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Forest Soil Physical, Chemical, and Biological Properties

edited by

Milton Cesar Costa Campos

, Bruno Campos Mantovanelli and

Flavio Pereira de Oliveira

submission deadline 23 Jun 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10847 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical attributes of forest soils; chemical attributes of forest soils; biological attributes of forest soils; forest soil management; tropical forest land uses; carbon in forest soils; nutrient input in forest soils

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Phenomenon of Wood Colour

edited by

Richard Hrčka

Magdalena Broda

and

Vlastimil Borůvka

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6747 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood; wood-based materials; colour; processes; surface; discolouration

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

Coupling of Forest and River Ecosystems

edited by

Hao Jiang

Dezhi Wang

, Haishan Dang and

Bo Wan

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1191 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystem; river ecosystem; water quality and quantity; monitoring and models; human activities remote sensing; artificial intelligence; biogeochemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Hydrology)

Advancements in Forest Engineering Technologies and Sustainable Practices

edited by

Sylwester M. Grajewski

, Ewa E. Kurowska and

Stelian Alexandru Borz

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1038 | 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)

The Forest Microbiome and Climate Change

edited by

José Gonçalves

and

Davor Kržišnik

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 563 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; forest microbiome; forest health; microbial communities; microbiome; bacteria; fungi

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Advances in Forest Carbon, Water Use and Growth Under Climate Change

edited by

Ziqiang Liu

, Liangjie Wang and Yifan Liu

submission deadline 27 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2699 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon cycle; climate change; ecosystem services; forest dynamics; growth strategy; water use

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

Changes of Climate and Ecology Recorded by Density and Stable Isotopes of Tree Rings

edited by

Changfeng Sun

and Linlin Gao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 18171 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; forest ecology; tree rings; stable isotope; wood anatomy; treeline; vegetation coverage; dendrochronology

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

Ecological Functions of Bamboo Forests: Research and Application—2nd Edition

edited by

Xiaoping Zhang

and Zhanchao Cheng

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 13113 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrient cycling; carbon sequestration; bamboo development; bamboo invasion; bamboo microbiome; ecological function

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

Forest Tree Diseases Genomics: Growing Resources and Applications

edited by

Tingting Dai

Jiajia Chen

and

Simon Francis Shamoun

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10888 | Submission Open

Keywords: detection; fungi and oomycetes; phylogeny; taxonomy; whole genome sequencing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Sustainable Valorization of Forestry Byproducts

edited by

Jorge Santos

Danilo Escobar-Avello

Cecilia Fuentealba

and

Raquel Fernandes

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5896 | Submission Open

Keywords: polyphenols; tannins; lignin; cellulose; hemicellulose; wood extractives; wood chemistry; biocomposites; chemical modification; esterification; acetylation; wood preservation; biorefinery; wood bark; fungal protection; biocides; UV/VIS; FITR; mass spectrometry; bioadhesive; wood treatment; particleboards; plywood; wood-based panels; recyclability. photoprotection; protective coatings; weathering; pigments

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

Advances in Forest Carbon Sequestration and Emission Reduction Potential

edited by Jian Xiang, Tiehu He and Gang Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5684 | 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)

Modeling of Vehicle Mobility in Forests and Rugged Terrain

edited by

Marian Rybanský

and

Tomáš Mikita

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4209 | Submission Open

Keywords: forestry vehicle; military vehicle; rescue vehicle; forest robotic systems; forest structure; tree resilience; DBH; navigation in the forest; forest damage

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

Trends and Challenges for Management in Wood-Based Sector in the Digital Age

edited by

Jože Kropivšek

, Darko Motik and

Branko Glavonjic

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3916 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood industry; management; digitalization; digital competences; green economy; sustainable management; forest-wood value chain; wood products; trade

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

Forest Inventory and Forest Carbon Assessments with Remote Sensing Technologies

edited by

Giovanni D'Amico

Elia Vangi

and Davide Travaglini

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2990 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest inventory; forest mapping; forest carbon assessments; remote sensing; biodiversity; sustainable forest management; machine learning; climate change; satellite; LiDAR

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

Classification of Forest Tree Species Using Remote Sensing Technologies: Latest Advances and Improvements

edited by Udayalakshmi Vepakomma and

Costas Armenakis

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2466 | Submission Open

Keywords: tree species classification; remote sensing; machine learning; data standardization; cross platform portability; bench marking

