Forests

Forestry in the Contemporary Bioeconomy

edited by

Marios Trigkas

and

Dimitra Lazaridou

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5971 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest bioeconomy; circular economy; forest value chain; entrepreneurship; innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science)

Drought Tolerance in Trees: Growth and Physiology

edited by Guangqi Zhang,

Yang Cao

and Peipei Jiang

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2353 | Submission Open

Keywords: drought tolerance; drought resistance; tree physiology; tree growth; water stress; hydraulic efficiency; stomatal regulation; xylem cavitation; climate resilience; forest adaptation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecophysiology and Biology)

Forest Growth, Soil Properties and Climate

edited by José Alexandre Varanda Andrade,

Carlos A. Alexandre

and

Ana Cristina Gonçalves

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1334 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest growth; forest soil; soil properties; site quality; forest productivity; forest climatology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Litter Decomposition and Soil Nutrient Cycling in Forests

edited by Shengqiang Wang,

Ziliang Zhang

and

Yili Guo

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1310 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil organic carbon; soil nutrients; litter decomposition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Management of Forest Pests and Diseases—3rd Edition

edited by

Young-Seuk Park

,

Won Il Choi

and

Dae-Seong Lee

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 690 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest management; invasive species; alien species; risk assessment; pests; insects; diseases; monitoring; assessment; ecology; effects of climate change; effects of environment change; outbreak; modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Forest Disturbance Monitoring by Remote Sensing: Advancements and Applications

edited by

Longlong Zhao

,

Chao Ding

,

Biyao Zhang

and Jinsong Chen

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; data fusion and AI; forest disturbances; fire risk and detection; pest and disease detection; disturbance attribution; ecological impact assessment; forest management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)

Forest Plant, Soil, Microorganisms and Their Interactions—2nd Edition

edited by Fuxi Shi,

Xianwei Wang

, Yang Zhang and Jiusheng Ren

submission deadline 27 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5489 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant functional traits; soil carbon cycling; soil nitrogen cycling; soil phosphorus cycling; soil microbial diversity; plant– soil interactions; microbe– plant– soil interplay

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Urban Forestry: Management of Sustainable Landscapes

edited by Dengkai Chi,

Jingli Yan

and

Jia Wang

submission deadline 28 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 955 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban forestry; nature-based solutions; sustainable landscape management; urban heat island; air pollution; ecosystem services; remote sensing; biodiversity; urban forest planning; equity of urban forests

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Mangrove Ecosystems in the Face of Climate Change: Resilience, Adaptation, and Conservation Strategies

edited by

, Shuguang Xie,

, Chunhua Yan,

and

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2536 | Submission Open

Keywords: mangrove ecosystems; climate resilience; blue carbon; coastal adaptation; conservation strategies; carbon sequestration; ecosystem services; mangrove restoration; deforestation; policy frameworks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)

Ecological Responses of Forests to Climate Change

edited by

Zhongmin Wu

,

Dastan Bamwesigye

and

Guangcan Yu

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2283 | Submission Open

Keywords: extreme weather; abnormal litter; evaluation indicator; physiological responses of forests; hydrological cycles; fauna and microorganisms in forests; soil’ s physical and chemical properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)

Sustainable and Suitable Ecological Management of Forest Plantation

edited by

Manuela Plutino

and

Andrea R. Proto

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 653 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem services; sustainable forest management; suitable ecological management; conifer plantations; wood production; adaptation climate change; mitigation climate change; forest operations; wood quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Operations and Engineering)

Pathogenic Fungi in Forest

edited by

Keumchul Shin

and

Hyunkyu Sang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8595 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal pathogens; plant diseases; forest pathology; pathogenicity; disease management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Greening Our Cities: Urban Forests as a Nature-Based Solution for Air Pollution and Urban Heat Stress

edited by

Luminița Mărmureanu

,

Diana Pitar

and

Ștefan Leca

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4886 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban forests; air quality; particulate matter (PM₂.₅; PM₁₀); ozone; urban heat islands (UHIs); heat-related stress; ecosystem services; green infrastructure; vegetation– pollution interactions; remote sensing; urban resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Elemental Cycling in Forest Soils

edited by Shengli Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4075 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil nutrients; stoichiometry; soil organic carbon sequestration; ecological restoration; heavy metals; soil environmental quality; water environmental quality; forest management; different forest types

