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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Fungal Dynamics and Diversity in Forests
edited by and Burenjargal Otgonsuren
submission deadline 25 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4537 | Submission Open
Keywords: forests; saprotrophic fungi; mycorrhizal fungi; pathogenic fungi; ecosystem function
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)
Forest Restoration and Secondary Succession—Series II
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2073 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest restoration approaches; indicators of restoration success; cost of restoration; succession trajectories; ecosystem services accrued from forest restoration; carbon sequestration and forest restoration; policy and governance related to forest restoration; secondary succession in logged over areas
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
How Natural and Anthropogenic Disturbances Affect Plant Communities in Actively Managed Temperate Forests
edited by Shaik M. Hossain and Matthew G. Olson
submission deadline 25 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural disturbances; anthropogenic disturbances; plant communities; stand structure and composition; forest restoration and conservation; forest resilience and stability; sustainable forest management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Plant-Insect Interactions in Forests submission deadline 25 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytophagous insects; insect– plant relationships; defence mechanisms of woody plants; stability of forest ecosystems; tree– phytophagous– antagonist trophic chains; phytophagous outbreaks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Geospatial Monitoring of Urban Green Space submission deadline 29 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8914 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban green spaces; remote sensing; deep learning; classification; geospatial techniques; monitoring; green infrastructure; SAR-based features; optical-based features
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)
New Development of Smart Forestry: Machine and Automation submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 12242 | Submission Open
Keywords: forestry chassis; harvesting and transportation machine; forest cultivation machine; picking robot; automatic testing system; autonomous robot; computer vision; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Operations and Engineering)
New Tools for Forest Science
edited by , Gileno Brito De Azevedo and
submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 928 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest breeding; forest measurement; forest inventory; forest growth and production; machine learning; data analysis; forestry; remote sensing; wood quality; forest protection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
Hydrological Functions and Hydrological Modeling in Forested Watershed submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 595 | Submission Open
Keywords: infiltration; interception; runoff; concentration time; water budget; surface– subsurface water interaction; hydrological modeling; vegetation hydraulics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Hydrology)
Forest Pests and Pathogens—The Need for a Global Strategy
edited by Matteo Bracalini and
submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open
Keywords: invasive species; global change; emerging diseases; secondary pests and pathogens; integrated pest management; forest epidemics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)
Conversion of Forest to Other Land Uses: Consequences in Greenhouse Gas Fluxes
edited by Shih-Chieh Chang
submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open
Keywords: land use change; forests; greenhouse gas flux; carbon flux
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Meteorology and Climate Change)
Trees and Their Benefits: Social, Ecological & Economic Considerations
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15243 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban forestry; tree growth; tree survival; human health; aesthetic values; heat island; carbon storage/sequestration; wood usage; fruit crops; biodiversity; wildlife habitat; economic contributions; pests; construction; climate change; UAS and new technologies; forestry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science)
Modeling and Remote Sensing of Forests Ecosystem
edited by , and Xin Xiong
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 13939 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; modeling; forest ecosystem; aboveground biomass; forest mapping; forest management; land use/cover change; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
Integrated Measurements for Precision Forestry submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7799 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision forestry; smart forestry; instrument; sensor; forest monitoring; ecology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
Fungal Biodiversity, Systematics, and Evolution submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6556 | Submission Open
Keywords: mushrooms; biotechnology; fungal taxonomy; fungal phylogeny; fungal ecology; secondary metabolites of fungi; biological activities of fungi; artificial cultivation of fungi; ectomycorrhizal fungi
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)
Advances in Tree Physiology and Ecology under Drought Stress submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5562 | Submission Open
Keywords: tree ecophysiology; water use efficiency; climate change; forest ecosystems; plant water relationships; drought stress; forest dieback
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecophysiology and Biology)
Water Cycle and Energy Balance Measurements in Forests submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4094 | Submission Open
