Forests

Properties and Uses of Value-Added Wood-Based Products and Composites

edited by

and

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4099 | Submission Open

Keywords: characterizationdevelopment and innovationsolid wood and structural timbervalue addedvalorizationwood processingwood compositeswood-based products

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

Erosion and Forests: Drivers, Impacts, and Management

edited by Tommaso Baggio, Giacomo Pellegrini and

Lorenzo Picco

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3729 | Submission Open

Keywords: forests; erosion; sediment fluxes; large wood recruitment; remote sensing; soil degradation; forest restoration

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

Forest Tree Breeding: Genomics and Molecular Biology

edited by Zefu Wang,

Yuanzhong Jiang

and Changwei Bi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3691 | Submission Open

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

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

Forests That Heal: Importance of Medicinal Trees and Forest Understory Plants Conservation and Use

edited by

Adnan Amin

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2208 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; ethnobotany; phytochemical diversity; conservation strategies; sustainable utilization

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

Forest and Human Well-Being

edited by

Geonwoo Kim

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1794 | 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)

Genetic Variation and Conservation of Forest Species

edited by

Sándor Bordács

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1692 | 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)

Production in Forest Nurseries, Field Performance of Seedlings and Natural Regeneration in the Context of Climate Change: 2nd Edition

edited by

Mohammed S. Lamhamedi

,

Steeve Pepin

and

Damase P. Khasa

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 984 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed and seedling quality; cutting; somatic embryogenesis; nursery production; cultural practices; environmental stress; mycorrhizal and bacteria symbioses; field performance; research and development programs adapted to the production chain of tree seedlings; agroforestry products and their valorization; natural regeneration

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

Prediction of Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles and Soil Functions in Forest Ecosystems: From Molecular Mechanisms to Landscape Management

edited by

Shuai Wang

,

Qianlai Zhuang

, Fengkui Qian and Hui Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 841 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystem; carbon– nitrogen cycle; soil function prediction; biogeochemical processes; machine learning; landscape management; adaptation to climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Ecological Monitoring and Forest Fire Prevention

edited by

Hao Liang

, Yili Zheng and Luis Ángel Ruiz Fernández

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 789 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest fire prevention; remote sensing; early-warning systems; fuel management; machine learning models; climate change adaptation; bio-diversity conservation

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

Drought Impacts on Tree Physiology: Physiological Mechanisms and Adaptive Strategies

edited by Lin Zhu, Danbo Pang and

Domingo Sancho-Knapik

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 711 | Submission Open

Keywords: drought resilience; hydraulic failure; stomatal regulation; osmotic adjustment; water-carbon balance; phenotypic plasticity; drought monitoring; multi-omics integration; ecohydrological modeling

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

Forest Management for High-Quality Timber: Linking Silviculture, Wood Quality, and End-Use Value

edited by

Tomasz Jelonek

and Bartłomiej Naskrent

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 547 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood quality; forest management; climate change; silvicultural practices; wood value; end-use performance; xylem development; timber utilization

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

Impacts of Forest Fire on Ecosystem and Climate-Related Drivers

edited by

Jie Zhao

, Chao Yue and Yuyun Fu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 543 | 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)

Climate Change and Forest Phenology: Ecophysiological Mechanisms and Impacts

edited by

Jiaxin Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 518 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest phenology; global warming; tree physiology; drought and heat stress; carbon and water fluxes; functional traits; phenological plasticity; experimental ecology; remote sensing; tree-ring phenology

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

Physiological and Biochemical Properties of Forest Soils: Microbial, Nutrient and Structural Perspectives

edited by

Emre Babur

, Ozlem Ustundag and

Ekrem Ozlu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 446 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest soils; soil physiology; microbial ecology; litterfall; soil organic carbon; nutrient dynamics; soil– plant– climate interactions; biogeochemical cycling; soil enzymes; forest canopy effects; climate– soil feedbacks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Tree Epigenetic Diversity and Its Role in Tree Adaptation

edited by Ermioni Malliarou and

Evangelia V. Avramidou

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 387 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; epigenetic diversity; adaptation; forest species; molecular methods; DNA methylation; conservation; histone modification; non-coding RNAs

