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Forest Growth Modeling in Different Ecological Conditions—Second Edition
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Forest Growth Modeling in Different Ecological Conditions—Second Edition

A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 795

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Dr. María Menéndez-Miguélez

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National Museum of Natural Sciences, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Serrano 115, 28006 Madrid, Spain
Interests: climate change; biomass; new technologies
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Dr. Admir Avdagic

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Faculty of Forestry, University of Sarajevo, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Interests: earlywood; tree rings; radial growth; GIS; remote sensing
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Dr. Francesca Giannetti

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GEOLAB-Laboratory of Forest Geomatics, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy
Interests: forests; mapping natural resources; forest management; remote sensing to map forest resources; UAV forest applications
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Global climate change means that forests have a more relevant ecological role than ever. Whether they are restoration forests, new plantations, or even aged or complex forests, all are effective tools for mitigating climate change by slowing CO2 accumulation in the atmosphere. Topics related to the study of forests as ecosystems include, for example, the analysis of growth capacity, competition, mortality, death, mixtures or ecosystem service provision. Therefore, developing growth models adapted to new and future climate change scenarios is vital to manage these stands as best possible, considering all possible functions and actors that belong to them and conserving them, including the different ecosystem services that they provide. Studying forest growth models involves predicting the future status of a forest and the nature of any harvest from that forest and helping to consider alternative management options. For these reasons, this Special Issue will compile papers that focus on forest growth and yield modeling at the individual tree or stand level, considering both specific and generalized models, with different approaches, to improve knowledge and cover various forest types worldwide.

Dr. María Menéndez-Miguélez
Dr. Admir Avdagic
Dr. Francesca Giannetti
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Keywords

  • climate change
  • forest growth
  • yield models
  • carbon sequestration
  • biodiversity
  • ecosystem services
  • regeneration
  • mixed stands and pure stands
  • mortality
  • forest management

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Modelling Growth and Yield Response to Thinning in Quercus robur L. Stands in NW Spain
by Esteban Gómez-García, María José Rozados Lorenzo and Francisco Javier Silva-Pando
Forests 2025, 16(12), 1831; https://doi.org/10.3390/f16121831 - 7 Dec 2025
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Thinning is a key silvicultural practice for managing forests; however, its effects on stand growth and yield remain debated. This study evaluated the growth and yield responses to thinning in even-aged Quercus robur stands in Galicia (NW Spain) using data from three long-term [...] Read more.
Thinning is a key silvicultural practice for managing forests; however, its effects on stand growth and yield remain debated. This study evaluated the growth and yield responses to thinning in even-aged Quercus robur stands in Galicia (NW Spain) using data from three long-term thinning trials established between 1998 and 1999. A randomised complete block design was applied with four thinning intensities from below: control (C, 0% basal area removal), light (L, 15%), moderate (M, 35%), and heavy (H, 55%). Two complementary analytical approaches were implemented using linear mixed-effects models: a state-space approach examining post-thinning stand dynamics and a thinning-effect approach assessing the cumulative stand growth and yield, accounting for both standing and harvested components. The state-space analysis confirmed that thinning produced distinct stand structures in moderate and heavy treatments (M and H), with the largest differences observed in the stand basal area and trees per hectare, while the dominant height remained unaffected. In the thinning-effect approach, the cumulative basal area and volume—excluding and including mortality—followed the pattern L > C > M > H. Overall, the results indicate that light or moderate thinning intensities maintain stand yield and enable intermediate harvests. At the same time, although the mean diameter increased under more intensive thinning, differences in the dominant diameter—approximating potential future crop trees—were not significant, indicating that stronger thinning from below did not necessarily enhance the development of the dominant trees. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Forest Growth Modeling in Different Ecological Conditions—Second Edition)
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