Keywords: rainfall partitioning; evapotranspiration; energy budget; eddy covariance; tree hydraulics; forest drought responses; soil hydrology; forest runoff; catchment hydrology; forest management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecophysiology and Biology)
Indicators and Baselines of Afforestation and Reforestation submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3705 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest restoration; vegetation mapping; community structure and function; tree species selection; priority area for afforestation; climate adaptation management; afforestation regionalization; indicators and baseline
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Study of Forest Landscape Development Based on Geospatial Technologies
edited by , and Yihang Zhang
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3190 | Submission Open
Keywords: geospatial technologies; remote sensing; machine learning; forests; forest management; forest disturbance; forest dynamics; forest inventory
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
Forest Tree Genetics and Breeding in Response to Different Threats
edited by , , and Hanzeng Wang
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3137 | Submission Open
Keywords: trees; genetics and breeding; heat stress; cold stress; salt stress; metal stress; abiotic and biotic stresses; environmental adaptation; gene regulation; genetic engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Molecular Biology)
Water Use Efficiency and Hydraulic Traits of Forest Trees in Changing Environment
edited by and Francesco Niccoli
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2329 | Submission Open
Keywords: forests; water-use efficiency; hydraulic traits; climate change; tree adaptations; forest management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Hydrology)
Forest Ecology and Resource Monitoring Based on Sensors, Signal and Image Processing
edited by Yili Zheng, Xinwen Yu, , Yue Zhao, Guang Deng and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2249 | 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)
Aboveground and Belowground Interaction and Forest Carbon Cycling—Volume II
edited by , and Tao Wang
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1842 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest ecosystem; aboveground biomass; belowground biomass; root biomass; forest productivity; biomass turnover; litter production; litter decomposition; carbon cycling; forest management
(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 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1715 | 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)
Sustainable Forest Operations Planning and Management
edited by , and Rudolf Alexandru Derczeni
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1245 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable harvesting; forest operations; environmental impacts; mechanization; time and productivity studies; labor safety and health; wood debris; timber losses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Operations and Engineering)
Production in Forest Nurseries, Field Performance of Seedlings and Natural Regeneration in the Context of Climate Change submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1127 | Submission Open
Keywords: seed and seedling quality; cutting; somatic embryogenesis; nursery production; cultural practices; environmental stress; mycorrhizal and bacteria symbioses; field performance; research and development programs adapted to the production chain of tree seedlings; agroforestry products and their valorization; natural regeneration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Fungal Diversity in Forests
edited by Bernardo Ernesto Lechner, and Viktor Papp
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 987 | Submission Open
Keywords: fungal diversity; fugal taxonomy; fungal biology; forests; biodiversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Composites from Recycled and Modified Woods—Technology, Properties, Application—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 941 | Submission Open
Keywords: wood composites; particleboards; plywood; recycled wood; modified wood; processing; finishing; physical– mechanical properties; service life; bio-resistance; abio-resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
Heavy Metals in Forests: Future Research Needs
edited by Panagiotis Michopoulos
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 293 | Submission Open
Keywords: heavy metals; deposition; forest soils; climate change; biogeochemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)
Forest Growth and Water Use—Opportunities for Management in Future Forests
edited by Donald A. White
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open
Keywords: drought physiology; water relations; forest– water interactions; quantitative physiology; plantation water use
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Resident Engagement in Urban Forests and Parks Management
edited by Jason S. Gordon
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban forest equity; forest planning; civic science; participatory research; environmental education
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)
Precise Forestry: Forest Dynamic Change Mapping, Monitoring and Modeling submission deadline 5 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3360 | 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)
Genetic Adaptation of Agroforestry to Climate Change: Diversity, Development and Function
edited by
submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 812 | Submission Open
Keywords: gene; alternative splicing; abiotic stress; transformation; gene editing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Molecular Biology)
Research on Vegetation Change in Forest Wetlands submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open
Keywords: wetlands; deforestation; climate change; land use; invasive species; conservation; restoration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Urban Forest Landscape Planning, Management and Evaluation submission deadline 18 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3808 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban biodiversity; urban landscape planning; biotic factors; abiotic factors; decision-making process; IT tools
