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Woody Plant Phenology in a Changing Climate, 2nd Edition
edited by Yanjun Du and Miaogen Shen
submission deadline 23 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 22 | 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)
Impact of Disturbance on Forest Regeneration and Recruitment
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1951 | 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)
Forest Biometry: Advancements on Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives and Contribution in Forest Management submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 67 | 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)
Forest Parameter Extraction and Ecological Applications with UAV-Based Remote Sensing Techniques
edited by Jiayuan Lin, and Hongxiang Wang
submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 148 | 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)
Forest Tree Breeding, Testing, and Selection
edited by , Jaroslav Klapste and Eduardo Pablo Cappa
submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 120 | 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)
Management of the Sustainable Forest Operations and Silviculture submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 83 | 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)
Pollen-Based Tree Population Dynamics and Climate Reconstruction
edited by , Roberta Pini, and Juan Ochando Tomás
submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity; population dynamics; biogeography; climate; paleoecology; pollen; quaternary
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Meteorology and Climate Change)
Growth Dynamics of Tree Species: Measurement and Modeling submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 23 | 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)
Drone Based Information Fusion for Forestry Application and Conservation
edited by , Zhenyang Hui and Xiao Wang
submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 20 | 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)
Social and Cultural Benefits of Forests Contributing to Human Health and Well-Being
edited by , Xiaofang Zhou and Mingjun Li
submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest ecosystem services; forest management and restoration; social and cultural benefits; forest eco-industry; human well-being; social– ecological system model simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science)
Sustainable Urban Forests and Green Environments in a Changing World submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban forests; sustainable ecosystems; forests ecosystem services; forest recreation; forest management; green environment; well-being; sustainable development goals (SDGs); climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)
LiDAR Remote Sensing for Forestry
edited by Zhenyang Hui, Penggen Cheng, Bo Liu and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5171 | Submission Open
Keywords: LiDAR; point cloud; forest inventory; filtering; biomass; quantitative structure model; forest dynamics; forest structure analysis; carbon cycle/sequestration; forest management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Applications in Forestry—The Second Edition
edited by
submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 17 | 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)
Forest Growth and Regeneration Dynamics submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open
Keywords: silvicultural treatments/interventions; regeneration; stand dynamics; density management; growth and yield; quantitative silviculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Suitable Ecological Management of Forest Dynamics
edited by
submission deadline 26 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 10 | Submission Open
Keywords: stages of stand development; “ ecological” silviculture; complexity; mixed- and single-species; age classes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Assessing, Valuing, and Mapping Ecosystem Services submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecosystem services (ESs); land use change; the leaf area index; vegetation cover; ES assessment and valuation; ES trade-offs and synergies; ES supply; demand; and budgets; carbon sequestration; carbon neutrality; human wellbeing; scenario analysis; nature-based solutions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Forest Inventory: The Monitoring of Biomass and Carbon Stocks
edited by , Zhe Xu and Zong Wang
submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1407 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest inventory; biomass assessment; carbon stocks; monitoring techniques; remote sensing; data fusion; climate change mitigation; forest carbon dynamics; biodiversity conservation; policy implications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
Vegetation and Remote Sensing Phenology in Deciduous Forests
edited by Rong Yu, Alison Donnelly, , Jingru Zhang, Shilong Ren, Shuai An, Weiguang Lang and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open
Keywords: vegetation phenology; remote sensing; deciduous forests; precise monitoring; machine learning; big data analytics; multi-source remote sensing datasets
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
Forest and Urban Green Space Ecosystem Services and Management
edited by , Xin Xiong, Jianling Li and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest ecosystem; urban green space ecosystem; ecosystem services; forest management; climate change; land use and cover change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)
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