Forests

Urban Forests and Ecosystem Services

edited by

and

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3315 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban forest; ecosystem services; biodiversity; ecosystem resilience; ecosystem service flows; multi-objective management; heat island

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Forest Soil Properties and Microbial Characteristics: Seasonal and Stand-Specific Variations

edited by

Yang Yang

, Baorong Wang, Xuejuan Bai and

Jiaojiao Liao

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 792 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest soil properties; microbial communities; seasonal dynamics; stand-specific variations; soil microbiome; biogeochemical cycling; forest ecosystem management; environmental drivers; soil–plant–microbe interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Functionalization and Valorization of Wood and Bamboo Materials

edited by

Weiqi Leng

and Ying Guan

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 733 | 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)

Sustainable High-Performance Wood–Bamboo/Inorganic Composites: Design, Function and Life-Cycle Calculation

edited by

Haiyang Zhang

and Hai Luo

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 302 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood composites; bamboo utilization; functional surface; water resistance; carbon footprint; hierarchical structures

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

Multi-Omics and Functional Genomics for Breeding and Stress Resilience in Forest Trees and Woody Crops

edited by Guoming Wang and

Liming Yang

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest tree breeding; woody crops; multi-omics integration; functional genomics; nut/fruit development; abiotic stress tolerance; disease resistance

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

Unlocking the Secrets of Soil: How Carbon and Nutrient Dynamics Shape Forest Ecosystems

edited by

Senhao Wang

and

Taiki Mori

submission deadline 28 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1644 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystem functioning; carbon sequestration; nutrient cycle; forest management; forest community composition and structure; global change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Precision Forestry in the Digital Age: AI-Driven Monitoring and Management of Economic Plantations

edited by

Kai Zhou

and

Xin Shen

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 395 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision forestry; Artificial Intelligence (AI); remote sensing; smart sensors; economic plantations

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

Strategic Forest-Based Sector Planning and Management in the Era of Bioeconomy, 2nd Edition

edited by

Nikolay Neykov

and Mariana Sedliačiková

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3372 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioeconomy; sustainable forest management; strategic forest sector planning; data envelopment analysis; forest policy; technological innovations; forest biomass value chain; forest governance; rural economic development (forest bioeconomy-driven)

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

Forest Soil Stability in Response to Global Change Scenarios

edited by Gabriel Oladele Awe and

Miriam Fernanda Rodrigues

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2328 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest soil; soil management; soil stabilization; global change

(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 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2095 | 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 Tree Genetics and Breeding—Identification and Propagation of Hybrids

edited by

Girmantė Jurkšienė

and Darius Kavaliauskas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1982 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybridisation of trees; hybrid detection; DNA; microsatellite markers; gene flow; morphometric leaf and seed traits; introgression

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

Research Advances in Management and Design of Forest Operations: 2nd Edition

edited by

Rodolfo Picchio

,

Francesco Latterini

and

Rachele Venanzi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1843 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate-smart forest operations; harvesting systems; sustainable forest management; best management practices; trafficability maps; reduced-impact logging (RIL) techniques

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

Identification and Molecular Phylogeny of Forest Microorganisms

edited by

Ning Jiang

and Rong Ma

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1143 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial taxonomy; molecular phylogeny; forest pathology; fungal diversity; new species; endophytes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

Pathogenic Fungi in Forests: 2nd Edition

edited by

Keumchul Shin

and

Hyunkyu Sang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 743 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Advanced Research in Lauraceae Plants: From Foundations to Applications

edited by

Zhaojiang Zuo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 557 | Submission Open

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

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

Selected Papers from the 5th International Electronic Conference on Forests (IECF 2026)

edited by

Mark Vanderwel

and

Nikolay S. Strigul

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 409 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecology; remote sensing; sustainable forest management; wood science; climate change; wildfire; ecosystems service; tree physiology

Advances in Forest/Wetland Carbon Sequestration and Emission Reduction Potential

edited by

Jian Xiang

, Tiehu He and Gang Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 318 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest/wetland carbon sequestration; GHG emission; soil organic carbon; nitrogen; forestation; deforestation; CO2; CH4; N2O

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

Ecological Interactions in Forest Understory

edited by

Mercedes Valerio

and Ricardo Ibáñez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic factors; biodiversity; competition; ecological networks; microbial communities; nutrient cycling; plant–animal interactions; plant–plant interactions; regeneration

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

Recent Advances in Nondestructive Evaluation of Wood: In-Forest Wood Quality Assessments: 3rd Edition

edited by

Xiping Wang

and

Brunela Pollastrelli Rodrigues

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: forests; forest management; genetic improvement; nondestructive testing and evaluation; silviculture; standing trees; wood and fiber properties; wood quality; wood utilization

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

Monitoring and Managing Forest Hydrology

edited by Lei Su and

Xinchao Sun

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

Keywords: forest hydrology; forest management; hydrological monitoring; forest water management; watershed management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Hydrology)

