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Long-Term and Seasonal Population Dynamics of Forest Insects at Climate Change

edited by

Valentyna Meshkova

Jaroslav Holuša

and

Mihai-Leonard Duduman

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 623 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; biotic risks in the forest; phenological asynchrony between trophic levels; population dynamic; phytophagous forest insects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Plant Microbiome: Functional Roles and Implications for Forest Health

edited by

Haihua Wang

Chunyan Wang

and Jieqiong Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 290 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest health; microbial ecology; mycorrhizal fungi; soil biogeochemical cycling; global climate change; forest pathogen and management; forest fire

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Interaction Between Epiphytes and Host Plants: Structure, Pattern and Processes

edited by Talitha Mayumi Francisco, Dayvid Rodrigues Couto and Mario Luís Garbin

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: commensalisms; biodiversity; ecological network; plant– plant interactions; community structure; community ecology; network determinants; conservation; ecosystem dynamics; biotic and abiotic factors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

The Functional Role of Mycorrhizal Fungi in Forest Ecosystems

edited by Wojciech Szewczyk and

Jolanta Behnke-Borowczyk

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycorrhiza; fungi; fungal mycorrhizal diversity; mycorrhizal function; ECM fungi; forest; symbiosis; ectomycorrhizal diversity; fungal diversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Recent Advances in Agroforestry Ecosystems

edited by Tomasz B. Falkowski and John Groninger

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate resilience; biodiversity conservation; sustainable development; traditional ecological knowledge; ecosystem services; food sovereignty; agroecology

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

Insect-Pathogenic Fungus Interactions in Forest Ecosystems

edited by Carlo Bregant,

Alessandra Benigno

and Matteo Bracalini

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: endemic and emerging forest diseases; insect vectors; forest decline; forest disease complex; bark beetles; insect– pathogen interactions; modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Forest Disturbance and Management

edited by

Jie Zhao

, Chao Yue,

Zhiwei Wu

and

Ziqiang Du

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6751 | 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 Ecosystem Services: Modelling, Mapping and Valuing

edited by

Bahman Jabbarian Amiri

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2985 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem services (ESs); ESs supply and demand dynamics; ESs mapping techniques; ESs valuation methods; security in ecosystem services; biodiversity conservation; carbon sequestration; water yield and purification

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

Medicinal and Edible Uses of Non-Timber Forest Resources

edited by

Maria Elena Estrada-Zuñiga

Angélica Román-Guerrero

and Carmen Zepeda-Gómez

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1628 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-timber products; medicinal plants; edible forest products; genetic resources; chemical analysis

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

Root Adaptation to Environmental Changes

edited by

Lei Jiang

and Quan Li

submission deadline 18 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: root plasticity; root adaptation; root morphology; climate change; environmental stress; abiotic stress; root– soil interactions; mycorrhizal symbiosis; nutrient uptake; ecosystem resilience

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

Strategic Forest-Based Sector Planning and Management in the Era of Bioeconomy

edited by

Nikolay Neykov

, Mariana Sedliačiková and

Petar Antov

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6328 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioeconomy; sustainable forest management; data envelopment analysis; forest policy; technological Innovations

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

Woody Plant Phenology in a Changing Climate, 2nd Edition

edited by Yanjun Du and Miaogen Shen

submission deadline 23 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1002 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetation phenology; forest; woody species; remote sensing; species distribution shifts; vegetation; climate change

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

Monitoring and Modelling of Soil Properties in Forest Ecosystems

edited by

Pavel Samec

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4228 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil development; soil nutrient balance; erosion– sedimentation processes; environmental indicators; ecosystem restoration; soil mapping; vegetation ecology; forest monitoring; soil adaptation to global change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Impact of Disturbance on Forest Regeneration and Recruitment

edited by

Jordan M. Marshall

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3700 | 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)

The Forest Soil Carbon in a Changing World

edited by

Chao Fang

, Ziqiang Yuan,

Jordi Sardans

and

Xin Song

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1968 | 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)

Forest Biometry: Advancements on Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives and Contribution in Forest Management

edited by

Dimitrios Zianis

Athanasios Stampoulidis

and

Palaiologos Palaiologou

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: terrestrial laser scanning; terrestrial carbon dynamics; bioenergy production; climate smart forestry; ecophysiological processes; UAVs; remote sensing; forest management; forest allometry

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

Ecological Functions of Forest Soils

edited by Hannu Ilvesniemi

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: rhizosphere; soil microbiology; microporosity; roots; modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Abiotic and Biotic Stress Responses in Trees Species

edited by

Hou-Ling Wang

and

Liu-Qiang Wang

submission deadline 29 Jul 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 10469 | Submission Open

