Forests

Innovations in Wood Coating for Enhanced Durability and Protection

edited by

Ondřej Dvořák

and

Monika Sarvašová Kvietková

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; antibacterial nanocoatings and nanocomposites; adhesion; self-repair; coatings; surface

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

Innovative Approaches to Modifying Wood and Wood-Based Material Properties in the 21st Century

edited by

Miklós Bak

,

Tamás Hofmann

and

Fanni Fodor

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood modification; nanotechnology; wood durability enhancement; life cycle analysis; color stability of wood; sustainability in the wood industry; improvement of wood-based materials; biopolymer impregnation of wood; wood recycling

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

Recent Advances in Tree Genetics and Genomics

edited by

Weiwei Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: tree genetics; forest genomics; molecular breeding; CRISPR-Cas9 applications; gene function identification; enrichment of nutrient elements; stress resilience mechanisms

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

Biological Control and Management of Tree Diseases and Insect Pests in Forests

edited by

Han Xue

and

Ning Jiang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant pathology; parasitoids; natural enemies; biological control; mechanisms; induced systemic resistance; ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Forest Soil Health and Quality Monitoring

edited by Raluca Elena Enescu and

Minodora Manu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil properties; carbon sequestration; microbial community; soil monitoring; soil quality; soil health; soil restoration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Imaging Sensors for Monitoring Forest Dynamics: 2nd Edition

edited by

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,

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and

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: imaging technique; imaging sensor; image process system; forest dynamics; monitoring; remote sensing; precision forestry; machine learning

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

Role of Microorganisms and Plants in Forest Restoration: Research Progress and Perspectives

edited by

Chao Huang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest restoration; microorganisms; plants; mycorrhizal fungi; bioremediation; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

The Functional Anatomy of Tree Xylem: From Cell Structure to Ecological Roles

edited by Mirela Tulik

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: autophagy; cell wall; conductive elements; dendroecology; heartwood; hormonal and environmental regulation; sapwood; xylem sap; xylem traits; trees' xylogenesis

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

Urban Trees Under Climate Change: Growth, Environmental Benefits and Potentials

edited by

Astrid Reischl

submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1073 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; ecosystem services; size– growth– ecosystem service relationships; tree management; tree size; urban greening; urban heat island

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Ecosystem Services in Urban and Peri-Urban Landscapes

edited by

Remus Creţan

and

Mihai Razvan Nita

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4284 | Submission Open

Keywords: recreational and cultural ecosystem services in urban and peri-urban landscapes; ecosystem services of specific environmental dimensions (air; water; land use/land cover); ecosystem services for urban and peri-urban gardens; farmland ecosystems within urban and peri-urban areas; methods and indicators for assessing ecosystem services in urban and peri-urban spaces; spatial and temporal variations in ecosystem services at the urban and peri-urban scale; planning and management of ecosystem services in urban and peri-urban areas

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Properties and Uses of Value-Added Wood-Based Products and Composites

edited by

Francesco Negro

and

Roberto Zanuttini

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 991 | Submission Open

Keywords: characterizationdevelopment and innovationsolid wood and structural timbervalue addedvalorizationwood processingwood compositeswood-based products

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

Application and Development of Artificial Intelligence Technology in Forestry Management

edited by Weijun Xie,

Ying Liu

and

Deyong Yang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision breeding; phenotypic analysis; forest mapping; wildfire monitoring; pest management; autonomous harvesting systems; defect detection; wildlife conservation; forest food resource management

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

Impacts of Extreme Climate Events on Tree Growth and Carbon Dynamics

edited by Xianliang Zhang and Zhongjie Shi

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: extreme climate events; drought stress; tree growth; carbon dynamics; forest productivity

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

Detection and Identification of Forest Cover Change

edited by

Marcos Benedito Schimalski

,

Veraldo Liesenberg

and

Rorai Pereira Martins-Neto

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; active sensors; passive sensors; monitoring; processing; extract; forest; machine learning

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

Degradation and Restoration of Tropical Forests

edited by

Rodrigo Vasconcelos

, Eduardo Mariano Neto and

Washington Franca-Rocha

submission deadline 18 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: degradation; restoration; tropical forests; forest regeneration; agroforestry; forests biodiversity

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

Physiological Responses of Woody Plants to Elevated CO₂, Drought, and Climate Variations from Local to Global

edited by

Luis Ubaldo Castruita-Esparza

,

Arian Correa Díaz

,

Julián Cerano Paredes

,

Gerónimo Quiñónez Barraza

and

Concepción Luján Álvarez

submission deadline 19 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 903 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; physiological responses; drought stress; woody plants; forests; temperature change; tree growth; photosynthesis; water-use efficiency; forest physiological

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

Pollen Monitoring of Forest Communities

edited by

Federico Di Rita

, Roberta Pini, Juan Ochando Tomás and

Fabrizio Michelangeli

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 586 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollen; palynology; forest communities; ecosystems; land use changes; historical ecology