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Advances in Sustainable Processing of Wood and Lignocellulosic Materials: From Molecular Engineering to Industrial Implementation

edited by

Pablo Lopez-Albarran

and

José Guadalupe Rutiaga-Quiñones

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2848 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood chemistry; lignocellulosic materials; molecular engineering; sustainable wood adhesives; advanced wood composites; antifungal wood treatments; physical properties of wood; chemical modification of wood; renewable biomaterials; industrial applications of wood

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)

Woody Plant Phenology in a Changing Climate, 2nd Edition

edited by Yanjun Du and Miaogen Shen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2661 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetation phenology; forest; woody species; remote sensing; species distribution shifts; vegetation; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Meteorology and Climate Change)

Characterization and Numerical Simulation of Solid Wood and Engineered Wood Products

edited by

André Luís Christóforo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2596 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid wood; engineered wood products; mechanical characterization; numerical modeling; finite element analysis; wood composites; cross-laminated timber (CLT); glued laminated timber (glulam); multi-scale simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)

Advances in Detection and Identification of Insect Pests and Pathogens: 2nd Edition

edited by

Tomasz Oszako

,

Tadeusz Malewski

and

Piotr Borowik

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1929 | Submission Open

Keywords: insect pest; pathogen; tree health; pest management; pest monitoring; pest detection; diagnostic methods; resistographs; non-invasive methods; genetic detection methods; NGS; electronic noses; electronic tongues

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Long-Term Monitoring and Driving Forces of Forest Cover

edited by

Jianwan Ji

,

Bing Guo

, Eshetu Shifaw and Rui Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1720 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest cover monitoring; driving forces of forest change; forest cover change; long-term monitoring; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Operations and Engineering)

Sustainable Economics and Management of Forest Resources and Products

edited by

Francisco Manuel Parejo-Moruno

,

Antonio Miguel Linares Luján

,

José Francisco Rangel Preciado

,

José Álvarez-García

and

Carlos Manuel Faísca

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1521 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation in forest products and processes; new applications and uses of forest products; uses of cork products in comparative perspective; uses of cork products in historical perspective; forest production chain and climate change; circular economy in forest production; environmental and economic sustainability in the management of forest resources; carbon footprint in forest products; industrial ecosystems in forest sector; forest production chain; forest history

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science)

Forest Resources Inventory, Monitoring, and Assessment

edited by Weisheng Zeng

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1320 | Submission Open

Keywords: national forest inventory; forest management inventory; integrated monitoring; biomass and carbon monitoring; remote sensing application; ecosystem services assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)

Managing Forest Wildfires in Climate Changes: New Paradigms and Challenges—2nd Edition

edited by

Rafael Coll Delgado

and

Marcos Gervásio Pereira

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1270 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; forest fires; forest soils; gross primary productivity; carbon emissions; deforestation; remote sensing; fire meteorology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Hazards and Risk Management)

Forest Ecology and Resource Monitoring Based on Sensors, Signal and Image Processing, 2nd Edition

edited by Yili Zheng,

Paul Sestras

and Yue Zhao

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1133 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest remote sensing; sensor technology (e.g.; LiDAR; hyperspectral imaging; UAV sensors); image and signal processing; machine learning in forest ecology; forest biomass estimation; ecosystem health monitoring; data fusion (multimodal sensors); AI-driven forest management; climate change and forest dynamics; IoT in forest monitoring; edge computing for forest data; tree species classification; forest carbon stock assessment; real-time disturbance detection (e.g.; wildfires; pests)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Operations and Engineering)

