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Application of Remote Sensing in Vegetation Dynamics and Ecology—2nd Edition

edited by Wangping Li and

Donghui Shangguan

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetation type; response to climate change; ecological change; response to human activity; remote sensing

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

Advanced Research and Technology on Biomass Materials in Forestry

edited by

Saman Ghahri

, Bingnan Yuan and

Viktor Savov

submission deadline 26 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2534 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural and industrial waste utilization; biomass materials valorization; biomass conversion; bio-adhesives; biomaterials; crosslinking; eco-friendly forest products; technical lignin; vegetable tannins; sustainable production

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

Application of Machine-Learning Methods in Forestry

edited by

Leiguang Wang

and

Chinsu Lin

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 734 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; forestry; remote sensing; forest management; forest inventory; growth prediction; health management; forest structure parameter inversion; fire prediction; tree species identification; pest and disease monitoring; biomass estimation; vegetation mapping; spatial distribution

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

Forest Pathogen Detection, Diagnosis and Control

edited by

Roberto Faedda

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 472 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest pathogens; diagnostics tools; early detection; identification; forest health; forest management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

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

edited by

Kostas Kougioumoutzis

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 426 | 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)

Wildfire Behavior and the Effects of Climate Change in Forests

edited by

Gilberto Vaz

and

Jorge R.N. Raposo

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest fires; wildfire behavior; climate change; extreme wildfires; wildfire modeling; wildfire management; forest management; forest and fire technologies; forest landscape and fire data

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

Interactions of Plants, Soil Nutrients, and Microorganisms in the Karst Forest Ecosystems

edited by Dan Xiao,

Jie Zhao

, Wei Zhang, Hanqing Wu and Peilei Hu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12012 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrient cycling; vegetation recovery; land-use change; climate warming; microbial biodiversity; soil carbon; soil nitrogen; plant‒soil nutrient interactions; bedrock geochemistry; karst ecosystem

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

Advances in Forest Cover Change and Its Ecological and Environmental Effects—2nd Edition

edited by

Wei Shui

and

Junyu Qi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6887 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest land cover; environmental factors; ecological effects; environmental effects; biodiversity; ecological geography

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

Biomass Estimation and Carbon Stocks in Forest Ecosystems: 3rd Edition

edited by

Andrzej Węgiel

and

Adrian Łukowski

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6287 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass allocation; allometric equations; growth models; biomass expansion factors; remote sensing; bioenergy; carbon and nutrient storage; ecosystem biodiversity; soil productivity; forest management

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

Application of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems for Natural Resource Management of Forest Ecosystems

edited by

Pablito M. López-Serrano

and

Marín Pompa-García

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5368 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; geographic information systems (GISs); machine learning; forest management; geoprocessing and spatial analysis; unmanned aerial vehicles

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

Forest and Urban Green Space Ecosystem Services and Management

edited by

Jianping Wu

, Xin Xiong, Jianling Li and

Zhongbing Chang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4645 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystem; urban green space ecosystem; ecosystem services; forest management; climate change; land use and cover change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Growth and Stand Dynamics of Unmanaged and Managed Forests Under Global Change

edited by

Maciej Pach

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2002 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; adaptive forest management; old-growth stands; stand dynamics; growth models; resistance; resilience; recovery; silvicultural prescriptions

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

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 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1744 | 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)

Tree Breeding: Genetic Diversity, Differentiation and Conservation

edited by

Hanna Fuchs

, Ewelina Ratajczak and

Konrad Celiński

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1226 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; tree breeding; conservation genetics; genomic selection; molecular markers; forest ecosystems; genetic differentiation; climate change adaptation; rare species conservation; population structure

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

Modeling Forest Dynamics

edited by

Zongzheng Chai

, Xianzhao Liu,

Lingbo Dong

and

Zaixing Zhou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1095 | Submission Open

Keywords: forests; ecological services; natural factors; anthropogenic factors; modeling forest dynamics; modeling techniques; forest dynamics; tree growth; mortality patterns; forest landscapes; forest productivity; forest management; forest conservation

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

Degraded Forest Carbon Sink Restoration and Sustainable Management of Forest Carbon Sinks

edited by Yongjun Shi,

Lin Xu

and Yufeng Zhou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 917 | Submission Open

