Forests

Abiotic and Biotic Stress Responses in Trees Species—2nd Edition

edited by

Hou-Ling Wang

and

Liu-Qiang Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4811 | Submission Open

Keywords: drought; salt; cold; temperature; disease; pests; response; signaling; phytohormone

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

Forest and Human Well-Being

edited by

Geonwoo Kim

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4742 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystem services; nexus of ecosystem and human well-being; sustainable forest management; climate change adaptation; forest policy; community forestry; forest biodiversity and human welfare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Forest Management: Silvicultural Practices and Management Strategies

edited by

Jakub Černý

and

Zdeněk Vacek

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4066 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest resilience; adaptive forest management; thinning; forest regeneration; forest structure; mixed stands; forest productivity; carbon sequestration; drought stress; forest biodiversity

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

Urban Forestry: Management of Sustainable Landscapes

edited by Dengkai Chi,

Jingli Yan

and

Jia Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2997 | 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)

Forest Dynamics and Resilience: Monitoring, Assessment and Early Warning Under Global Change

edited by Rong Yu, Alison Donnelly,

Liang Liang

, Jingru Zhang, Shilong Ren, Shuai An, Weiguang Lang and

Yu Shen

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2892 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest dynamics; resilience; global change; monitoring; early warning systems; remote sensing; disturbances; ecological modelling; adaptive management; socioecological systems

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

Innovative Technologies in Wood Protection and Modification: Drying, Processing, and Functional Enhancement

edited by

Davor Kržišnik

,

Sauradipta Ganguly

and

Ahmet Can

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 536 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood protection; climate resilient wood; sustainable materials; wood modification; advanced drying technologies

(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 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 473 | Submission Open

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

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

Integrated Forestry Land Use Systems: Challenges and Benefits

edited by

Peihong Jia

,

Panayotis Dimopoulos

and

Hua Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated forestry land use systems; ecosystem services trade-offs and synergies; policy effectiveness and governance performance; agroforestry and low-carbon agriculture; blue carbon and coastal forests; remote sensing and spatial modeling; decision support systems; sustainable forest management

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

Functional Traits and Growth Strategies of Forest Trees

edited by

Irina M. Morar

,

Alina Maria Truta

and

Catalina Dan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest genetics; tree physiology; seed biology; provenance variability; abiotic stress adaptation; climate change adaptation; sustainable forest management; forest biodiversity

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

Integrated Pest Management Strategies: Prevention, Detection and Controls

edited by

Amr Mohamed

and

Ioannis Eleftherianos

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated pest management; pest prevention; early detection; biological control; chemical control; monitoring techniques; sustainable agriculture; invasive species; pest resistance; ecological impact; forests

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Nature Markets and the Assessment and Comparative Analysis of Payment Schemes for Forest Ecosystem Services

edited by

Gregory Valatin

and Tom Nisbet

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature markets; payments for forest ecosystem services; enviromental effectiveness; cost-effectiveness; governance; additionality

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

New Challenges in Silviculture and Plantation Afforestation

edited by

Alina Maria Truta

and

Irina M. Morar

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: regeneration processes; afforestation; seedling quality; restoration; nursery production; silviculture; abiotic stress; ecosystem services

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

The Influence of Mechanized Timber Harvesting on Soils and Stands

edited by

Eunjai Lee

and

Petros A. Tsioras

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2230 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable forest management; steep slope harvesting; soil compaction; soil erosion; residual stand damage

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

Recent Advances and Future Perspectives in Forest Hydrology

edited by

Francisco Balocchi

, Andrés A. Iroumé, Silvio Ferraz and

Teresa Reyna

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 1278 | 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)

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Applications in Forestry—Third Edition

edited by

Yunfei Liu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 494 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; forest management; forest protection

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

Forest Microbiome: Diversity, Complexity, and Dynamics

edited by

Lyudmyla Symochko

and

Maria Nazaré Coelho Marques Pinheiro

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest microbiome; microbial diversity; soil microbial ecology; biogeochemical cycling; climate change; ecosystem resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

New Methods in Exploring Forest Wildlife: Dynamics, Ecological Aspects, and Human–Wildlife Interactions

edited by

Linas Balčiauskas

and

Yukichika Kawata

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest wildlife monitoring; innovative ecological methods; spatial ecology of forest species; wildlife population dynamics; remote sensing, eDNA and artificial intelligence in wildlife research; human–wildlife interactions; conservation and management strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