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

Forest Entomology and Phytopathology: Contemporary Challenges in Forest Conservation

edited by Robert Kuźmiński and

Marta Bełka

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 364 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest health; climate change; biotic threats; pathogenic fungi; forest pests; invasive species; abiotic stress; urban forestry; forest biosecurity; tree resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

The Theory and Practice of Realizing the Value of Forest Ecological Products

edited by

Caiyao Xu

and Fanbin Kong

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 327 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecological products; value realization; public product attribute; common prosperity; digital empowerment; sustainable development

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

Forests for Soil and Water Conservation: Strategies and Innovations

edited by

Siniša Polovina

and

Veljko Perović

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 311 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil erosion; remote sensing; land use change; forest ecosystems; forest conservation; climate change; model simulation and scenario analysis; forest management scenario; machine learning; environmental modeling; UAV and multisensor data; spatiotemporal analysis; forested watersheds; watershed management; integrated watershed management; conservation; sustainable land management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Invasive Species in Forest Ecosystems: Ecology and Management

edited by

Min-Jung Kim

,

Youngwoo Nam

and

Jong-Kook Jung

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive species; biological invasion; forest ecosystem; pest management; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Sustainable Forest Operations: Technology, Management, and Challenges

edited by Benjamin Engler,

Ferréol Berendt

and

Francesco Latterini

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: harvesting technology; digitalization; forest work science; labor; tree planting; timber supply chain; forest ergonomics; quality optimization

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

Wood Structures and Wood-Based Composites Under Natural Hazard Loads

edited by

Ryu Noda

and Kei Sawata

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: wooden structures; wood-based composites; natural hazard loads; strength performance of the wooden materials; strength performance of the joints; stability performance as structures; numerical modeling; wooden disaster

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

Forests and Climate Change: Hydraulic Responses and Adaptation Mechanisms Under Extreme Events

edited by

Simona Altieri

and

Francesco Niccoli

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest resilience; hydraulic stress; water-use efficiency; tree physiological adaptation; climate extremes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Hydrology)

Forest Soil Physical, Chemical and Biological Properties—2nd Edition

edited by

Milton Cesar Costa Campos

, Bruno Campos Mantovanelli and

Flavio Pereira de Oliveira

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 156 | 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)

Climate Change and Stress Factors on Forest Vegetation: Regulation of Morphological, Physiological and Molecular Characteristics

edited by

Ahmed Abou El-Yazied

,

Yanqun Xu

and

Mohamed F.M Ibrahim

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; forest vegetation; global warming; stomatal conductance; carbon dioxide; shading; environmental stress; morphological and physiological adaptations; photosynthesis; plant signaling; senescence and aging

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

Multidimensional Stakeholder Engagement in Forest Governance and Certification Systems

edited by Aureliu-Florin Hălălișan

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest certification; stakeholders’ engagement; standards; voluntary certification; forest governance frameworks; innovative participatory approaches

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

Forest Plants in Ecological Restoration and Disaster Mitigation

edited by Jungtai Lee and Anthony Kwan Leung

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open

Keywords: root-soil interactions; nature-based solutions; disaster monitoring; slope stabilization; root biomechanics; root system; soil stability

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

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Applications in Forestry—Second Edition

edited by

Yunfei Liu

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6112 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligencemachine learningdeep learningforest managementforest protection

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

Forest Fire: Landscape Patterns, Risk Prediction and Fuels Management

edited by

Luís Reis

and

Jorge R.N. Raposo

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1882 | 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)

Remote Sensing in Monitoring Forest Fires and Other Disturbances

edited by

José Aranha

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 935 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural fires; fire recurrence; land use; land cover; vegetation indices; map algebra; Landsat; Sentinel 2; regression analysis; post-fire recovery; fire hazard indices; remote sensing and GIS

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

Advanced Technologies for Forest Fire Detection and Monitoring

edited by

Change Zheng

, Fengjun Zhao,

Xingdong Li

and

Yunfei Liu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4438 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest fire; fire danger forecast; early detection; spread prediction; artificial intelligence; remote sensing; UAV; IoT; multi-source data

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

Forest Tree Genetics and Breeding—Identification and Propagation of Hybrids

edited by

Girmantė Jurkšienė

and Darius Kavaliauskas

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybridisation of trees; hybrid detection; DNA; microsatellite markers; gene flow; morphometric leaf and seed traits; introgression

