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Physiological, Biochemical and Morphological Adaptation Characteristics of Woody Plants to the External Environment

edited by

Eun Ju Cheong

submission deadline 24 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4614 | 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)

Advances in Remote Sensing for Forestry: Theory, Methods, Applications, and Validation

edited by

Ying Yu

and

Xiguang Yang

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 18640 | 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)

Precise Forestry: Forest Dynamic Change Mapping, Monitoring and Modeling

edited by

Chunying Ren

Chunyan Lu

and

Antonio J. Pérez-Luque

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12118 | 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)

Tree Breeding: Genetic Diversity, Differentiation and Conservation

edited by

Hanna Fuchs

, Ewelina Ratajczak and

Konrad Celiński

submission deadline 28 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1151 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; tree breeding; conservation genetics; genomic selection; molecular markers; forest ecosystems; genetic differentiation; climate change adaptation; rare species conservation; population structure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Molecular Biology)

Forest Bathing and Forests for Public Health—Series II

edited by

Qing Li

Won Sop Shin

and

Christos Gallis

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 18546 | Submission Open

Keywords: beneficial effects of forests; blood pressure; city park; forest bathing; forests for public health; forest landscapes; forest medicine; forest therapy; green care; green space; immune function; mental health; nature therapy; POMS test; shinrin-yoku

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Influence of Environmental Changes on Forest Soil Quality and Health

edited by

Yuanying Peng

Xiaoyong Chen

and

Wende Yan

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 16967 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Forest Ecology and Resource Monitoring Based on Sensors, Signal and Image Processing

edited by Yili Zheng, Xinwen Yu,

Paul Sestras

, Yue Zhao, Guang Deng and Ankur Srivastava

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10209 | 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)

Adaptive Mechanisms of Tree Seedlings to Adapt to Stress—Second Edition

edited by

Bo Liu

Shaofei Jin

, Mulualem Tigabu and

Jing Zhou

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 8979 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptation; regeneration; seedlings; forest growth; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecophysiology and Biology)

Managing Forest Wildfires in Climate Changes: New Paradigms and Challenges

edited by

Rafael Coll Delgado

and

Marcos Gervásio Pereira

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8353 | 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)

Forests as Nature-Based Solutions: Ecosystem Services, Multiple Benefits, and Trade-Offs

edited by

Anže Japelj

and

Silvija Krajter Ostoić

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7729 | 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)

Enhancing Human Well-Being through Urban Forestry: Strategies for Planning, Policies and Management

edited by

Jinguang Zhang

, Bing Zhao and

Zhaowu Yu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7464 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban forestry; green space exposure; public health; urban heat islands; green injustice; climate change; air pollution; ecosystem services; nature-based solutions; exposure ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Natural and Anthropogenic Disturbances as Drivers of Forest Ecosystem Change

edited by

Slobodan Milanović

Jelena Lazarević

and

Tomasz Oszako

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7337 | 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)

Seedling Management in Temperate Forest Ecosystems

edited by

Antonino Di Iorio

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6996 | 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)

Hydrological Modelling of Forested Ecosystems

edited by

Zhangwen Liu

and

Shirong Liu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6840 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest hydrology; streamflow; hydrological processes; forecasts and projections; climate change; hydrological modelling; forested ecosystems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Hydrology)

Application of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems for Natural Resource Management of Forest Ecosystems

edited by

Pablito M. López-Serrano

and

Marín Pompa-García

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4977 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; geographic information systems (GISs); machine learning; forest management; geoprocessing and spatial analysis; unmanned aerial vehicles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)

Economic Assessment Research in Agroforestry Products, Environmental, and Renewable Resources Issues

edited by

Hongge Zhu

, Shaopeng Zhang and

Noriko Sato

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3910 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroforestry systems; environmentally friendly agroforestry products; renewable resource utilization; forest carbon sink; integrated forest management; economic outcome assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science)

Urban Forests and Greening for Sustainable Cities

edited by Simona Aprile and

Manuel Esperon-Rodriguez

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3482 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; parks; gardens; green roofs; green infrastructures; vegetal ground cover

