Forests

How Does Forest Management Affect Soil Dynamics?

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submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8524 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable forestry; forest management practices; forest regeneration; soil health; forest disturbances; forest microbiomes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Latest Progress in Research on Forest Tree Genomics

edited by Meng Li, Hao Chen and Ting Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6621 | Submission Open

Keywords: tree; genomics; wood formation; transcriptome; forest ecology; genetic diversity of tree species; molecular markers of tree species

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

Forest Resources and Land Use/Land Cover Dynamics: Implications for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

edited by Elisa Grieco

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4027 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest resources; forest management; land use change; land cover change; mitigation; adaptation; sustainable development; climate change

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

Advancing Forest Management: Remote Sensing for Early Detection and Warning of Environmental Threats

edited by

Haidi Abdullah

,

Elnaz Neinavaz

and Margarita Huesca

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3937 | Submission Open

Keywords: early detection and warning of forest insect infestations; fires; and other environmental stressors; integrating remote-sensing data into environmental DNA for the early detection of forest stress; utilizing image spectroscopy and hyperspectral and other remote-sensing data for early detection and warning by identifying spectral signatures and temperature anomalies indicative of forest disturbances; time series analysis of remote-sensing data to monitor temporal changes and predict future threats; integration of novel platforms and sensors; such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); for high-resolution forest surveys; development of predictive models for forecasting and mitigating forest disturbances based on historical data and environmental parameters

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

Recent Advances in Nondestructive Evaluation of Wood: In-Forest Wood Quality Assessments—2nd Edition

edited by

Xiping Wang

and

Brunela Pollastrelli Rodrigues

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3820 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest; 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)

Assessing, Valuing, and Mapping Ecosystem Services

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submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3007 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem services (ESs); land use change; the leaf area index; vegetation cover; ES assessment and valuation; ES trade-offs and synergies; ES supply; demand; and budgets; carbon sequestration; carbon neutrality; human wellbeing; scenario analysis; nature-based solutions

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

Altitude Distribution of Insects in Tropical and Subtropical Rainforests

edited by

Akihiro Nakamura

, Roger Kitching, Chris J. Burwell and Louise Ashton

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2975 | Submission Open

Keywords: arthropods; biogeography; climate warming; ecological traits; ecosystem processes; elevational gradients; human disturbances; invertebrates; phylogenetic relationships; species interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Remote Sensing Approach for Early Detection of Forest Disturbance

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submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2861 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; forest disturbance; forest monitoring; ecological environment; machine learning; artificial intelligence; high resolution; LiDAR; UAV; recovery and management; deep learning; multispectral remote sensing; infrared remote sensing

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

Demonstrating Forestry Value and Exploring Emerging Technologies for Non-Wood Products

edited by Alexandre Santos Pimenta,

Rafael Rodolfo De Melo

and

Juarez Benigno Paes

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2056 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-wood forest products; new trends in NWFP harnessing; natural products; circular economy; sustainable development

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

Applications of LiDAR in Forestry: Challenges, Opportunities and the Future

edited by

Jozef Výbošťok

, Arunima Singh and Juliána Chudá

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1717 | Submission Open

Keywords: LiDAR; point cloud; forest inventory; forest management; forest remote sensing; forest ecosystems; data fusion; individual tree detection; biomass estimation; tree species identification

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

Physical and Mechanical Properties of Wood- and Bamboo-Based Materials: 2nd Edition

edited by Xuehua Wang, Xiazhen Li and Sarath Vega Gutierrez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1487 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood- and bamboo-based materials; physical and mechanical properties; modification and application; microstructure

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

Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis in Forest Trees

edited by

Zhong Chen

, Xiong Yang and

Liming Jia

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1383 | Submission Open

Keywords: evolution; population genetics; comparative genomics; gene family; omics; tree genetics and genomics

