Forests

Mangrove Wetland Restoration and Rehabilitation Under Climate Change and Human Cumulative Impacts in the 21st Century

edited by Victor H. Rivera-Monroy, Jorge Lopez-Portillo, Xosé Lois Otero-Pérez and

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5813 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; biogeochemistry; blue carbon; climate change; community-based restoration; ecophysiology; ecosystem services; hydrological restoration; monitoring and modeling; natural regeneration; stakeholder participation

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

Forest Ecotourism: Balancing Recreation, Conservation, and Local Development

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submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1334 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecotourism; sustainable tourism; conservation and recreation; community-based tourism; forest landscapes; ecosystem services; protected areas; participatory planning; forest policy; tourism and local development

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

Recent Advances and Future Perspectives in Forest Hydrology

edited by

Francisco Balocchi

, Andrés A. Iroumé, Silvio Ferraz and

Teresa Reyna

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 1248 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest hydrology; groundwater– surface-water interactions; paired-catchment; remote sensing; climate extremes; forest disturbances; socio-hydrology; nature-based solutions; machine learning; global change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Hydrology)

Wood Quality, Smart Timber Harvesting, and Forestry Machinery

edited by

Maria Francesca Cataldo

and

Salvatore F. Papandrea

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1025 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood supply chain; precision forestry; decision support systems (DSS); life cycle assessment (LCA); timber traceability; waste wood recovery; worksite management; human– machine interaction (HMI); non-destructive testing (NDT); wood transportation

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

Growth and Yield Models for Forests—Second Edition

edited by

Elia Vangi

,

Alessio Collalti

and

Gherardo Chirici

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest growth and yield; model calibration and evaluation; forest management; growth models; biomass and carbon; seeding; regeneration; recruitment; mortality; site productivity; climate change and drought; disturbance impacts

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

Advanced Methods and Technologies for Forest Wildfire Prevention

edited by

Michael Wing

, Helen Margaret de Klerk and

Abdullah Emin Akay

submission deadline 26 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1737 | Submission Open

Keywords: wildfire prevention; wildfire risk; fuel management; remote sensing; artificial intelligence; decision-support systems

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

Measurement and Enhancement of Wood Mechanical and Chemical Properties, 2nd Edition

edited by Wanzhao Li,

Marek Wieruszewski

and Yue Qi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12882 | Submission Open

Keywords: change in wood properties; laboratory measurements; industrial measurements; energy-efficient technologies for processing wood and wood-based materials; materials and technologies for curing improved wood products; ecological and technological aspects of harvesting and use of wood biomass; climate regulations in the processing of wood and wood-based materials; legal; economic; and technological aspects of the use of modified wood; sustainable development of wood production

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

Growth and Stand Dynamics of Unmanaged and Managed Forests Under Global Change

edited by

Maciej Pach

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12436 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; adaptive forest management; old-growth stands; stand dynamics; growth models; resistance; resilience; recovery; silvicultural prescriptions

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

Forest Ecosystem Services and Sustainable Management

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submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9847 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystem services; sustainable management; payment for ecosystem services (PESs); corporate ESG strategies; ecosystem function; carbon sequestration; climate resilience; biodiversity conservation; cultural ecosystem services; socio-economic impacts; forest policy; ecosystem service valuation; regulating services; provisioning services

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

Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Forestry: 2nd Edition

edited by

Guojie Wang

and

Zengxin Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9062 | Submission Open

Keywords: forestry; artificial intelligence; remote sensing; meteorology; hydroecology; forest hydrology; climate change

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

Forest Economics and Policy Analysis

edited by

Jinlong Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5584 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest economics; forest governance; forest policy; AI; forest management; community-based forest management; biodiversity conservation; bioeconomy; urban forests

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

Ecological Functions of Urban Green Spaces

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submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5109 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban green space; ecological functions; urban sustainability; climate change; air pollution; social justice; socio-economic benefits; resilient cities; smart cities; health; urban biodiversity; landscape and urban planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Urban Trees Under Climate Change: Growth, Environmental Benefits and Potentials

edited by

Astrid Reischl

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4745 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; ecosystem services; size– growth– ecosystem service relationships; tree management; tree size; urban greening; urban heat island

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Innovating Indicators: New Approaches for Tracking Forest Health Status and Trends in a Rapidly Changing World

edited by

Kevin M. Potter

and

Frank H. Koch

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3545 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest health monitoring; indicators; status and trends; invasive species; climate change; insects and diseases; regeneration trends; drought; wildfire; fragmentation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Wood Quality and Mechanical Properties: 3rd Edition

edited by

André Luis Christoforo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3132 | 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)

Water and Carbon Cycles and Their Coupling in Forest

edited by

Beibei Zhang

,

Futing Liu

and

Jian Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3009 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystem; carbon cycle; water cycle; carbon– water coupling; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Hydrology)

