Forests

Climate-Ready Urban Park Forestry: Managing Tree Species for Measurable Carbon Benefits

edited by

Alessia Di Giuseppe

and

Andrea Nicolini

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 807 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem services; global warming; nature-based solution; urban heat island; urban parks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Non-Native Species in Forest Ecosystems

edited by

Margarita Arianoutsou

,

Ioannis Bazos

and

Giuseppe Brundu

submission deadline 17 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2219 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive alien species; non-native trees; forest ecosystems; sustainable forestry; risk assessment; biodiversity conservation; policy and legislation

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

Growth, Maintenance, and Function of Urban Trees

edited by

Shidong Ge

,

István Valánszki

,

Xiaoping Chen

and Sihan Xue

submission deadline 17 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1609 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban tree; growth; maintenance; ecosystem services; social benefits; tree management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Dendrochronology Beyond the Ordinary: Understanding Wood Formation and Climate Change (2nd Edition)

edited by

Angela Balzano

,

Maks Merela

and

Veronica De Micco

submission deadline 17 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 1304 | Submission Open

Keywords: dendrochronology; xylogenesis; phloem formation; wood anatomy; functional anatomical traits; quantitative wood anatomy; trees’ environmental response; climate change

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

Forest Ecosystem Dynamics, Carbon-Nitrogen Cycling and Environmental Systems

edited by Yibo Li, Guoyong Yan and Qinggui Wang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1137 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystem dynamics; environmental science; carbon sink enhancement; carbon– nitrogen coupling; ecosystem carbon budget; nutrient cycling; ecosystem management and restoration

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

Exploring Biodiversity and Its Relationship with Forests

edited by Rafał Gosik

submission deadline 24 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 612 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest biodiversity; biodiversity; invasive species; invertebrate groups; forest entomology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

Advances in Pine Wilt Disease—2nd Edition

edited by

Luís Bonifácio

, Magdalena Kacprzyk and Hyerim Han

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 307 | Submission Open

Keywords: Bursaphelenchus xylophilus; Monochamus pine sawyers; biotic and abiotic interactions; conifer forest management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Supply, Trade and Consumption of Forest Products

edited by

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submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open

Keywords: consumer attitude; consumer behavior; consumer preferences; EU deforestation regulation; forest certification; market; market-based instruments; non-wood forest products; supply chain; timber; value chain; wood-based products

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

The Effects of Disturbance on Forest Soils

edited by

Pavel Samec

and

Ladislav Holík

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem predispositions; forest restoration dynamics; forest damage monitoring; dead wood; hillwash development; soil evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

The Sustainable Use of Forests in Tourism and Recreation: 2nd Edition

edited by

Wojciech Zgłobicki

and

Bogusława Baran-Zgłobicka

submission deadline 28 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 242 | 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)

Advanced Numerical and Experimental Methods for Timber Structures

edited by Sabina Huč, Martina Sciomenta and Aleš Straže

submission deadline 29 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3253 | Submission Open

Keywords: connections; experimental methods; finite element modeling; fracture mechanics; machine learning; moisture transport; timber structures; time- and moisture-dependent creep

(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 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 415 | 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)

Advancing Forest Ecosystem Sustainability: Integrating Plant Physiology, Microbial Ecology, and Spatial Technologies

edited by

Nan Xu

and Xuechen Yang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10528 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest plant physiology; soil microbial ecology; GIS applications; nutrient cycling; biodiversity; ecosystem modeling; stress physiology; climate change adaptation; spatial analysis

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

Climate and Land-Use Change Effects on the Biogeography of Woody Plant Species and Biodiversity Conservation

edited by

Kostas Kougioumoutzis

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6039 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity patterns; conservation biology and prioritization; ecosystems services; ethnobotany; extinction risk; genetic; taxonomic; phylogenetic; and functional diversity; plant– pollinator networks; phylogeography; physiology; species distribution modelling

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

Forest Tree Genetics and Breeding in Response to Different Threats: 2nd Edition

edited by

Jingli Yang

,

Haizhen Zhang

,

Shicheng Zhao

and Hanzeng Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5729 | Submission Open

Keywords: trees; genetics and breeding; heat stress; cold stress; salt stress; metal stress; abiotic and biotic stresses; environmental adaptation; gene regulation; genetic engineering

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

Drought Impacts on Wood Anatomy and Tree Growth

edited by

Xinsheng Liu

and

Rosana López Rodríguez

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5325 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; drought; extreme drought events; tree growth; wood anatomy; dendrometer; sap flow; micro-coring; ecophysiology; dendroecology; ecohydrology; drought resistance and resilience; forest management