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

Guidelines for Sustainable Forest Management: Vegetation and Soil and Water Conservation in Arid Areas

edited by

Martín Martínez-Salvador

, Gabriel Sosa-Perez, Sandra Rodríguez-Piñeros and

Eduardo Santellano-Estrada

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 1266 | Submission Open

Keywords: land cover assessment; water conservation; soil erosion; forest policy; water supply in arid lands; forest plantations in arid lands; climate change; drought; dry forests

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

Structure, Function, and Value of Urban Forest

edited by

Peter (Sang-Hoon) Lee

,

Won Seok Jang

and Hye-mi Park

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1259 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban forest use; urban forest measurement; monitoring and assessment; spatial analysis; climate change impacts; adaptations; and mitigations; sustainable management; urban forest resilience; natural disasters; ecosystem services; biodiversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Advances in Wood Characterization and in Tree Sorting and Inspections: Insights from Acoustic Testing and Tomographic Imaging

edited by

Raquel Gonçalves

and

Guillermo Íñiguez-González

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 977 | Submission Open

Keywords: nondestructive technologies; acoustic tests; acoustic tomography; inspection methods; characterization methods; classification methods

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

Microclimate Development in Urban Spaces

edited by

David Hidalgo García

and

Dimitra Founda

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 942 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban spaces; land surface temperature; urban heat island; remote sensing; pollution; heat mitigation; land use/land cover; heat stress; microclimate urban; climate change; urban climate; heat waves; synergies; vegetation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Afforestation of Degraded Lands

edited by

Cristian Mihai Enescu

, Adrian Ioan Timofte and

Lucian Dinca

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 822 | Submission Open

Keywords: afforestation; degraded lands; innovative afforestation techniques; land reclamation; seedlings with potted roots; forest tree species; reforestation

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

Forestry Activities and Water Resources

edited by Rongjia Wang and

Junjiong Shao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 641 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystem; forestry activities; climate adaptation; ecological restoration; water resources; mutual feedback mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Hydrology)

Forest Growth, Soil Properties and Climate

edited by José Alexandre Varanda Andrade,

Carlos A. Alexandre

and

Ana Cristina Gonçalves

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 567 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest growth; forest soil; soil properties; site quality; forest productivity; forest climatology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Climate Stress Impacts on Forest Ecosystem Water Dynamics

edited by

Athanassios Bourletsikas

,

Nikolaos Proutsos

and

Stefanos Stefanidis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 328 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest hydrology; water balance; soil– water interactions; evapotranspiration; hydrometeorological monitoring; climate-induced water stress; drought; watershed management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Hydrology)

Soil and Water Conservation in Forestry

edited by Jiangkun Zheng,

Filippo Giadrossich

and

Miriam Fernanda Rodrigues

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem services; hillslope and watershed hydrology; soil moisture; runoff path; forest management; sediment dynamics; forest operation; land restoration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Forest Restoration for Resilient Landscapes and Enhanced Ecosystem Services

edited by Cong Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest restoration strategies; landscape resilience; ecosystem service trade-offs; climate adaptation; biodiversity recovery; socio-ecological governance; traditional ecological knowledge; restoration monitoring frameworks; nature-based solutions (NbSs); sustainable land management

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

Forest Roads: Design, Construction and Maintenance

edited by David Miranda Carlos, Margarida Pinho-Lopes and Joaquim Macedo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest roads; design; preventive maintenance; corrective maintenance; sustainability; innovative materials; innovative solutions; pathologies

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

The Role of Bryophytes and Lichens in Forest Ecosystem Dynamics

edited by

Miloš Ilić

,

Dragana Vukov

and Vedran Šegota

submission deadline 13 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 949 | Submission Open

Keywords: bryophytes; lichens; diversity; distribution; ecosystem functions; climate change; ecological interactions; habitat restoration

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

Ecological Research in Bamboo Forests: 2nd Edition

edited by Xuhua Du, Ziwu Guo and

Xiaoping Zhang

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2745 | Submission Open

Keywords: bamboo; biogeochemical cycling; physiological ecology; plant microbiome; bamboo-based agroforestry; omics

