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Phenotypic and Genetic Diversity in Tree Species

edited by Chiara Catalano and

Gaetano Distefano

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 506 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest tree biodiversity; genetic variability; phenotypic trait characterization; future perspectives for tree system sustainability; biodiversity conservation

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

Insights of Dendrochronology Based on Forest Dynamics, Fire History, and Climate Change

edited by

Julián Cerano-Paredes

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open

Keywords: dendrochronology; tree-rings; forest dynamics; fire history; climate change; disturbance ecology; species succession; ecological adaptation

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

Microbial Dynamics and Nutrient Cycling in Forest Soil

edited by

Li Ji

Sara Wahdan

and Heng Gui

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrient cycling; forest soil; microbial community; mycorrhizal fungi; soil sustainability; ecosystem process; forest management; plant– microbe interactions; metagenomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Non-Native Species in Forest Ecosystems

edited by

Margarita Arianoutsou

Ioannis Bazos

and

Giuseppe Brundu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive alien species; non-native trees; forest ecosystems; sustainable forestry; risk assessment; biodiversity conservation; policy and legislation

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

Growth, Maintenance, and Function of Urban Trees

edited by

Shidong Ge

Valánszki István

Xiaoping Chen

and Sihan Xue

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban tree; growth; maintenance; ecosystem services; social benefits; tree management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Advanced Research in Lauraceae Plants: From Foundations to Applications

edited by

Zhaojiang Zuo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: exploitation and utilization; genetic breeding; Lauraceae; physiological response; secondary metabolism

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

Sustaining Soil Health in Forest Ecosystems: Ecological Approaches, Best Practices, Strategies and Innovations

edited by

Rossana Marzaioli

and

Gaurav Mishra

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil quality; forest soil; sustainable soil management; healthy soil; ecosystem services; SDGs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Exploring the Antioxidant Potential and Phenolic Diversity of Forest-Derived Plants

edited by

Kristina Zymonė

and Laura Rimkienė

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest-derived plants; antioxidant mechanism; antioxidant components; activity and potential; phytochemical analysis; phenolic compounds and diversity; multi-omics technologies; phenols quality control

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

Applications of Optical and Active Remote Sensing in Forestry

edited by

Dandan Xu

and

Xulin Guo

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2201 | Submission Open

Keywords: forests; plantations; satellite images; UAV images; UAV-LiDAR; biophysical parameters

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

Responses and Adaptation of Trees to Environmental Stress

edited by

Constança Camilo Alves

Raquel Lobo-do-Vale

and Margarida Vaz

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 959 | Submission Open

Keywords: tree ecosystem; climate change; abiotic stress; molecular and genetic mechanisms; tree structure and function; functional ecology; remote sensing and models

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

Species Diversity and Habitat Conservation in Forest

edited by

Marek Sławski

and

Francesco Parisi

submission deadline 16 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 644 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest biodiversity; forest management; species conservation; species diversity; habitat conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

Growth and Photosynthetic Responses of Seedlings Under Climate Change in Forests

edited by

Jimei Han

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 380 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; forest seedlings; photosynthesis; growth response; forest regeneration; physiological adaptation; environmental stress

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

Spatial Information for Forest Biomass and Carbon Stock Estimation: New Technologies and Approaches

edited by

Raheleh Farzanmanesh

Christopher Weston

and

Liubov Volkova

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest biomass; carbon stock; remote sensing; biodiversity; climate change; sustainable forest management; carbon monitoring; REDD+

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

Post-Fire Recovery and Monitoring of Forest Ecosystems

edited by Emiliya Velizarova

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

Keywords: burn severity; soil erosion; ash deposition; hydrological impact; carbon sequestration; resilience and vegetation regrowth; reforestation; succession and biodiversity recovery; biodiversity recovery of snag forests; remote sensing; long-term monitoring

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

Growing the Urban Forest: Building Our Understanding

edited by

Richard W. Harper

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban forestry; tree growth; tree survival; human health; aesthetic values; heat island; carbon storage/sequestration; wood usage; fruit crops; biodiversity; wildlife habitat; economic contributions; pests; construction; climate change; UAS and new technologies; forestry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Wildlife Management and Conservation in Forests Ecosystems

edited by

Kristijan Tomljanović

, Marko Vucelja and

Linda Bjedov

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest wildlife management; forest wildlife conservation; forest wildlife biology; forest disturbance— wildlife interactions; forest management— wildlife interaction; forest habitat conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