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Recent Scientific Developments in Forest Pathology

edited by

Deividas Valiunas

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3332 | Submission Open

Keywords: identification of forest plant diseases and causing microbes; phylogenetic analysis of forest pathogens; plant microbiome and microbiota; forest trees; shrubs and fruit plants; forest medicine; herbal plants; insect vectors; biocontrol and disease management; climate change and diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Invasive Ecology and Forest Ecosystems: Process, Mechanisms and Aftereffects

edited by

Xiao Guo

Congyan Wang

and Yi Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1615 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological invasion; forest ecosystems; invasion resistance; global change; biodiversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)

New Research Developments on Forest Road Planning and Design

edited by

Petr Hrůza

and Luca Marchi

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 674 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest access; forest road network; routing; forest road design; forest road parameters; water runoff management; technology integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Operations and Engineering)

The Importance of Seed Dispersers in Forest Ecosystems

edited by

Diana F. Tomback

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 543 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal seed dispersers; forest disturbance; forest ecosystems; forest regeneration; forest restoration; fragmented landscapes; long-distance seed dispersal; understory plant seed dispersal; zoochory

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)

Economic Research on Forest Ecosystem Services

edited by Juan Manuel Torres-Rojo,

Adan L. Martinez-Cruz

and Gustavo Perez-Verdin

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 430 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-market valuation; nature-based solution valuation; valuation of changes in ecosystem services; transversality of valuation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science)

Insights of Dendrochronology Based on Forest Dynamics, Fire History, and Climate Change

edited by

Julián Cerano-Paredes

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: dendrochronology; tree-rings; forest dynamics; fire history; climate change; disturbance ecology; species succession; ecological adaptation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Meteorology and Climate Change)

Impact of Environmental and Trade Regulations on Forest Supply Chains

edited by

Xin Feng

and Zhengyi Li

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable forestry; wood supply chain; circular economy; green logistics; biodiversity conservation; deforestation mitigation; ecosystem services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)

Bioenergy from Wood: Sustainable Production in the World

edited by Alexandre Santos Pimenta, Laércio C. Couto, Ananias Francisco Dias Junior and

Paulo Fernando Trugilho

submission deadline 5 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9190 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy from wood; energetic forests; biomass from trees and woody shrubs; wood thermochemical conversion processes; bioenergy from wood and environmental benefits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)

Planted Forests: A Path towards Sustainable Development

edited by Jesús Fernández-Moya

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7974 | Submission Open

Keywords: planted forests; forest plantations; timber production; wood; non-timber products; ecosystem services; agroforestry; afforestation; reforestation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)

Wildlife in Forest Ecosystems: Game Damage vs. Conservation

edited by

Jan Cukor

and Jakub Drimaj

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3903 | Submission Open

Keywords: wild ungulates; game damage; bark stripping; forest management; wildlife conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

Bird Communities in Forest Ecosystems: Impact of Forest Management and Climate Changes

edited by Grzegorz Zawadzki,

Dorota Zawadzka

and Stanisław Drozdowski

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1376 | Submission Open

Keywords: avian diversity; birds; biodiversity; habitat impact; forest fragmentation; management practices; forest management; climate changing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

Analysis of Phytochemical Components and Genes of Nut Trees and Woody Oilseeds

edited by

Yihua Liu

Xupo Ding

and Ioannis Manthos

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 452 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemical component; gene; omics; nut trees; woody oilseeds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecophysiology and Biology)

Forest Diversity and Stand Structure

edited by João Tavares Calixto Júnior and

Maciej Pach

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant ecology; floristic diversity patterns; community structure; forest/climate relationship

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus Storage and Cycling in Forest Soil

edited by Jiwei Li and Kaibo Wang

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 8069 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon; nitrogen; phosphorus; forest; soil; stoichiometry; storage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Soil Organic Matter and Soil Multifunctionality in Forest Ecosystems

edited by

Xiong Fang

, Yuzhe Wang,

Xingkai Xu

and

Xiankai Lu

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7666 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil organic carbon; nutrient cycling; soil multifunctionality; soil microbial; biodiversity; climate change; forest restoration; forest succession; forest management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Impacts of Climate Extremes on Forests

edited by

Álvaro Rubio-Cuadrado

and

Jesús Julio Camarero

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6430 | Submission Open

Keywords: resistance; resilience; tree growth; radial growth; forest dynamics; drought; spring frost; late frost

