Forests

Microbial Community Composition and Function in Forest Soil, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yujing Yang

,

Xiankai Lu

and

Xiong Fang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest soil microbial community; microbe– plant synergy; microbial diversity and function; climate– microbe interactions; forest ecosystem services (microbial contributions); microbial adaptation to environmental disturbances; sustainable forest microbial management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Integrative Phytochemistry and Structural Traits of Forest Trees

edited by

Jelena Nikolić Dimković

,

Zorica S. Mitić

and Bojan Zlatković

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: trees; morpho-anatomy; phytochemistry; bioactivity; plant waxes; extraction methods

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

Afforestation of Degraded Lands

edited by

Cristian Mihai Enescu

, Adrian Ioan Timofte and

Lucian Dinca

submission deadline 8 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2542 | Submission Open

Keywords: afforestation; degraded lands; innovative afforestation techniques; land reclamation; seedlings with potted roots; forest tree species; reforestation

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

Ecohydrology and Ecosystem Services of Forests

edited by

Xiaodong Gao

, Mingyi Wen, Yuanwei Qin and

Tianjie Zhao

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; extreme climatic events; disturbances; ecohydrology; ecosystem services; forest management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Hydrology)

Advances in Forest Pathology and Molecular Virology

edited by Muhammad Kashif and

Margarida Espada

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest pathology; molecular virology; tree– pathogen interactions; fungal and viral diseases in forests; genomics and metagenomics; molecular diagnostics; host resistance mechanisms; climate change impacts; invasive forest pathogens; sustainable disease management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Wood Treatments and Modification Technologies—2nd Edition

edited by

Mohd Hazim Mohamad Amini

and

Emilia-Adela Salca

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4604 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood; biomass; modification; treatment; impregnation; wood composite; solid wood; chemical modification; heat treatment; biological treatment

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

Climate-Smart Forestry: Forest Monitoring in a Multi-Sensor Approach

edited by

Wanguo Jiao

,

Timo Tokola

and

Yin Wu

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4263 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart communications technology; wireless sensor networks; carbon mapping; smart sensing and detecting; measurement; point cloud computing; forest fires; forest management; plant phenotype monitoring

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

Measurement and Modeling of Forest Vegetation Structures with Remote Sensing Technology

edited by

Zhengnan Zhang

and

Mark Vanderwel

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1691 | 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)

Forest Carbon Markets

edited by George Safonov and

Gary Q. Bull

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest carbon markets; carbon neutrality; nature-based solutions; afforestation and reforestation; environmental integrity; climate finance; sustainable land use; climate smart forestry; carbon credits

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

The Role of Bryophytes and Lichens in Forest Ecosystem Dynamics

edited by

Miloš Ilić

,

Dragana Vukov

and Vedran Šegota

submission deadline 18 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2639 | 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)

Carbon and Nutrient Cycling in Forest Ecosystem

edited by

Liming Yin

, Peng Wang,

Yanghui He

and Xiaohong Wang

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4884 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon cycling; disturbances; carbon sequestration; nutrient biogeochemistry; ecosystem services; forest management

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

Forest Arthropods and Their Roles in Forest Ecology

edited by

Battal Ciplak

submission deadline 23 May 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecology; forest arthropods; global warming; pest management; insect– plant interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Integrative Forest Governance, Policy, and Economics

edited by Jinlong Liu

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrative forest governance; forest policy; forest economics; forest management; stakeholder coordination; sustainable forestry

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

Integrated Studies on the Physical and Chemical Properties of Wood and Wood-Based Products

edited by

Przemysław Mania

,

Magdalena Broda

and

Zuzana Vidholdová

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

Keywords: wood properties; wood chemistry; wood physics; chemical composition; lignocellulosic materials; wood modification; thermal behaviour; hygroscopicity; biodegradation; wood structure

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

Emerging Phytophthora Threats to Forest Ecosystems: Pathogen Ecology, Host Resistance, and Sustainable Management

edited by

Mario González

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: Phytophthora; forest pathology; host resistance; invasive pathogens; disease ecology; climate change; forest health; sustainable management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Performance Testing of Wood and Wood-Based Materials

edited by

Goran Mihulja

,

Tomislav Sedlar

,

Murco Obucina

and Chandan Kumar

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood drying/seasoning; wood processing; wood protection; performance testing; wood and wood composites; nondestructive testing of wood; engineered wood products; treatment and durability

