Natural and Anthropogenic Disturbances as Drivers of Forest Ecosystem Change: 2nd Edition
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Hazards and Risk Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Forestry entomology; forest protection; relationships between insects and their hosts; interactions between insects and plant diseases; forest fires
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Interests: forest protection; plant pathology; oomycetes; biodiversity; e-nose; BCA; IPM; VOC; GC-MS; phosphites; phosphogypsum; silicon
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Interests: Forest pathology; fungal plant pathology; fungal biology; fungal diversity; fungal ecology; fungal communities; mycorrhiza
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Special Issue Information
The second edition of the special issue, "Natural and anthropogenic disturbances as drivers of forest ecosystem change: 2nd Edition", focuses on how forest ecosystems are affected by natural and human-induced disturbances, and the wider implications for forest sustainability and biodiversity. The objective of this theme is to understand how these disturbances affect the structure, function and resilience of forest ecosystems. We aim to identify strategies for forest management in the face of these disturbances, as well as the potential for regeneration and adaptation. In addition, the interactions between natural and anthropogenic disturbances, as well as their combined effects on forest ecosystems can also be studied, including interactions with insect pests and pathogens. This comprehensive approach will lead to a better understanding of how forests should be managed in the face of disturbances to promote the sustainability and resilience of forest ecosystems.
Dr. Slobodan Milanović
Prof. Dr. Tomasz Oszako
Dr. Jelena Lazarević
Guest Editors
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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
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