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Advances in Plant VOCs and Their Ecological Functions

edited by

Zhaojiang Zuo

and Sarathi Weraduwage

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6861 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerosol formation; biochemical control of VOC synthesis and emission; ecological function; human health; signal transfer; VOC measurements and remote sensing

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

Urban Forests and Greening for Sustainable Cities

edited by

Simona Aprile

and

Manuel Esperon-Rodriguez

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6722 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; parks; gardens; green roofs; green infrastructures; vegetal ground cover

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Advanced Technology for Extraction, Processing and Testing of Forest Products

edited by Endre Magoss, Csilla Csiha and

Tibor László Alpár

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1920 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable resources; climate change; logging; additive manufacturing; fully recyclable wood-based products; building industry; wood-based packaging; green chemistry; testing technologies

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

Species Richness, Diversity and Habitat Modeling of Wildlife in Forests

edited by

Konstantinos Poirazidis

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1399 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest biodiversity; habitat suitability models; management of wildlife conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

Advances in Forest Restoration and Applied Conservation: Bridging Science and Practice

edited by Griet An Erica Cuyckens and

Guillermo Martinez-Pastur

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1221 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest restoration; biodiversity conservation; climate change; habitat degradation; sustainable forest management; UN decade on ecosystem restoration; applied conservation; restoration strategies; ecological restoration; experimental studies; meta-analyses

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

Measurement and Modeling of Forest Vegetation Structures with Remote Sensing Technology

edited by

Zhengnan Zhang

and

Mark Vanderwel

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1109 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest vegetation structure; vegetation functional diversity; remote sensing; forest management and decision; forest structure dynamic monitoring; forest disturbance; climate change and human activities

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

Economic Optimization and Sustainable Management in Forest Resources

edited by Soleiman Mohammadi Limaei

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 248 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest resource management; economic optimization; sustainable forestry; forest policy; supply chain optimization; climate change economics; forest management strategies; technological advancements in forestry; financial models in forestry

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

Innovative Techniques for Monitoring and Managing Invasive Forest Pests and Pathogens

edited by Sarah Facey

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Relationship Between Tree Growth Dynamics and Climate Change

edited by

Yassine Messaoud

Elena I. Parfenova

and

Nadezhda Tchebakova

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open

Keywords: tree growth; climate change; species adaptation; boreal forests; temperate forests; spatial environment change; species range dynamic; ecotone dynamics

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

Wood Quality and Mechanical Properties: 2nd Edition

edited by

André Luis Christoforo

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7825 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood characterization; classification methods; wood testing; non-destructive tests; normative procedures

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

Advances in Remote Sensing and GIS Utilization in Monitoring of Forest Ecosystems

edited by

Hang Li

Aleksandar Dj Valjarević

Menglin Qin

and

Giorgos Mallinis

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5967 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; GIS; forest management; change detection; forest disturbances; carbon sequestration

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

Soil Carbon Storage in Forests: Dynamics and Management

edited by

Wenjie Liu

and Yasuo Iimura

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5367 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil organic carbon; soil organic carbon fractions; forest management; carbon stability; soil microorganism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Measurement and Enhancement of Wood Mechanical and Chemical Properties, 2nd Edition

edited by Wanzhao Li,

Marek Wieruszewski

and Yue Qi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5153 | Submission Open

Keywords: change in wood properties; laboratory measurements; industrial measurements; energy-efficient technologies for processing wood and wood-based materials; materials and technologies for curing improved wood products; ecological and technological aspects of harvesting and use of wood biomass; climate regulations in the processing of wood and wood-based materials; legal; economic; and technological aspects of the use of modified wood; sustainable development of wood production

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

Forests and Nature Tourism: Navigating Conservation, Recreation, and Change in the Anthropocene

edited by

Abhik Chakraborty

and

Young-joo Ahn

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4780 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystems; conservation; ecological integrity; habitat fragmentation; nature-based tourism; climate change adaptation; stakeholder engagement; biodiversity protection; environmental impact assessment; anthropocene

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Topicalities in Forest Ecology of Seeds, 2nd Edition

edited by

Božena Šerá

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4063 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed production; seed quality; seed dispersal; seed germination; early seedling growth; soil seed banks; seed dormancy; seed predation

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

Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Forestry: 2nd Edition

edited by

Guojie Wang

and

Zengxin Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3333 | Submission Open

Keywords: forestry; artificial intelligence; remote sensing; meteorology; hydroecology; forest hydrology; climate change

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

Effects of Forest Structure Management on Species Richness and Diversity

edited by Irena Šapić,

Damir Ugarković

and

Igor Poljak

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2159 | 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)