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Forest Characterization Assisted by Remote Sensing Technologies
edited by , and Bruna Paolinelli Reis
submission deadline 18 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 327 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest mensuration; forest monitoring; forest inventory; laser scanner; radar; photogrammetry; uncertainty; digital forests
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
Organic Fertilization and Sustainable Soil Management Practices in Trees
edited by
submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4953 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic fertilization; soil quality; soil management techniques; soil conservation practices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)
Sustainable Utilization of Low-Value Tree Biomass for Bio-Based Products submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open
Keywords: lignocellulosic biomass; wood bark; heartwood; low-value biomass; chemistry structure; cellulose; lignin; hemicelluloses; extractives; polyphenols; natural antioxidants; antifungal properties; fine chemicals; decomposition; nanocrystalline cellulose; nanofibrillated cellulose; nanolignin; advanced methods; characterization; application; bionanocomposites; biopolymers; biodegradable
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
Genetic Variation and Adaptation of Forest Trees to Environmental Changes submission deadline 23 Aug 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5046 | Submission Open
Keywords: agroforest systems; climate; soil; and water changes; conservation genetics; genetic diversity; native trees; non-native trees; evolution; genomics; ecology; sustainable developing goals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Molecular Biology)
Forest Responses to Fires submission deadline 24 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; forest; grassland; land use change; management; prescribed fire; shrubland; wildfire
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Forest Paleoecology
edited by
submission deadline 25 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1375 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant macrofossil; pollen analysis; charcoal; fossil wood; dendrochronology; fossil forest; paleoenvironment record; paleoecological reconstructions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Phenomenon of Wood Colour submission deadline 25 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 482 | Submission Open
Keywords: wood; wood-based materials; colour; processes; surface; discolouration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
Pathways to “Carbon Neutralization” in Forest Ecosystems
edited by , , and Hui Li
submission deadline 25 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 317 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest carbon emission efficiency; spatial association network; carbon peak; carbon neutralization; carbon prediction model
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Meteorology and Climate Change)
Transforming Forest Governance and Rural Livelihoods to Address Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss submission deadline 25 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest governance; biodiversity and ecosystem services; direct and indirect drivers; forest governance transformation; communities’ livelihoods; forest policy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science)
Topicalities in Forest Ecology of Seeds—Series II
edited by
submission deadline 25 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open
Keywords: seed production; seed quality; seed dispersal; seed germination; early seedling growth; soil seed banks; seed dormancy; seed predation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Impact of Disturbance on Forest Regeneration and Recruitment
edited by
submission deadline 25 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial regeneration; ecological processes; forest biodiversity; natural regeneration; recruitment; reforestation; restoration; structure; succession
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Physiological, Biochemical and Morphological Adaptation Characteristics of Woody Plants to the External Environment
edited by Eun Ju Cheong
submission deadline 26 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 972 | 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)
Wood Inter- and Intra-annual Chemical Variation
edited by José Carlos Carvalho Rodrigues and Ana Alves
submission deadline 26 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open
Keywords: annual growth rings; earlywood/latewood; juvenile/mature wood; wood chemistry; analytical pyrolysis; vibrational spectroscopy; extractives; lignin content and composition; cellulose; hemicelluloses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
Woody Plant Phenology in a Changing Climate
edited by and
submission deadline 28 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3814 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest phenology; woody species; remote sensing; vegetation; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Meteorology and Climate Change)
Effects of Climate Change on Tree-Ring Growth
edited by Xianliang Zhang, Liang Shi, and
submission deadline 29 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2407 | Submission Open
Keywords: tree-ring; dendroecology; stable isotopes; extreme climate events; drought; forest growth; climate changes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Applications in Forestry submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | 16 articles | Viewed by 25920 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; forest management; forest protection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
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