Special Issues

Forests runs special issues to create collections of papers on specific topics. The aim is to build 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 in the subject and oversee the editorial process for papers. Papers published in a Special Issue will be collected together on a dedicated page of the journal website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Quercus Research for Improvement and Protection: From Field and Greenhouse Experiments to Biotechnology and Molecular Analysis submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 10 articles | Viewed by 12238
Keywords: Quercus spp.; climate change; abiotic stress; biotic stress; biodiversity; breeding; oak decline; biotechnology; ecophysiology; omics approaches; molecular markers; systems biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Molecular Biology)
Advances in Forest Tree Seedling Cultivation Technology
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6094
Keywords: seed dormancy; seed germination mechanism; seedling nutrient allocation; the stress resistance of seedlings; seedling quality assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Responses of Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics and GHG Fluxes in Forest Ecosystems to Climate Change and Human Activity
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4538
Keywords: climate change; dissolved organic matter; forest ecosystem; forest management; human activity; methane flux; nitrous oxide flux; soil carbon and nitrogen dynamic; soil respiration and its components
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Forestry Robotics and Digital Forest Operations (Special Issue in Collaboration with ICRA 2022 IFRRIA Workshop) submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2661
Keywords: field robotics; precision forestry; forest machinery; artificial perception; multi-robot systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Operations and Engineering)
Forest Assessment, Modelling and Management in a Changing World submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2647
Keywords: forest management; forest economics; climate change; forest-wood industry; forest resource inventory
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Forest Ecophysiological Responses to Climate Change submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 903
Keywords: climate change; elevated CO2; heat stress; plant physiology; drought responses; tree mortality; acclimation; plant-water relations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecophysiology and Biology)
Soil Biogeochemical Cycling of Nutrients in Forest
edited by Wenjun Zhou
submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 742
Keywords: soil microbial traits and functions; mycorrhizal fungi; forest succession and conservation; C stock in forest; nitrogen dynamic; P limitation; rhizosphere effect; litter decomposition; tree effect
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)
Soil Respiration and CO2 Emission in Tropical Ecosystems
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 695
Keywords: soil respiration; soil water content; soil organic carbon; microbial respiration; root respiration; effect of land use change; global warming; carbon cycle
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)
Responses of Photosynthesis to Temperature Stress
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 275
Keywords: physiological acclimation; climate change; global warming; carbon balance; stress tolerance; stress avoidance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecophysiology and Biology)
Forest Fuel Ecology: The Feedbacks among Fuels, Fire Behavior, and Vegetation
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 180
Keywords: adaptation to climate change; wildfires; fire danger index; ignition potential; wildfire spread prediction; fuel management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
Photosynthetic, Nutrient and Water Physiology of Forest Trees under Climate Change
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 115
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecophysiology and Biology)
Advances in Tree Germplasm Innovation and High-Efficiency Propagation submission deadline 1 Jun 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 4765 | Submission Open
Keywords: somatic embryogenesis; genetic transformation; gene editing; cell culture; cryopreservation; cutting propagation; grafting propagation; seedling nursing with equipment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Molecular Biology)
Diseases of Forests and Urban Trees Transmitted by Insects
edited by and
submission deadline 2 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 827 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest pests and diseases; phoresy; insect vectoring; fungi; viruses; bacteria; phytoplasma; bark beetles; ambrosia beetles; Ophiostomatales; Microascales
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)
Novel Insights into the Assessment of Wood Properties submission deadline 5 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2383 | Submission Open
Keywords: wood properties; non-destructive methodologies; experimental characterization; numerical modelling; fast-growing species; timber structures; engineered wood products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
Modeling National and Global Forest Product Markets and Trade submission deadline 9 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3924 | Submission Open
Keywords: traditional wood products; new and emerging wood products; forest carbon; harvested wood products carbon; international trade; avoided emissions; climate smart forestry; wood energy; forest sector outlook; environmental policy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science)
Wood Quality and Mechanical Properties submission deadline 10 Jun 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4311 | Submission Open