Remote Sensing Monitoring and Analysis of Forest Structure and Function in Relation to Climate Regulation

edited by

David Gwenzi

and Tawanda W. Gara

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1020 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; forest structure; biomass; forest growth; carbon sequestration; climate regulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)

Optimizing Urban Green Space Ecosystem Services for Resilient and Sustainable Cities

edited by

Jinguang Zhang

and Jiajie Cao

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 806 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban green space; ecosystem services; nature-based solutions; health; air purification; urban heat island

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Ecosystem Services of Urban Forests—2nd Edition

edited by

Slaveya Petrova

and Bogdan Nikolov

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 628 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban resilience; air pollution mitigation; precipitation runoff limitation; urban heat island mitigation; carbon sequestration; ecosystem services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Tree and Shrub Bark: Management, Sustainable Production, and Opportunities in the Forest Bioeconomy

edited by

Joana Amaral Paulo

,

Helena Pereira

and

Duarte M. Neiva

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 618 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-wood forest product; cork; cinnamomum; quinine; pau d’ arco bark; Cambodia bark; forest management; tannins; innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science)

Population Genetics and Molecular Evolution of Trees

edited by

Justyna A. Nowakowska

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 394 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive evolution/selection; climate resilience; conservation genetics/genomics; genomic plasticity; environmental adaptation; epigenomics; management of forest genetic resources; molecular evolution; population genetics; proteomics; transcriptomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Molecular Biology)

Machining Properties of Wood and Advances in Wood Cutting

edited by

Daniel Chuchała

and

Kazimierz Orłowski

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 350 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood; sawing; machining; cutting force; cutting power; quality; cutting tool

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)

Reviews on Innovative Monitoring and Diagnostics for Forest Health

edited by

Young-Seuk Park

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest health; pest; pathogen; climate change; disturbance; management; policy; monitoring; methods; innovative approach

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Recent Scientific Developments in Bamboo Science and Wood Biomaterials

edited by

Zhaoyan Cui

, Ming Xu, Ernian Zhao and

Sigong Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: bamboo– wood composites; sustainable construction; mechanical performance; durability; fire safety; seismic design; renewable materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wood Science and Forest Products)

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics in Forests and Agroforestry Systems

edited by

Patrícia Anjos Bittencourt Barreto-Garcia

, Paulo Henrique Marques Monroe and Gian Franco Capra

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil organic matter; carbon stabilization; nitrogen cycling; biogeochemical processes; carbon sequestration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Soil Nutrient Cycling and Microbial Dynamics in Forests: 2nd Edition

edited by

Songze Wan

, Jianping Wu and

Shaofei Jin

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil nutrients; soil microbes; soil– food web; soil function; soil water; climate change; forest management practice; decomposition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Soil Organic Matter and Soil Multifunctionality in Forest Ecosystems—2nd Edition

edited by

Xiong Fang

, Yuzhe Wang,

Xingkai Xu

and

Xiankai Lu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil organic carbon; nutrient cycling; soil multifunctionality; soil microbial; biodiversity; climate change; forest restoration; forest succession; forest management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Diversity, Dynamics and Ecological Functions of Forest Soil Fungal Communities

edited by

Željko D. Savković

and Miloś Č. Stupar

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal diversity; fungal ecology; forest soil; mycology; mycorrhiza; pedology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Biology and Integrated Management of Pathogens of Forest Diseases

edited by

Zhengnan Li

and

Peiqin Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest tree; forest pathology; control measures; advanced techniques; pathogenic microorganisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Mapping and Modeling Forests Using Geospatial Technologies

edited by Yaoliang Chen,

Lei Zhao

and

Dengsheng Lu

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10470 | Submission Open

Keywords: tree species; forests; remote sensing; SAR imagery; optical imagery; lidar; geospatial technology; spatiotemporal pattern; aboveground biomass/carbon storage; forest disturbances; forest activity; modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)