Litter Decomposition and Soil Nutrient Cycling in Forests

edited by Shengqiang Wang,

Ziliang Zhang

and

Yili Guo

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4816 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil organic carbon; soil nutrients; litter decomposition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Forest Disturbance Monitoring by Remote Sensing: Advancements and Applications

edited by

Longlong Zhao

,

Chao Ding

,

Biyao Zhang

and Jinsong Chen

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1687 | 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)

Wood Testing, Processing and Modification—Second Edition

edited by

Carmen-Mihaela Popescu

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open

Keywords: wooden products; wood process; woodcutting theory; woodcutting tools; woodworking machinery; intelligent manufacturing

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

Modeling of Forest Dynamics and Species Distribution

edited by Youngsang Kwon

submission deadline 26 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4228 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest dynamics; species distribution; Climate change; ecological modeling; remote sensing; GIS; biodiversity; conservation; ecosystem services; land-use change

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

AI-Driven Remote Sensing for Forest Fire Detection and Management

edited by

Eman H. Alkhammash

submission deadline 26 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest remote sensing; forest detection; forest fire; wildfire; forest disturbance management

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

Effects of Climate Change on Tree-Ring Growth—2nd Edition

edited by

Qiang Li

,

Yafeng Wang

, Liang Shi and Xianliang Zhang

submission deadline 27 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4821 | Submission Open

Keywords: tree ring; dendroecology; stable isotopes; extreme climate events; drought; forest growth; climate changes; trees and shrubs

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

Advanced Research in Wood Composites

edited by

Kaimeng Xu

and

Jorge Santos

submission deadline 27 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 809 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood composites; bio-based materials; wood–plastic composites; bamboo microfiber functional materials; environmental sustainability; nanocellulose composites

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

Soil Organic Matter Dynamics and Microbial Roles in Biogeochemical Cycles in Forestry

edited by Zhiyang Lie, Xuli Tang and Tongtong Zhou

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5716 | Submission Open

Keywords: biogeochemical cycle; carbon sequestration; nitrogen cycle; phosphorus cycle; sulfur cycle; microbial processes; forest ecosystems; forest management

(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 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1797 | 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)

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

edited by

Songze Wan

, Jianping Wu and

Shaofei Jin

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1344 | 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)

Economic Assessment Research in Agroforestry Products, Environmental, and Renewable Resources Issues: 2nd Edition

edited by

Hongge Zhu

, Shaopeng Zhang and

Noriko Sato

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 866 | 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)

Remote Sensing-Based Methods for Forest Aboveground Biomass Estimation—2nd Edition

edited by

Yongjie Ji

, Yanqiu Xing, Armando Marino and

Jiangping Long

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 836 | 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)

Microbial Community Composition and Function in Forest Soil, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yujing Yang

,

Xiankai Lu

and

Xiong Fang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 806 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest soil microbial community; microbe–plant synergy; microbial diversity and function; climate–microbe interactions; forest ecosystem services (microbial contributions); microbial adaptation to environmental disturbances; sustainable forest microbial management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

LiDAR Remote Sensing for Forestry: 2nd Edition

edited by Zhenyang Hui, Penggen Cheng, Bo Liu and

Mark Vanderwel

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 783 | Submission Open

Keywords: LiDAR; point cloud; forest inventory; filtering; biomass; quantitative structure model; forest dynamics; forest structure analysis; carbon cycle/sequestration; forest management

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

Forestry Byproducts: Biorefinery, Nanomaterials, and Forests Productivity and Carbon Sequestration

edited by

Danilo Escobar-Avello

,

Maria Graciela Aguayo

, Rafael A. Rubilar and Miguel Pereira

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 719 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; phenolic compounds; lignin; wood preservatives; lignocellulose; bio-based adhesives; nanocellulose; forest productivity; climate change mitigation, biochar, life cycle analysis

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

Genetic Innovation and Breeding in Ornamental Plants

edited by Lulu Li,

Ping Li

,

Adriana F. Sestras

and Yiqian Ju

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 633 | Submission Open

Keywords: ornamental plants; high-throughput sequencing; regulatory mechanisms; genes; transcription factors; epigenetic regulation; origins and evolution

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

Timber Construction: Exploring Future Potential and Pathways for Development

edited by

Kug-Bo Shim

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 564 | Submission Open

Keywords: timber structures; timber durability; timber maintenance; sustainable structural design; engineered wood system; hybrid structures; life-cycle assessment; non-destructive testing (NDT)

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

Surface Property Evolution and Modification of Wood and Bamboo Products

edited by

Xinyou Liu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 507 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood and bamboo; surface properties; surface modification; durability; cultural heritage conservation; archaeological wood; sustainable materials