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

Plant Litter Dynamics in Forest Ecosystems

edited by Yuanqiu Liu and Qifeng Mo

submission deadline 26 May 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: litter biomass; litter dynamics; carbon and nutrient release; nitrogen deposition; human disturbance; precipitation change; forest development; biodiversity; forest ecosystems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Unlocking the Secrets of Soil: How Carbon and Nutrient Dynamics Shape Forest Ecosystems

edited by

Senhao Wang

and

Taiki Mori

submission deadline 28 May 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystem functioning; carbon sequestration; nutrient cycle; forest management; forest community composition and structure; global change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Toward the Future of Forestry: Education, Technology, and Governance

edited by

Katsuaki Sugiura

, Antonio Santoro,

Shohei Kameyama

and Kazuhiko W. Nakamura

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest education; forest governance; sustainable management; digital technology; forest 4.0; policy innovation; community engagement

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

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 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9915 | 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)

Forest Carbon Management and Monitoring: Insight from Silvicultural Practices and Climate Change

edited by Xavier Cavard

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3862 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest carbon management; carbon sequestration; carbon sink; climate change; greenhouse gas emissions; soil carbon storage

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

Water Relations in Tree Physiology

edited by

Ning Du

, Qiang Li and

José Javier Peguero-Pina

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3499 | Submission Open

Keywords: water transport efficiency; plant hydraulic traits; drought; recovery; mortality mechanisms; climate change; ecological strategy

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

Species Richness, Diversity and Habitat Modeling of Wildlife in Forests

edited by

Konstantinos Poirazidis

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2480 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

Advances in Forest Restoration and Applied Conservation: Bridging Science and Practice

edited by Griet An Erica Cuyckens and

Guillermo Martinez-Pastur

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2241 | 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)

Impacts of Climate Change and Disturbances on Forest Ecosystems

edited by

Steve Chhin

and

Xiongqing Zhang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2174 | 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)

Woody Plant Ecophysiology, Morphology, and Functional Diversity Across Tropical Forest Ecosystems

edited by

Guillermo Angeles

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2153 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood anatomy; ecophysiology; functional diversity; tropical forests; climate change; ecosystem processes; conservation and management; hydraulic architecture; liana and shrub ecology

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

Forest Fire Detection, Prevention and Management

edited by Luciana Ghermandi, Sofía Laura Gonzalez and

Guillermo J. Martínez Pastur

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1964 | 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)

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 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1913 | 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)

Multi-Source Data Application for Forestry Conservation

edited by

Sisi Yu

, Zhenyang Hui and Xiao Wang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1488 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetation index; remote sensing; greenness; spatiotemporal dynamic; ecological conservation; environmental assessment; forestry management; forestry application; multi-source data

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

Interlinks of Environmental Policy, Forest Resource Use, and Economic Dynamics

edited by Abdul Rehman and Radulescu Magdalena

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1392 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest production; environmental policy; carbon emission; forests and climate change; technological innovation; energy resources; forest resource management; economics of urban forestry; forests and bio-economy; land use and deforestry

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

Soil and Water Conservation and Forest Ecosystem Restoration

edited by

Jifeng Deng

and Juergen Knauer

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1097 | Submission Open

Keywords: water management; forest ecology; silviculture; soils and hydrology; urban and community forestry; forest ecosystem restoration; water use efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Hydrology)

Influence of Environmental Changes on Forest Soil Quality and Health: 2nd Edition

edited by

Yuanying Peng

,

Xiaoyong Chen

and

Wende Yan

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1024 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil quality; soil carbon pool; nutrient cycle; soil respiration; forest management; phytoremediation; environmental change; soil property; ecological stoichiometry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Soil and Water Conservation in Forestry

edited by Jiangkun Zheng,

Filippo Giadrossich

and

Miriam Fernanda Rodrigues

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 800 | 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)

Smart Forest Inventory, Management and Planning: Intelligent Technologies and Their Applications

edited by

Zixuan Qiu

,

Zhongke Feng

and

Huiqing Pei

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 651 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart forestry; remote sensing; UAV; LiDAR; IoT; forest management; forest biomass and carbon stock estimation; deep learning; GIS; digital twin

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

Recent Advances in Tree Genetics and Genomics

edited by

Weiwei Zhang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 498 | Submission Open

Keywords: tree genetics; forest genomics; molecular breeding; CRISPR-Cas9 applications; gene function identification; enrichment of nutrient elements; stress resilience mechanisms

