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Advances in Forest/Wetland Carbon Sequestration and Emission Reduction Potential

edited by

Jian Xiang

, Tiehu He and Gang Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest/wetland carbon sequestration; GHG emission; soil organic carbon; nitrogen; forestation; deforestation; CO2; CH4; N2O

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

Ecological Interactions in Forest Understory

edited by

Mercedes Valerio

and Ricardo Ibáñez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic factors; biodiversity; competition; ecological networks; microbial communities; nutrient cycling; plant– animal interactions; plant– plant interactions; regeneration

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

Pathogenic Fungi in Forests: 2nd Edition

edited by

Keumchul Shin

and

Hyunkyu Sang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal pathogens; plant diseases; forest pathology; pathogenicity; disease management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Recent Advances in Nondestructive Evaluation of Wood: In-Forest Wood Quality Assessments: 3rd Edition

edited by

Xiping Wang

and

Brunela Pollastrelli Rodrigues

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: forests; forest management; genetic improvement; nondestructive testing and evaluation; silviculture; standing trees; wood and fiber properties; wood quality; wood utilization

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

Wood and Wood-Based Materials: Different Approaches in Characterization and Modification

edited by

Jana Jaďuďová

Jozef Svetlík

, Stanislava Gašpercová and

Adam Sikora

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood; wood based materials; wood composites; modification; degradation processes; thermal loading; aging of wood

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

Advances in Plant VOCs and Their Ecological Functions: 2nd Edition

edited by

Zhaojiang Zuo

and Sarathi Weraduwage

submission deadline 27 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerosol formation; biochemical control of VOC synthesis and emission; ecological function; human health; signal transfer; VOC measurements and remote sensing; climate– VOC feedback; plant– environment interactions

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

Forest-Based Materials, Wood Science, Biocomposite Materials and Circular Bioeconomy—Selected Papers from INNO’2026

edited by

Viktor Savov

Dimitar Angelski

and

Valentin Atanasov

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 461 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest-based materials; wood science; biocomposite materials; biocomposite technologies; wood resources; material supply; ecology; circular bioeconomy; biomass valorization; sustainability

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

Remote Sensing-Driven Insights into Forest Growth and Sustainable Resource Management

edited by

Chunyan Wu

and Marta Szostak

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 429 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; forest growth; sustainable forest management; LiDAR; UAV; forest biomass; ecosystem monitoring; forest health

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

Forest Ecology: Structure and Resilience

edited by

Julián Tijerín-Triviño

and

Runguo Zang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest structure; resilience; biodiversity; ecosystem functioning; disturbances; climate change; species composition; functional traits; remote sensing; forest management

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

Forest Ecosystems in a Changing Climate: Patterns, Processes, and Projections

edited by

Xiuchen Wu

and

Nikola Milentijević

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; forest ecosystems; forest dynamics; ecosystem resilience; forest disturbances; remote sensing; ecological modeling; carbon sequestration; biodiversity; sustainable forest management

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

Forest Vulnerability Under Climate Change: Integrating Dendroclimatology, Soil Carbon Dynamics, and Fire Regimes

edited by

Rafael Coll Delgado

and

Marcos Gervásio Pereira

submission deadline 25 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest vulnerability; climate change; dendroclimatology; fire foci; modeling; remote sensing; soil carbon stocks; climate

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

Advances in Forest Entomology: Taxonomy, Ecology, and Conservation

edited by

Chang-Jun Kim

and

Moon-bo Choi

submission deadline 26 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest entomology; integrative taxonomy; molecular phylogeny; insect ecology; plant– pollinator interactions; forest biodiversity; biodiversity conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Urban Forests and Green Spaces: Ecology, Socio-Economic Dynamics, and Sustainable Management

edited by

Huilin Liang

and Tian Gao

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban forestry; ecosystem service valuation; natural capital; socio-economic dynamics; nature-based solutions (NbS); spatial equity; green gentrification; environmental– economic accounting; sustainable urban planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Forest Die-Off and Mortality: Post-Disturbance Successional Trajectories

edited by

Jesús Julio Camarero

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate extremes; dendroecology; drought stress; forest productivity; plantations; recovery; remote sensing; resistance; tree death; tree growth

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

Wood Durability, Protection, and Preservation

edited by Sarath Vega Gutierrez, Gerald Presley and Rachel A. Arango

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood decay; wood decay fungi; white rot; brown rot; soft rot; thermal modification; chemical modification; weathering; natural durability; biological degradation

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

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