Advancements in Bamboo and Rattan: Insights into Molecular Biology, Physiology, Ecology, and Applications

edited by Ji Feng Shao and

Lianfeng Gu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2043 | Submission Open

Keywords: bamboo; rattan; physiology; molecular; shoot; culm; plant nutrition

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

Environmental Signals in Tree Rings

edited by Ouya Fang and

Ruibo Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1479 | Submission Open

Keywords: dendrochronology; dendroclimatology; dendroecology; ring width; density; isotope; wood anatomy; climate change; environmental stresses; extreme events; growth response; reconstruction; tree sensitivity; adaptation; resilience

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

Impacts of Climate Change and Disturbances on Forest Ecosystems

edited by

Steve Chhin

and

Xiongqing Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1105 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; forest conservation; forest soils; forest disturbances; forest health; forest management; modeling; monitoring; multifunctional forests; quantitative methods; silviculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

The Importance of Lichen Diversity in Forests

edited by Josef P. Halda

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 864 | Submission Open

Keywords: lichen diversity; bioindicators; forest ecosystems; microhabitat stability; biodiversity; conservation; habitat restoration; climate change; logging; deforestation; reforestation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

Forest Fire Detection, Prevention and Management

edited by Luciana Ghermandi, Sofía Laura Gonzalez and

Guillermo J. Martínez Pastur

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 840 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest fires; fire detection; fire prevention; fire management; post-fire restoration; controlled burns; firefighting techniques; firebreaks; fire risk assessment; wildland– urban interface

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

Economic Research on Forest Ecosystem Services

edited by Juan Manuel Torres-Rojo,

Adan L. Martinez-Cruz

and Gustavo Perez-Verdin

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 593 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-market valuation; nature-based solution valuation; valuation of changes in ecosystem services; transversality of valuation

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

Water Use Efficiency of Forest Trees

edited by

Sergio Espinoza Meza

and Rafael A. Rubilar

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 562 | Submission Open

Keywords: water use efficiency; adaptations to drought; climate change; aridization; carbon isotope discrimination; plant water productivity; water balance; productivity

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

Postfire Runoff and Erosion in Forests: Assessment and Management

edited by

Misagh Parhizkar

and

Pietro Denisi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 532 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystems; soil detachment capacity; burned soil; soil conservation; forest fires

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

Climate-Driven Radial Growth Patterns of Forest Trees in Mountainous Regions

edited by

Wentao Zhang

Liang Jiao

Anastasia N. Christopoulou

and Yiping Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 308 | Submission Open

Keywords: dendroecology; radial growth; climate change; forest dynamic; mountainous regions

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

Forest Soil Erosion Control and Conservation

edited by Binghui He,

Xudong Peng

, Fengling Gan,

Youjin Yan

and

Yuchuan Fan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 248 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrological processes; ecosystem functions; soil erosion dynamics; soil quality; soil carbon sequestration; soil organic matter

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Advances in Biological Control of Forest Diseases and Pests: 2nd Edition

edited by Daniela K. Pilarska,

Margarita Georgieva

and Georgi Georgiev

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological control; forest diseases; forest pests; microorganisms; natural enemies; biocontrol; beneficial microorganisms; pests and pathogens; biology of control organisms; invasive species

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

The Genetic Response and Adaptability of Forest Trees to Environment

edited by

Zhonghu Li

and

Wei Zhao

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic responses; positive selection; adaptive evolution; evolutionary genomics; tree/or woody species; genetic structure and gene flow; genetic divergence

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

Impacts of Nitrogen Deposition on Litter Decomposition and Nutrient Cycling

edited by

Benjamin L. Turner

Min Duan

and

Shouqin Sun

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: nitrogen deposition; litter decomposition; microbial communities; nutrient cycling; carbon sequestration; forest ecosystems; environmental management; ecosystem functioning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Recent Scientific Developments in Forest Pathology

edited by

Deividas Valiunas

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5416 | Submission Open

Keywords: identification of forest plant diseases and causing microbes; phylogenetic analysis of forest pathogens; plant microbiome and microbiota; forest trees; shrubs and fruit plants; forest medicine; herbal plants; insect vectors; biocontrol and disease management; climate change and diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Sustainable Management of Forests: Ecological Modeling and Growth Dynamics of Trees

edited by

Raptis Dimitrios

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1279 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological modeling; forest tree modeling; tree growth dynamics; management approaches; forest ecosystems; sustainability

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

The Relationship Between Forest Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function—2nd Edition

edited by

Shuai Ouyang

and

Pifeng Lei

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 319 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity– ecosystem function relationships; functional diversity; forest structure; tree species identity; ecosystem multifunctionality; soil microbes; forest ecosystems; biodiversity research; environmental conditions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