Wood and Wood-Based Materials: Different Approaches in Characterization and Modification

edited by

Jana Jaďuďová

,

Jozef Svetlík

, Stanislava Gašpercová and

Adam Sikora

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood; wood based materials; wood composites; modification; degradation processes; thermal loading; aging of wood

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

Genetic and Genomic Perspectives on Forest Resilience and Ecology

edited by Lei Zhang and

Tao Su

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

Keywords: forest resilience; population genomics; local adaptation; genetic diversity; climate change; gene flow; phenotypic plasticity; assisted evolution

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

Manufacturing, Characterization and Engineering Applications of Wood and Bamboo Bio-Based Engineered Materials

edited by

Hao Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-based engineered materials; low-carbon materials; engineered bamboo; engineered timber; bamboo-wood composites; manufacturing and processing; mechanical properties; sustainable construction; structural applications

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

Innovative Techniques for Monitoring and Managing Invasive Forest Pests and Pathogens

edited by Sarah Facey

submission deadline 5 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2675 | Submission Open

Keywords: pest monitoring; surveillance; pest detection; invasive species; pest management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Bio-Based Materials for Sustainable Wood Products

edited by

Jun Zhang

,

Xiaona Li

, Jianyong Wan and

Hongda Guo

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable wood products; bio-based materials; wood-based composite materials; bio-based adhesive; woody biomass; green modification; high value utilization

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

Genetic and Morphological Structure and Diversity of Forest Species: Implications for Conservation and Climate Change Adaptation

edited by

Antonio Vidaković

and

Igor Poljak

submission deadline 17 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 851 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; morphological diversity; conservation; epigenetics; plasticity; molecular markers; experimental plots; climate change adaptation; population genetics

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

Advanced Methods and Technologies for Forest Wildfire Prevention

edited by

Michael Wing

, Helen Margaret de Klerk and

Abdullah Emin Akay

submission deadline 21 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1864 | Submission Open

Keywords: wildfire prevention; wildfire risk; fuel management; remote sensing; artificial intelligence; decision-support systems

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

Advances in Precision Forestry: The Efficacy of Multisource Optical and LiDAR Technologies

edited by

Kabir Peerbhay

submission deadline 22 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 761 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision forestry; LiDAR; spaceborne, airborne, and terrestrial sensors; remote sensing; forest monitoring

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

Advances in Plant VOCs and Their Ecological Functions: 2nd Edition

edited by

Zhaojiang Zuo

and Sarathi Weraduwage

submission deadline 27 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 428 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerosol formation; biochemical control of VOC synthesis and emission; ecological function; human health; signal transfer; VOC measurements and remote sensing; climate–VOC feedback; plant–environment interactions

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

Unlocking Forest Sustainability with Digital Innovation and Smart Information Systems

edited by Zacharoula S. Andreopoulou and

Christiana Koliouska

submission deadline 28 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart forestry; digital innovation; forest sustainability; remote sensing; artificial intelligence; Internet of Things (IoT); geospatial information systems; precision forestry

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

Advances in Digital Forestry: Remote Sensing, Biometrics, Measurement Technologies, and AI

edited by Mark J. Kimsey

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twins; forest mensuration; biometrics; gaussian splatting; LiDAR; machine learning; AI

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

Soil Carbon in Forest Ecosystems: Stocks, Stability, and Vulnerability to Global Change

edited by

Shuai Wang

and

Yang Wang

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest soil carbon; carbon stability and persistence; global change vulnerability; microbial carbon dynamics; mineral–organic associations; fire and drought effects; forest management and carbon sequestration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Forest Vegetation–Atmosphere Interactions and Air Quality

edited by Romana Drasovean and Vlad Crișan

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystems; air quality; forest vegetation–atmosphere interactions; urban forestry; ecosystem services; remote sensing; environmental monitoring

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

Urban Forests and Diversified Landscape Planning: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by Tiemao Shi and

Chunlin Li

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1439 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban landscape ecology; nature-based solutions; healthy landscape planning; ecological function; urban forest design and planning; human health and well-being; green infrastructure; urban planning; landscape architecture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Remote Sensing-Driven Insights into Forest Growth and Sustainable Resource Management

edited by

Chunyan Wu

and Marta Szostak

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1315 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; forest growth; sustainable forest management; LiDAR; UAV; forest biomass; ecosystem monitoring; forest health

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

Forest-Based Materials, Wood Science, Biocomposite Materials and Circular Bioeconomy—Selected Papers from INNO’2026

edited by

Viktor Savov

,

Dimitar Angelski

and

Valentin Atanasov

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 924 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest-based materials; wood science; biocomposite materials; biocomposite technologies; wood resources; material supply; ecology; circular bioeconomy; biomass valorization; sustainability