Keywords: wood characterization; classification methods; wood testing; non-destructive tests; normative procedures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
Geographic Distribution of Quantitative Trait Variation and Genetic Variability in Natural Tree Species
edited by , and Ananda Virgínia De Aguiar
submission deadline 10 Jun 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1662 | Submission Open
Keywords: multiscale landscape; genetic diversity; contemporary gene flow; quantitative trait variation; molecular markers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Molecular Biology)
Diversity, Abundance, and Distribution of Wood-Decay Fungi submission deadline 10 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 603 | Submission Open
Keywords: wood decay; macrofungi; lignocellulose; habitat; diversity; biogeography; abundance; taxonomy; survey
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
Fungal–Plant Interactions: Latest Advances and Prospects
edited by Ying-Ning Zou, and
submission deadline 11 Jun 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5785 | Submission Open
Keywords: mycorrhiza; endophytic fungi; pathogenic fungi
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)
Using Dendrochronology to Extract Climate Change Impact over Past Decades submission deadline 12 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 916 | Submission Open
Keywords: tree rings; forest; growth; climate; drought; streamflow; anatomical analysis; biotic and abiotic disturbances
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecophysiology and Biology)
Diversity and Regulation of Metabolites in Forest Plants submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4639 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolites; diversity and function; forest plant; environmental changes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecophysiology and Biology)
Wood Protection Based on the Study of Chemical and Physical Properties submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1995 | Submission Open
Keywords: wood protection; wood preservation; chemical properties; physical properties; durability; service life of wood; weathering; wood surface; coatings
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
Advances on the Influence of Vegetation and Forest on Urban Air Quality and Thermal Comfort—Series II submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 893 | 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)
Mode of Action of Chemical and Thermal Wood Modification Techniques submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open
Keywords: chemical wood modification; thermal wood modification; durability; moisture; fire protection; mode of action; solid wood; wood-based composites; novel wood materials; renewable resources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
Dynamics of Soil N Cycling and Its Response to Vegetation
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submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental conservation; forest management; forest nitrogen cycling; nitrogen-saving forestry systems; seasonal dynamics; soil nitrogen behavior; soil nitrogen cycling; soil nitrogen fluxes; soil nitrogen modelling; soil spatial and temporal variability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)
Deep Learning Techniques for Forest Parameter Retrieval and Accurate Tree Modeling from Remote Sensing Data submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10628 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; forest phenotypic traits; tree modelling; forest scenario rendering; digital twin; deep learning; computer graphics; machine vision
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
Wood Treatments and Modification Technologies submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2734 | Submission Open
Keywords: wood; biomass; modification; treatment; impregnation; wood composite; solid wood; chemical modification; heat treatment; biological treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
Restoration in Pine Forests
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 841 | Submission Open
Keywords: Pinus; ecology; management; protection; diseases; habitat conditions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Soil Faunal Diversity and Ecological Functions in Forest Ecosystems
edited by and Manqiang Liu
submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 751 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil fauna; forest ecosystems; ecological functions; global change; forest management; nutrient cycling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)
Global Biogeography and Invasion Risk of Forest Pathogens submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open
Keywords: diversity; alien species; invasiveness of fungi; sucess of invasion; plant protecion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)
Non-timber Forest Products (NTFPs) and Prospects for Bioeconomy in the Tropics submission deadline 22 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1533 | Submission Open
Keywords: NTFP; household and macro-economics; livelihoods; policy; sustainability; sustainable development transformation; new product development; bioeconomy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science)
Tree and Wind Interactions in a Changing Climate submission deadline 22 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open
Keywords: wind-tree interactions; wind loading; biomechanics; wind damage modeling; tree stability; soil-root interactions; wind resistance; risk assessment; adaptive forest management; managed and urban forests
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards and Risk Management)
Forest Fires Prediction and Detection
edited by and Rafael De Ávila Rodrigues
submission deadline 23 Jun 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7739 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; climate change; forest fires; fire models; fire monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards and Risk Management)
