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Impacts of Climate Change and Forest Management on Forest Carbon and Nitrogen Budgets

edited by

Yunjian Luo

, Hesong Wang, Xiaolei Sun and

Hongwei Xu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1400 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest carbon and nitrogen; climate change; forest management; field investigation; modeling; remote sensing

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

Conservation and Restoration of Forest Biodiversity

edited by Chunjing Wang, Chunhui Zhang and

Tomasz Oszako

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1278 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; biological conservation; conservation planning; forest biodiversity; ecological restoration; environmental management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

The Vulnerability and Resilience of Tropical Forests Under Extreme Climate Change

edited by

Wendeson Castro

and Marcos Silveira

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 817 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecology; alternative stable state; forest system dieback; functional redundancy; hydraulic properties; water/thermal stress dynamics; facilitation; competition (intensity and importance); intermediate disturbance hypothesis; biodiversity

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

Wood Quality and Mechanical Properties: 3rd Edition

edited by

André Luis Christoforo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 650 | 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)

Distribution, Species Richness, and Diversity of Wildlife in Forests

edited by Lucas Gonçalves da Silva,

Guilherme S. T. Garbino

and Felipe Pessoa da Silva

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 629 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest; biodiversity; biogeography; wildlife; forest biomes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

Degradation and Restoration of Tropical Forests

edited by

Rodrigo Vasconcelos

, Eduardo Mariano Neto and

Washington Franca-Rocha

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 464 | Submission Open

Keywords: degradation; restoration; tropical forests; forest regeneration; agroforestry; forests biodiversity

(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 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 433 | Submission Open

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

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

The Impact of Mycorrhiza and Microbiome in Forest Tree Performance and Fitness

edited by

Fuqiang Yu

Jesús Pérez-Moreno

and Yanliang Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 429 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycorrhizal symbiosis; soil microbiome; forest tree fitness; nutrient acquisition; drought resilience; root exudates; seedling establishment; soil microbiology; forest sustainability; climate change adaptation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Forestry Byproducts: Biorefinery, Nanomaterials, and Forests Productivity and Carbon Sequestration

edited by

Danilo Escobar-Avello

Maria Graciela Aguayo

, Rafael A. Rubilar and Miguel Pereira

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 307 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; phenolic compounds; lignin; wood preservatives; lignocellulose; bio-based adhesives; nanocellulose; forest productivity; climate change mitigation; biochar; life cycle analysis

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

Sustainable Forestry Operations: Timber Harvesting and Transportation Engineering

edited by

Grzegorz Trzciński

and

Kazuhiro Aruga

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest road; forest engineering; timber transport; wood supply chain; forestry transport; forest operation; forest road maintenance; road subgrades: axle overload; forest truck unit

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

AI-Enabled Wildfire Risk Management: Toward Fire-Smart WUI Communities

edited by

Krishna Chandramouli

and

Konstantinos Demestichas

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 264 | Submission Open

Keywords: wildfire risk management; wildland– urban interface (WUI); generative AI; scenario-based simulations; citizen science; nature-based solutions (NbS); plant species classification; community preparedness and behaviour change; FAIR data and accessibility (WCAG)

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

Role of Microorganisms and Plants in Forest Restoration: Research Progress and Perspectives

edited by

Chao Huang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest restoration; microorganisms; plants; mycorrhizal fungi; bioremediation; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Soil Biota and Fertility Under Forest Degradation

edited by

Muhammed Mustapha Ibrahim

and

Adnan Mustafa

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial dynamics; forests productivity; deforestation; nutrient addition; forest restoration; plant-microbial interactions; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Genetic Diversity, Adaptive Evolution, and Conservation Genomics of Forest Trees

edited by

Tin Hang Hung

and

Konstantin V. Krutovsky

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; adaptive evolution; forest tree genomics; conservation genomics; landscape genomics; epigenetics; climate change adaptation; population structure; provenance and restoration; forest genetic resources

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

Applications of Data Science in Forestry

edited by

Antonio Jesús Pérez-Luque

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest data; forest mortality; data science in forestry; remote sensing; big data integration; decision support systems; machine learning; open data forest

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

Genetic and Morphological Structure and Diversity of Forest Species: Implications for Conservation and Climate Change Adaptation

edited by

Antonio Vidaković

and

Igor Poljak

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; morphological diversity; conservation; epigenetics; plasticity; molecular markers; experimental plots; climate change adaptation; population genetics

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

Genomic Diversity, Phylogeny, and Conservation of Forest Tree Species

edited by Federico Sebastiani,

Alexis Marchesini

and

Sara Villa

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: tree genomics; adaptive genetic variation; phylogenomics; forest conservation genetics; climate resilience (tree species); genomic diversity; endangered tree species; genomic restoration; cryptic species (forest trees)

