Forest Plants in Ecological Restoration and Disaster Mitigation
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Hazards and Risk Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 6
Special Issue Editors
Interests: root biomechanics; slope stability; soil conservation; water erosion
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Forest plants play a vital role in slope stabilization, ecological restoration, and disaster adaptation. With the intensification of climate extremes and land degradation, nature-based solutions (NbS) involving forest vegetation are gaining increasing attention for their multiple benefits. This Special Issue invites innovative research on the ecological, hydrological, and mechanical functions of forest plants in hazard-prone environments. We welcome original contributions related to ecological engineering, bioengineering, forest disaster monitoring, and post-disaster recovery. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) root–soil interactions and plant biomechanics, forest-based carbon sequestration, and the application of remote sensing and geospatial modeling in disaster assessment and ecological planning. Interdisciplinary and field-based research is especially encouraged.
Prof. Dr. Jungtai Lee
Dr. Anthony Kwan Leung
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- root-soil interactions
- nature-based solutions
- disaster monitoring
- slope stabilization
- root biomechanics
- root system
- soil stability
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