Forests

Long-Term Monitoring and Driving Forces of Forest Cover

edited by

Jianwan Ji

,

Bing Guo

, Eshetu Shifaw and Rui Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1896 | 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)

Sustainable Economics and Management of Forest Resources and Products

edited by

Francisco Manuel Parejo-Moruno

,

Antonio Miguel Linares Luján

,

José Francisco Rangel Preciado

,

José Álvarez-García

and

Carlos Manuel Faísca

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1589 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation in forest products and processes; new applications and uses of forest products; uses of cork products in comparative perspective; uses of cork products in historical perspective; forest production chain and climate change; circular economy in forest production; environmental and economic sustainability in the management of forest resources; carbon footprint in forest products; industrial ecosystems in forest sector; forest production chain; forest history

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

Forest Resources Inventory, Monitoring, and Assessment

edited by Weisheng Zeng

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1478 | Submission Open

Keywords: national forest inventory; forest management inventory; integrated monitoring; biomass and carbon monitoring; remote sensing application; ecosystem services assessment

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

Managing Forest Wildfires in Climate Changes: New Paradigms and Challenges—2nd Edition

edited by

Rafael Coll Delgado

and

Marcos Gervásio Pereira

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1361 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; forest fires; forest soils; gross primary productivity; carbon emissions; deforestation; remote sensing; fire meteorology

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

Forest Ecology and Resource Monitoring Based on Sensors, Signal and Image Processing, 2nd Edition

edited by Yili Zheng,

Paul Sestras

and Yue Zhao

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1210 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest remote sensing; sensor technology (e.g.; LiDAR; hyperspectral imaging; UAV sensors); image and signal processing; machine learning in forest ecology; forest biomass estimation; ecosystem health monitoring; data fusion (multimodal sensors); AI-driven forest management; climate change and forest dynamics; IoT in forest monitoring; edge computing for forest data; tree species classification; forest carbon stock assessment; real-time disturbance detection (e.g.; wildfires; pests)

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

Remote Sensing Monitoring and Analysis of Forest Structure and Function in Relation to Climate Regulation

edited by

David Gwenzi

and Tawanda W. Gara

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1159 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; forest structure; biomass; forest growth; carbon sequestration; climate regulation

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

Optimizing Urban Green Space Ecosystem Services for Resilient and Sustainable Cities

edited by

Jinguang Zhang

and Jiajie Cao

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1006 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban green space; ecosystem services; nature-based solutions; health; air purification; urban heat island

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Ecosystem Services of Urban Forests—2nd Edition

edited by

Slaveya Petrova

and Bogdan Nikolov

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 695 | 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)

Tree and Shrub Bark: Management, Sustainable Production, and Opportunities in the Forest Bioeconomy

edited by

Joana Amaral Paulo

,

Helena Pereira

and

Duarte M. Neiva

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 636 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-wood forest product; cork; cinnamomum; quinine; pau d’ arco bark; Cambodia bark; forest management; tannins; innovation

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

Machining Properties of Wood and Advances in Wood Cutting

edited by

Daniel Chuchała

and

Kazimierz Orłowski

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 528 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood; sawing; machining; cutting force; cutting power; quality; cutting tool

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

Population Genetics and Molecular Evolution of Trees

edited by

Justyna A. Nowakowska

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 478 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive evolution/selection; climate resilience; conservation genetics/genomics; genomic plasticity; environmental adaptation; epigenomics; management of forest genetic resources; molecular evolution; population genetics; proteomics; transcriptomics

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

Recent Scientific Developments in Bamboo Science and Wood Biomaterials

edited by

Zhaoyan Cui

, Ming Xu, Ernian Zhao and

Sigong Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 454 | Submission Open

Keywords: bamboo– wood composites; sustainable construction; mechanical performance; durability; fire safety; seismic design; renewable materials

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

Reviews on Innovative Monitoring and Diagnostics for Forest Health

edited by

Young-Seuk Park

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

Keywords: forest health; pest; pathogen; climate change; disturbance; management; policy; monitoring; methods; innovative approach