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

Development and Properties of Wood Fiber-Based Products

edited by

Ida Poljansek

,

Viljem Vek

and

Primož Oven

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood; properties; wood fibers; new products; reinforcement; new functionalities; bioactivities; modification of rheological properties; barrier of oxygen; bark; lignocellulosic biomass; chemistry; structure; cellulose; lignin; hemicelluloses; decomposition; nanocrystalline cellulose; nanofibrillated cellulose; nanolignin; application of building blocks of lignocellulosic biomass; advanced methods; characterization; bionanocomposites; biopolymers; biodegradable

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

Wood Preservation and Protection

edited by

Katie M. Ohno

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood durability; wood protection; wood treatments; wood modification; surface treatments; pressure treatments; naturally durable wood

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

AI Applications in Forest Fires

edited by Zhong Zheng,

Jinfei Wang

and

Bin Zou

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest fires; machine learning analysis; geospatial deep learning; artificial intelligence; geospatial data; AI-driven system

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

Biodiversity and Ecology of Forest Ecosystems: A Multitrophic Perspective

edited by Demetra Kandalepas and

Todd Fredericksen

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest biodiversity; ecosystem ecology; trophic interactions; microbial diversity; fungal ecology; climate change impacts; forest conservation; community structure; habitat fragmentation; species interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

Forests in Protected Areas: Removing Threats and Improving Preservation (2nd Edition)

edited by

Aureliu-Florin Hălălișan

and

Bogdan Popa

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: forests; protected areas; management; policy; communities; biodiversity; land use; sustainability; policy

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

Wildfire and Forest Resistance and Resilience

edited by

Marcos Francos

and

Víctor Fernández-García

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest fire; post-fire recovery; ecosystem restoration; restoration of fire regimes; fuel characteristics and management; forest management; decision making

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

Linking Microbial Processes to Forest Soil Organic Matter Cycling

edited by

Mohamed Idbella

,

Giuseppina Iacomino

and

Giuliano Bonanomi

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest soils; organic matter; microbial dynamics; carbon cycling; soil ecology; carbon sequestration; biogeochemical processes; global climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Elevational Distribution of Forest Organisms

edited by

Akihiro Nakamura

, Louise Ashton, Chris J. Burwell and Roger Kitching

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: biogeography; climate warming; ecological traits; ecosystem processes; elevational gradients; human disturbances; insects; invertebrates; phylogenetic relationships; species interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change

edited by

Vladan Ivetic

,

John Stanturf

and

Branko Kanjevac

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptation; adaptive management; climate change; forest adaptation; silviculture; forest management; forest modeling; desired future conditions

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

Forest Pathology: Current and Future Challenges

edited by

Benedetto T. Linaldeddu

and

Sergio Murolo

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: exotic pathogens; geographic range expansion; new forest diseases; ecosystem resilience; biodiversity; diagnostic tools; management strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Wood as Cultural Heritage Material: 2nd Edition

edited by

Nicola Macchioni

,

Elisa Pecoraro

, Paola Mazzanti, Lorenzo Riparbelli and Dawa Shen

submission deadline 12 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9833 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood aging; archaeological wood; waterlogged archaeological wood; painted panels; wooden statues; historical music instruments; historic furniture; historic timber structures; historic wood dating; historic wood numerical modeling; historic wood simulation

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

Functional Ecology of Mangroves

edited by

M. E. B. Fernandes

,

Francisco Javier Flores De Santiago

and

Pedro Walfir Martins E. Souza-Filho

submission deadline 12 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: mangrove ecosystem; functional ecology; carbon and nutrient dynamics; ecophysiological adaptations; blue carbon; biogeochemical processes; ecosystem resilience; land cover and land use changes; remote sensing and modeling; climate change adaptation

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

Hydrological Modeling with AI in Forests

edited by André Ferreira Rodrigues and

Carlos Rogério Mello

submission deadline 18 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; forest water resources; resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Hydrology)

Assessment and Monitoring Technologies in Forestry

edited by Gileno Brito De Azevedo,

Carlos Antonio Da Silva Junior

and Glauce Tais Souza De Azevedo

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest monitoring; remote sensing; hyperspectral data; machine learning; forest inventory; dendrometry; growth and yield modeling; sustainable forest management

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

Geospatial and Geomorphological Analysis of Forest Using Machine Learning

edited by

Halil Şenol

and

Fusun Sanli

submission deadline 21 Jun 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest geomorphology; geospatial analysis; machine learning; forest ecosystem mapping; AI-based environmental modeling; forest monitoring and management; remote sensing; LiDAR; UAV photogrammetry

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

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