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

Forest Ecosystems in a Changing Climate: Patterns, Processes, and Projections

edited by

Xiuchen Wu

and

Nikola Milentijević

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 501 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; forest ecosystems; forest dynamics; ecosystem resilience; forest disturbances; remote sensing; ecological modeling; carbon sequestration; biodiversity; sustainable forest management

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

Forest Ecology: Structure and Resilience

edited by

Julián Tijerín-Triviño

and

Runguo Zang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 363 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest structure; resilience; biodiversity; ecosystem functioning; disturbances; climate change; species composition; functional traits; remote sensing; forest management

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

Sustainable Development and High-Value Utilization of Forestry Wood Resources

edited by

Cheng Li

and

Zhigang Wu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 248 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass materials from forest wood resource; wood-based products; utilization of forest wood resources; wood-based matierials sustainable management; wood-based materials protection; biomass adheisves for wood-based materials

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

Woody Plants in Response to Heavy Metal Exposure and Synergistic Abiotic Factors in Forests

edited by

Dragica Stanković

, Saša Orlović and Srdjan Stojnić

submission deadline 1 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: plants; pollutants; soil contamination; pollution-induced stress; tolerance mechanisms; phytoremediation; oxidative stress; physiological adaptation; ecophysiology; environmental monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Genomic Diversity, Phylogeny, and Conservation of Forest Tree Species

edited by Federico Sebastiani,

Alexis Marchesini

and

Sara Villa

submission deadline 25 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 629 | Submission Open

Keywords: tree genomics; adaptive genetic variation; phylogenomics; forest conservation genetics; climate resilience (tree species); genomic diversity; endangered tree species; genomic restoration; cryptic species (forest trees)

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

Forest Vulnerability Under Climate Change: Integrating Dendroclimatology, Soil Carbon Dynamics, and Fire Regimes

edited by

Rafael Coll Delgado

and

Marcos Gervásio Pereira

submission deadline 25 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest vulnerability; climate change; dendroclimatology; fire foci; modeling; remote sensing; soil carbon stocks; climate

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

Carbon, Water, and Environmental Pollution in Forests, Wetlands, and Water Bodies Under Climate Change

edited by

Kamila M. Harenda

and

Patrycja Mleczek

submission deadline 25 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; land ecosystems; forest; peatland; stable carbon isotopes; aerosols; environmental pollution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Hydrology)

Forest Genomics for Environmental Adaptation and Resilient Breeding: Landscape Genetics, Multi-Omics, and Conservation Strategies

edited by Yingting Zhang,

Yuanzheng Yue

and

Hui Xia

submission deadline 25 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest genomics; climate adaptation; landscape genetics; landscape genomics; population genomics; conservation genetics; conservation breeding; adaptive genetic variation; genomic selection; forest resilience

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

Advances in Forest Entomology: Taxonomy, Ecology, and Conservation

edited by

Chang-Jun Kim

and

Moon-bo Choi

submission deadline 26 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest entomology; integrative taxonomy; molecular phylogeny; insect ecology; plant–pollinator interactions; forest biodiversity; biodiversity conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Urban Forests and Green Spaces: Ecology, Socio-Economic Dynamics, and Sustainable Management

edited by

Huilin Liang

and Tian Gao

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 999 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban forestry; ecosystem service valuation; natural capital; socio-economic dynamics; nature-based solutions (NbS); spatial equity; green gentrification; environmental–economic accounting; sustainable urban planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Wood to Watts: Forest Carbon Materials for a Net-Zero Future

edited by

Yongfeng Luo

and Jie Ouyang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood-derived carbon materials; forest biomass conversion; carbon neutrality; net-zero emissions; wood-derived carbon catalysts; CO2 reduction; biochar; carbon sequestration; wood-derived porous carbon; sustainable forest management; pyrolysis; activation; life-cycle assessment; circular bioeconomy; forest carbon sink

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

Sustainable Wood Drying: Mechanisms, Technologies, and Control Strategies

edited by Jingyao Zhao, Xiang Chi and

Honghai Liu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood drying; heat and mass transfer; moisture migration; drying stress; drying defects; case hardening; hygrothermal treatment; process monitoring; intelligent control; energy efficiency

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

Digital Forestry and Smart Technologies: Transforming Forest Monitoring and Assessment

edited by

Danielle Elis Garcia Furuya

,

Veraldo Liesenberg

,

Ana Paula Dalla Corte

and

Rudiney Soares Pereira

submission deadline 5 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital forestry; forest monitoring; remote sensing; artificial intelligence; machine learning; time-series analysis; multisensor data integration; UAV and satellite imagery; forest management; climate change

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

Tree Restoration Potential in Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils

edited by

Dragana Ranđelović

and

Vimal Chandra Pandey

submission deadline 18 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytoremediation; soil heavy metal contamination; forest ecosystems; woody species; bioindicating potential; metal tolerance; climate-resilient

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

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