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

Forest Carbon Management and Monitoring: Insight from Silvicultural Practices and Climate Change

edited by Xavier Cavard

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2195 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest carbon management; carbon sequestration; carbon sink; climate change; greenhouse gas emissions; soil carbon storage

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

Science, Society and Innovation Nexus in Forestry: Pathways to Global Sustainability

edited by

Giorgos Mallinis

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2158 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable forestry; climate resilience; forest biodiversity; innovative ecosystem management; bioeconomy in forestry; innovation; ecosystem services; forest monitoring

Physiological Mechanisms of Plant Responses to Environmental Stress

edited by

Quan Qiu

, Junwen Wu, Shaohui Fan and Guanglu Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2014 | 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)

Safety Control, Fire Protection and Occupational Health Effects of Wood Processing

edited by

Eva Mračková

, Martin Lieskovský,

Ján Kizek

and

Martin Kučerka

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1966 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; wood and wood product production; occupational health effects; safety at work; fire protection; explosion protection; statistical analyses; oxygen-enhanced combustion; thermal efficiency; process modeling and biomass valorization

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

Applications of Optical and Active Remote Sensing in Forestry

edited by

Dandan Xu

and

Xulin Guo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1597 | 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)

Keeping Up with the Latest Research in Wood Preservation, Diagnostics and Reuse

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1435 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable products for wood conservation; green preservation of wood; non-invasive wood diagnostics; recycling of wood waste; wood derivatives; circular economy; lignocellulosic materials; diagnostic and conservation of archaeological/historical wood

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

Pathogenic Fungi in Forest

edited by

Keumchul Shin

and

Hyunkyu Sang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1411 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

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

edited by Dario Liberati and

Ronald S. Zalesny, Jr.

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1229 | 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)

Forest Dieback, Tree Mortality Risks and Post-disturbance Resilience to Environmental Changes

edited by

Jesús Julio Camarero

and

Michele Colangelo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1213 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; extreme climatic events; disturbances; tree mortality; forest dieback; drought; tree growth; dendroecology; ecophysiology; remote sensing; wood anatomy

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

Modeling of Biomass Estimation and Stand Parameters in Forests

edited by Zhong Zhao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1197 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest biomass estimation; carbon sequestration; LiDAR and drones; climate change mitigation; stand parameter modeling; forest dynamics

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

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 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 635 | 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)

Plant Microbiome: Functional Roles and Implications for Forest Health

edited by

Haihua Wang

Chunyan Wang

and Jieqiong Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 296 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest health; microbial ecology; mycorrhizal fungi; soil biogeochemical cycling; global climate change; forest pathogen and management; forest fire

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Interaction Between Epiphytes and Host Plants: Structure, Pattern and Processes

edited by Talitha Mayumi Francisco, Dayvid Rodrigues Couto and Mario Luís Garbin

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: commensalisms; biodiversity; ecological network; plant– plant interactions; community structure; community ecology; network determinants; conservation; ecosystem dynamics; biotic and abiotic factors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

Recent Advances in Agroforestry Ecosystems

edited by Tomasz B. Falkowski and John Groninger

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate resilience; biodiversity conservation; sustainable development; traditional ecological knowledge; ecosystem services; food sovereignty; agroecology

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

The Functional Role of Mycorrhizal Fungi in Forest Ecosystems

edited by Wojciech Szewczyk and

Jolanta Behnke-Borowczyk

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycorrhiza; fungi; fungal mycorrhizal diversity; mycorrhizal function; ECM fungi; forest; symbiosis; ectomycorrhizal diversity; fungal diversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Insect-Pathogenic Fungus Interactions in Forest Ecosystems

edited by Carlo Bregant,

Alessandra Benigno

and Matteo Bracalini

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: endemic and emerging forest diseases; insect vectors; forest decline; forest disease complex; bark beetles; insect– pathogen interactions; modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Forest Disturbance and Management

edited by

Jie Zhao

, Chao Yue,

Zhiwei Wu

and

Ziqiang Du

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6933 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest disturbance; forest management; climate change; climate impacts; sustainable management; vegetation responses; biodiversity; forest restoration

