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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Forest Hydrology under Climate Change submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5119 | 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 2689 | 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 2314 | 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 385 | 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)
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 151 | 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)
Contribution of Forestry Ecological Restoration Projects to the Realization of Sustainable Development Goals
edited by Shunbo Yao
submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 129 | 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)
Soil Bioengineering and Ecological Restoration in Forestry
edited by Áron Béni
submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 105 | 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3150 | 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 2624 | 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 2363 | 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)
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 1781 | 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 1426 | 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)
Urban Forest Landscapes and Forest Therapy submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1344 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecosystem services; forest bathing; environmental justice; forest medicine; human well-being
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)
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 342 | 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)
Forests as Nature-Based Solutions: Ecosystem Services, Multiple Benefits, and Trade-Offs submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 190 | 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)
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 74 | 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 42685 | 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)
Advances in Remote Sensing for Forestry: Theory, Methods, Applications, and Validation
edited by and
submission deadline 6 Sep 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10012 | Submission Open
Keywords: forests; remote sensing; forest resource inventory; carbon cycle; climate change; retrieval algorithm
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
Advances in Detection and Identification of Insect Pests and Pathogens submission deadline 11 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7496 | Submission Open
Keywords: insect pest; pathogen; tree health; pest management; pest monitoring; pest detection; diagnostic methods; resistographs; non-invasive methods; genetic detection methods; NGS; electronic noses; electronic tongues
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)
Computer Application and Deep Learning in Forestry
edited by , , Qiaolin Ye, and
submission deadline 12 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6843 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep learning; algorithm; tree detection; tree species classification; forest disturbance detection; remote sensing; satellite image analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
Plant Invasions in Forest Ecosystems: Understanding Arrival, Expansion and Management
edited by Jun Liu and Zacchaeus Compson
submission deadline 14 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 973 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant invasions; plant expansion; forest ecosystems; ecosystem resilience; biodiversity; management strategies; ecological restoration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Forest Soil Erosion in Karst Areas: Patterns, Processes and Mechanisms
edited by , and Fengling Gan
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1000 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest soil; soil erosion; processes and mechanisms; hydrological process; soil erosion reduction; soil and water conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)
Detection, Identification and Control of Plant Pathogens
edited by , , and Danut Chira
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant pathogens; agricultural crops; phytopathogen control; forests; early detection; diagnostics; ecosystem stability; emerging plant pathogens; food security; genetic resistance to phytopathogens; invasive pathogens; molecular identification and characterization; high-throughput sequencing (HTS); metagenomics; microbial biological control agents (MBCAs); biopesticides
Forest Recreation and Ecotourism
edited by
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest recreation; biodiversity and resilient ecosystems; environmentally responsible behavior; ecotourism management; sustainable ecotourism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science)
Tree Regeneration-Soil Relationships
edited by
submission deadline 19 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1335 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban forest ecology; urban natural areas conservation; tree natural regeneration; urban forest soils; forest resource management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)
Managing Forests for Multiple Ecosystem Services under Changing Climate
edited by Shuirong Wu, , and Jo van Brusselen
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open
Keywords: multipurpose forest management; ecosystem services provision and valuation; trade-offs and synergies; payment for ecosystem services (PES); climate change impacts; disturbances; forest resilience; forest planning; forest governance; bioeconomy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Measurement and Improvement of Wood Mechanical and Chemical Properties
edited by Wanzhao Li, and Yue Qi
submission deadline 23 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2754 | Submission Open
Keywords: wood; mechanical properties; chemical properties; structure; new technologies; improvement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
Managing Indoor Wood Biodeterioration submission deadline 23 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 823 | Submission Open
Keywords: wood decay; biodeterioration; biodegradation of heritage objects; preservation of wood in indoor environments; wood protection in indoor environments; wood-damaging agents in indoor environments
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
The Influence of Forest Management on Wood Quality and End-Product Potential submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2661 | Submission Open
Keywords: properties; processes and drives of wood formulation; forest management; crop planning; timber production; post-disaster wood
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Forest Landscape Cultural Values: Restoration, Management and Protection
edited by
submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 928 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest landscape; cultural values; history; spiritual values; forest management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Functions of Biochar in Carbon Emission and Carbon Sequestration in Forest Ecosystems
edited by
submission deadline 26 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1197 | Submission Open
Keywords: biochar; carbon cycle; carbon sequestration; plant growth; soil microbes; soil nutrients; primary production; soil organic matter; organic matter decomposition; forest management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)
