Forests

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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 217 | 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)

Soil and Water Conservation in Forestry

edited by Jiangkun Zheng,

Filippo Giadrossich

and

Miriam Fernanda Rodrigues

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 135 | 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 109 | 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 104 | 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 714 | 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1547 | 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 311 | 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 306 | 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 98 | 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 428 | 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 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6816 | 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 1977 | 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 1967 | 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 1227 | 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 245 | 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 72 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Hydrology)

Advances in Plant VOCs and Their Ecological Functions

edited by

Zhaojiang Zuo

and Sarathi Weraduwage

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5357 | 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)

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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5011 | 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)

Urban Forests and Greening for Sustainable Cities

edited by Simona Aprile and

Manuel Esperon-Rodriguez

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3684 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; parks; gardens; green roofs; green infrastructures; vegetal ground cover

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Species Richness, Diversity and Habitat Modeling of Wildlife in Forests

edited by

Konstantinos Poirazidis

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 285 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest biodiversity; habitat suitability models; management of wildlife conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

Measurement and Modeling of Forest Vegetation Structures with Remote Sensing Technology

edited by

Zhengnan Zhang

and

Mark Vanderwel

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 236 | 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)

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 150 | 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)

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 | Viewed by 141 | 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)

Innovative Techniques for Monitoring and Managing Invasive Forest Pests and Pathogens

edited by Sarah Facey

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 131 | 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 118 | 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)

Economic Optimization and Sustainable Management in Forest Resources

edited by Soleiman Mohammadi Limaei

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 91 | 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)

Wood Quality and Mechanical Properties: 2nd Edition

edited by

André Luis Christoforo

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5287 | 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 3706 | 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)

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 2949 | 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)

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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2833 | 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)

Topicalities in Forest Ecology of Seeds, 2nd Edition

edited by

Božena Šerá

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2623 | 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)

Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Forestry: 2nd Edition

edited by

Guojie Wang

and

Zengxin Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1999 | Submission Open

Keywords: forestry; artificial intelligence; remote sensing; meteorology; hydroecology; forest hydrology; climate change

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

Advances in Remote Sensing and GIS Utilization in Monitoring of Forest Ecosystems

edited by

Hang Li

,

Aleksandar Dj Valjarević

,

Menglin Qin

and

Giorgos Mallinis

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1513 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; GIS; forest management; change detection; forest disturbances; carbon sequestration

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

Vegetation and Remote Sensing Phenology in Deciduous Forests

edited by Rong Yu, Alison Donnelly,

Liang Liang

, Jingru Zhang, Shilong Ren, Shuai An, Weiguang Lang and

Yu Shen

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1396 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetation phenology; remote sensing; deciduous forests; precise monitoring; machine learning; big data analytics; multi-source remote sensing datasets

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

Effects of Forest Structure Management on Species Richness and Diversity

edited by Irena Šapić,

Damir Ugarković

and

Igor Poljak

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1392 | 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)

Impacts of Climate Change and Disturbances on Forest Ecosystems

edited by

Steve Chhin

and

Xiongqing Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 835 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; forest conservation; forest soils; forest disturbances; forest health; forest management; modeling; monitoring; multifunctional forests; quantitative methods; silviculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Economic Research on Forest Ecosystem Services

edited by Juan Manuel Torres-Rojo,

Adan L. Martinez-Cruz

and Gustavo Perez-Verdin

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 449 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-market valuation; nature-based solution valuation; valuation of changes in ecosystem services; transversality of valuation

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

Environmental Signals in Tree Rings

edited by Ouya Fang and

Ruibo Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 413 | Submission Open

Keywords: dendrochronology; dendroclimatology; dendroecology; ring width; density; isotope; wood anatomy; climate change; environmental stresses; extreme events; growth response; reconstruction; tree sensitivity; adaptation; resilience

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

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

edited by

, Shuguang Xie,

, Chunhua Yan,

and

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 288 | 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)

Climate-Driven Radial Growth Patterns of Forest Trees in Mountainous Regions

edited by

Wentao Zhang

,

Liang Jiao

,

Anastasia N. Christopoulou

and Yiping Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: dendroecology; radial growth; climate change; forest dynamic; mountainous regions

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

Postfire Runoff and Erosion in Forests: Assessment and Management

edited by

Misagh Parhizkar

and

Pietro Denisi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystems; soil detachment capacity; burned soil; soil conservation; forest fires

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

Advancements in Bamboo and Rattan: Insights into Molecular Biology, Physiology, Ecology, and Applications

edited by Ji Feng Shao and

Lianfeng Gu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: bamboo; rattan; physiology; molecular; shoot; culm; plant nutrition

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

The Genetic Response and Adaptability of Forest Trees to Environment

edited by

Zhonghu Li

and

Wei Zhao

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic responses; positive selection; adaptive evolution; evolutionary genomics; tree/or woody species; genetic structure and gene flow; genetic divergence

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

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

edited by Daniela K. Pilarska,

Margarita Georgieva

and Georgi Georgiev

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 85 | 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)

Forest Fire Detection, Prevention and Management

edited by Luciana Ghermandi, Sofía Laura Gonzalez and

Guillermo J. Martínez Pastur

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest fires; fire detection; fire prevention; fire management; post-fire restoration; controlled burns; firefighting techniques; firebreaks; fire risk assessment; wildland– urban interface

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

Forest Soil Erosion Control and Conservation

edited by Binghui He,

Xudong Peng

, Fengling Gan,

Youjin Yan

and

Yuchuan Fan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrological processes; ecosystem functions; soil erosion dynamics; soil quality; soil carbon sequestration; soil organic matter

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Water Use Efficiency of Forest Trees

edited by

Sergio Espinoza Meza

and Rafael A. Rubilar

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 69 | 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)

Impacts of Nitrogen Deposition on Litter Decomposition and Nutrient Cycling

edited by

Benjamin L. Turner

,

Min Duan

and

Shouqin Sun

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: nitrogen deposition; litter decomposition; microbial communities; nutrient cycling; carbon sequestration; forest ecosystems; environmental management; ecosystem functioning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

The Importance of Lichen Diversity in Forests

edited by Josef P. Halda

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open

Keywords: lichen diversity; bioindicators; forest ecosystems; microhabitat stability; biodiversity; conservation; habitat restoration; climate change; logging; deforestation; reforestation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

Recent Scientific Developments in Forest Pathology

edited by

Deividas Valiunas

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3708 | Submission Open

Keywords: identification of forest plant diseases and causing microbes; phylogenetic analysis of forest pathogens; plant microbiome and microbiota; forest trees; shrubs and fruit plants; forest medicine; herbal plants; insect vectors; biocontrol and disease management; climate change and diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

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