats to and the protection of soils;
- The ecology of all soil organisms (including viruses);
- Soil biota and forests;
- The effects of soil organisms on forest ecosystem dynamics;
- The effects of land degradation, reclamation, remediation, and rehabilitation on forest soils.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Geochemistry and Sedimentology: Fingerprints for Development History of Forests (Deadline: 15 May 2024)
- Soil Contamination in Forest Ecosystem (Deadline: 28 May 2024)
- Ecological Restoration and Soil Amelioration in Forest Ecosystem (Deadline: 29 May 2024)
- Physical, Chemical and Biological Properties of Soil for Ecological and Environmental Restoration (Deadline: 30 May 2024)
- Soil Microbial Communities in Forests: Assessing Impact of Disturbances and Climate Change (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Soil Chemistry in Forestry and Agroforestry Systems—Heavy Metal Pollution (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Soil Nutrient Cycling and Microbial Dynamics in Forests (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Heavy Metals in Forests: Future Research Needs (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Organic Fertilization and Sustainable Soil Management Practices in Trees (Deadline: 20 August 2024)
- Forest Litter Decomposition and Biogeochemistry (Deadline: 30 August 2024)
- Soil Bioengineering and Ecological Restoration in Forestry (Deadline: 30 August 2024)
- Carbon Sequestration and Stability, and Soil Erosion in Forest Ecosystem (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Forest Soil Erosion in Karst Areas: Patterns, Processes and Mechanisms (Deadline: 15 September 2024)
- Tree Regeneration-Soil Relationships (Deadline: 19 September 2024)
- Functions of Biochar in Carbon Emission and Carbon Sequestration in Forest Ecosystems (Deadline: 26 September 2024)
- Forest Plant, Soil, Microorganisms and Their Interactions (Deadline: 27 September 2024)
- Soil Microbial Ecology in Forest Ecosystems (Deadline: 27 September 2024)
- Monitoring and Modelling of Soil Properties in Forest Ecosystems (Deadline: 27 September 2024)
- Soil Organic Carbon and Nutrient Cycling in the Forest Ecosystems (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Advances in Vegetation Succession with Soil Erosion (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Influence of Environmental Changes on Forest Soil Quality and Health (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Forest Soil Physical, Chemical, and Biological Properties (Deadline: 28 November 2024)
- Forests Soil Pollution and Advanced Technologies for Remediating Polluted Soils (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus Storage and Cycling in Forest Soil (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Distribution Dynamics of Nutrients and Trace Elements in Forest Soil (Deadline: 18 December 2024)
- Soil Organic Matter and Soil Multifunctionality in Forest Ecosystems (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Biogeochemical Cycles in Forests (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Forest Vegetation and Soils: Interaction, Management and Alterations—Second Edition (Deadline: 24 December 2024)
- Soil Carbon in Forest Ecosystems (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- How Does Forest Management Affect Soil Dynamics? (Deadline: 31 January 2025)