Economic Assessment Research in Agroforestry Products, Environmental, and Renewable Resources Issues

edited by

Hongge Zhu

, Shaopeng Zhang and

Noriko Sato

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7056 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroforestry systems; environmentally friendly agroforestry products; renewable resource utilization; forest carbon sink; integrated forest management; economic outcome assessment

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

Forest Biomass Utilization: Implications for Global Sustainable Development

edited by

Gloria Oporto

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5099 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest biomass; bioenergy; engineered wood composites; engineered wood products; biochar; wood products market; carbon sequestration; carbon credits

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

The Relationship Between Forest Vegetation and Water and Its Regulation in Changing Environments

edited by

Yanhui Wang

and

Zebin Liu

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4067 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecohydrology; forest evapotranspiration; runoff; water use; vegetation carrying capacity; sap flow; infiltration and soil moisture; modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Hydrology)

Medicinal and Edible Uses of Non-Timber Forest Resources

edited by

Maria Elena Estrada-Zuñiga

Angélica Román-Guerrero

and Carmen Zepeda-Gómez

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3266 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-timber products; medicinal plants; edible forest products; genetic resources; chemical analysis

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

Long-Term and Seasonal Population Dynamics of Forest Insects at Climate Change

edited by

Valentyna Meshkova

Jaroslav Holuša

and

Mihai-Leonard Duduman

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2728 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; biotic risks in the forest; phenological asynchrony between trophic levels; population dynamic; phytophagous forest insects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Growth Models for Forest Stand Development Dynamics

edited by

Benedicto Vargas-Larreta

José Javier Corral-Rivas

and

Jorge Omar López-Martínez

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2445 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest growth model; stand dynamic research; ecological modeling; sustainable forestry; climate change impacts on forests; remote sensing in forest dynamics; machine learning algorithm; sustainable forest management practices

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

Effect of Vegetation Restoration on Forest Soil

edited by Yong Liu

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 825 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetation restoration; biodiversity; functions; soil health; ecosystem sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Advances in Wood Anatomy: From Species Identification to Ecological and Technological Insights

edited by Paulina F. Puchi and Arturo Pacheco-Solana

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 508 | Submission Open

Keywords: dendrochronology; wood anatomical traits; cutting edge; radiocarbon; xylem structure

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

Biocomposite Materials Derived from Forest Biomass Management

edited by

Carlo Santulli

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: lignocellulosic materials; biocomposites; forest biomass

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

Forest Conservation: Natural Resources and Biotechnological Strategies

edited by

Arthur Prudêncio de Araujo Pereira

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest conservation; native forests; environmental biotechnology; ecosystem services; bibliometric analysis

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

Forest Fine Roots and Soil Properties

edited by

Zongrui Lai

and

María Fernández-Raga

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: fine root dynamics; soil physical and chemical properties; root– soil– microbe interactions; carbon and nutrient cycling; forest management; belowground biomass; rhizosphere processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Stress Resistance of Rubber Trees: From Genetics to Ecosystem, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jiaming Zhang

Feng An

and

Han Cheng

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7390 | Submission Open

Keywords: rubber tree genetics and breeding; Hevea brasiliensis; ethephon stimulation; molecular regulation mechanism; stress physiology

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

Remote Sensing-Based Methods for Forest Aboveground Biomass Estimation

edited by

Yongjie Ji

, Yanqiu Xing, Armando Marino and

Jiangping Long

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6756 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; forest AGB; feature optimization; machine learning; deep learning; physical model; forest mapping; uncertainty analysis

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

Forest Parameter Extraction and Ecological Applications with UAV-Based Remote Sensing Techniques

edited by Jiayuan Lin,

Haoming Xia

and Hongxiang Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5846 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest parameter extraction; unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or drone; remote sensing; convolutional neural network (CNN); deep learning; tree classification; forest inventory; precision forestry

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

Mangrove Forest Ecosystems: Present Status, Challenges, and Future Directions

edited by

Daniel M. Alongi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5695 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; conservation; management; blue carbon; genomics and genetics; deforestation and degradation

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

Physiological Mechanisms of Plant Responses to Environmental Stress

edited by

Quan Qiu

, Junwen Wu, Shaohui Fan and Guanglu Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2996 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant stress tolerance; plant physiological response; plant mortality; combined environmental stress; drought; flooding; heat; cold; shade