Keywords: drought; salt; cold; temperature; disease; pests; response; signaling; phytohormone

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

EcoResource: Sustainable Materials and Waste Management in Wood and Non-wood Resources

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8038 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood engineering; pulp; fiber resources from non-woody plants; wood-inhabiting insects and fungi; wood biomass; ecological issues related to forest products; recycling; utilization of natural waste

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

Ecosystem Services of Urban Forest

edited by

Slaveya Petrova

and Bogdan Nikolov

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4557 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban resilience; air pollution mitigation; precipitation runoff limitation; urban heat island mitigation; carbon sequestration; ecosystem services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Wood Properties: Measurement, Modeling, and Future Needs

edited by

Rafael De Avila Delucis

and

Rene Herrera Diaz

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3366 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood properties; measurement techniques; modeling; sustainability; innovation; forestry; timber engineering; material science; renewable resources; industry standards

(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

Yanhui Wang

and

Zebin Liu

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1560 | 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)

Transforming Wood into Smart Materials: Innovations in Processing and Application

edited by Hao Guan, Qiuqin Lin, Shanshan Jia and

Monika Sarvašová Kvietková

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1221 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart wood material; wood-based composite; wood nanotechnology; wood modification; bamboo; functionalization; sustainability

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

Future Trends and Challenges in Forest Education

edited by Martin Barker

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest; education; future; innovations; forestry

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

Advances on the Influence of Vegetation and Forest on Urban Air Quality and Thermal Comfort—2nd Edition

edited by

Jose Luis Santiago

Esther Rivas

and

Beatriz Sanchez

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14588 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban air quality and climate; thermal comfort; urban vegetation; trees in the streets; urban forests; vegetation barriers; urban parks; nature-based solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Organic Fertilization and Sustainable Soil Management Practices in Trees

edited by

Victor Kavvadias

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12642 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic fertilization; soil quality; soil management techniques; soil conservation practices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Effect of Mangrove Ecosystems on Coastal Ecology and Climate Change

edited by Yuhan Zheng,

Junyu He

and

Qutu Jiang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5496 | Submission Open

Keywords: mangrove conservation; ecological value; blue carbon; remote sensing; sustainable development; spatiotemporal modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Hydrology)

Forests in Protected Areas: Removing Threats and Improving Preservation

edited by

Aureliu-Florin Hălălișan

and

Bogdan Popa

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5055 | 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)

Forest Tree Breeding, Testing, and Selection

edited by

Kyu Suk Kang

, Jaroslav Klapste and Eduardo Pablo Cappa

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4610 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantitative genetics; genomic selection; genotyping by sequencing; progeny test; provenance test; plus-tree selection; seed orchard; G– E interaction

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

Ecosystem-Disturbance Interactions in Forests

edited by

Camilla Wellstein

Roberto Tognetti

and Daniel Scherrer

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4572 | 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 Parameter Extraction and Ecological Applications with UAV-Based Remote Sensing Techniques

edited by Jiayuan Lin,

Haoming Xia

and Hongxiang Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3996 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest parameter extraction; unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or drone; remote sensing; convolutional neural network (CNN); deep learning; tree classification; forest inventory; precision forestry

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

Applications of Advanced Technologies for Improved Precision in Forest Operations

edited by Mauricio Acuna, Kari Väätäinen and

Thomas Purfürst

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2785 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensing technologies; AI; ML; and optimization algorithms in forest operations; location of trees and harvesting equipment; forest operations planning using sensing technologies; driver-assistance sensing technologies; robotic systems and autonomous vehicles

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

Forest Soil Microbiology and Biogeochemistry

edited by Gexi Xu and

Hui Li

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2249 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystems; soil microbiology; soil biogeochemistry; fungi and bacteria; nutrient cycling; ecological processes and mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Carbon Sequestration and Stability; Soil Erosion in Forest Ecosystems: 2nd Edition

edited by Hongwei Xu, Jun Xiao and Danbo Pang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2101 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystems; forest management; global change; vegetation restoration; carbon cycling; carbon stability; soil physical property; soil biodiversity; soil erosion; plant diversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Management of the Sustainable Forest Operations and Silviculture

edited by

Benno Richard Eberhard

and

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1323 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest management; forest technology; smart forestry; operational monitoring; remote sensing; artificial intelligence; forest management software; environmental stewardship

