Forest Health
A section of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907).
Section Information
The Section “Forest Health” publishes original research and full-length review articles describing research on all aspects of forest health. Examples of areas included in the Section “Forest Health” include but are not limited to:
- Physiological and genetic interactions between trees and harmful biotic impacts;
- Resistance and resilience mechanisms;
- Biological and applied aspects of tree diseases;
- Biology, ecology, and control of forest tree insects;
- Diagnosis, monitoring, and assessment of forest pathogen and insects;
- Impacts of forest pathogens and insects on forests;
- Impacts of disturbance such as pollution and climate change on forest trees and forest ecosystems;
- Methodology of forest insect and disease surveys;
- Population dynamics of forest insects;
- Forest Health Assessment;
- Alien invasive species;
- Social dimensions of forest health;
- Integrated management of forest defoliating insects and pathogens;
- Quantitative approaches including statistical, mathematics, and computer technology.
Proposals for Special Issues are also welcome.
Keywords
- forest pathogen
- tree disease
- forest pests
- forest pest insects
- environment
- interactions
- adaptation
- population
- invasion biology
- physiology
- biology
- ecology
- dispersal
- monitoring
- assessment
- management
- disturbance
Editorial Board
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Forest Pathogens: Detection, Diagnosis, and Control (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Risk Assessment and Management of Forest Pest Outbreaks (Deadline: 23 May 2025)
- Management of Forest Pests and Diseases—2nd Edition (Deadline: 6 June 2025)
- Forest Tree Diseases Genomics: Growing Resources and Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Insect-Pathogenic Fungus Interactions in Forest Ecosystems (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Long-Term and Seasonal Population Dynamics of Forest Insects at Climate Change (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Pathogenic Fungi in Forest (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Plant Microbiome: Functional Roles and Implications for Forest Health (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Approaches to Forecasting Damage by Invasive Forest Pathogens (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Pest Invasions and Biological Control in Forests (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Monitoring and Control of Forest Pests (Deadline: 25 September 2025)
- Altitude Distribution of Insects in Tropical and Subtropical Rainforests (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Innovative Techniques for Monitoring and Managing Invasive Forest Pests and Pathogens (Deadline: 30 October 2025)
- Impacts of Climate Change and Disturbances on Forest Ecosystems (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Advances in Biological Control of Forest Diseases and Pests: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Recent Scientific Developments in Forest Pathology (Deadline: 10 November 2025)
- Biological Control and Management of Tree Diseases and Insect Pests in Forests (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Diagnosing and Managing Forest and Tree Diseases: Advances, Challenges and Strategies (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Forest Pathogen Detection, Diagnosis and Control (Deadline: 30 December 2025)
- Innovating Indicators: New Approaches for Tracking Forest Health Status and Trends in a Rapidly Changing World (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Advances in Detection and Identification of Insect Pests and Pathogens: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