Ecology of Forested Wetlands

edited by

William H. Conner

and Jamie Duberstein

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2493 | Submission Open

Keywords: forested wetlands; mangroves; swamps; bottomland hardwoods; mangles; tidal forests; coastal forests; sea level rise; climate change; deforestation; hydrology; productivity; community composition; blue carbon

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

Impacts of Climate Change and Forest Management on Forest Carbon and Nitrogen Budgets

edited by

Yunjian Luo

, Hesong Wang, Xiaolei Sun and

Hongwei Xu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2321 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest carbon and nitrogen; climate change; forest management; field investigation; modeling; remote sensing

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

The Impact of Mycorrhiza and Microbiome in Forest Tree Performance and Fitness

edited by

Fuqiang Yu

,

Jesús Pérez-Moreno

and Yanliang Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1990 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycorrhizal symbiosis; soil microbiome; forest tree fitness; nutrient acquisition; drought resilience; root exudates; seedling establishment; soil microbiology; forest sustainability; climate change adaptation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Conservation and Restoration of Forest Biodiversity

edited by Chunjing Wang, Chunhui Zhang and

Tomasz Oszako

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1938 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; biological conservation; conservation planning; forest biodiversity; ecological restoration; environmental management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

From Past to Present: Mangroves of the Northern Neotropics

edited by

Gerald Alexander Islebe

and Alejandro Antonio Aragón-Moreno

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1885 | Submission Open

Keywords: holocene; mangrove ecology; mangrove dynamics; climate change effects; conservation

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

AI-Enabled Wildfire Risk Management: Toward Fire-Smart WUI Communities

edited by

Krishna Chandramouli

and

Konstantinos Demestichas

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1840 | Submission Open

Keywords: wildfire risk management; wildland– urban interface (WUI); generative AI; scenario-based simulations; citizen science; nature-based solutions (NbS); plant species classification; community preparedness and behaviour change; FAIR data and accessibility (WCAG)

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

Sustainable Forestry Operations: Timber Harvesting and Transportation Engineering

edited by

Grzegorz Trzciński

and

Kazuhiro Aruga

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1621 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest road; forest engineering; timber transport; wood supply chain; forestry transport; forest operation; forest road maintenance; road subgrades: axle overload; forest truck unit

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

Distribution, Species Richness, and Diversity of Wildlife in Forests

edited by Lucas Gonçalves da Silva,

Guilherme S. T. Garbino

and Felipe Pessoa da Silva

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1283 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest; biodiversity; biogeography; wildlife; forest biomes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

The Vulnerability and Resilience of Tropical Forests Under Extreme Climate Change

edited by

Wendeson Castro

and Marcos Silveira

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 1014 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecology; alternative stable state; forest system dieback; functional redundancy; hydraulic properties; water/thermal stress dynamics; facilitation; competition (intensity and importance); intermediate disturbance hypothesis; biodiversity

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

Genetic Diversity, Adaptive Evolution, and Conservation Genomics of Forest Trees

edited by

Tin Hang Hung

and

Konstantin V. Krutovsky

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 775 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; adaptive evolution; forest tree genomics; conservation genomics; landscape genomics; epigenetics; climate change adaptation; population structure; provenance and restoration; forest genetic resources

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

From Forests to Wetlands: Ecosystem Processes Shaping Aquatic Environments

edited by

Aline Lopes

, Maria Teresa Fernandez Piedade and Pia Parolin

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 729 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest– aquatic linkages; wetlands; riparian ecosystems; biodiversity; invasive species; pollution; nutrient cycling; species distribution modeling; ecosystem services; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Hydrology)

Degradation and Restoration of Tropical Forests

edited by

Rodrigo Vasconcelos

, Eduardo Mariano Neto and

Washington Franca-Rocha

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 716 | Submission Open

Keywords: degradation; restoration; tropical forests; forest regeneration; agroforestry; forests biodiversity

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

Forestry Byproducts: Biorefinery, Nanomaterials, and Forests Productivity and Carbon Sequestration

edited by

Danilo Escobar-Avello

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Maria Graciela Aguayo

, Rafael A. Rubilar and Miguel Pereira

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 669 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; phenolic compounds; lignin; wood preservatives; lignocellulose; bio-based adhesives; nanocellulose; forest productivity; climate change mitigation; biochar; life cycle analysis

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

Latest Progress in Research on Forest Tree Genomics—The Second Edition

edited by

Meng Li

, Hao Chen and Ting Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 637 | Submission Open

Keywords: tree; genomics; wood formation; transcriptome; forest ecology; genetic diversity of tree species; molecular markers of tree species

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

Climate-Driven Radial Growth Patterns of Forest Trees in Mountainous Regions

edited by

Wentao Zhang

,

Liang Jiao

,

Anastasia N. Christopoulou

and Yiping Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 575 | Submission Open

Keywords: dendroecology; radial growth; climate change; forest dynamic; mountainous regions

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

Future Development and Potential of Timber Structures

edited by

Nikola Perković

and

Vlatka Rajcic

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 417 | Submission Open

Keywords: timber engineering; glulam; CLT and DLT structures; hybrid timber systems; fire performance of timber; structural modelling and testing; sustainable construction; digital fabrication; structural connections; material innovation; resilience and durability

