Forests

Advancements in Forest Engineering Technologies and Sustainable Practices

edited by

, Ewa E. Kurowska and

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1620 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest technique; forest roads; forest fire protection; counteracting erosion; mass movements; floods; forest water infrastructure and management; environmental impact; tourism; recreation and health-promoting infrastructure; forest degradation monitoring; modern technical solutions; innovative control and monitoring systems; remote sensing; AI

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

Wood Properties: Strength, Density, Hardness

edited by Ying Guan and Xinxin Ma

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1431 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical property; genetic modification; chemical modification; polymer materials; lignocellulose; bamboo and rattan

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

Dendrochemistry: Tools for Evaluating Variations in Past and Present Forest Environments (2nd Edition)

edited by Paul R Sheppard

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1364 | Submission Open

Keywords: dendrochemistry; environmental chemistry monitoring; dendrochronology; point source contamination; non-point source pollution; inorganic elements; element translocation

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

Forest Genetic Resources: State, Pressure, Benefit and Response to Global Change

edited by

Ermioni Malliarou

and

Evangelia V. Avramidou

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 1082 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; genetic structure; epigenetic diversity; molecular methods; forest species; biotechnology; conservation; genomics; management; adaptation

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

Genetic and Molecular Basis and Development Under Environmental Adaptation

edited by

Yunhui Xie

,

Ermei Chang

,

Jinhui Chen

and Hao Chen

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open

Keywords: conifer; tree genomics; genomic selection; adaptation; sequencing; population structure; QTL/association mapping; molecular evolution; proteomics; epigenetics

(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 81 | 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 76 | 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)

Tree Growth: Insights from Studies in Soil Nutrients

edited by Mauro Schumacher,

Matheus Severo de Souza Kulmann

and

Marcos Gervasio Pereira

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest productivity; soil– plant interactions; forest ecology; tree nutrition; fertilization; forest soils; biomass production; root development; tree physiology; soil nutrient availability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Seed Dispersal by Animals in Forest Communities

edited by

Diana F. Tomback

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal seed dispersers; forest disturbance; forest ecosystems; forest regeneration; forest restoration; fragmented landscapes; long-distance seed dispersal; understory plant seed dispersal; zoochory

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

Impact of Climate Change on Anatomical Traits and Chemical Composition of Wood

edited by Ana Alves and

Vicelina Sousa

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; wood anatomy; chemical composition; tree physiology; environmental stress; lignocellulosic properties

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

Population Genetic Diversity and Conservation in Forests

edited by

Nevenka Ćelepirović

and

Aikaterini Dounavi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; tree species adaptation; molecular markers; biodiversity

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

Natural and Anthropogenic Disturbances as Drivers of Forest Ecosystem Change: 2nd Edition

edited by

Slobodan Milanović

,

Jelena Lazarević

and

Tomasz Oszako

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystem; natural disturbance; anthropogenic disturbance; insect outbreaks; insect– host relationships; entomology; forest disease outbreak; pathogen– disease interactions; biological invasion; invasive species; forest fire; wildfire; post-fire; drought; extreme temperature; climate change; logging; deforestation; forest resilience; imperviousness disturbance; forest disturbance under road construction; forest disturbance under urbanization; forest conservation

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

Impacts of Extreme Climate Events on Forests—the Second Edition

edited by

,

,

and

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

Keywords: tropical cyclones; freezing rain; snowstorm; prolonged drought and high temperature; tree physiology; plant functional trait; forest biodiversity; carbon and nutrient cycling; ecosystem stability; new concepts or theories

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

Efficiency of Wood Harvesting Systems

edited by

Libin Thaikkattil Louis

,

Anil Raj Kizha

and Alex Kunnathu George

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: timber harvesting; forest economics; advanced wood products; forest carbon and inventory; advancements in forest management; climate-smart forestry

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

Biodiversity Patterns and Ecosystem Functions in Forests

edited by

Zuoqiang Yuan

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest biodiversity; ecosystem function; functional diversity; carbon sequestration; forest dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

Forest Resilience to Extreme Climatic Events

edited by

Álvaro Rubio-Cuadrado

and

Jesús Julio Camarero

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open

Keywords: resistance; resilience; tree decline; tree growth; radial growth; forest dynamics; drought; heatwave; spring frost; late frost

