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Insects for Sustainable Forest Management
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Insects for Sustainable Forest Management

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 May 2021) | Viewed by 2459

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Zoltán Elek

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Guest Editor
MTA-ELTE-MTM Ecology Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
Interests: forest ecology; insects; biodiversity; community ecology

Special Issue Information

Forest management certainly influences ecological processes as well as insect assemblages in forests. Nevertheless, forest structure is a crucial factor in relation to keystone functions for biodiversity potential in the future forests. In addition, the forefront of climate change leads to new challenges for forest management and forest biodiversity conservation. There is demand to move toward alternative management models to better support biodiversity and the persistence of forest insect populations/assemblages. This Special Issue aims to provide an open forum for innovative research that could help identify the major links between sustainable forest management and insect assemblages or individuals in the era of climate change. We encourage potential authors to submit primary research papers, short notes, and reviews that endeavor to explore how forest management can influence insects in forest ecosystems.

Dr. Zoltán Elek
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.

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Keywords

  • insect assemblages
  • sustainable forest management
  • climate change
  • forest biodiversity

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No Long-Term Decrease in Caterpillar Availability for Invertivorous Birds in Deciduous Forests in Hungary
by Csaba Béla Eötvös, Anikó Hirka, László Gimesi, Gábor L. Lövei, Csaba Gáspár and György Csóka
Forests 2021, 12(8), 1070; https://doi.org/10.3390/f12081070 - 11 Aug 2021
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Numerous recent studies report an alarming decrease in diversity, biomass, or abundance of arthropods in various habitats. Given that they are important food for other organisms, the ecological consequences of such a decline could be severe. We used data from the Hungarian Forestry [...] Read more.
Numerous recent studies report an alarming decrease in diversity, biomass, or abundance of arthropods in various habitats. Given that they are important food for other organisms, the ecological consequences of such a decline could be severe. We used data from the Hungarian Forestry Light Trap Network to examine whether the spring caterpillar biomass showed any long term (23–58 years) declining trend in oak-dominated forests. Light trap data for 43 selected macrolepidopteran species (suitable bird food in the larval stage) from six different locations were used for the estimation of the total available caterpillar biomass. Time series analyses showed strong year-to-year fluctuations, and over all locations and time windows there was an increasing rather than decreasing trend. The increase found at some locations may suggest increasing herbivore pressure and negative impacts on forest health. We conclude that foliage-feeding macrolepidopteran species with spring-developing larvae did not show a drastic decrease in recent decades, and food availability in the long term will not negatively influence the breeding success of birds in such forests. Full article
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