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

Carbon Dynamics of Forest Soils Under Climate Change

edited by

Xiang Zhang

and Zheng Hong Tan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4210 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil organic carbon; soil respiration; climate change; forest management; drought; warming; temperature sensitivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Advances in Remote Sensing for Forest Resource Monitoring and Management

edited by

Saygin Abdikan

and

Aliihsan Sekertekin

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3739 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest management; forest parameter extraction; tree identification; deep learning; machine learning; forest fire; carbon and biomass mapping; LiDAR altimetry; SAR imagery; optical imagery

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

Functions of Biochar in Carbon Emission and Carbon Sequestration in Forest Ecosystems, 2nd Edition

edited by

Shinpei Yoshitake

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3685 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; carbon cycle; carbon sequestration; plant growth; soil microbes; soil nutrients; forest primary production; soil organic matter; litter decomposition; forest management

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

Dendrochemistry: Tools for Evaluating Variations in Past and Present Forest Environments (2nd Edition)

edited by Paul R Sheppard

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3682 | Submission Open

Keywords: dendrochemistry; environmental chemistry monitoring; dendrochronology; point source contamination; non-point source pollution; inorganic elements; element translocation

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

Spatial Information for Forest Biomass and Carbon Stock Estimation: New Technologies and Approaches

edited by

Raheleh Farzanmanesh

,

Christopher Weston

and

Liubov Volkova

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3329 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest biomass; carbon stock; remote sensing; biodiversity; climate change; sustainable forest management; carbon monitoring; REDD+

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

Post-Fire Recovery and Monitoring of Forest Ecosystems

edited by Emiliya Velizarova

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3066 | Submission Open

Keywords: burn severity; soil erosion; ash deposition; hydrological impact; carbon sequestration; resilience and vegetation regrowth; reforestation; succession and biodiversity recovery; biodiversity recovery of snag forests; remote sensing; long-term monitoring

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

Innovative Techniques for Monitoring and Managing Invasive Forest Pests and Pathogens

edited by Sarah Facey

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2291 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Water Use Efficiency of Forest Trees

edited by

Sergio Espinoza Meza

and Rafael A. Rubilar

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2150 | 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)

Ecological Monitoring and Forest Fire Prevention

edited by

Hao Liang

, Yili Zheng and

Luis Ángel Ruiz Fernández

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1986 | 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)

Tropical Forest Ecology Monitoring—New Techniques and Future Implications

edited by Milton Marques Fernandes,

André Quintão de Almeida

and Márcia Rodrigues de Moura Fernandes

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1913 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; remotely operated vehicles; tropical forests; species diversity; forest structure; forest restoration; climate change; artificial intelligence; forest management

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

Advances in Fungal Diseases in Forests

edited by

Aneta Lyubenova

and Ivaylo N. Tsvetkov

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1855 | Submission Open

Keywords: alien fungi; oomycetes; emerging diseases in forest ecosystems; molecular tools

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Energy Conversion and High-Value Utilization of Agroforestry Biomass

edited by

Enrico Paris

,

Beatrice Vincenti

and Daniele Rocco

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 924 | Submission Open

Keywords: residual biomass; combustion; pyrolysis; gasification; environmental impact; bioenergy; waste; circular economy; smart materials; biobased materials

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

Tree Growth: Insights from Studies in Soil Nutrients

edited by

Mauro Schumacher

,

Matheus Severo de Souza Kulmann

and

Marcos Gervasio Pereira

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 846 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest productivity; soil– plant interactions; forest ecology; tree nutrition; fertilization; forest soils; biomass production; root development; tree physiology; soil nutrient availability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Efficiency of Wood Harvesting Systems

edited by

Libin Thaikkattil Louis

,

Anil Raj Kizha

and Alex Kunnathu George

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 803 | Submission Open

Keywords: timber harvesting; forest economics; advanced wood products; forest carbon and inventory; advancements in forest management; climate-smart forestry

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

Phenotypic and Genetic Diversity in Tree Species

edited by Chiara Catalano and

Gaetano Distefano

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 780 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest tree biodiversity; genetic variability; phenotypic trait characterization; future perspectives for tree system sustainability; biodiversity conservation

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

Soil–Plant–Microbe Interactions in Forest Ecosystems

edited by

Qiwu Sun

,

Suyan Li

,

Lingyu Hou

and Yuhong Dong

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 689 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystems; soil– plant– microbe interactions; rhizosphere processes; microbial communities; nutrient cycling; mycorrhizal associations; carbon cycling; ecosystem functioning; climate change adaptation; biogeochemical cycling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Urban Forests and Diversified Landscape Planning: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by Tiemao Shi and

