Forests

Management of the Sustainable Forest Operations and Silviculture

edited by

Benno Richard Eberhard

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submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1589 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest management; forest technology; smart forestry; operational monitoring; remote sensing; artificial intelligence; forest management software; environmental stewardship

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

Genetic Diversity of Forest: Insights on Conservation

edited by

Fernanda Amato Gaiotto

and Alesandro Souza Santos

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1454 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation genetics; landscape genetics; landscape genomics; population genomics; environmental adaptation; native forests; forest deforestation; genetic restoration

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

Physical–Mechanical Characteristic Analysis of Wood and Wood-Based Composites

edited by

Miran Merhar

and Rostand Moutou Pitti

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 937 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical properties; mechanical properties; fracture mechanics; processing technologies; design of experiments; artificial neural network; finite element modelling

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

Uses, Structure and Properties of Wood and Wood Products

edited by

Weiqi Leng

and

Angela Balzano

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 602 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood; formation; structure; properties; modification; utilization

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

Advances in Sustainable Processing of Wood and Lignocellulosic Materials: From Molecular Engineering to Industrial Implementation

edited by

Pablo Lopez-Albarran

and

José Guadalupe Rutiaga-Quiñones

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 575 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood chemistry; lignocellulosic materials; molecular engineering; sustainable wood adhesives; advanced wood composites; antifungal wood treatments; physical properties of wood; chemical modification of wood; renewable biomaterials; industrial applications of wood

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

Growth Dynamics of Tree Species: Measurement and Modeling

edited by

Gerónimo Quiñónez Barraza

,

José Javier Corral-Rivas

and

Hector Manuel De Los Santos Posada

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 562 | Submission Open

Keywords: growth models; growth dynamics; forest modeling; machine learning; biological; ecological; and environmental processes; climate change and modeling

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

Wood Chemistry—Advanced Technology and Techniques

edited by Mohamed Jebrane

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 468 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood chemistry; lignocellulosic materials; lignin valorization; wood modification; bio-based adhesives; circular economy in wood industry; environmental impact of wood products; life cycle analysis (LCA) of wood-based products; bioenergy and biofuels from wood; wood-based composites

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

Pollen-Based Tree Population Dynamics and Climate Reconstruction

edited by

Federico Di Rita

, Roberta Pini,

Fabrizio Michelangeli

and Juan Ochando Tomás

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 310 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; population dynamics; biogeography; climate; paleoecology; pollen; quaternary

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

Impacts of Forest Fire on Ecosystem and Climate-Related Drivers

edited by

Jie Zhao

, Chao Yue and Yuyun Fu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open

Keywords: extreme forest fire; ecosystem impact; climate change; biodiversity loss; ecosystem services; adaptation strategies; successional trajectories

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

Drone Based Information Fusion for Forestry Application and Conservation

edited by

Sisi Yu

, Zhenyang Hui and Xiao Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open

Keywords: drone technology; filtering methods; multiply sources data fusion; spatiotemporal dynamic; forestry conservation; forestry management; natural protected area; remote sensing

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

Biocomposite Materials Derived from Forest Biomass Management

edited by

Carlo Santulli

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: lignocellulosic materials; biocomposites; forest biomass

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

Heavy Metal and Rare-Earth Element Stocks and Concentrations in Forests

edited by

Muhammad Mohsin

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: remediation techniques; soil– plant interactions; rare-earth elements; phytoremediation; temporal trends; metal recovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Recent Advances in Wood- and Bamboo-Based Composites

edited by

Yu Xian

,

Haidong Li

, Penglian Wei and Haitao Cheng

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood/bamboo anatomy; wood/bamboo functionalization modification; wood- and bamboo-based composites; wood and bamboo structural building materials; adhesives; low-carbon material; utilization of waste wood/bamboo; intelligent wood- and bamboo-based composites; biomimetic materials

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

Analysis of Sustainable Woody Biomass Biorefinery

edited by

Beatrice Vincenti

,

Enrico Paris

and

Francesco Gallucci

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable forest biorefinery; woody biomass utilization; plantation products; forest biofuels; biochemicals from forestry; life-cycle sustainability; ecosystem impacts; resource efficiency in forestry; circular bioeconomy from forests; integrated forestry biorefineries

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

Recent Advances in Wood Modification and Wood Functionalization Research

edited by

Mátyás Báder

,

Miklós Bak

and

Róbert Németh

submission deadline 1 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3434 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood modification; nanomaterials; plasma treatment; fungal mycelium treatment; enzymatic treatment; combined modification methods; novel modification methods; high-performance wood-based materials; lignocellulosic raw materials; biopolymers

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

Before and After the Flames: An Ecological Examination of the Factors That Influence Forest Fire Effects and Post-Fire Recovery and Resilience

edited by John N. Williams

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7198 | Submission Open

Keywords: disturbance regime; ecosystem function; fire return interval; fuels; prescribed fire; regeneration; severity; species composition; stand dynamics; wildfire