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

Tree Growth and Physiological Properties Under Ongoing Global Climate Change: 2nd Edition

edited by

Jakub Černý

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1138 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest management; forest growth and productivity; sustainable silviculture; forest adaptation; tree resilience; physiological traits; forest acclimation; resource use; carbon sequestration; global climate change

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

Growth Dynamics of Tree Species: Measurement and Modeling

edited by

Gerónimo Quiñónez Barraza

José Javier Corral-Rivas

and

Hector Manuel De Los Santos Posada

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 480 | Submission Open

Keywords: growth models; growth dynamics; forest modeling; machine learning; biological; ecological; and environmental processes; climate change and modeling

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

Genetic Diversity of Forest: Insights on Conservation

edited by

Fernanda Amato Gaiotto

and Alesandro Souza Santos

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 421 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation genetics; landscape genetics; landscape genomics; population genomics; environmental adaptation; native forests; forest deforestation; genetic restoration

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

Wood Chemistry—Advanced Technology and Techniques

edited by Mohamed Jebrane

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 381 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood chemistry; lignocellulosic materials; lignin valorization; wood modification; bio-based adhesives; circular economy in wood industry; environmental impact of wood products; life cycle analysis (LCA) of wood-based products; bioenergy and biofuels from wood; wood-based composites

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

Pollen-Based Tree Population Dynamics and Climate Reconstruction

edited by

Federico Di Rita

, Roberta Pini,

Fabrizio Michelangeli

and Juan Ochando Tomás

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 274 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; population dynamics; biogeography; climate; paleoecology; pollen; quaternary

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

Advances in Sustainable Processing of Wood and Lignocellulosic Materials: From Molecular Engineering to Industrial Implementation

edited by

Pablo Lopez-Albarran

and

José Guadalupe Rutiaga-Quiñones

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood chemistry; lignocellulosic materials; molecular engineering; sustainable wood adhesives; advanced wood composites; antifungal wood treatments; physical properties of wood; chemical modification of wood; renewable biomaterials; industrial applications of wood

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

Drone Based Information Fusion for Forestry Application and Conservation

edited by

Sisi Yu

, Zhenyang Hui and Xiao Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open

Keywords: drone technology; filtering methods; multiply sources data fusion; spatiotemporal dynamic; forestry conservation; forestry management; natural protected area; remote sensing

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

Uses, Structure and Properties of Wood and Wood Products

edited by

Weiqi Leng

and

Angela Balzano

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood; formation; structure; properties; modification; utilization

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

Impacts of Forest Fire on Ecosystem and Climate-Related Drivers

edited by

Jie Zhao

, Chao Yue and Yuyun Fu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: extreme forest fire; ecosystem impact; climate change; biodiversity loss; ecosystem services; adaptation strategies; successional trajectories

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards and Risk Management)

Heavy Metal and Rare-Earth Element Stocks and Concentrations in Forests

edited by

Muhammad Mohsin

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: remediation techniques; soil– plant interactions; rare-earth elements; phytoremediation; temporal trends; metal recovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Biocomposite Materials Derived from Forest Biomass Management

edited by

Carlo Santulli

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: lignocellulosic materials; biocomposites; forest biomass

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

Physical–Mechanical Characteristic Analysis of Wood and Wood-Based Composites

edited by

Miran Merhar

and Rostand Moutou Pitti

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical properties; mechanical properties; fracture mechanics; processing technologies; design of experiments; artificial neural network; finite element modelling

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

Recent Advances in Wood- and Bamboo-Based Composites

edited by

Yu Xian

Haidong Li

, Penglian Wei and Haitao Cheng

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood/bamboo anatomy; wood/bamboo functionalization modification; wood- and bamboo-based composites; wood and bamboo structural building materials; adhesives; low-carbon material; utilization of waste wood/bamboo; intelligent wood- and bamboo-based composites; biomimetic materials

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

Analysis of Sustainable Woody Biomass Biorefinery

edited by

Beatrice Vincenti

Enrico Paris

and

Francesco Gallucci

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable forest biorefinery; woody biomass utilization; plantation products; forest biofuels; biochemicals from forestry; life-cycle sustainability; ecosystem impacts; resource efficiency in forestry; circular bioeconomy from forests; integrated forestry biorefineries

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

Recent Advances in Wood Modification and Wood Functionalization Research

edited by

Mátyás Báder

Miklós Bak

and

Róbert Németh

submission deadline 1 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3173 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood modification; nanomaterials; plasma treatment; fungal mycelium treatment; enzymatic treatment; combined modification methods; novel modification methods; high-performance wood-based materials; lignocellulosic raw materials; biopolymers

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

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