Unraveling Complex Traits and Developmental Pathways of Forest Trees

edited by

Zhong Chen

, Guochun Zhao and Shupei Rao

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional genomics; multi-omics analysis; synthetic biology; tree genetics and genomes; regulation of gene expression; gene regulatory networks; tree breeding

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

Wood Modification: Functionalisation, Optimisation and Characterisation of Modified Timbers

edited by

Morwenna Spear

and

Miklós Bak

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1688 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood modification; thermal modification; chemical modification; impregnation; hygroscopic properties; mechanical properties; surface properties; service life; durability; sustainability

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

Forest Ecosystem Services and Sustainable Management

edited by

, Seunguk Shin,

and

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1054 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystem services; sustainable management; payment for ecosystem services (PESs); corporate ESG strategies; ecosystem function; carbon sequestration; climate resilience; biodiversity conservation; cultural ecosystem services; socio-economic impacts; forest policy; ecosystem service valuation; regulating services; provisioning services

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

Salt-Alkali Soil Shelterbelts and Ecological Restoration

edited by Haiying Lu,

Yuanyuan Feng

and Haibo Hu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: salt– alkali soils; shelterbelts; forestry restoration; salt-tolerant species; soil improvement; wind erosion control; forest ecosystem services; biodiversity enhancement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Ecophysiological Responses of Forest Tree Growth to Environmental Change

edited by Anastasios Mazis and Makki Khorchani

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 704 | Submission Open

Keywords: tree ecophysiology; forest ecology; climate change; environmental stressors; carbon and water cycles; remote sensing; ecological modeling; physiological adaptations; stable Isotope analysis; tree growth

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

The Adaptation of Forest Trees Under Climate Change

edited by

Āris Jansons

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 476 | Submission Open

Keywords: meteorological extremes; drought stress; resilience; resistance; tolerance; population variability; species shift; climate-smart forestry

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

Wood Chemistry and Quality

edited by José Carlos Carvalho Rodrigues and

Ana Alves

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 225 | Submission Open

Keywords: earlywood/latewood; juvenile/mature wood; wood chemistry; vibrational spectroscopy; extractives; lignin content and composition; cellulose; hemicelluloses

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

New Insights into Wood Cutting and Wood Processing

edited by

Jarosław Górski

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood machining; woodworking; tool wear; tool condition; machinability; tooling materials; PVD/CVD coatings; cutting forces; machine learning; cutting quality

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

Ecophysiological Responses of Tropical Plants to Environmental Stresses

edited by

Gerardo Avalos

, Aaron Ramirez and Achim Häger

submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2423 | Submission Open

Keywords: acclimation; climate change; drought; ecophysiology; fire ecology; functional ecology; leaf economics; allocation

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

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

edited by

Qiang Li

Yafeng Wang

, Liang Shi and Xianliang Zhang

submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 883 | 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)

Modeling of Forest Dynamics and Species Distribution

edited by Youngsang Kwon

submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 190 | 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)

Distribution, Species Richness, and Diversity of Wildlife in Forests

edited by Lucas Gonçalves da Silva,

Guilherme S. T. Garbino

and Felipe Pessoa da Silva

submission deadline 29 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest; biodiversity; biogeography; wildlife; forest biomes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

Plant Invasions in Forest Ecosystems: Understanding Arrival, Expansion and Management

edited by Jun Liu and Zacchaeus Compson

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15607 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant invasions; plant expansion; forest ecosystems; ecosystem resilience; biodiversity; management strategies; ecological restoration

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

Wood as Cultural Heritage Material: 2nd Edition

edited by

Nicola Macchioni

Elisa Pecoraro

, Paola Mazzanti, Lorenzo Riparbelli and Dawa Shen

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8174 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood aging; archaeological wood; waterlogged archaeological wood; painted panels; wooden statues; historical music instruments; historic furniture; historic timber structures; historic wood dating; historic wood numerical modeling; historic wood simulation

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

Forest Dynamics Under Climate and Land Use Change

edited by

Lucia Santorufo

and Giorgia Santini

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3517 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetation dynamics; soil functioning; soil organisms; restoration; modeling

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

New Approaches to Wood Protection and Preservation

edited by

Ioannis A. Barboutis

and

Vasiliki Kamperidou

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3294 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood impregnation; surface modification; chemical treatment; preservation; wood improvement; archaeological wood; cultural heritage; wood modification; wood treatment; durability

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

Forest-Based Biomass for Bioenergy

edited by