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Distribution Dynamics of Nutrients and Trace Elements in Forest Soil
edited by
submission deadline 18 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7687
Keywords: trace elements; nutrients; nutrient cycle; humus; soil carbon content
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)
Biogeochemical Cycles in Forests
edited by , and Qifeng Mo
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4794 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest ecosystem; nutrient circle; soil microorganism; ecological stoichiometry; global change; carbon pool; element cycle model
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)
Ecosystem-Disturbance Interactions in Forests
edited by , and Daniel Scherrer
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3721 | Submission Open
Keywords: disturbance event; ecosystem properties; ecosystem recovery; forest management; forest restoration; insect outbreak; pathogens; tree composition; vegetation structure; weather conditions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Forest Wildlife Biology and Habitat Conservation
edited by and Hubert Potočnik
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1897 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest wildlife; wildlife biology wildlife ecology; conservation; wildlife habitat management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)
Application of Active and Passive Remote Sensors in the Forest Inventory submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1759 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest inventory; diameter at breast height estimation: forest height; remote sensing; satellite images; LiDAR; unmanned aerial vehicles; deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
Mechanisms of Forest Defense against Abiotic Stress and Genetic Evolution
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 756 | Submission Open
Keywords: abiotic stress; forest; plant growth and development; genetic evolution processes; role of epigenetic mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Molecular Biology)
Innovations in Forest Science from Integrative Remote Sensing Research
edited by Laura Alonso, and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open
Keywords: forestry; LiDAR; radar; multispectral images; hyperspectral images; thermal; satellite; UAV; TLS; portable laser scanner
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
Forest Vegetation and Soils: Interaction, Management and Alterations—Second Edition
edited by , and
submission deadline 24 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2108 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest vegetation; soil degradation; ecosystem services; forest management; soil microorganisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)
Remote Sensing of Forest Biomass and Carbon Dynamics Using Multiple Sources and Technologies
edited by , Weiliang Fan and Hui Yang
submission deadline 25 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5280 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-source remote sensing; different remote sensing platforms; multiple modeling methods; artificial intelligence; biomass/carbon stock; carbon dynamic
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
Advances and Future Prospects in Science-Based Forest Therapy
edited by
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9128 | Submission Open
Keywords: forests and healing; psychological benefits and forests; public health; preventive medicine; therapeutic forests
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)
Construction and Maintenance of Desert Forest Plantation
edited by Yajuan Zhu, Yulin Li, , Lin Zhu, Haiyang Xi and Hai Zhou
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5753 | Submission Open
Keywords: desert plantation; ecohydrology; oasis security; sand dune fixation; vegetation restoration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Advances in Forest Cover Change and Its Ecological and Environmental Effects—2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4699 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest land cover; environmental factors; ecological effects; environmental effects; biodiversity; ecological geography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
Soil Carbon in Forest Ecosystems
edited by Jiangbo Qiao, , and Yuanjun Zhu
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2513 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; human activities; forest ecosystem; soil carbon cycle; global warming
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)
Insect Taxonomy and Distribution in Forests
edited by
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1164 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest insect; taxonomy; distribution; phylogeny; biodiversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)
Advances in the Cultivation, Protection and High-Value Utilization of Forest Resources
edited by , , Liping Yu and Lifen Li
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12755 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-value utilization of wood; forest resources; biomass materials from forest; wood panels and products; forest products; utilization of forest resources; forest resource cultivation; functionalization of wood; wood reinforcement; wood preservation; bio-based wood adhesives; biodegradable wood plastic composites; wood-inorganic nanocomposites; plant nutrition; plant biochemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
Organic Fertilization and Sustainable Soil Management Practices in Trees
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10186 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic fertilization; soil quality; soil management techniques; soil conservation practices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)
Impact of Global Economic Changes on the Wood-Based Industry
edited by , , and Daniela Ventsislavova Georgieva
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10110 | Submission Open
Keywords: wood industry; wood products; timber products; wood industry economics; wood supply chains; wood supply and demand; forest policy; green economy; eco-friendly solutions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science)