Forest Ecosystem Services and Landscape Design submission deadline 25 Jun 2023 | 15 articles | Viewed by 14640 | 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)
Plant Functional Traits in Forests: Variation and Linkages with Function submission deadline 25 Jun 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5743 | Submission Open
Keywords: intra- and inter-species variation; different plant organs; environmental gradient; response to global changes; plant phylogenetic effects; whole-plant performance; community assembly; ecosystem function
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecophysiology and Biology)
Forest Species Distribution, Diversity and Growth under Climate Change submission deadline 25 Jun 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3674 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; boreal; temperate forest; tree species diversity; forest composition and growth; disturbances; future forests
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)
Fungal Dynamics and Diversity in Forests
edited by and Burenjargal Otgonsuren
submission deadline 25 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1010 | Submission Open
Keywords: forests; saprotrophic fungi; mycorrhizal fungi; pathogenic fungi; ecosystem function
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)
Development and Utilization of High-Value Products from Woody Biomass
edited by
submission deadline 27 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 989 | Submission Open
Keywords: woody biomass; woody bioenergy; renewable materials; biomaterials; nanocellulose; lignin; cellulose; hemicellulose; sustainable materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
Advanced Technologies in Physical and Mechanical Wood Modification
edited by Radoslaw Mirski and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 14 articles | Viewed by 17071 | 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)
Frontiers in Modification of Wood and Wood-Based Composites submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 10 articles | Viewed by 11850 | Submission Open
Keywords: wood science; wood composite; wood treatment; bioadhesive; bamboo
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)
Response of Forests to Climate Change: Tree-Ring Analysis and Wood Anatomy
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8174 | Submission Open
Keywords: Tree rings; Wood anatomy; Micro-sampling; Forest ecology; Climate change; Xylem formation; Extreme climates; Forest management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Meteorology and Climate Change)
Wildfire Behavior and Risk: From Fundamental Research to Pioneering Modeling Approaches submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7714 | Submission Open
Keywords: wildfire behavior; wildfire risk; wildfire spread; large wildfires; fuels; weather and climate; topography; decision support systems; wildfire management.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards and Risk Management)
Nutrient Cycling through the Forest and Soil System
edited by Stefano Carnicelli and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7200 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest soils; soil– plant interactions; nutrient source tracing; phosphorus; nitrogen; potassium; nutrient cycling and stores; element fluxes and budgets; forest humus forms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)
Advances in Resilient Adaptation to Climate Change in the Forest Sector
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6240 | Submission Open
Keywords: resilient adaptation; climate change; spatial assessment; adaptation capacity; climate risk; carbon neutral
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Meteorology and Climate Change)
Urban Forest Construction and Sustainable Tourism Development submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5664 | Submission Open
Keywords: aesthetics; images; benefits; visitors; values; attitudes; festivals; impact; ecotourism sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)
Trees and Their Benefits: Social, Ecological & Economic Considerations
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5271 | 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)
Cultivation, Development, and Utilization of Multifunctional Tree Species
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5095 | Submission Open
Keywords: multifunctional trees; target biomass production; wood quality; phytochemicals; biological activities; vegetative propagation; genotype– environment interactions; secondary metabolite regulation; oriented cultivation pattern
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Molecular Biology)
Fire Effects on Fuel and Vegetation: Linking Process to Pattern submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4439 | Submission Open
Keywords: fire behavior; fireline intensity; fire spread; mortality; regeneration; fuel reduction; combustion; fuel consumption
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)
Impact of Climate Change on Tree Growth
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4300 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon sequestration; tree-rings; extreme weather events; climate sensitivity; early life-history traits; reciprocal transplantation experiment; species distribution models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Meteorology and Climate Change)
Long-Term Genetic Improvement and Molecular Breeding of Chinese Fir
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3933 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetic breeding; breeding population; seed orchards; genetic diversity; biology breeding; long-term genetic breeding; Chinese fir
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Molecular Biology)
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