Management of Forest Pests and Diseases—2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Forest insects as well as microorganisms are important parts of the forest ecosystem, acting as regulating factors in the nutrient cycle and energy flow. However, many pests and diseases severely impact these ecosystems, negatively impacting forestry economy, ecosystem services, biodiversity, etc. Recently, forest pests and diseases have mainly emerged as a result of habitat changes or climate change. International trade and travel increase the movement of organisms from their original habitat to new areas, inducing the dispersal of organisms as invasive species. Meanwhile, climate change, including temperature increase, changes the potential distribution area of species by changing their habitat condition. Therefore, surveillance and monitoring of their occurrences and assessment of their impacts on the forest ecosystem would be the first step towards sustainable forest ecosystem management. Surveillance and monitoring play a fundamental role in effective control and management strategies for pests and diseases. In addition, accumulated monitoring data are used for the development of new methods for monitoring, assessing impacts and developing management techniques.

To minimize the impacts of pests and diseases and provide a better understanding of the structure and processes of the management of forest ecosystems, this Special Issue is seeking studies from a broad range of research topics related to forest pests and diseases, including:

• Report on new forest pests;
• Monitoring;
• Assessment;
• Impacts;
• Management;
• Sustainable ecosystem management;
• Invasive species;
• Dispersal of invasive species;
• Dispersal modeling;
• Effects of climate change;
• Habitat change;
• Risk assessment

Prof. Dr. Young-Seuk Park
Dr. Won Il Choi
Dr. Jong-Kook Jung
Guest Editors

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