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

Multiple-Use and Ecosystem Services of Forests—3rd Edition

edited by

Susete Marques

,

Emin Z. Başkent

and

Brigite Botequim

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystem management; multiple-use forestry; ecosystem services assessment; inventory and planning; spatial modeling; decision-support systems; rural development; participatory management; sustainability; governance innovations; certification schemes; market mechanisms

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

Interaction Between Epiphytes and Host Plants: Structure, Pattern and Processes

edited by Talitha Mayumi Francisco, Dayvid Rodrigues Couto and Mario Luís Garbin

submission deadline 13 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open

Keywords: commensalisms; biodiversity; ecological network; plant– plant interactions; community structure; community ecology; network determinants; conservation; ecosystem dynamics; biotic and abiotic factors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

Applications of LiDAR and Photogrammetry for Forests

edited by

Azadeh Abdollahnejad

and

Dimitrios Panagiotidis

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: LiDAR; photogrammetry; forest inventory forest structure; biomass and carbon stock; habitat mapping; biodiversity assessment; change detection; point cloud processing; UAV and remote sensing

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

Wood Testing, Processing and Modification

edited by Bin Luo and

Carmen-Mihaela Popescu

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1961 | 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 86 | 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)

Innovations in Engineered Wood for Sustainable and Resilient Construction

edited by

Assaad Taoum

and Gregory Nolan

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 6 | Submission Open

Keywords: engineered wood products; mass timber construction; structural timber design; timber durability; timber codes and standards; prefabricated timber systems; mid-rise timber buildings; timber connections and joints; fire performance of timber; timber sustainability and life-cycle

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

Physiological, Morphological and Anatomical Traits to Abiotic Stress in Woody Plants

edited by

Maks Merela

and

Angela Balzano

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open

Keywords: woody plant; abiotic stress; functional wood traits; tree rings; wood formation; anthropogenic disturbance; structural plasticity; physiological response; morphological adaptation; drought tolerance; climate change

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

Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus Storage and Cycling in Forest Soil—2nd Edition

edited by Jiwei Li and Kaibo Wang

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon; nitrogen; phosphorus; forest; soil; stoichiometry; storage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Sustainable Soil and Fertility Management Strategies for Tree Crops in Arid Environments Under Climate Stress

edited by

Victor Kavvadias

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilient soil management; fertilization strategies; soil quality; soil conservation practices; climate change; arid environments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Sustainable Wood Market: The Contribution and Challenges of Forest Products for Carbon Neutrality

edited by

Baodong Cheng

,

Chenlu Tao

and Ján Parobek

submission deadline 27 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4240 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon neutrality; forest products market and trade; production management; classified forest management; forest carbon sinks; life cycle analysis; carbon footprint; sustainable harvesting; wood industry

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

Physiological and Biochemical Properties of Forest Soils: Microbial, Nutrient and Structural Perspectives

edited by

Emre Babur

, Ozlem Ustundag and

Ekrem Ozlu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest soils; soil physiology; microbial ecology; litterfall; soil organic carbon; nutrient dynamics; soil– plant– climate interactions; biogeochemical cycling; soil enzymes; forest canopy effects; climate– soil feedbacks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Erosion and Forests: Drivers, Impacts, and Management

edited by Tommaso Baggio, Giacomo Pellegrini and

Lorenzo Picco

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 106 | 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)

Forests That Heal: Importance of Medicinal Trees and Forest Understory Plants Conservation and Use

edited by

Adnan Amin

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; ethnobotany; phytochemical diversity; conservation strategies; sustainable utilization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Ecology and 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 69 | 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)

Production in Forest Nurseries, Field Performance of Seedlings and Natural Regeneration in the Context of Climate Change: 2nd Edition

edited by

Mohammed S. Lamhamedi

,

Steeve Pepin

and

Damase P. Khasa

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed and seedling quality; cutting; somatic embryogenesis; nursery production; cultural practices; environmental stress; mycorrhizal and bacteria symbioses; field performance; research and development programs adapted to the production chain of tree seedlings; agroforestry products and their valorization; natural regeneration

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

Forests and Climate Change: Hydraulic Responses and Adaptation Mechanisms Under Extreme Events

edited by

Simona Altieri

and

Francesco Niccoli

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest resilience; hydraulic stress; water-use efficiency; tree physiological adaptation; climate extremes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Hydrology)

