**About the Editor**

**Petros Ganatsas** is a Professor of Forest Ecology and Silviculture in the Department of Forestry and Natural Environment at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. He graduated in Forestry and Natural Environment and obtained his PhD from the School of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. His research interests are focused on forest ecosystems structure, functions, and services; biodiversity conservation; ecology; reforestations; climate change and ecosystem management; forest ecology; forest conservation; silvicultural systems; ecosystem ecology; forest habitats; and sustainable managemen<sup>t</sup> of forest ecosystems. He has published a grea<sup>t</sup> number (over 120) of research papers in several national and international peer-reviewed journals while running a wide range of research projects.