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

Wildlife in Altered Forestry Habitats: Implications for Conservation and Applications

edited by

Ovidiu Ionescu

and

Georgeta Ionescu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: wildlife; coexistence; wildlife management; animal behaviour

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

Forestry in the Contemporary Bioeconomy

edited by

Marios Trigkas

and

Dimitra Lazaridou

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6222 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest bioeconomy; circular economy; forest value chain; entrepreneurship; innovation

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

Drought Tolerance in Trees: Growth and Physiology

edited by Guangqi Zhang,

Yang Cao

and Peipei Jiang

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2617 | 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)

Litter Decomposition and Soil Nutrient Cycling in Forests

edited by Shengqiang Wang,

Ziliang Zhang

and

Yili Guo

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1452 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil organic carbon; soil nutrients; litter decomposition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Forest Growth, Soil Properties and Climate

edited by José Alexandre Varanda Andrade,

Carlos A. Alexandre

and

Ana Cristina Gonçalves

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1429 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Management of Forest Pests and Diseases—3rd Edition

edited by

Young-Seuk Park

,

Won Il Choi

and

Dae-Seong Lee

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 798 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest management; invasive species; alien species; risk assessment; pests; insects; diseases; monitoring; assessment; ecology; effects of climate change; effects of environment change; outbreak; modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Forest Disturbance Monitoring by Remote Sensing: Advancements and Applications

edited by

Longlong Zhao

,

Chao Ding

,

Biyao Zhang

and Jinsong Chen

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 292 | 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)

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

edited by Fuxi Shi,

Xianwei Wang

, Yang Zhang and Jiusheng Ren

submission deadline 27 Mar 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6517 | 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)

Urban Forestry: Management of Sustainable Landscapes

edited by Dengkai Chi,

Jingli Yan

and

Jia Wang

submission deadline 28 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1033 | 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)

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

edited by

, Shuguang Xie,

, Chunhua Yan,

and

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2670 | 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)

Ecological Responses of Forests to Climate Change

edited by

Zhongmin Wu

,

Dastan Bamwesigye

and

Guangcan Yu

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2458 | Submission Open

Keywords: extreme weather; abnormal litter; evaluation indicator; physiological responses of forests; hydrological cycles; fauna and microorganisms in forests; soil’ s physical and chemical properties

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

Sustainable and Suitable Ecological Management of Forest Plantation

edited by

Manuela Plutino

and

Andrea R. Proto

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 713 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem services; sustainable forest management; suitable ecological management; conifer plantations; wood production; adaptation climate change; mitigation climate change; forest operations; wood quality

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

Pathogenic Fungi in Forest

edited by

Keumchul Shin

and

Hyunkyu Sang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9051 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Greening Our Cities: Urban Forests as a Nature-Based Solution for Air Pollution and Urban Heat Stress

edited by

Luminița Mărmureanu

,

Diana Pitar

and

Ștefan Leca

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5348 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban forests; air quality; particulate matter (PM₂.₅; PM₁₀); ozone; urban heat islands (UHIs); heat-related stress; ecosystem services; green infrastructure; vegetation– pollution interactions; remote sensing; urban resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Elemental Cycling in Forest Soils

edited by Shengli Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4364 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil nutrients; stoichiometry; soil organic carbon sequestration; ecological restoration; heavy metals; soil environmental quality; water environmental quality; forest management; different forest types

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

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 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3455 | 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)

Characterization and Numerical Simulation of Solid Wood and Engineered Wood Products

edited by

André Luís Christóforo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2827 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid wood; engineered wood products; mechanical characterization; numerical modeling; finite element analysis; wood composites; cross-laminated timber (CLT); glued laminated timber (glulam); multi-scale simulation

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

Woody Plant Phenology in a Changing Climate, 2nd Edition

edited by Yanjun Du and Miaogen Shen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2796 | 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)

Advances in Detection and Identification of Insect Pests and Pathogens: 2nd Edition

edited by

Tomasz Oszako

,

Tadeusz Malewski

and

Piotr Borowik

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2069 | Submission Open

Keywords: insect pest; pathogen; tree health; pest management; pest monitoring; pest detection; diagnostic methods; resistographs; non-invasive methods; genetic detection methods; NGS; electronic noses; electronic tongues

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

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