Chunlin Li

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 466 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban landscape ecology; nature-based solutions; healthy landscape planning; ecological function; urban forest design and planning; human health and well-being; green infrastructure; urban planning; landscape architecture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Integrating AI and Spatial Technologies for Forest Plant Inventories and Evolutionary Research in Biodiversity Hotspots to Support SDGs

edited by Heba Bedair,

Youssef M. Youssef

and Tawanda W. Gara

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 422 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest biodiversity; plant inventory; molecular taxonomy; remote sensing; artificial intelligence accuracy assessment; disturbance dynamics; phylogenetics; habitat fragmentation; climate adaptation; sustainable development goals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

Forest Soil Health and Quality Monitoring

edited by Raluca Elena Enescu and

Minodora Manu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 369 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil properties; carbon sequestration; microbial community; soil monitoring; soil quality; soil health; soil restoration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Natural and Anthropogenic Disturbances as Drivers of Forest Ecosystem Change: 2nd Edition

edited by

Slobodan Milanović

,

Jelena Lazarević

and

Tomasz Oszako

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystem; natural disturbance; anthropogenic disturbance; insect outbreaks; insect– host relationships; entomology; forest disease outbreak; pathogen– disease interactions; biological invasion; invasive species; forest fire; wildfire; post-fire; drought; extreme temperature; climate change; logging; deforestation; forest resilience; imperviousness disturbance; forest disturbance under road construction; forest disturbance under urbanization; forest conservation

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

Impacts of Extreme Climate Events on Forests—the Second Edition

edited by

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submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 306 | Submission Open

Keywords: tropical cyclones; freezing rain; snowstorm; prolonged drought and high temperature; tree physiology; plant functional trait; forest biodiversity; carbon and nutrient cycling; ecosystem stability; new concepts or theories

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

Ethnobotany of Woody Species: Traditional Knowledge, Biodiversity, and Contemporary Applications

edited by Marija S. Marković,

Biljana M. Nikolić

and Vesna Stankov Jovanović

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: woody species; forest ethnobotany; forest medicinal plants; forest ethnopharmacology; forest biodiversity; sustainable forestry; forest biodiversity conservation; forest cultural heritage; local forest ecological knowledge; non-timber forest products

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

Living with Forest Fire: Fire Ecology, Regimes and Management

edited by

Sandra Josefina Bravo

and

Ernesto Alvarado

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open

Keywords: wildfires; fire regimes; fire ecology; integrated fire management; traditional fire knowledges; fire mitigation

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

Restoring Forest Resilience: Drivers and Processes of Tree Regeneration

edited by

Asunción Cámara-Obregón

and

Ainhoa Calleja-Rodriguez

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest restoration; tree regeneration; forest resilience; carbon sequestration; ecosystem restoration; nature-based solutions; adaptive forest management; biodiversity recovery; forest governance; private forest ownership

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

Effect of Climate Change on the Growth and Distribution of Tree Species in Mediterranean Forests

edited by

Soraya Versace

,

Costanza Borghi

and

Davide Travaglini

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: tree growth; climate change; Mediterranean basin; forest management; bioclimatic variables

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

Advances in Wood Protection and Modification: Sustainable Technologies and Applications

edited by Mohamed Jebrane

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood modification; bio-based treatments; nanotechnology; smart coatings; thermal modification; enzymatic processes; hybrid treatments; sustainability; industrial applications; surface functionalization; durability enhancement

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

Multi-Sensor Data and Time-Series Analysis: Advancing Mapping and Climate Impact Assessment in Forest and Grassland

edited by

Laura Stendardi

,

Rocco Pace

and

Gianluca Pappaccogli

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-sensor data fusion; time-series analysis; forest and grassland mapping; climate impact assessment; remote sensing (optical/SAR/LiDAR/UAV); machine learning/AI; vegetation phenology; ecosystem productivity; climate resilience; carbon sequestration

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

Urban Microclimates: Monitoring, Mitigation and Adaptation

edited by

David Hidalgo García

and

Dimitra Founda

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilient city; climate change; urban planning and sustainability; passive cooling design; urban heat islands and heat waves; urban microclimates and vulnerability; microclimates and social equity; forest parks; mitigation and resilience; green/blue strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Learning from Forest Fires: Towards a Blueprint for Wildfire Management

edited by

Palaiologos Palaiologou

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: wildfire management; community resilience; fire behavior; environmental recovery and restoration; firefighting safety; forest fire lessons

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

Advances in Precision Forestry: The Efficacy of Multisource Optical and LiDAR Technologies

edited by