Invasive Species in Forest Ecosystems: Ecology and Management

edited by

Min-Jung Kim

,

Youngwoo Nam

and

Jong-Kook Jung

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive species; biological invasion; forest ecosystem; pest management; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Tree Epigenetic Diversity and Its Role in Tree Adaptation

edited by Ermioni Malliarou and

Evangelia V. Avramidou

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; epigenetic diversity; adaptation; forest species; molecular methods; DNA methylation; conservation; histone modification; non-coding RNAs

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

Sustainable Forest Operations: Technology, Management, and Challenges

edited by Benjamin Engler,

Ferréol Berendt

and

Francesco Latterini

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open

Keywords: harvesting technology; digitalization; forest work science; labor; tree planting; timber supply chain; forest ergonomics; quality optimization

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

Forest Entomology and Phytopathology: Contemporary Challenges in Forest Conservation

edited by Robert Kuźmiński and

Marta Bełka

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 15 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest health; climate change; biotic threats; pathogenic fungi; forest pests; invasive species; abiotic stress; urban forestry; forest biosecurity; tree resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Forest and Human Well-Being

edited by

Geonwoo Kim

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystem services; nexus of ecosystem and human well-being; sustainable forest management; climate change adaptation; forest policy; community forestry; forest biodiversity and human welfare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Forest Plants in Ecological Restoration and Disaster Mitigation

edited by Jungtai Lee and Anthony Kwan Leung

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open

Keywords: root-soil interactions; nature-based solutions; disaster monitoring; slope stabilization; root biomechanics; root system; soil stability

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

Ecological Monitoring and Forest Fire Prevention

edited by

Hao Liang

, Yili Zheng and Luis Ángel Ruiz Fernández

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest fire prevention; remote sensing; early-warning systems; fuel management; machine learning models; climate change adaptation; bio-diversity conservation

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

Remote Sensing in Monitoring Forest Fires and Other Disturbances

edited by

José Aranha

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 617 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural fires; fire recurrence; land use; land cover; vegetation indices; map algebra; Landsat; Sentinel 2; regression analysis; post-fire recovery; fire hazard indices; remote sensing and GIS

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

Advanced Technologies for Forest Fire Detection and Monitoring

edited by

Change Zheng

, Fengjun Zhao,

Xingdong Li

and

Yunfei Liu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 395 | 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 135 | 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)

Forestry in the Contemporary Bioeconomy

edited by

Marios Trigkas

and

Dimitra Lazaridou

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2894 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest bioeconomy; circular economy; forest value chain; entrepreneurship; innovation

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

Litter Decomposition and Soil Nutrient Cycling in Forests

edited by Shengqiang Wang,

Ziliang Zhang

and

Yili Guo

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil organic carbon; soil nutrients; litter decomposition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Forest Disturbance Monitoring by Remote Sensing: Advancements and Applications

edited by

Longlong Zhao

,

Chao Ding

,

Biyao Zhang

and Jinsong Chen

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; data fusion and AI; forest disturbances; fire risk and detection; pest and disease detection; disturbance attribution; ecological impact assessment; forest management

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

Management of Forest Pests and Diseases—3rd Edition

edited by

Young-Seuk Park

,

Won Il Choi

and

Dae-Seong Lee

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest management; invasive species; alien species; risk assessment; pests; insects; diseases; monitoring; assessment; ecology; effects of climate change; effects of environment change; outbreak; modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Ecological Responses of Forests to Climate Change

edited by

Zhongmin Wu

,

Dastan Bamwesigye

and

Guangcan Yu

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open

Keywords: extreme weather; abnormal litter; evaluation indicator; physiological responses of forests; hydrological cycles; fauna and microorganisms in forests; soil’ s physical and chemical properties

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

Pathogenic Fungi in Forest

edited by

Keumchul Shin

and

Hyunkyu Sang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2773 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Sustainable Economics and Management of Forest Resources and Products

edited by

Francisco Manuel Parejo-Moruno

,

Antonio Miguel Linares Luján

,

José Francisco Rangel Preciado

,

José Álvarez-García

and

Carlos Manuel Faísca

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 778 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation in forest products and processes; new applications and uses of forest products; uses of cork products in comparative perspective; uses of cork products in historical perspective; forest production chain and climate change; circular economy in forest production; environmental and economic sustainability in the management of forest resources; carbon footprint in forest products; industrial ecosystems in forest sector; forest production chain; forest history

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

Forest Resources Inventory, Monitoring, and Assessment

edited by Weisheng Zeng

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open

Keywords: national forest inventory; forest management inventory; integrated monitoring; biomass and carbon monitoring; remote sensing application; ecosystem services assessment

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

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