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

Forest Inventory: The Monitoring of Biomass and Carbon Stocks—2nd Edition

edited by

Tianxiang Yue

, Zhe Xu and Zong Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 131 | 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)

Future Development and Potential of Timber Structures

edited by

Nikola Perković

and

Vlatka Rajcic

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: timber engineering; glulam; CLT and DLT structures; hybrid timber systems; fire performance of timber; structural modelling and testing; sustainable construction; digital fabrication; structural connections; material innovation; resilience and durability

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

Consequences of Land Use on the Conservation of Forest Ecosystems: Challenges and Solutions

edited by

Gabriel Murariu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use change; management strategies; forest ecosystems; biodiversity; genetic tools; policy frameworks

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

Impacts of Invasive Species on Forest Biodiversity

edited by

Antonio Morabito

Giacomo Mei

and

Gianmarco Tavilla

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: Invasive Alien Species (IAS); forest ecosystems; biodiversity loss; ecological impacts; ecosystem functioning; restoration ecology; habitat integrity; conservation and management; habitat fragmentation; forest resilience; topsoil; soil biota; pedofauna; humus forms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

How Does Forest Management Affect Soil Dynamics?—2nd Edition

edited by

Cristian Oneț

and

Vlad Stoian

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 119 | 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)

From Past to Present: Mangroves of the Northern Neotropics

edited by

Gerald Alexander Islebe

and Alejandro Antonio Aragón-Moreno

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

Keywords: holocene; mangrove ecology; mangrove dynamics; climate change effects; conservation

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

Latest Progress in Research on Forest Tree Genomics—The Second Edition

edited by Meng Li, Hao Chen and Ting Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 102 | 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)

From Forests to Wetlands: Ecosystem Processes Shaping Aquatic Environments

edited by

Aline Lopes

, Maria Teresa Fernandez Piedade and Pia Parolin

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest– aquatic linkages; wetlands; riparian ecosystems; biodiversity; invasive species; pollution; nutrient cycling; species distribution modeling; ecosystem services; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Hydrology)

Application of Forest Bioindicator Plants in Monitoring Environmental Pollution

edited by Guntis Tabors and Raimonds Kasparinskis

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: moss; soil; soil chemistry; soil morphology; forest; pollution; agricultural land

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Forest Biomass Modelling and Conversion Pathways for Sustainable Bioenergy

edited by

Ana Cristina Gonçalves

Teresa Fidalgo Fonseca

and

Isabel Malico

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; data sets; forestry; modelling; data science; geographical information systems; remote sensing; bioenergy; conversion technologies; sustainability

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

Wood Modification: Functionalisation, Optimisation and Characterisation of Modified Timbers

edited by

Morwenna Spear

and

Miklós Bak

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3630 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood modification; thermal modification; chemical modification; impregnation; hygroscopic properties; mechanical properties; surface properties; service life; durability; sustainability

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

Wood Drying and Other Heat Treatments of Wood

edited by

Bogdan Bedelean

Mihaela Câmpean

and

Aleš Straže

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1054 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood drying; water migration in wood; heat and mass transfer; drying schedules; drying quality; drying stress; airflow in kiln; modeling and optimization

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

Sustainable Utilization, Preservation, and Maintenance of Wood Materials

edited by

Sun Lul Kwon

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 621 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood preservation; wood modification; durability; biodeterioration; eco-friendly preservatives; weathering resistance; structural health monitoring; non-destructive evaluation; predictive maintenance; digital twin

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

Health and Disease Management of Urban Forest Trees

edited by

Miłosz Tkaczyk

and Katarzyna Sikora

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 598 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban forestry; tree diseases; forest pathology; tree health monitoring; biotic and abiotic stressors; climate change and tree health; disease management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

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 432 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Ecological Research in Bamboo Forests: 3rd Edition

edited by Xuhua Du, Ziwu Guo and

Xiaoping Zhang

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open

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

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

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 1150 | 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)

Growth, Maintenance, and Function of Urban Trees

edited by

Shidong Ge

István Valánszki

Xiaoping Chen

and Sihan Xue

submission deadline 17 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 811 | Submission Open

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

(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 | Viewed by 390 | 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)

Forest Ecosystem Dynamics, Carbon-Nitrogen Cycling and Environmental Systems

edited by Yibo Li, Guoyong Yan and Qinggui Wang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 426 | 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 | Viewed by 70 | 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 177 | 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

and

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 119 | 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 62 | 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 126 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2078 | 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 306 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8144 | 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)

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 4368 | 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)

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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4335 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4213 | 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)

Carbon Dynamics of Forest Soils Under Climate Change

edited by

Xiang Zhang

and Zheng Hong Tan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3187 | 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)

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 3063 | 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)

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