Forests

Responses and Adaptation of Trees to Environmental Stress

edited by

Constança Camilo Alves

,

Raquel Lobo-do-Vale

and Margarida Vaz

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2362 | Submission Open

Keywords: tree ecosystem; climate change; abiotic stress; molecular and genetic mechanisms; tree structure and function; functional ecology; remote sensing and models

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

Species Diversity and Habitat Conservation in Forest

edited by

Marek Sławski

and

Francesco Parisi

submission deadline 16 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2340 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest biodiversity; forest management; species conservation; species diversity; habitat conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

Spatial Information for Forest Biomass and Carbon Stock Estimation: New Technologies and Approaches

edited by

Raheleh Farzanmanesh

,

Christopher Weston

and

Liubov Volkova

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1742 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest biomass; carbon stock; remote sensing; biodiversity; climate change; sustainable forest management; carbon monitoring; REDD+

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

Post-Fire Recovery and Monitoring of Forest Ecosystems

edited by Emiliya Velizarova

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1652 | Submission Open

Keywords: burn severity; soil erosion; ash deposition; hydrological impact; carbon sequestration; resilience and vegetation regrowth; reforestation; succession and biodiversity recovery; biodiversity recovery of snag forests; remote sensing; long-term monitoring

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

Growth and Photosynthetic Responses of Seedlings Under Climate Change in Forests

edited by

Jimei Han

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1408 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; forest seedlings; photosynthesis; growth response; forest regeneration; physiological adaptation; environmental stress

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

Growing the Urban Forest: Building Our Understanding

edited by

Richard W. Harper

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1917 | 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 Urban Forestry)

Wildlife Management and Conservation in Forests Ecosystems

edited by

Kristijan Tomljanović

, Marko Vucelja and

Linda Bjedov

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest wildlife management; forest wildlife conservation; forest wildlife biology; forest disturbance— wildlife interactions; forest management— wildlife interaction; forest habitat conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

Economic Assessment Research in Agroforestry Products, Environmental, and Renewable Resources Issues

edited by

Hongge Zhu

, Shaopeng Zhang and

Noriko Sato

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13174 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroforestry systems; environmentally friendly agroforestry products; renewable resource utilization; forest carbon sink; integrated forest management; economic outcome assessment

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

Forest Biomass Utilization: Implications for Global Sustainable Development

edited by

Gloria Oporto

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9416 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest biomass; bioenergy; engineered wood composites; engineered wood products; biochar; wood products market; carbon sequestration; carbon credits

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

Medicinal and Edible Uses of Non-Timber Forest Resources

edited by

Maria Elena Estrada-Zuñiga

,

Angélica Román-Guerrero

and Carmen Zepeda-Gómez

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6269 | 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)

Growth Models for Forest Stand Development Dynamics

edited by

Benedicto Vargas-Larreta

,

José Javier Corral-Rivas

and

Jorge Omar López-Martínez

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4461 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest growth model; stand dynamic research; ecological modeling; sustainable forestry; climate change impacts on forests; remote sensing in forest dynamics; machine learning algorithm; sustainable forest management practices

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

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 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3878 | 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)

Effect of Vegetation Restoration on Forest Soil

edited by Yong Liu

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1529 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetation restoration; biodiversity; functions; soil health; ecosystem sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Advances in Wood Anatomy: From Species Identification to Ecological and Technological Insights

edited by Paulina F. Puchi and Arturo Pacheco-Solana

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 739 | Submission Open

Keywords: dendrochronology; wood anatomical traits; cutting edge; radiocarbon; xylem structure

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

Biocomposite Materials Derived from Forest Biomass Management

edited by

Carlo Santulli

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 351 | Submission Open

Keywords: lignocellulosic materials; biocomposites; forest biomass

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

Forest Conservation: Natural Resources and Biotechnological Strategies

edited by

Arthur Prudêncio de Araujo Pereira

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest conservation; native forests; environmental biotechnology; ecosystem services; bibliometric analysis

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

Mangrove Forest Ecosystems: Present Status, Challenges, and Future Directions

edited by

Daniel M. Alongi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13536 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; conservation; management; blue carbon; genomics and genetics; deforestation and degradation

