Ecosystem Services of Urban Forests—2nd Edition
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Urban Forestry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026
Special Issue Editors
2. Department of Microbiology and Ecological Biotechnologies, Faculty of Plant Protection and Agroecology, Agricultural University, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Interests: urban ecology; urban vegetation; biomonitoring; environmental pollution; oxidative stress; soil ecology
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Interests: environmental pollution; soils science; bioaccumulation and biomonitoring
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Urban forests, and urban vegetation more generally, offer multiple resources and environmental benefits to society, and trees are regarded as the key elements of urban green infrastructure, as they have the largest effect on urban ecosystems. The functions and services they provide, such as air quality improvement, carbon sequestration, temperature reduction, etc., are directly influenced by the composition of species, the number and locations of the trees themselves, their biological properties, their adaptive mechanisms, and so forth. The first step in improving the management of urban green spaces and in enhancing their potential for ecosystem services is, therefore, to evaluate the current structure and benefits of urban forests. This Special Issue plans to provide an overview of the most recent advances in the field of ecosystem service assessment in urban areas, with a focus on urban trees and urban vegetation, as well as their valorization.
Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following topics:
- Air pollutant removal;
- Carbon sequestration;
- Microclimate regulation;
- Temperature reduction;
- Biodiversity support;
- Pollinator support;
- Disservices of urban trees (pollens, volatile compounds, etc.).
Dr. Slaveya Petrova
Dr. Bogdan Nikolov
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- urban resilience
- air pollution mitigation
- precipitation runoff limitation
- urban heat island mitigation
- carbon sequestration
- ecosystem services
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