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics in Forests and Agroforestry Systems

edited by

Patrícia Anjos Bittencourt Barreto-Garcia

, Paulo Henrique Marques Monroe and Gian Franco Capra

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil organic matter; carbon stabilization; nitrogen cycling; biogeochemical processes; carbon sequestration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Soil Nutrient Cycling and Microbial Dynamics in Forests: 2nd Edition

edited by

Songze Wan

, Jianping Wu and

Shaofei Jin

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil nutrients; soil microbes; soil– food web; soil function; soil water; climate change; forest management practice; decomposition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Soil Organic Matter and Soil Multifunctionality in Forest Ecosystems—2nd Edition

edited by

Xiong Fang

, Yuzhe Wang,

Xingkai Xu

and

Xiankai Lu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil organic carbon; nutrient cycling; soil multifunctionality; soil microbial; biodiversity; climate change; forest restoration; forest succession; forest management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Diversity, Dynamics and Ecological Functions of Forest Soil Fungal Communities

edited by

Željko D. Savković

and Miloś Č. Stupar

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal diversity; fungal ecology; forest soil; mycology; mycorrhiza; pedology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Biology and Integrated Management of Pathogens of Forest Diseases

edited by

Zhengnan Li

and

Peiqin Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest tree; forest pathology; control measures; advanced techniques; pathogenic microorganisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Mapping and Modeling Forests Using Geospatial Technologies

edited by Yaoliang Chen,

Lei Zhao

and

Dengsheng Lu

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10952 | 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 15 Apr 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7743 | 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)

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 15 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3672 | 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)

Sustainable Urban Forests and Green Environments in a Changing World

edited by

Ana-Maria Ciobotaru

and

Radu-Daniel Pintilii

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2923 | 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 20 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5504 | 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)

Advances in Forest Tree Seedling Cultivation Technology—2nd Edition

edited by

Yong Liu

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5503 | 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)

Harvesting, Processing and Management of Specialty Forest Products and Biomass

edited by

Xiaopeng Bai

,

Wenbin Li

and Ruifang Dong

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 669 | Submission Open

Keywords: harvesting and processing; specialty forest fruits; biomass and bioenergy; forestry operations; sustainability assessment

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

Research on Forest Circular Economy: Bioeconomy, Bioenergy and Bioproducts

edited by Natālija Cudečka-Puriņa,

Baiba Rivza

and

Dzintra Atstaja

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular bioeconomy; climate change mitigation; bioproducts; forest management; resource conservation; revitalisation; waste management; wood valorisation

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

Mapping, Modeling, and Monitoring Forest Change and Carbon Dynamics

edited by

Wenjuan Shen

,

Wenli Huang

, Danxia Song,

Weishu Gong

and Chengquan Huang

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 225 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest cover mapping; disturbance detection; biomass modeling; carbon accounting; climate-smart forestry; AI-based forest characterization

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

Forest Gas Exchange and Carbon–Water Balance Under Climate Change

edited by

Dong Kook Woo

,

Yongwon Seo

and

Esther Lee

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; nitrogen; carbon; hydrology; forest management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Hydrology)

Genetic Diversity and Conservation of Forest Trees

edited by Maria Glushkova

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; natural populations; adaptation; forest management; conservation strategy

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

Effects of Forest Structure Management on Species Richness and Diversity

edited by Irena Šapić,

Damir Ugarković

and

Igor Poljak

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3524 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; forest structure; managed forests; habitat change; species composition; species richness; species diversity; ecosystem disturbance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

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

edited by

Houxi Zhang

and Lijun Chen

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2429 | 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)

Forestry Activities and Water Resources

edited by Rongjia Wang and

Junjiong Shao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1780 | 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 Recreation and Tourism

edited by Dalia Perkumienė

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1568 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest recreation; nature-based tourism; forest utilization; forest management processes; integrated tourism applications; sustainable forest recreation