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)

Forest Pathogens: Detection, Diagnosis, and Control

edited by

Fengmao Chen

and

Yonglin Wang

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1916 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest pathogens; disease diagnosis; pathogen detection; forest health; disease control strategies; biological control; chemical treatments; silvicultural practices; forest management; sustainable forestry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Urban Green Infrastructure and Urban Landscape Ecology

edited by

Chunlin Li

, Tiemao Shi,

Tangao Hu

and

Zhibin Ren

submission deadline 23 May 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11492 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban greening; nature-based solutions; urban landscape ecology; ecosystem services; urban forest management; urban planning; landscape architecture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Risk Assessment and Management of Forest Pest Outbreaks

edited by

Rastislav Jakuš

submission deadline 23 May 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10086 | Submission Open

Keywords: bark beetles; defoliators; semiochemicals; push– pull; repellents; smart forestry; traps; drones; satellite

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Urban Forest Landscapes and Forest Therapy

edited by

Rocco Pace

Francesco Meneguzzo

and

Alessandro Paletto

submission deadline 24 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10251 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem services; forest bathing; environmental justice; forest medicine; human well-being

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Sustainable Wood Market: The Contribution and Challenges of Forest Products for Carbon Neutrality

edited by

Baodong Cheng

Chenlu Tao

and Ján Parobek

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3376 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon neutrality; forest products market and trade; production management; classified forest management; forest carbon sinks; life cycle analysis; carbon footprint; sustainable harvesting; wood industry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science)

Improving the Service Life of Wood: Durability and Preservation

edited by

Grant Kirker

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2972 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood protection; wood durability; carbon sequestration; life cycle assessment; end-of-life disposal; sustainable forest management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)

Forestry in the Contemporary Bioeconomy

edited by

Marios Trigkas

and

Dimitra Lazaridou

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1849 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest bioeconomy; circular economy; forest value chain; entrepreneurship; innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science)

The Conservation and Management of Agro- and Forest Ecosystems in a Changing Climate

edited by

Monika Toleikienė

, Darius Kavaliauskas and

Viktorija Vaštakaitė-Kairienė

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation; biodiversity; sustainable management; climate change adaptation; resilience of ecosystems

Arthropod Biodiversity and Ecology in Forest and Agricultural Ecosystems

edited by

Theodoros I. Stathakis

Filitsa Karamaouna

and

Dimitrios Avtzis

submission deadline 26 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 510 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest and agriculture ecosystem; arthropod biodiversity; forest arthropod ecology; pest management; arthropod community structure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

Innovation, Transition and Reconstruction of Forestry Oriented by Policies

edited by

Maria Nijnik

and

Mariana Melnykovych

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18838 | 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 Biomass Utilization: Implications for Global Sustainable Development

edited by

Gloria Oporto

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3053 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest biomass; bioenergy; engineered wood composites; engineered wood products; biochar; wood products market; carbon sequestration; carbon credits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)

Emerging Potential of Hardwood Resources for Innovative Uses

edited by Dominika Gornik Bučar and Manja Kitek Kuzman

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1919 | Submission Open

Keywords: hardwoods; deciduous tree; wood properties; processing; machining; technology; wood products; forest-wood value chain; sustainability; marginal quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)

Growth Models for Forest Stand Development Dynamics

edited by

Benedicto Vargas-Larreta

José Javier Corral-Rivas

and

Jorge Omar López-Martínez

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1774 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest growth model; stand dynamic research; ecological modeling; sustainable forestry; climate change impacts on forests; remote sensing in forest dynamics; machine learning algorithm; sustainable forest management practices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)

Impacts of Climate Change and Disturbances on Forest Ecosystems

edited by

Steve Chhin

and

Xiongqing Zhang

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 784 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; forest conservation; forest soils; forest disturbances; forest health; forest management; modeling; monitoring; multifunctional forests; quantitative methods; silviculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Effect of Vegetation Restoration on Forest Soil

edited by Yong Liu

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 515 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetation restoration; biodiversity; functions; soil health; ecosystem sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Modeling Post-Fire Forest Vegetation Dynamics Based on Remote Sensing Applications

edited by