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

Ecological Preferences and Bioindicative Role of Bryophytes in Forest Ecosystems

edited by

Grzegorz J. Wolski

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: bryophytes; forest communities; bioindication; ecological preferences

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

Advances in Testing the Biological Durability and Quality Assurance of Wood-Based Materials and Products

edited by

Tripti Singh

and

Christian Brischke

submission deadline 22 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14412 | Submission Open

Keywords: field test; fungal decay; laboratory test; marine borer attack; performance; quality control; staining fungi; termite attack; test methodology; wood modification; wood protection; wood deterioration

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

Biogeochemical Cycles in Forests: 2nd Edition

edited by

Hao Zhang

and

Robert G. Qualls

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystem; nutrient circle; soil microorganism; ecological stoichiometry; global change; carbon pool; element cycle model

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Application of Remote Sensing in Vegetation Dynamics and Ecology—2nd Edition

edited by Wangping Li and

Donghui Shangguan

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetation type; response to climate change; ecological change; response to human activity; remote sensing

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

Advanced Studies in Gene Expression in Woody Plants

edited by Long-Hai Zou, Ming-Bing Zhou and

Xianhai Zhao

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: woody plants; gene expression; genomics; bioinformatics; wood formation; stress tolerance; disease resistance; epigenetic mechanisms; transcription factors; functional genomics

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

Advanced Research and Technology on Biomass Materials in Forestry

edited by

Saman Ghahri

, Bingnan Yuan and

Viktor Savov

submission deadline 26 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2780 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural and industrial waste utilization; biomass materials valorization; biomass conversion; bio-adhesives; biomaterials; crosslinking; eco-friendly forest products; technical lignin; vegetable tannins; sustainable production

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

Application of Machine-Learning Methods in Forestry

edited by

Leiguang Wang

and

Chinsu Lin

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1257 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; forestry; remote sensing; forest management; forest inventory; growth prediction; health management; forest structure parameter inversion; fire prediction; tree species identification; pest and disease monitoring; biomass estimation; vegetation mapping; spatial distribution

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

Somatic Embryogenesis and Organogenesis on Tree Species: 2nd Edition

edited by

Marcos Edel Martinez-Montero

and

Judit Dobránszki

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 830 | Submission Open

Keywords: somatic embryogenesis; tree biotechnology; tree products; cryopreservation; mass propagation; forest; genetic diversity; ecosystem; climate change; plant breeding

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

Forest Pathogen Detection, Diagnosis and Control

edited by

Roberto Faedda

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 525 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest pathogens; diagnostics tools; early detection; identification; forest health; forest management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Climate and Land-Use Change Effects on the Biogeography of Woody Plant Species and Biodiversity Conservation

edited by

Kostas Kougioumoutzis

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 478 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity patterns; conservation biology and prioritization; ecosystems services; ethnobotany; extinction risk; genetic; taxonomic; phylogenetic; and functional diversity; plant– pollinator networks; phylogeography; physiology; species distribution modelling

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

Wildfire Behavior and the Effects of Climate Change in Forests

edited by

Gilberto Vaz

and

Jorge R.N. Raposo

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest fires; wildfire behavior; climate change; extreme wildfires; wildfire modeling; wildfire management; forest management; forest and fire technologies; forest landscape and fire data

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

Interactions of Plants, Soil Nutrients, and Microorganisms in the Karst Forest Ecosystems

edited by Dan Xiao,

Jie Zhao

, Wei Zhang, Hanqing Wu and Peilei Hu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12905 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrient cycling; vegetation recovery; land-use change; climate warming; microbial biodiversity; soil carbon; soil nitrogen; plant‒soil nutrient interactions; bedrock geochemistry; karst ecosystem

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

Soundscape in Urban Forests—2nd Edition

edited by

Xin-Chen Hong

,

Jiang Liu

and

Guangyu Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10071 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural soundscape; ecological pattern of soundscape; multi-sensory interaction; soundscape resource management; environmental behavior; environmental health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Biomass Estimation and Carbon Stocks in Forest Ecosystems: 3rd Edition

edited by

Andrzej Węgiel

and

Adrian Łukowski

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 8302 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass allocation; allometric equations; growth models; biomass expansion factors; remote sensing; bioenergy; carbon and nutrient storage; ecosystem biodiversity; soil productivity; forest management

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

Advances in Forest Cover Change and Its Ecological and Environmental Effects—2nd Edition

edited by

Wei Shui

and

Junyu Qi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7572 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest land cover; environmental factors; ecological effects; environmental effects; biodiversity; ecological geography

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

Application of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems for Natural Resource Management of Forest Ecosystems

edited by

Pablito M. López-Serrano

and

Marín Pompa-García

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7221 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; geographic information systems (GISs); machine learning; forest management; geoprocessing and spatial analysis; unmanned aerial vehicles

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

Advances in Forest Carbon Sequestration and Emission Reduction Potential

edited by

Jian Xiang

, Tiehu He and Gang Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6494 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest carbon sequestration; GHGs emission; soil organic carbon; nitrogen; forestation; deforestation; CO2; CH4; N2O