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

Advancements in Forest Engineering Technologies and Sustainable Practices

edited by

Sylwester M. Grajewski

, Ewa E. Kurowska and

Stelian Alexandru Borz

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2531 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest technique; forest roads; forest fire protection; counteracting erosion; mass movements; floods; forest water infrastructure and management; environmental impact; tourism; recreation and health-promoting infrastructure; forest degradation monitoring; modern technical solutions; innovative control and monitoring systems; remote sensing; AI

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

Wood Properties: Strength, Density, Hardness

edited by Ying Guan and Xinxin Ma

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2081 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical property; genetic modification; chemical modification; polymer materials; lignocellulose; bamboo and rattan

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

Transforming Wood into Smart Materials: Innovations in Processing and Application

edited by Hao Guan, Qiuqin Lin, Shanshan Jia and

Monika Sarvašová Kvietková

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1994 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart wood material; wood-based composite; wood nanotechnology; wood modification; bamboo; functionalization; sustainability

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

Dendrochemistry: Tools for Evaluating Variations in Past and Present Forest Environments (2nd Edition)

edited by Paul R Sheppard

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1661 | Submission Open

Keywords: dendrochemistry; environmental chemistry monitoring; dendrochronology; point source contamination; non-point source pollution; inorganic elements; element translocation

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

Physical–Mechanical Characteristic Analysis of Wood and Wood-Based Composites

edited by

Miran Merhar

and Rostand Moutou Pitti

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1197 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical properties; mechanical properties; fracture mechanics; processing technologies; design of experiments; artificial neural network; finite element modelling

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

Forest Genetic Resources: State, Pressure, Benefit and Response to Global Change

edited by

Ermioni Malliarou

and

Evangelia V. Avramidou

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 1149 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; genetic structure; epigenetic diversity; molecular methods; forest species; biotechnology; conservation; genomics; management; adaptation

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

Uses, Structure and Properties of Wood and Wood Products

edited by

Weiqi Leng

and

Angela Balzano

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 806 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood; formation; structure; properties; modification; utilization

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

Belowground Carbon Flux in Forests: Carbon Emission, Storage and Beyond

edited by

Iftekhar Uddin Ahmed

and Jaeseok Lee

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 739 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil C storage; organo-mineral associations; organic C priming; dissolved organic matter (DOM); tree species identity; fine root biomass; root exudates; microbial decay; clay minerals; soil respiration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Future Trends and Challenges in Forest Education

edited by Martin Barker

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 738 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest; education; future; innovations; forestry

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

Seed Dispersal by Animals in Forest Communities

edited by

Diana F. Tomback

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 453 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal seed dispersers; forest disturbance; forest ecosystems; forest regeneration; forest restoration; fragmented landscapes; long-distance seed dispersal; understory plant seed dispersal; zoochory

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

Advances in Fungal Diseases in Forests

edited by

Aneta Lyubenova

and Ivaylo N. Tsvetkov

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 376 | Submission Open

Keywords: alien fungi; oomycetes; emerging diseases in forest ecosystems; molecular tools

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Genetic and Molecular Basis and Development Under Environmental Adaptation

edited by

Yunhui Xie

Ermei Chang

Jinhui Chen

and Hao Chen

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open

Keywords: conifer; tree genomics; genomic selection; adaptation; sequencing; population structure; QTL/association mapping; molecular evolution; proteomics; epigenetics

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

Advanced Numerical and Experimental Methods for Timber Structures

edited by Sabina Huč, Martina Sciomenta and Aleš Straže

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open

Keywords: connections; experimental methods; finite element modeling; fracture mechanics; machine learning; moisture transport; timber structures; time- and moisture-dependent creep

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

Forest Tree Resistance to Fungi and Insect Pests

edited by Ying-Ning Zou and

Qiang-Sheng Wu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotic stress; climate change; insect pests; interaction; fungi; symbiotic fungi

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

Efficiency of Wood Harvesting Systems

edited by

Libin Thaikkattil Louis

Anil Raj Kizha

and Alex Kunnathu George

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: timber harvesting; forest economics; advanced wood products; forest carbon and inventory; advancements in forest management; climate-smart forestry

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

Tree Growth: Insights from Studies in Soil Nutrients

edited by Mauro Schumacher,

Matheus Severo de Souza Kulmann

and

Marcos Gervasio Pereira

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest productivity; soil– plant interactions; forest ecology; tree nutrition; fertilization; forest soils; biomass production; root development; tree physiology; soil nutrient availability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Impact of Climate Change on Anatomical Traits and Chemical Composition of Wood

edited by Ana Alves and