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

Biological Control for Management of Invasive Forest Insect Pests

edited by

Ioannis Lagogiannis

,

Panagiotis Eliopoulos

and

Spyridon Mantzoukas

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 282 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological control; invasive forest insects; natural enemies; parasitoids; predators; entomopathogens; forest health; risk assessment; integrated pest management; resilience of forest ecosystems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Ecological, Socio-Economic, and Management Aspects of Tourism in Forests

edited by

Adina Candrea

and

Ruxandra-Gabriela Albu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature-based tourism; ecotourism; sustainable tourism development; socio-economic impact; carrying capacity; visitor management; interpretation and environmental education; forest trail optimization; GIS-based planning; forest cultural ecosystem services; forest recreation and wellness

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

Wood-Based Furniture Innovations: Design, Manufacturing and Technologies

edited by Beata Fabisiak,

Robert Kłos

and

Danijela Domljan

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood-based furniture; sustainable furniture design; circular economy; smart furniture; inclusive and universal design; furniture design; furniture manufacturing technologies

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

Wood, Forests and Society in Archaeology and History

edited by

João Carlos Ferreira Melo Júnior

,

Nicola Macchioni

,

Mathilde Monachon

and Luiz Eduardo de Lima Melo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open

Keywords: archaeobotany; archaeology; cultural artefacts; dendrochronology; environmental history; experimental archaeology; heritage conservation; historical record; wood; wood anatomy

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

Forest Soil Carbon in a Changing World: Processes, Interactions and Pathways to Sustainable Management

edited by Xiao Wang, Man Cheng and

Dong Liu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest soil organic carbon; soil carbon sequestration mechanisms; microbial carbon pump; mineral carbon pump; plant–microbe–soil interactions; forest management and climate change; forest ecosystem carbon cycling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Toward the Future of Forestry: Education, Technology, and Governance

edited by

Katsuaki Sugiura

, Antonio Santoro,

Shohei Kameyama

and Kazuhiko W. Nakamura

submission deadline 1 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 919 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest education; forest governance; sustainable management; digital technology; forest 4.0; policy innovation; community engagement

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

Wood Anatomy, Biology, and Conservation

edited by Yushan Yang, Jian Qiu and

Baokang Dang

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood; wood structure; wood anatomy; wood biology; archaeological wood; intelligent wood identification; bamboo and vines

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

Smart Forest Inventory, Management and Planning: Intelligent Technologies and Their Applications

edited by

Zixuan Qiu

,

Zhongke Feng

and

Huiqing Pei

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5134 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart forestry; remote sensing; UAV; LiDAR; IoT; forest management; forest biomass and carbon stock estimation; deep learning; GIS; digital twin

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

Roles and Functions of Forests in Sustainable Rural Development

edited by

Yong Sun

and

Baoyin Liu

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 741 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable rural development; forest ecosystem services; community-based forest management; climate resilience; livelihood diversification

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

Improvement and Plant Physiology of Robinia pseudoacacia

edited by

Tamas Abri

and Yun Li

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 727 | Submission Open

Keywords: Robinia pseudoacacia; plant physiology; assimilation; transpiration; stomatal regulation; water use efficiency; chlorophyll content

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

Mangrove Ecosystems in the Face of Climate Change: Resilience, Adaptation, and Conservation Strategies, 2nd Edition

edited by

, Shuguang Xie,

, Chunhua Yan,

and

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 409 | 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)

Variability in Wood Properties: Growth Conditions, Species and Anatomical Adaptations

edited by

Róbert Németh

and

Mátyás Báder

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 312 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood property variability; anatomical adaptations; growth condition effects; species diversification; material performance variability; sustainable wood production; wood formation processes; climate adaptation strategies; physical properties

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

Sustainable Production of Woody Biomass for Energy

edited by

Kamrul Hassan

and

Alexandre Santos Pimenta

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

Keywords: energy fuels; emissions; energy technologies; life cycle assessment; resource availability; short rotation forestry/coppice; sustainability; wood biomass; wood industry; wood residues

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

Sustainable Forestry Operations: Timber Harvesting and Transportation Engineering

edited by

Grzegorz Trzciński

and

Kazuhiro Aruga

submission deadline 22 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1891 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest road; forest engineering; timber transport; wood supply chain; forestry transport; forest operation; forest road maintenance; road subgrades: axle overload; forest truck unit

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

Forest Inventory: The Monitoring of Biomass and Carbon Stocks—2nd Edition

edited by

Tianxiang Yue

, Zhe Xu and Zong Wang

submission deadline 22 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1082 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest inventory; biomass assessment; carbon stocks; monitoring techniques; remote sensing; data fusion; climate change mitigation; forest carbon dynamics; biodiversity conservation; policy implications

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

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