Estimation and Monitoring of Forest Biomass and Fuel Load Components
edited by Haikui Li and Wei-Sheng Zeng
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 7827 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest biomass; fuel load components; forest resources inventory; allometric growth models; biomass conversion models; forest carbon storage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
Research Advances in Management and Design of Forest Operations submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7728 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate-smart forest operations; harvesting systems; sustainable forest management; best management practices; trafficability maps; reduced-impact logging (RIL) techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Operations and Engineering)
Dendrochronology beyond the Ordinary: Understanding the Wood Formation and Climate Change submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7477 | Submission Open
Keywords: dendrochronology; xylogenesis; phloem formation; wood anatomy; functional anatomical traits; quantitative wood anatomy; trees’ environmental response; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Meteorology and Climate Change)
Urban Forests and Human Health
edited by Jiao Zhang, , and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6290 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban forests; human health; well-being; sustainable cities; green spaces
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)
Monitoring Forest Change Dynamic with Remote Sensing submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6277 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest and savanna ecosystem dynamics; land use dynamics; climate change; carbon stock; biogeophysical cycles; deforestation; forest degradation; forest regeneration; flooding; forest fire
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
Forest Management: Planning, Decision Making and Implementation
edited by , and Maria De Belém Costa Freitas
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5859 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest management; forest policy; decision support systems; ecosystem services; forest economics; ecosystem services; models; multiple criteria decision analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science)
Image Processing for Forest Characterization
edited by , , Danxia Song and Chengquan Huang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5475 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-source remote sensing; forest structural parameters modeling; forest cover change detection; forest disturbance; forest biomass; forest carbon storage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
Forest Disturbance and Management
edited by , Chao Yue, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5400 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest disturbance; forest management; climate change; climate impacts; sustainable management; vegetation responses; biodiversity; forest restoration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Forest Biometrics, Inventory, and Modelling of Growth and Yield
edited by Antonio Carlos Ferraz Filho, Emanuel José Gomes De Araújo and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4835 | Submission Open
Keywords: mensuration; growth dynamics; forest management; forest inventory; data collection; remote sensing; silviculture; statistical methods; resource assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
Advances in Plant VOCs and Their Ecological Functions
edited by and Sarathi Weraduwage
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4212 | Submission Open
Keywords: aerosol formation; biochemical control of VOC synthesis and emission; ecological function; human health; signal transfer; VOC measurements and remote sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Molecular Biology)
Forests in Protected Areas: Removing Threats and Improving Preservation submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3759 | Submission Open
Keywords: forests; protected areas; management; policy; communities; biodiversity; land use; sustainability; policy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Advanced Technologies in Physical and Mechanical Wood Modification: 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3722 | Submission Open
Keywords: wood processing; wood properties; wood physicochemistry; wood compaction; wood thermal treatment; mechanical processing of wood; hydrothermal treatment of wood; new wood-based materials with improved characteristics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
Advances in Forest Carbon Sequestration and Emission Reduction Potential
edited by Jian Xiang, Tiehu He and Gang Liu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3627 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest carbon sequestration; GHGs emission; soil organic carbon; nitrogen; forestation; deforestation; CO2; CH4; N2O
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Large-Scale Forest Mapping and Monitoring by Synthetic Aperture Radar and Multi-source Remote Sensing Data
edited by Haiqiang Fu and Qinghua Xie
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2724 | Submission Open
Keywords: SAR; polarimetric SAR; interferometry; tomographic SAR; bio-physical parameter; forest vertical structure; forest dynamics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
Wood: Types, Properties, and Utilization
edited by Dmitrijs Serdjuks
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1615 | Submission Open
Keywords: wood species; growing; treatment; physical and mechanical properties; wooden structures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
The Forest Soil Carbon in a Changing World
edited by , Ziqiang Yuan, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1584 | Submission Open
Keywords: global changes; forest ecosystem; soil; root; microbes; carbon components; carbon processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Energy Conversion and Efficient Utilization of Woody Biomass submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1557 | Submission Open