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

Remote Sensing-Based Methods for Forest Aboveground Biomass Estimation

edited by

Yongjie Ji

, Yanqiu Xing, Armando Marino and

Jiangping Long

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10217 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; forest AGB; feature optimization; machine learning; deep learning; physical model; forest mapping; uncertainty analysis

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

Stress Resistance of Rubber Trees: From Genetics to Ecosystem, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jiaming Zhang

,

Feng An

and

Han Cheng

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9779 | Submission Open

Keywords: rubber tree genetics and breeding; Hevea brasiliensis; ethephon stimulation; molecular regulation mechanism; stress physiology

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

Forest Parameter Extraction and Ecological Applications with UAV-Based Remote Sensing Techniques

edited by Jiayuan Lin,

Haoming Xia

and Hongxiang Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9094 | 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)

Wood Properties: Measurement, Modeling, and Future Needs

edited by

Rafael De Avila Delucis

and

Rene Herrera Diaz

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7650 | 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)

Advancements in Forest Engineering Technologies and Sustainable Practices

edited by

Sylwester M. Grajewski

, Ewa E. Kurowska and

Stelian Alexandru Borz

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6323 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest technique; forest roads; forest fire protection; counteracting erosion; mass movements; floods; forest water infrastructure and management; environmental impact; tourism; recreation and health-promoting infrastructure; forest degradation monitoring; modern technical solutions; innovative control and monitoring systems; remote sensing; AI

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

Physiological Mechanisms of Plant Responses to Environmental Stress

edited by

Quan Qiu

, Junwen Wu, Shaohui Fan and Guanglu Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5064 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant stress tolerance; plant physiological response; plant mortality; combined environmental stress; drought; flooding; heat; cold; shade

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

Wood Properties: Strength, Density, Hardness

edited by Ying Guan and Xinxin Ma

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4794 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical property; genetic modification; chemical modification; polymer materials; lignocellulose; bamboo and rattan

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

Transforming Wood into Smart Materials: Innovations in Processing and Application

edited by Hao Guan, Qiuqin Lin, Shanshan Jia and

Monika Sarvašová Kvietková

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4220 | 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)

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

edited by

Miran Merhar

and Rostand Moutou Pitti

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3129 | 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)

Belowground Carbon Flux in Forests: Carbon Emission, Storage and Beyond

edited by

Iftekhar Uddin Ahmed

and Jaeseok Lee

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3026 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil C storage; organo-mineral associations; organic C priming; dissolved organic matter (DOM); tree species identity; fine root biomass; root exudates; microbial decay; clay minerals; soil respiration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Uses, Structure and Properties of Wood and Wood Products

edited by

Weiqi Leng

and

Angela Balzano

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2685 | Submission Open

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

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

Dendrochemistry: Tools for Evaluating Variations in Past and Present Forest Environments (2nd Edition)

edited by Paul R Sheppard

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2441 | Submission Open

Keywords: dendrochemistry; environmental chemistry monitoring; dendrochronology; point source contamination; non-point source pollution; inorganic elements; element translocation

(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 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2317 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest; education; future; innovations; forestry

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

Forest Genetic Resources: State, Pressure, Benefit and Response to Global Change

edited by

Ermioni Malliarou

and

Evangelia V. Avramidou

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 1347 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; genetic structure; epigenetic diversity; molecular methods; forest species; biotechnology; conservation; genomics; management; adaptation

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

Advances in Fungal Diseases in Forests

edited by

Aneta Lyubenova

and Ivaylo N. Tsvetkov

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1169 | Submission Open

Keywords: alien fungi; oomycetes; emerging diseases in forest ecosystems; molecular tools

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Seed Dispersal by Animals in Natural and Human-Impacted Forest Communities

edited by

Diana F. Tomback

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 887 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal seed dispersers; forest disturbance; forest ecosystems; forest regeneration; forest restoration; fragmented landscapes; long-distance seed dispersal; understory plant seed dispersal; zoochory

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

Genetic and Molecular Basis and Development Under Environmental Adaptation

edited by

Yunhui Xie

,

Ermei Chang

,

Jinhui Chen

and Hao Chen

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 353 | Submission Open

Keywords: conifer; tree genomics; genomic selection; adaptation; sequencing; population structure; QTL/association mapping; molecular evolution; proteomics; epigenetics