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

Consequences of Land Use on the Conservation of Forest Ecosystems: Challenges and Solutions

edited by

Gabriel Murariu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 401 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use change; management strategies; forest ecosystems; biodiversity; genetic tools; policy frameworks

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

Role of Microorganisms and Plants in Forest Restoration: Research Progress and Perspectives

edited by

Chao Huang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 379 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest restoration; microorganisms; plants; mycorrhizal fungi; bioremediation; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Soil Biota and Fertility Under Forest Degradation

edited by

Muhammed Mustapha Ibrahim

and

Adnan Mustafa

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 369 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial dynamics; forests productivity; deforestation; nutrient addition; forest restoration; plant-microbial interactions; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Applications of Data Science in Forestry

edited by

Antonio Jesús Pérez-Luque

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 358 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest data; forest mortality; data science in forestry; remote sensing; big data integration; decision support systems; machine learning; open data forest

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

Genetic and Morphological Structure and Diversity of Forest Species: Implications for Conservation and Climate Change Adaptation

edited by

Antonio Vidaković

and

Igor Poljak

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 353 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; morphological diversity; conservation; epigenetics; plasticity; molecular markers; experimental plots; climate change adaptation; population genetics

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

How Does Forest Management Affect Soil Dynamics?—2nd Edition

edited by

Cristian Oneț

and

Vlad Stoian

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 325 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable forestry; forest management practices; forest regeneration; soil health; forest disturbances; forest microbiomes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Genomic Diversity, Phylogeny, and Conservation of Forest Tree Species

edited by Federico Sebastiani,

Alexis Marchesini

and

Sara Villa

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 324 | Submission Open

Keywords: tree genomics; adaptive genetic variation; phylogenomics; forest conservation genetics; climate resilience (tree species); genomic diversity; endangered tree species; genomic restoration; cryptic species (forest trees)

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

Impacts of Invasive Species on Forest Biodiversity

edited by

Antonio Morabito

,

Giacomo Mei

and

Gianmarco Tavilla

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open

Keywords: Invasive Alien Species (IAS); forest ecosystems; biodiversity loss; ecological impacts; ecosystem functioning; restoration ecology; habitat integrity; conservation and management; habitat fragmentation; forest resilience; topsoil; soil biota; pedofauna; humus forms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

Application of Forest Bioindicator Plants in Monitoring Environmental Pollution

edited by Guntis Tabors and Raimonds Kasparinskis

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: moss; soil; soil chemistry; soil morphology; forest; pollution; agricultural land

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Forest Biomass Modelling and Conversion Pathways for Sustainable Bioenergy

edited by

Ana Cristina Gonçalves

,

Teresa Fidalgo Fonseca

and

Isabel Malico

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 717 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; data sets; forestry; modelling; data science; geographical information systems; remote sensing; bioenergy; conversion technologies; sustainability

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

Wood Modification: Functionalisation, Optimisation and Characterisation of Modified Timbers

edited by

Morwenna Spear

and

Miklós Bak

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5479 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood modification; thermal modification; chemical modification; impregnation; hygroscopic properties; mechanical properties; surface properties; service life; durability; sustainability

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

Wood Drying and Other Heat Treatments of Wood

edited by

Bogdan Bedelean

,

Mihaela Câmpean

and

Aleš Straže

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1850 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood drying; water migration in wood; heat and mass transfer; drying schedules; drying quality; drying stress; airflow in kiln; modeling and optimization

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

Sustainable Utilization, Preservation, and Maintenance of Wood Materials

edited by

Sun Lul Kwon

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1728 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood preservation; wood modification; durability; biodeterioration; eco-friendly preservatives; weathering resistance; structural health monitoring; non-destructive evaluation; predictive maintenance; digital twin

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

Health and Disease Management of Urban Forest Trees

edited by

Miłosz Tkaczyk

and Katarzyna Sikora

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1126 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban forestry; tree diseases; forest pathology; tree health monitoring; biotic and abiotic stressors; climate change and tree health; disease management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Ecological Research in Bamboo Forests: 3rd Edition

edited by Xuhua Du, Ziwu Guo and

Xiaoping Zhang

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1034 | Submission Open

Keywords: bamboo; biogeochemical cycling; physiological ecology; plant microbiome; bamboo-based agroforestry; omics; bamboo expansion

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

Climate-Ready Urban Park Forestry: Managing Tree Species for Measurable Carbon Benefits

edited by

Alessia Di Giuseppe

and

Andrea Nicolini

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 932 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem services; global warming; nature-based solution; urban heat island; urban parks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Non-Native Species in Forest Ecosystems

edited by

Margarita Arianoutsou

,

Ioannis Bazos

and

Giuseppe Brundu

submission deadline 17 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2923 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive alien species; non-native trees; forest ecosystems; sustainable forestry; risk assessment; biodiversity conservation; policy and legislation

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

Growth, Maintenance, and Function of Urban Trees

edited by