Ecological Effects of Salvage Logging on Forests Species Regeneration
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Ecology and Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 June 2018)
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Salvage logging is a widely implemented management option after forest disturbance, and its first consequence is a severe alteration of habitat structure and resource availability. These changes may directly affect almost any species of the plant community, either positively or negatively. Moreover, by altering habitat characteristics, salvage logging may affect species interactions that ultimately determine forest regeneration, such as competition, herbivory, or mutualistic relationships. Understanding the effect of salvage logging on niche requirements and species interactions is thus of paramount relevance in order to preserve biodiversity and promote forest regeneration in a context where active management policies are frequently applied.
We encourage studies encompassing the effect of salvage logging on the regeneration of forest plant species, both woody and non-woody species. The studies should seek to identify not only the effect on particular species, but also the underlying mechanisms determining the response in connection to environmental modifications provoked by salvage logging. Special interest will be paid to the interactions that drive the response of the species to post-disturbance management, such as pollination, seed dispersal, herbivory, competition, or plant-soil-microbial interactions. Ultimately, reports on this Special Issue will help to guide management decisions aimed at harmonizing post-disturbance forest exploitation with restoration and species conservation.
Dr. Jorge Castro
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Forests is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- Antagonistic and mutualistic interactions
- Biological legacies
- Clear cutting
- Disturbed forest
- Effect of species interactions on forest regeneration
- Post-disturbance management
- Post-fire salvage logging
- Post-management insect outbreaks
- Post-windstorm salvage logging
- Seed dispersal