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

Efficiency of Wood Harvesting Systems

edited by

Libin Thaikkattil Louis

,

Anil Raj Kizha

and Alex Kunnathu George

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 250 | Submission Open

Keywords: timber harvesting; forest economics; advanced wood products; forest carbon and inventory; advancements in forest management; climate-smart forestry

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

Population Genetic Diversity and Conservation in Forests

edited by

Nevenka Ćelepirović

and

Aikaterini Dounavi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; tree species adaptation; molecular markers; biodiversity

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

Forest Tree Resistance to Fungi and Insect Pests

edited by Ying-Ning Zou and

Qiang-Sheng Wu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotic stress; climate change; insect pests; interaction; fungi; symbiotic fungi

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

Tree Growth: Insights from Studies in Soil Nutrients

edited by Mauro Schumacher,

Matheus Severo de Souza Kulmann

and

Marcos Gervasio Pereira

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest productivity; soil– plant interactions; forest ecology; tree nutrition; fertilization; forest soils; biomass production; root development; tree physiology; soil nutrient availability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Natural and Anthropogenic Disturbances as Drivers of Forest Ecosystem Change: 2nd Edition

edited by

Slobodan Milanović

,

Jelena Lazarević

and

Tomasz Oszako

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystem; natural disturbance; anthropogenic disturbance; insect outbreaks; insect– host relationships; entomology; forest disease outbreak; pathogen– disease interactions; biological invasion; invasive species; forest fire; wildfire; post-fire; drought; extreme temperature; climate change; logging; deforestation; forest resilience; imperviousness disturbance; forest disturbance under road construction; forest disturbance under urbanization; forest conservation

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

Impacts of Extreme Climate Events on Forests—the Second Edition

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: tropical cyclones; freezing rain; snowstorm; prolonged drought and high temperature; tree physiology; plant functional trait; forest biodiversity; carbon and nutrient cycling; ecosystem stability; new concepts or theories

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

Biodiversity Patterns and Ecosystem Functions in Forests

edited by

Zuoqiang Yuan

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2873 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest biodiversity; ecosystem function; functional diversity; carbon sequestration; forest dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

Multiple-Use and Ecosystem Services of Forests—3rd Edition

edited by

Susete Marques

,

Emin Z. Başkent

and

Brigite Botequim

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 935 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystem management; multiple-use forestry; ecosystem services assessment; inventory and planning; spatial modeling; decision-support systems; rural development; participatory management; sustainability; governance innovations; certification schemes; market mechanisms

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

Forest Resilience to Extreme Climatic Events

edited by

Álvaro Rubio-Cuadrado

and

Jesús Julio Camarero

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: resistance; resilience; tree decline; tree growth; radial growth; forest dynamics; drought; heatwave; spring frost; late frost

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

Classification of Forest Tree Species Using Remote Sensing Technologies: Latest Advances and Improvements

edited by Udayalakshmi Vepakomma and

Costas Armenakis

submission deadline 13 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5985 | Submission Open

Keywords: tree species classification; remote sensing; machine learning; data standardization; cross platform portability; bench marking

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

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

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

submission deadline 13 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2219 | 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)

Physiological Responses and Functional Traits of Woody Plants Under Drought and Heat Stresses

edited by Francesca Alderotti and

Ermes Lo Piccolo

submission deadline 19 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat stress; drought; woody species; tree mortality; forests; urban environment

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

Applications of LiDAR and Photogrammetry for Forests

edited by

Azadeh Abdollahnejad

and

Dimitrios Panagiotidis

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 903 | Submission Open

Keywords: LiDAR; photogrammetry; forest inventory forest structure; biomass and carbon stock; habitat mapping; biodiversity assessment; change detection; point cloud processing; UAV and remote sensing

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

Forest Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Under Climate Variation

edited by Mario Ernesto Suárez-Mota and

Carles Barriocanal

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 285 | Submission Open

Keywords: global warming; climate variability; deforestation; spatial distribution; fragmentation of ecosystems

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

Wood Testing, Processing and Modification

edited by Bin Luo and

Carmen-Mihaela Popescu

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3978 | Submission Open

Keywords: wooden products; wood process; woodcutting theory; woodcutting tools; woodworking machinery; intelligent manufacturing

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

Management of the Sustainable Forest Operations and Silviculture

edited by

Benno Richard Eberhard

,

,

,

and

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2792 | 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)

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