Adaptive Physiology of Forest Plants: Mechanisms, Strategies, and Responses to Environmental Challenges

edited by

Lazar Kesić

and

Janusz Zwiazek

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7330 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant adaptation; environmental stress; forest ecosystems; physiological responses; abiotic stress; biotic interactions; climate change impact; stress tolerance mechanisms; ecosystem resilience; biodiversity and adaptation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecophysiology and Biology)

Guidelines for Sustainable Forest Management: Vegetation and Soil and Water Conservation in Arid Areas

edited by

Martín Martínez-Salvador

, Gabriel Sosa-Perez, Sandra Rodríguez-Piñeros and

Eduardo Santellano-Estrada

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3378 | Submission Open

Keywords: land cover assessment; water conservation; soil erosion; forest policy; water supply in arid lands; forest plantations in arid lands; climate change; drought; dry forests

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)

Sustainable Urban Forests and Green Environments in a Changing World

edited by

Ana-Maria Ciobotaru

and

Radu-Daniel Pintilii

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2725 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban forests; sustainable ecosystems; forests ecosystem services; forest recreation; forest management; green environment; well-being; sustainable development goals (SDGs); climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Advances in Forest Tree Seedling Cultivation Technology—2nd Edition

edited by

Yong Liu

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5107 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed dormancy; seed germination mechanisms; seedling nutrient allocation; stress resistance in seedlings; seedling quality assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)

Forest Management Planning and Decision Support

edited by

Aureliu-Florin Hălălișan

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4902 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable forest management; decision support systems (DSSs); forest ecosystem services; GIS; forest policy and governance; forest planning models; biodiversity conservation; stakeholder engagement; sustainability indicators; forest monitoring and assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science)

Harvesting, Processing and Management of Specialty Forest Products and Biomass

edited by

Xiaopeng Bai

,

Wenbin Li

and Ruifang Dong

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 306 | Submission Open

Keywords: harvesting and processing; specialty forest fruits; biomass and bioenergy; forestry operations; sustainability assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Operations and Engineering)

Research on Forest Circular Economy: Bioeconomy, Bioenergy and Bioproducts

edited by Natālija Cudečka-Puriņa,

Baiba Rivza

and

Dzintra Atstaja

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular bioeconomy; climate change mitigation; bioproducts; forest management; resource conservation; revitalisation; waste management; wood valorisation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Economics, Policy, and Social Science)

Mapping, Modeling, and Monitoring Forest Change and Carbon Dynamics

edited by

Wenjuan Shen

,

Wenli Huang

, Danxia Song,

Weishu Gong

and Chengquan Huang

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest cover mapping; disturbance detection; biomass modeling; carbon accounting; climate-smart forestry; AI-based forest characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)

Forest Gas Exchange and Carbon–Water Balance Under Climate Change

edited by

Dong Kook Woo

,

Yongwon Seo

and

Esther Lee

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; nitrogen; carbon; hydrology; forest management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Hydrology)

Genetic Diversity and Conservation of Forest Trees

edited by Maria Glushkova

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; natural populations; adaptation; forest management; conservation strategy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Molecular Biology)

Effects of Forest Structure Management on Species Richness and Diversity

edited by Irena Šapić,

Damir Ugarković

and

Igor Poljak

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3316 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; forest structure; managed forests; habitat change; species composition; species richness; species diversity; ecosystem disturbance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

The Role of Forests in Carbon Cycles, Sequestration, and Storage

edited by

Houxi Zhang

and Lijun Chen

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2207 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystems; biogeochemical cycles; carbon sequestration; carbon cycle; soil organic carbon (SOC); microbial carbon pump (MCP); mineral-associated organic carbon (MAOC); dissolved organic carbon (DOC); plant litter; root exudates; forest management; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and Management)

Forestry Activities and Water Resources

edited by Rongjia Wang and

Junjiong Shao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1500 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystem; forestry activities; climate adaptation; ecological restoration; water resources; mutual feedback mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Hydrology)

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