Managing Forest Wildfires in Climate Changes: New Paradigms and Challenges submission deadline 26 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 554 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; forest fires; forest soils; gross primary productivity; carbon emissions; deforestation; remote sensing; fire meteorology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards and Risk Management)
Forest Plant, Soil, Microorganisms and Their Interactions
edited by Fuxi Shi, , Yang Zhang and Jiusheng Ren
submission deadline 27 Sep 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9097 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant functional traits; soil carbon cycling; soil nitrogen cycling; soil phosphorus cycling; soil microbial diversity; plant– soil interaction; microbe– plant– soil interplay
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)
Soil Microbial Ecology in Forest Ecosystems
edited by , Wenqiang Zhao and Linchuan Fang
submission deadline 27 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2507 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbial diversity; microbiome; microbial functions; soil carbon; nutrient cycling; plant– microbe interactions; forest ecosystems; global changes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)
Monitoring and Modelling of Soil Properties in Forest Ecosystems
edited by Pavel Samec
submission deadline 27 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 774 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil development; soil nutrient balance; erosion– sedimentation processes; environmental indicators; ecosystem restoration; soil mapping; vegetation ecology; forest monitoring; soil adaptation to global change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)
Changes of Climate and Ecology Recorded by Density and Stable Isotopes of Tree Rings
edited by and Linlin Gao
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9311 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; forest ecology; tree rings; stable isotope; wood anatomy; treeline; vegetation coverage; dendrochronology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Meteorology and Climate Change)
Innovation, Transition and Reconstruction of Forestry Oriented by Policies submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8038 | Submission Open
Keywords: institutions; governance; social innovation; transformative changes; transdisciplinary approaches; stakeholder engagement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science)
Forest Tree Diseases Genomics: Growing Resources and Applications
edited by , Jiajia Chen and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4055 | Submission Open
Keywords: detection; fungi and oomycetes; phylogeny; taxonomy; whole genome sequencing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)
Natural and Anthropogenic Disturbances as Drivers of Forest Ecosystem Change submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3086 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest ecosystem; natural disturbance; anthropogenic disturbance; fire; drought; logging; entomology; forest conservation; insect– host relationships; pathogen– disease interactions; resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards and Risk Management)
Forests for Public Health—Selected Papers from the 3rd World Conference on Forests for Public Health submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2589 | Submission Open
Keywords: health beneficial effects of forests and green spaces; environmental epidemiology; urban green spaces planning for health; forests for public health; landscapes architecture for public health; forest medicine; forest therapy and social aspects; outdoor activities for human health; immune functions and human physiology; mental health; environmental psychology; urban forests and their ecosystem services; economic values of nature for health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)
Sustainable Development of Forest, Energy, and Climate Change Resilience Nexus submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1647 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change crisis; energy; forest services; poverty
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science)
Panoptic Segmentation of Tree Scenes from Mobile LiDAR Data
edited by , , and Qiaolin Ye
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1545 | Submission Open
Keywords: tree inventory and monitoring; vegetation mapping; tree structural phenotype analysis; forest management and protection; object segmentation; laser scanning; point cloud processing; point cloud registration; data and multi-modal fusion; classification and detection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
Recent Advances in Wood Modification and Wood Functionalization Research submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1489 | Submission Open
Keywords: wood modification; nanomaterials; plasma treatment; fungal mycelium treatment; enzymatic treatment; combined modification methods; novel modification methods; high-performance wood-based materials; lignocellulosic raw materials; biopolymers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
Satellite Time Series Analysis for Forest Mapping and Change Detection
edited by , Ling Wu and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1367 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest mapping; change detection; remote sensing time series disturbance; trend; vegetation phenology; land cover change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
Soil Organic Carbon and Nutrient Cycling in the Forest Ecosystems
edited by Shengqiang Wang, , Qiqian Wu and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 981 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil organic carbon; soil nutrients; soil stoichiometry; soil fertility; soil ecology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)
Advances in Vegetation Succession with Soil Erosion
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 758 | Submission Open
Keywords: vegetation succession; soil erosion; vegetation succession of abandoned farmland; rocky desertification; vegetation restoration; soil factor
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)
Impact of Pests, Climate and Other Factors on Forest Health
edited by Anand B. Persad
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 698 | Submission Open
Keywords: invasive spp; climate change; biodiversity; treatments; technology; stewardship; resiliency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)
Response of Forest Trees to Drought
edited by Maria Laura Suarez and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 566 | Submission Open
Keywords: tree dieback; drought: growth trends; vulnerability; early warning metrics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecophysiology and Biology)
Biological Control of Forest Pests: Patterns, Mechanisms, and Prospects
edited by , Ke Wei and Xiong Guan
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 411 | Submission Open
Keywords: biological control; natural enemy insect; pathogenic microorganism; biological properties; pathogenic mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)
Forests and Human Health: Effects on Acute and Chronic Illness, and Public Health
edited by Amy Miner Ross
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open
Keywords: forests; greenspaces; forest bathing; Shinrin-Yoku; simulated forest immersion; chronic illness; acute illness
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)
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