Keywords: woody biomass; energy conversion; efficient utilization; thermochemical processes; integrated biorefineries; valorization; biochar; bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS); sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
The Relationship between Forest Vegetation and Water and Its Regulation in Changing Environments
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1194 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecohydrology; forest evapotranspiration; runoff; water use; vegetation carrying capacity; sap flow; infiltration and soil moisture; modelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Hydrology)
Growth and Yield Models for Forests submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 922 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest growth and yield; model calibration and evaluation; forest management; growth models; biomass and carbon; seeding; regeneration; recruitment; mortality; site productivity; climate change and drought; disturbance impacts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
Non-wood Forest Products and Co-products—Circular Bioeconomy Developments
edited by Emmanuel G. Koukios and Danuta Ciechańska
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 412 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest; definition of forest economy; forest waste management; forest ecosystem; non-wood products; forest co-products; circular bioeconomy; sustainability; foresight studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science)
Modeling Forest Physiology under Climate Change
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 386 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; plant physiology; elevated CO2; acclimation; tree mortality; plant– water relations; extreme events
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Meteorology and Climate Change)
Dendrochronology in Archaeology: Current Research
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 345 | Submission Open
Keywords: dendroarchaeology; dendroprovenancing; tree rings; historical wood utilization; past forest exploitation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
Emerging Advances in Digital Forest Monitoring, Analysis, and Modeling
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 259 | Submission Open
Keywords: forests; digital techniques; remote sensing and GIS; ground and air observations; machine learning; ecosystem analysis and modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
Keeping Up with the Latest Research in Wood Preservation, Diagnostics and Reuse submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 343 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable products for wood conservation; green preservation of wood; non-invasive wood diagnostics; recycling of wood waste; wood derivatives; circular economy; lignocellulosic materials; diagnostic and conservation of archaeological/historical wood
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
Quaternary Forest Dynamics in Monsoon Asia
edited by Caiming Shen and Deke Xu
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2615 | Submission Open
Keywords: pollen analysis; phytolith analysis; plant macrofossil; stomata; charcoal; forest dynamics; paleoenvironment records; paleoecological reconstructions; Quaternary; Asia
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
The Adaptation of Forest Trees under Climate Change
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open
Keywords: meteorological extremes; drought stress; resilience; resistance; tolerance; population variability; species shift; climate-smart forestry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecophysiology and Biology)
Contribution of Forestry Ecological Restoration Projects to the Realization of Sustainable Development Goals
edited by Shunbo Yao and Hua Li
submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4449 | 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)
Genetic Diversity and Gene Analysis in Forest Tree Breeding
edited by and Lianghua Chen
submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1533 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest genetics; population genetics; genetic diversity; molecular and phenotypic marker; tree breeding; conservation and utilization of germplasm; molecular marker-assisted breeding (MAS); quantitative genetics; function genomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Molecular Biology)
Forest Utilization—Recreation and Leisure Development submission deadline 21 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open
Keywords: forests; stress; well-being; urban forests; biodiversity; sustainability; non-market value of forests
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)
Structure and Species Composition of Forests – Prospects and Challenges for Adaptative Forest Management submission deadline 24 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9901 | Submission Open
Keywords: adaptive forestry; multi-objective forestry; resilient forest structures; forest conversion; mixed-species stands; uneven-aged forests; risk analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Research on Vegetation Restoration Technology and Element Cycle for Forest Conservation
edited by and
submission deadline 24 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 353 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytoremediation; vegetation restoration; nutrient elements; ecological engineering; heavy metal pollution; carbon cycle
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Modeling of the Population Dynamics of Forest Insects
edited by Celia Boone
submission deadline 24 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest entomology; population dynamics; disturbance; machine learning; Bayesian models; spatiotemporal modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
Forest Ecosystem Services and Landscape Design: 2nd Edition submission deadline 25 Jan 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 19948 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest disturbance; forest management; ecosystem services; human and communities’ well-being; urban and rural landscapes; landscape design and modeling; landscape protection and conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science)
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