Keywords: degraded forest management; degraded forest restoration; carbon sink afforestation

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

Innovating Indicators: New Approaches for Tracking Forest Health Status and Trends in a Rapidly Changing World

edited by

Kevin M. Potter

and

Frank H. Koch

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 910 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest health monitoring; indicators; status and trends; invasive species; climate change; insects and diseases; regeneration trends; drought; wildfire; fragmentation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Carbon Dynamics of Forest Soils Under Climate Change

edited by

Xiang Zhang

and Zheng Hong Tan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 819 | 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)

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

edited by

Angela Balzano

Maks Merela

and

Veronica De Micco

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 639 | 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)

Seed Dispersal by Animals in Forests

edited by

Ning Li

, Xianfeng Yi and Zheng Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 541 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed dispersal; frugivore; birds; seed dispersal networks; forests

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

Phenotypic and Genetic Diversity in Tree Species

edited by Chiara Catalano and

Gaetano Distefano

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 364 | 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)

Advances in Wood Furniture Design: Materials, Style, Structure, Ergonomics, and Manufacturing

edited by

Wengang Hu

and

Andreja Pirc Barčić

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 303 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood furniture; wood material; furniture design; wood structure; ergonomics; wood product manufacturing

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

Tree-Ring Analysis: Response and Adaptation to Climate Change

edited by

Aldo Rafael Martínez-Sifuentes

and

José Villanueva Díaz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: tree-ring; climate change; climatic response; adaptation; dendrochronology

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

Ecology of Forested Wetlands

edited by

William H. Conner

and Jamie Duberstein

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open

Keywords: forested wetlands; mangroves; swamps; bottomland hardwoods; mangles; tidal forests; coastal forests; sea level rise; climate change; deforestation; hydrology; productivity; community composition; blue carbon

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and 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 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 130 | 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)

Advanced Research in Lauraceae Plants: From Foundation to Application

edited by

Zhaojiang Zuo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: exploitation and utilization; genetic breeding; Lauraceae; physiological response; secondary metabolism

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

Non-Native Species in Forest Ecosystems

edited by

Margarita Arianoutsou

Ioannis Bazos

and

Giuseppe Brundu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 93 | 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)

Wood Processing, Modification and Performance

edited by

Xinyou Liu

and

Grant Kirker

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood processing; wood modification; durability enhancement; sustainable materials; chemical treatment; mechanical performance; wood preservation; environmental impact; material innovation

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

Microbial Dynamics and Nutrient Cycling in Forest Soil

edited by

Li Ji

Sara Wahdan

and Heng Gui

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrient cycling; forest soil; microbial community; mycorrhizal fungi; soil sustainability; ecosystem process; forest management; plant– microbe interactions; metagenomics

(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 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 57 | 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)

Growth, Maintenance, and Function of Urban Trees

edited by

Shidong Ge

Valánszki István

Xiaoping Chen

and Sihan Xue

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Application of Machine-Learning Techniques in Forestry

edited by

Gilson Alexandre Ostwald Pedro da Costa

Raul Queiroz Feitosa

Veraldo Liesenberg

Guilherme Lucio Abelha Mota

and

Pedro Juan Soto Vega

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; biogeophysical cycles; carbon stock; climate change; deep learning; deforestation; ecological services; forest conservation; forest degradation; forest dynamics; forest fire; forest landscapes; forest management; forest productivity; forest protection; forest regeneration; land use dynamics; machine learning

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

Exploring the Antioxidant Potential and Phenolic Diversity of Forest-Derived Plants

edited by

Kristina Zymonė

and Laura Rimkienė

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest-derived plants; antioxidant mechanism; antioxidant components; activity and potential; phytochemical analysis; phenolic compounds and diversity; multi-omics technologies; phenols quality control

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

Conservation and Restoration of Forest Biodiversity

edited by Chunjing Wang, Chunhui Zhang and

Tomasz Oszako

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

Sustaining Soil Health in Forest Ecosystems: Ecological Approaches, Best Practices, Strategies and Innovations

edited by

Rossana Marzaioli

and

Gaurav Mishra

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 19 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil quality; forest soil; sustainable soil management; healthy soil; ecosystem services; SDGs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Species Diversity and Habitat Conservation in Forest

edited by

Marek Sławski

and

Francesco Parisi

submission deadline 16 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest biodiversity; forest management; species conservation; species diversity; habitat conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