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

Forest and Urban Green Space Ecosystem Services and Management

edited by

Jianping Wu

, Xin Xiong, Jianling Li and

Zhongbing Chang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5564 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystem; urban green space ecosystem; ecosystem services; forest management; climate change; land use and cover change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Growth and Stand Dynamics of Unmanaged and Managed Forests Under Global Change

edited by

Maciej Pach

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3254 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; adaptive forest management; old-growth stands; stand dynamics; growth models; resistance; resilience; recovery; silvicultural prescriptions

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

Forest Tree Genetics and Breeding in Response to Different Threats: 2nd Edition

edited by

Jingli Yang

,

Haizhen Zhang

,

Shicheng Zhao

and Hanzeng Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2052 | Submission Open

Keywords: trees; genetics and breeding; heat stress; cold stress; salt stress; metal stress; abiotic and biotic stresses; environmental adaptation; gene regulation; genetic engineering

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

Modeling Forest Dynamics

edited by

Zongzheng Chai

, Xianzhao Liu,

Lingbo Dong

and

Zaixing Zhou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1684 | Submission Open

Keywords: forests; ecological services; natural factors; anthropogenic factors; modeling forest dynamics; modeling techniques; forest dynamics; tree growth; mortality patterns; forest landscapes; forest productivity; forest management; forest conservation

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

Degraded Forest Carbon Sink Restoration and Sustainable Management of Forest Carbon Sinks

edited by Yongjun Shi,

Lin Xu

and Yufeng Zhou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1399 | Submission Open

Keywords: degraded forest management; degraded forest restoration; carbon sink afforestation

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

Tree Breeding: Genetic Diversity, Differentiation and Conservation

edited by

Hanna Fuchs

, Ewelina Ratajczak and

Konrad Celiński

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1398 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; tree breeding; conservation genetics; genomic selection; molecular markers; forest ecosystems; genetic differentiation; climate change adaptation; rare species conservation; population structure

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

Tree- and Shrub-Based Phytoremediation: Pollution Control and Ecosystem Services

edited by Dario Liberati and

Ronald S. Zalesny, Jr.

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1331 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytotechnologies; phytoremediation; regulating; provisioning; and cultural ecosystem services; nature-based solutions; carbon sequestration; soil fertility; urban hydrology regulation; species and ecosystem diversity; reduction of airborne particulate matter; plant biomass production; aesthetic value of green areas; citizen science; citizen health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Innovating Indicators: New Approaches for Tracking Forest Health Status and Trends in a Rapidly Changing World

edited by

Kevin M. Potter

and

Frank H. Koch

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1087 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest health monitoring; indicators; status and trends; invasive species; climate change; insects and diseases; regeneration trends; drought; wildfire; fragmentation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Carbon Dynamics of Forest Soils Under Climate Change

edited by

Xiang Zhang

and Zheng Hong Tan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1041 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil organic carbon; soil respiration; climate change; forest management; drought; warming; temperature sensitivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Advancing Forest Ecosystem Sustainability: Integrating Plant Physiology, Microbial Ecology, and Spatial Technologies

edited by

Nan Xu

and Xuechen Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1031 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest plant physiology; soil microbial ecology; GIS applications; nutrient cycling; biodiversity; ecosystem modeling; stress physiology; climate change adaptation; spatial analysis

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

Wood Processing, Modification and Performance

edited by

Xinyou Liu

and

Grant Kirker

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 878 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood processing; wood modification; durability enhancement; sustainable materials; chemical treatment; mechanical performance; wood preservation; environmental impact; material innovation

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

Arthropod Biodiversity and Ecology in Forest and Agricultural Ecosystems

edited by

Theodoros I. Stathakis

,

Filitsa Karamaouna

and

Dimitrios Avtzis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 804 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest and agriculture ecosystem; arthropod biodiversity; forest arthropod ecology; pest management; arthropod community structure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

Advances in Wood Furniture Design: Materials, Style, Structure, Ergonomics, and Manufacturing

edited by

Wengang Hu

and

Andreja Pirc Barčić

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 793 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood furniture; wood material; furniture design; wood structure; ergonomics; wood product manufacturing

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

Dendrochronology Beyond the Ordinary: Understanding Wood Formation and Climate Change (2nd Edition)

edited by

Angela Balzano

,

Maks Merela

and

Veronica De Micco

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 789 | Submission Open

Keywords: dendrochronology; xylogenesis; phloem formation; wood anatomy; functional anatomical traits; quantitative wood anatomy; trees’ environmental response; climate change

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

Recent Advances and Future Perspectives in Forest Hydrology

edited by

Francisco Balocchi

, Andrés A. Iroumé, Silvio Ferraz and

Teresa Reyna

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 761 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest hydrology; groundwater– surface-water interactions; paired-catchment; remote sensing; climate extremes; forest disturbances; socio-hydrology; nature-based solutions; machine learning; global change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Hydrology)

Seed Dispersal by Animals in Forests

edited by

Ning Li

, Xianfeng Yi and Zheng Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 589 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed dispersal; frugivore; birds; seed dispersal networks; forests

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

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