Spatial Information for Forest Biomass and Carbon Stock Estimation: New Technologies and Approaches
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: 20 January 2026 | Viewed by 7
Special Issue Editors
Interests: blue carbon; GIS and remote sensing; environmental planning; climate change
Interests: forest ecology; biogeochemistry; carbon and nutrient cycling; bushfire fuel dynamics; soil science
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Interests: forest carbon cycling; temperate and tropical forests; forest and peat fires and greenhouse gas emissions; biogeochemical cycles; physiological plant ecology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Forests are critical components of the global carbon cycle, functioning as both carbon sinks and sources depending on their health, structure and management. Accurately estimating forest biomass and carbon stock is essential therefore for climate change mitigation, sustainable forests management, and assessing ecosystem services. In recent years, remote sensing has emerged as a powerful tool for the monitoring of forest dynamics across various spatial and temporal scales, offering cost-effective and scalable solutions.
This Special Issue focuses on advancing research related to forest biomass and carbon stock estimation through remote sensing, and we invite original contributions that apply or evaluate diverse remote sensing technologies—such as optical imagery, LiDAR, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), and hyperspectral data—to quantify forest structure and carbon content. We are particularly interested in studies that employ novel methodologies, including machine learning, time series analysis, data fusion techniques, and spatial modelling. We also welcome submissions that examine the accuracy, uncertainty, and limitations of current approaches, as well as those that demonstrate practical applications in various forest ecosystems. This Special Issue aims to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation in forest carbon monitoring.
Dr. Raheleh Farzanmanesh
Dr. Christopher Weston
Dr. Liubov Volkova
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- forest biomass
- carbon stock
- remote sensing
- biodiversity
- climate change
- sustainable forest management
- carbon monitoring
- REDD+
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