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

Functional Genomics of Forest Trees—2nd Edition

edited by

Zhong Chen

and

Meixia Ye

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 435 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional genomics; multi-omics analysis; tree genetics; regulation of gene expression; tree molecular biology; tree breeding; bioinformatics; quantitative genetics

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

Advanced Research and Perspectives on Tree Functional Genomics

edited by Vanessa Castro-Rodríguez and

Fernando de la Torre

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 338 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomic mapping; functional genomics; epigenomics; comparative genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; metabolomics; phenotyping; bioinformatics

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

Digital Photogrammetry in Forestry: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Directions

edited by Kornél Czimber and Péter Burai

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital photogrammetry; terrestrial; airborne; UAV/UAS; stem detection; crown delineation; forest monitoring; image matching; artificial intelligence

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

Essential Oil Composition of Forests Trees

edited by

Biljana M. Nikolić

,

Dalibor Ballian

and

Zorica S. Mitić

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 696 | Submission Open

Keywords: monoterpenes; diterpenes; diterpenes; triterpenes; sesquiterpenes; biological activity

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

Forest Inventory: The Monitoring of Biomass and Carbon Stocks

edited by

Tianxiang Yue

, Zhe Xu and Zong Wang

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8430 | 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)

Growth and Yield Models for Forests

edited by

Elia Vangi

,

Alessio Collalti

and

Gherardo Chirici

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2320 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest growth and yield; model calibration and evaluation; forest management; growth models; biomass and carbon; seeding; regeneration; recruitment; mortality; site productivity; climate change and drought; disturbance impacts

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

Pattern and Evolution of Biodiversity in Evergreen Broad-Leaved Forests

edited by Zehao Shen,

Wei Wang

and Jian Zhang

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2239 | Submission Open

Keywords: evergreen broadleaved forest; biodiversity; spatiotemporal patterns; ecological and evolutionary drivers; landscape to regional scales

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

Biodiversity in Forests: Management and Monitoring for Conservation—2nd Edition

edited by

Víctor Rincón

,

Javier Velázquez Saornil

and

Derya Gulcin

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1837 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; ecosystem services; forest fires; regeneration; forest management; climate change; conservation; connectivity; land use

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

Mangrove Wetland Restoration and Rehabilitation Under Climate Change and Human Cumulative Impacts in the 21st Century

edited by Victor H. Rivera-Monroy, Jorge Lopez-Portillo, Xosé Lois Otero-Pérez and

Tiago Osorio Ferreira

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 312 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; biogeochemistry; blue carbon; climate change; community-based restoration; ecophysiology; ecosystem services; hydrological restoration; monitoring and modeling; natural regeneration; stakeholder participation

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

Effects of Disturbance on Forest Hydrology

edited by Salli F. Dymond

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest hydrology; disturbances; forest management; catchment hydrology; forest fire; disease; insects; ecohydrology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Hydrology)

Cutting-Edge Solutions in Advanced Forestry: Integrating Sensors, AI, IoT, Robotics, and Connectivity

edited by Heesung Woo and Jay Kim

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6013 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotics application; sensor; precision forestry; AI; data acquisition; advanced forestry; connectivity

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

Advances in Plant VOCs and Their Ecological Functions

edited by

Zhaojiang Zuo

and Sarathi Weraduwage

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5860 | 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 5026 | 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 1081 | 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)

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 667 | 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)

Species Richness, Diversity and Habitat Modeling of Wildlife in Forests

edited by

Konstantinos Poirazidis

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 317 | 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 | Viewed by 241 | 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)

Economic Optimization and Sustainable Management in Forest Resources

edited by Soleiman Mohammadi Limaei

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 175 | 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 168 | 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 149 | 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 6409 | 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)

Soil Carbon Storage in Forests: Dynamics and Management

edited by

Wenjie Liu

and Yasuo Iimura

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4149 | 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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3788 | 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 3721 | 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 3322 | 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)

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