Growing the Urban Forest: Building Our Understanding

edited by

Richard W. Harper

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban forestry; tree growth; tree survival; human health; aesthetic values; heat island; carbon storage/sequestration; wood usage; fruit crops; biodiversity; wildlife habitat; economic contributions; pests; construction; climate change; UAS and new technologies; forestry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Economic Assessment Research in Agroforestry Products, Environmental, and Renewable Resources Issues

edited by

Hongge Zhu

, Shaopeng Zhang and

Noriko Sato

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4446 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroforestry systems; environmentally friendly agroforestry products; renewable resource utilization; forest carbon sink; integrated forest management; economic outcome assessment

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

Stress Resistance of Rubber Trees: From Genetics to Ecosystem, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jiaming Zhang

Feng An

and

Han Cheng

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6086 | Submission Open

Keywords: rubber tree genetics and breeding; Hevea brasiliensis; ethephon stimulation; molecular regulation mechanism; stress physiology

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

Forest Tree Resistance to Fungi and Insect Pests

edited by Ying-Ning Zou and

Qiang-Sheng Wu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotic stress; climate change; insect pests; interaction; fungi; symbiotic fungi

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

Belowground Carbon Flux in Forests: Carbon Emission, Storage and Beyond

edited by

Iftekhar Uddin Ahmed

and Jaeseok Lee

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil C storage; organo-mineral associations; organic C priming; dissolved organic matter (DOM); tree species identity; fine root biomass; root exudates; microbial decay; clay minerals; soil respiration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Wood Testing, Processing and Modification

edited by Bin Luo and

Carmen-Mihaela Popescu

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1624 | Submission Open

Keywords: wooden products; wood process; woodcutting theory; woodcutting tools; woodworking machinery; intelligent manufacturing

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

Climate Change Impacts on Forest Dynamics: Use of Modern Technology

edited by Zacharoula S. Andreopoulou and

Vasiliki Kamperidou

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; smart green applications; biodiversity ecosystems; natural resources; forest management; forest products; wood

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

Erosion and Forests: Drivers, Impacts, and Management

edited by Tommaso Baggio, Giacomo Pellegrini and

Lorenzo Picco

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open

Keywords: forests; erosion; sediment fluxes; large wood recruitment; remote sensing; soil degradation; forest restoration

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

Wood Structures and Wood-Based Composites Under Natural Hazard Loads

edited by

Ryu Noda

and Kei Sawata

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open

Keywords: wooden structures; wood-based composites; natural hazard loads; strength performance of the wooden materials; strength performance of the joints; stability performance as structures; numerical modeling; wooden disaster

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

Advanced Technologies for Forest Fire Detection and Monitoring

edited by

Change Zheng

, Fengjun Zhao,

Xingdong Li

and

Yunfei Liu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest fire; fire danger forecast; early detection; spread prediction; artificial intelligence; remote sensing; UAV; IoT; multi-source data

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

Forest Tree Genetics and Breeding—Identification and Propagation of Hybrids

edited by

Girmantė Jurkšienė

and Darius Kavaliauskas

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybridisation of trees; hybrid detection; DNA; microsatellite markers; gene flow; morphometric leaf and seed traits; introgression

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

Litter Decomposition and Soil Nutrient Cycling in Forests

edited by Shengqiang Wang,

Ziliang Zhang

and

Yili Guo

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil organic carbon; soil nutrients; litter decomposition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Advances in Detection and Identification of Insect Pests and Pathogens: 2nd Edition

edited by

Tomasz Oszako

Tadeusz Malewski

and

Piotr Borowik

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open

Keywords: insect pest; pathogen; tree health; pest management; pest monitoring; pest detection; diagnostic methods; resistographs; non-invasive methods; genetic detection methods; NGS; electronic noses; electronic tongues

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Machining Properties of Wood and Advances in Wood Cutting

edited by

Daniel Chuchała

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 6 | 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)

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