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

Specialized Metabolites and Structure of Woody Plants

edited by

Zorica S. Mitić

and

Dalibor Ballian

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1874 | Submission Open

Keywords: woody plants; specialized metabolites; morpho-anatomy; bioactive compounds; extraction techniques

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

Social and Cultural Benefits of Forests Contributing to Human Health and Well-Being

edited by

Kangning Xiong

, Xiaofang Zhou and Mingjun Li

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7477 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystem services; forest management and restoration; social and cultural benefits; forest eco-industry; human well-being; social– ecological system model simulation

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

Approaches to Forecasting Damage by Invasive Forest Pathogens

edited by

Peiqin Li

and

Chaoqiong Liang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 417 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive forest pathogens; predictive modeling; risk assessment; surveillance techniques; early warning systems; spatial modeling approaches; remote sensing applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Long-Term Monitoring and Driving Forces of Forest Cover

edited by

Jianwan Ji

,

Bing Guo

, Eshetu Shifaw and Rui Zhang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 284 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest cover monitoring; driving forces of forest change; forest cover change; long-term monitoring; remote sensing

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

Mapping and Modeling Forests Using Geospatial Technologies

edited by Yaoliang Chen,

Lei Zhao

and

Dengsheng Lu

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5535 | Submission Open

Keywords: tree species; forests; remote sensing; SAR imagery; optical imagery; lidar; geospatial technology; spatiotemporal pattern; aboveground biomass/carbon storage; forest disturbances; forest activity; modeling

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

Adaptive Physiology of Forest Plants: Mechanisms, Strategies, and Responses to Environmental Challenges

edited by

Lazar Kesić

and

Janusz Zwiazek

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3334 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant adaptation; environmental stress; forest ecosystems; physiological responses; abiotic stress; biotic interactions; climate change impact; stress tolerance mechanisms; ecosystem resilience; biodiversity and adaptation

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

Advances in Forest Tree Seedling Cultivation Technology—2nd Edition

edited by

Yong Liu

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1654 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed dormancy; seed germination mechanisms; seedling nutrient allocation; stress resistance in seedlings; seedling quality assessment

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

Sustainable Urban Forests and Green Environments in a Changing World

edited by

Ana-Maria Ciobotaru

and

Radu-Daniel Pintilii

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1401 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban forests; sustainable ecosystems; forests ecosystem services; forest recreation; forest management; green environment; well-being; sustainable development goals (SDGs); climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Forest Management Planning and Decision Support

edited by

Aureliu-Florin Hălălișan

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1070 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable forest management; decision support systems (DSSs); forest ecosystem services; GIS; forest policy and governance; forest planning models; biodiversity conservation; stakeholder engagement; sustainability indicators; forest monitoring and assessment

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

The Sustainable Use of Forests in Tourism and Recreation

edited by

Bogusława Baran-Zgłobicka

and

Wojciech Zgłobicki

submission deadline 29 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12588 | Submission Open

Keywords: spatial planning; ecosystem services; conservation forests; recreation and leisure; forest plant communities; spatial forest management; active tourism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Contribution of Forestry Ecological Restoration Projects to the Realization of Sustainable Development Goals

edited by Shunbo Yao and Hua Li

submission deadline 29 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9112 | Submission Open

Keywords: forestry ecological restoration projects (FERPs); eco-environmental effects; socio-economic effects; United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); experience in forestry ecological restoration; forestry policy evaluation

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

Forest’s Biodiversity Along an Urban-to-Rural Gradient: Traditional and Innovative Monitoring Techniques

edited by

Francesco Parisi

submission deadline 29 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity monitoring; ecological indicators; environmental sustainability; habitat fragmentation; habitat quality assessment; remote sensing technologies; tree diversity; urban ecology; urban green spaces

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

Wood Protection: From Nature to Innovation

edited by Sarath Vega Gutierrez

submission deadline 29 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood biodeterioration; wood preservatives; wood modification; natural durability; durability by design; weathering; coatings; mechanical properties

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

Features of Forest Stand Structure Under Changing Conditions

edited by Monika Konatowska and

Paweł Rutkowski

submission deadline 29 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: changes in forest structure; anthropogenic changes; climate changes; social changes; forest management; forest disturbance

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

The Influence of Environment Changes on Tree Seedlings and Clones Development

edited by Paulo Trazzi and Maristela Araujo

submission deadline 29 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: tree seedlings; clone development; environmental changes; stress tolerance; morphophysiology; silviculture; climate adaptation

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

Transformation of Wood After Processing and Modification

edited by

Athanasios Dimitriou

,

Anna Sandak

and

Magdalena Broda

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5925 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood processing; wood modification; transformation changes; durability; wood properties; structural integrity

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

LiDAR Remote Sensing for Forestry

edited by Zhenyang Hui, Penggen Cheng, Bo Liu and

Mark Vanderwel

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11764 | 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)

