The Forest Renewal Issue: New Problems and Findings in the Establishment of Tree Regeneration

Dear Colleagues,

Tree regeneration is key to sustainable forestry. Dealing with stand renewal has always been of crucial relevance in forest management since it is the first stage in all silvicultural systems, actually named after their respective regeneration methods. Not only in regular forest management, the regeneration issue is also very important in post-disturbance restoration dynamics and management and whenever forest ecosystem rehabilitation is involved.

Defining the most suitable species, type of material (i.e. bare root or container seedlings, seeds, cuttings), timing and planting arrangement in afforestation, or understanding the processes and mechanisms that influence natural tree seedlings establishment (e.g. seed dispersal, predation, microsite characteristics) and survivorships (e.g. herbivory, competition and facilitation) are among the most actively investigated topics in forestry.

New approaches and investigations are still needed to counteract old and new problems (e.g. ungulate pressure, climate change) related to this issue and the possible consequences of their interactions. Future forest generations rely on our ability to respond promptly to this challenge, finding effective solutions and practices to adapt to continuously changing environments.

We encourage studies from all fields, including experimental and multidisciplinary investigations, focusing on tree regeneration, both natural and artificial, to contribute to this Special Issue in order to promote knowledge on regeneration processes and dynamics, and to implement sustainable forest management, enhancing ecosystem resilience.

Prof. Dr. Emanuele Lingua
Prof. Dr. Raffaella Marzano
Guest Editors

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