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

Forest Restoration for Resilient Landscapes and Enhanced Ecosystem Services

edited by Cong Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1558 | 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)

Abiotic and Biotic Stress Responses in Trees Species—2nd Edition

edited by

Hou-Ling Wang

and

Liu-Qiang Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1063 | Submission Open

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

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

Integrated Forest Products Biorefinery Perspectives

edited by

Vasiliki Kamperidou

and

Ioannis A. Barboutis

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1025 | 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)

Modelling and Estimation of Forest Biomass

edited by

Pradip Saud

, Mukti Ram Subedi and

Daniel J. Vega-Nieva

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 909 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest biomass; carbon sequestration; modeling; estimation; remote sensing; machine learning

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

Advances in Biological Control of Forest Diseases and Pests: 2nd Edition

edited by Daniela K. Pilarska,

Margarita Georgieva

and Georgi Georgiev

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 862 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological control; forest diseases; forest pests; microorganisms; natural enemies; biocontrol; beneficial microorganisms; pests and pathogens; biology of control organisms; invasive species

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Integrated Pest Management and Control in Forestry

edited by Ke Wei and Xiaoyi Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 756 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest insect pests; forest pathogens; invasive alien pest; biodiversity; intelligent monitoring and accurate detection; sustainable management; novel control agents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Sustainable Forestry: Linking Economics and Management

edited by Karlo Beljan and

Andres I. Susaeta

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 662 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest economics; carbon policy; land-use governance; international climate policy; carbon accounting; policy analysis; sustainable forest management (SFM)

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

Urban Forests and Ecosystem Services

edited by

Le Li

and

Alessandro Paletto

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 549 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban forest; ecosystem services; biodiversity; ecosystem resilience; ecosystem service flows; multi-objective management; heat island

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Applications of Landsat and Satellite Remote Sensing Data

edited by

Mustafa Zeybek

and

Guojin He

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 531 | Submission Open

Keywords: Landsat; satellite remote sensing; forest monitoring and management; forest disturbance and recovery; carbon sequestration; wildfire monitoring; climate change impacts on forests; biodiversity and habitat assessment; urban and peri-urban forestry; sustainable forest management

The Influence of Mechanized Timber Harvesting on Soils and Stands

edited by

Eunjai Lee

and

Petros A. Tsioras

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 448 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable forest management; steep slope harvesting; soil compaction; soil erosion; residual stand damage

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

Recent Advances in Agroforestry Ecosystems

edited by Tomasz B. Falkowski and John Groninger

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 411 | 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)

Forest Fungal Diseases Detection, Diagnosis and Control

edited by Dianguang Xiong and

Ning Jiang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 404 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest disease; fungal pathogens; detection; diagnosis; control strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Forest Growth Modeling in Different Ecological Conditions—Second Edition

edited by

María Menéndez-Miguélez

,

Admir Avdagic

and

Francesca Giannetti

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 383 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; forest growth; yield models; carbon sequestration; biodiversity; ecosystem services; regeneration; mixed stands and pure stands; mortality; forest management

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

Economic Optimization and Sustainable Management in Forest Resources

edited by Soleiman Mohammadi Limaei

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 363 | 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)

Innovations in Timber Engineering

edited by

Izabela Burawska

,

Piotr Borysiuk

and Kei Sawata

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 343 | Submission Open

Keywords: timber engineering; engineered wood products; fiber-reinforced timber; sustainable construction; bio-based adhesives; digital fabrication; life-cycle assessment; low-carbon materials

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

Pest Infestation in Trees: Mechanisms, Effects and Control Methods

edited by

Zehai Hou

, Jing Tao,

Dun Jiang

,

Lili Ren

and Tuuli-Marjaana Koski

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: tree pests; forest health; invasive species; pest management; integrated pest management (IPM); tree physiology; pathogen vectors; biological control; climate change impacts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Forest Tree Seed and Seedling Production

edited by

Nebi Bilir

,

Kyu Suk Kang

and