Advances in the Sustainable Development and High-Value Utilization of Forestry Resources—2nd Edition

edited by

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submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6343 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest resources; biomass materials from the forest; wood panels and products; forest products; utilization of forest resources; forest resource cultivation; forest sustainable management; forest ecology; forest environment protection; utilization of forest plant; forest microorganism; urban forest; forest plant

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

Fire Ecology and Management in Forest—2nd Edition

edited by

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submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 6089 | Submission Open

Keywords: wildfire; prescribed burning; fire ecology; fire regime; fire behavior; fuel characteristics and management; fire prediction and fighting techniques

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

Forest Vegetation and Soils: Interaction, Management and Alterations—Second Edition

edited by

Qiwu Sun

,

Lingyu Hou

and

Suyan Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3886 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest vegetation; soil degradation; ecosystem services; forest management; soil microorganisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Forest Plant, Soil, Microorganisms and Their Interactions—2nd Edition

edited by Fuxi Shi,

Xianwei Wang

, Yang Zhang and Jiusheng Ren

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2576 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant functional traits; soil carbon cycling; soil nitrogen cycling; soil phosphorus cycling; soil microbial diversity; plant– soil interactions; microbe– plant– soil interplay

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Wood: Types, Properties, and Utilization

edited by Dmitrijs Serdjuks

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2269 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood species; growing; treatment; physical and mechanical properties; wooden structures

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

From Harvest to Market: Assessing Sustainability in Wood Industry Management and Operations

edited by

Kristina Klarić

,

Andreja Pirc Barčić

and

Nikolay Neykov

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2090 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood industry; wood products; production management; quality management; wood supply chains; global forests products market; innovation; digitalization; sustainability; policy regulations

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

Climate Variation & Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling in Forests

edited by Hede Gong and

Fuzhong Wu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1740 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate variation; forest ecosystems; carbon cycling; nitrogen cycling; litter nutrients; soil element cycling

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

Integrated Approaches to Understanding Plant Photosynthesis Dynamics in Forest Ecosystems Under Climate Change

edited by

Nan Xu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1235 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystems; plant photosynthesis; climate change impacts; soil microbial communities; canopy dynamics; ecological modeling; environmental stress; conservation strategies

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

Woody Plant Ecophysiology, Morphology, and Functional Diversity Across Tropical Forest Ecosystems

edited by

Guillermo Angeles

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1051 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood anatomy; ecophysiology; functional diversity; tropical forests; climate change; ecosystem processes; conservation and management; hydraulic architecture; liana and shrub ecology

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

Forest Tree Breeding: Genomics and Molecular Biology

edited by Zefu Wang,

Yuanzhong Jiang

and Changwei Bi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 544 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest tree; genomics; molecular biology; breeding; genome evolution; gene function

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

Forest Fire: Landscape Patterns, Risk Prediction and Fuels Management

edited by

Luís Reis

and

Jorge R.N. Raposo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 511 | Submission Open

Keywords: fire behavior; fire events; forest fires; fire management; fire safety; fire technology; moisture fuel; climate change; fuel management

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

Genetic Variation and Conservation of Forest Species

edited by

Sándor Bordács

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 484 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest genetics and genomics; population genetics; adaptation; functional genomics; phylogeography; genetic monitoring; conservation and use of forest genetic resources; management of conservation units

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

How Mycorrhizal Associations Drive Plant Communities in Forest Ecosystems

edited by

Robin Wilgan

, Marta Brygida Kujawska and

Hojka Kraigher

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 358 | Submission Open

Keywords: ectomycorrhiza; arbuscular mycorrhiza; soil mycobiome; forest ecosystems; climate

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

Drought Tolerance in Trees: Growth and Physiology

edited by Guangqi Zhang,

Yang Cao

and Peipei Jiang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 317 | Submission Open

Keywords: drought tolerance; drought resistance; tree physiology; tree growth; water stress; hydraulic efficiency; stomatal regulation; xylem cavitation; climate resilience; forest adaptation

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

The Role of Forests in Carbon Cycles, Sequestration, and Storage

edited by

Houxi Zhang

and Lijun Chen

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 304 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystems; biogeochemical cycles; carbon sequestration; carbon cycle; soil organic carbon (SOC); microbial carbon pump (MCP); mineral-associated organic carbon (MAOC); dissolved organic carbon (DOC); plant litter; root exudates; forest management; climate change

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

Innovative Forest Management for Climate Change Mitigation and Biodiversity Conservation

edited by

Matthew Ogwu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 284 | Submission Open

Keywords: afforestation; reforestation; carbon sequestration; climate resilience; endangered species; forest ecosystems; remote sensing; GIS; artificial intelligence; forest conservation; community engagement; indigenous knowledge; sustainable management; forest restoration; biodiversity; degraded lands; climate change mitigation; ecosystem services; conservation policies; adaptive management

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

Integrated Forest Products Biorefinery Perspectives

edited by

Vasiliki Kamperidou

and

Ioannis A. Barboutis

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 256 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioenergy; biochemicals; biomaterials; forest biomass; forest products; forest resource; forest biorefinery; wood; bark; rosin gum

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

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