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

Forest Ecosystem Services: Modelling, Mapping and Valuing

edited by

Bahman Jabbarian Amiri

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3059 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem services (ESs); ESs supply and demand dynamics; ESs mapping techniques; ESs valuation methods; security in ecosystem services; biodiversity conservation; carbon sequestration; water yield and purification

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

Medicinal and Edible Uses of Non-Timber Forest Resources

edited by

Maria Elena Estrada-Zuñiga

Angélica Román-Guerrero

and Carmen Zepeda-Gómez

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1719 | 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)

Root Adaptation to Environmental Changes

edited by

Lei Jiang

and Quan Li

submission deadline 18 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: root plasticity; root adaptation; root morphology; climate change; environmental stress; abiotic stress; root– soil interactions; mycorrhizal symbiosis; nutrient uptake; ecosystem resilience

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

Strategic Forest-Based Sector Planning and Management in the Era of Bioeconomy

edited by

Nikolay Neykov

, Mariana Sedliačiková and

Petar Antov

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6594 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioeconomy; sustainable forest management; data envelopment analysis; forest policy; technological Innovations

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

Woody Plant Phenology in a Changing Climate, 2nd Edition

edited by Yanjun Du and Miaogen Shen

submission deadline 23 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1038 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetation phenology; forest; woody species; remote sensing; species distribution shifts; vegetation; climate change

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

Monitoring and Modelling of Soil Properties in Forest Ecosystems

edited by

Pavel Samec

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4393 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil development; soil nutrient balance; erosion– sedimentation processes; environmental indicators; ecosystem restoration; soil mapping; vegetation ecology; forest monitoring; soil adaptation to global change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Impact of Disturbance on Forest Regeneration and Recruitment

edited by

Jordan M. Marshall

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3829 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial regeneration; ecological processes; forest biodiversity; natural regeneration; recruitment; reforestation; restoration; structure; succession

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

The Forest Soil Carbon in a Changing World

edited by

Chao Fang

, Ziqiang Yuan,

Jordi Sardans

and

Xin Song

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1997 | Submission Open

Keywords: global changes; forest ecosystem; soil; root; microbes; carbon components; carbon processes

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

Forest Biometry: Advancements on Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives and Contribution in Forest Management

edited by

Dimitrios Zianis

Athanasios Stampoulidis

and

Palaiologos Palaiologou

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 238 | Submission Open

Keywords: terrestrial laser scanning; terrestrial carbon dynamics; bioenergy production; climate smart forestry; ecophysiological processes; UAVs; remote sensing; forest management; forest allometry

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

Ecological Functions of Forest Soils

edited by Hannu Ilvesniemi

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: rhizosphere; soil microbiology; microporosity; roots; modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Abiotic and Biotic Stress Responses in Trees Species

edited by

Hou-Ling Wang

and

Liu-Qiang Wang

submission deadline 29 Jul 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 10877 | Submission Open

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

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

EcoResource: Sustainable Materials and Waste Management in Wood and Non-wood Resources

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8331 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood engineering; pulp; fiber resources from non-woody plants; wood-inhabiting insects and fungi; wood biomass; ecological issues related to forest products; recycling; utilization of natural waste

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

Ecosystem Services of Urban Forest

edited by

Slaveya Petrova

and Bogdan Nikolov

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4842 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban resilience; air pollution mitigation; precipitation runoff limitation; urban heat island mitigation; carbon sequestration; ecosystem services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Wood Properties: Measurement, Modeling, and Future Needs

edited by

Rafael De Avila Delucis

and

Rene Herrera Diaz

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3674 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood properties; measurement techniques; modeling; sustainability; innovation; forestry; timber engineering; material science; renewable resources; industry standards

(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 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1781 | 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)

Transforming Wood into Smart Materials: Innovations in Processing and Application

edited by Hao Guan, Qiuqin Lin, Shanshan Jia and

Monika Sarvašová Kvietková

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1321 | 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)

Future Trends and Challenges in Forest Education

edited by Martin Barker

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest; education; future; innovations; forestry

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

Advances on the Influence of Vegetation and Forest on Urban Air Quality and Thermal Comfort—2nd Edition

edited by

Jose Luis Santiago

Esther Rivas

and

Beatriz Sanchez

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 15101 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban air quality and climate; thermal comfort; urban vegetation; trees in the streets; urban forests; vegetation barriers; urban parks; nature-based solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

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