Forests

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

Growth and Yield Models for Forests—Second Edition

edited by

Elia Vangi

,

Alessio Collalti

and

Gherardo Chirici

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest growth and yield; model calibration and evaluation; forest management; growth models; biomass and carbon; seeding; regeneration; recruitment; mortality; site productivity; climate change and drought; disturbance impacts

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

Advanced Methods and Technologies for Forest Wildfire Prevention

edited by

Abdullah Emin Akay

,

Michael Wing

, Helen Margaret de Klerk and

Coskun Okan Güney

submission deadline 26 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 745 | Submission Open

Keywords: wildfire prevention; wildfire risk; fuel management; remote sensing; artificial intelligence; decision-support systems

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

Measurement and Enhancement of Wood Mechanical and Chemical Properties, 2nd Edition

edited by Wanzhao Li,

Marek Wieruszewski

and Yue Qi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7134 | Submission Open

Keywords: change in wood properties; laboratory measurements; industrial measurements; energy-efficient technologies for processing wood and wood-based materials; materials and technologies for curing improved wood products; ecological and technological aspects of harvesting and use of wood biomass; climate regulations in the processing of wood and wood-based materials; legal; economic; and technological aspects of the use of modified wood; sustainable development of wood production

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

Forest Ecosystem Services and Sustainable Management

edited by

,

,

, Seunguk Shin,

and

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3503 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystem services; sustainable management; payment for ecosystem services (PESs); corporate ESG strategies; ecosystem function; carbon sequestration; climate resilience; biodiversity conservation; cultural ecosystem services; socio-economic impacts; forest policy; ecosystem service valuation; regulating services; provisioning services

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

Forest Economics and Policy Analysis

edited by

Jinlong Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1416 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest economics; forest governance; forest policy; AI; forest management; community-based forest management; biodiversity conservation; bioeconomy; urban forests

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

Water and Carbon Cycles and Their Coupling in Forest

edited by

Beibei Zhang

,

Futing Liu

and

Jian Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1263 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystem; carbon cycle; water cycle; carbon– water coupling; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Hydrology)

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 749 | 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)

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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 658 | 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)

Degradation and Restoration of Tropical Forests

edited by

Rodrigo Vasconcelos

, Eduardo Mariano Neto and

Washington Franca-Rocha

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 371 | 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 365 | Submission Open

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

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

Ecological Functions of Urban Green Spaces

edited by

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,

,

and

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban green space; ecological functions; urban sustainability; climate change; air pollution; social justice; socio-economic benefits; resilient cities; smart cities; health; urban biodiversity; landscape and urban planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Sustainable Forestry Operations: Timber Harvesting and Transportation Engineering

edited by

Grzegorz Trzciński

and

Kazuhiro Aruga

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 190 | 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)

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

edited by

Chao Huang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open

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

(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 109 | 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)

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 93 | 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 76 | 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 64 | 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 60 | 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)

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

edited by

Gabriel Murariu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 53 | 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)

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

edited by

Cristian Oneț

and

Vlad Stoian

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 48 | 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)

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 48 | 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)

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 43 | 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)

Impacts of Invasive Species on Forest Biodiversity

edited by

Antonio Morabito

,

Giacomo Mei

and

Gianmarco Tavilla

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 36 | 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)

Application of Forest Bioindicator Plants in Monitoring Environmental Pollution

edited by Guntis Tabors and Raimonds Kasparinskis

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Wood Quality and Mechanical Properties: 3rd Edition

edited by

André Luis Christoforo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 19 | 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)

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 | 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)

Future Development and Potential of Timber Structures

edited by

Nikola Perković

and

Vlatka Rajcic

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 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)

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 | 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)

Health and Disease Management of Urban Forest Trees

edited by

Miłosz Tkaczyk

and Katarzyna Sikora

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 313 | 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)

Ecological Research in Bamboo Forests: 3rd Edition

edited by Xuhua Du, Ziwu Guo and

Xiaoping Zhang

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 188 | 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)

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 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Sustainable Utilization, Preservation, and Maintenance of Wood Materials

edited by

Sun Lul Kwon

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 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)

Forest Ecosystem Dynamics, Carbon-Nitrogen Cycling and Environmental Systems

edited by Yibo Li, Guoyong Yan and Qinggui Wang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 21 | 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)

Advances in Pine Wilt Disease—2nd Edition

edited by

Luís Bonifácio

, Magdalena Kacprzyk and Hyerim Han

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

Keywords: timber; non-wood forest products; supply chain; value chain; EU deforestation regulation; market; Market-based instruments; forestry certification; consumer preferences; consumer behavior; consumer attitude

(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 | 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 58 | 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)

Heavy Metal and Rare-Earth Element Stocks and Concentrations in Forests

edited by

Muhammad Mohsin

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 262 | 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)

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 3770 | 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)

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 2499 | 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)

Innovative Techniques for Monitoring and Managing Invasive Forest Pests and Pathogens

edited by Sarah Facey

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 723 | Submission Open

Keywords: pest monitoring; surveillance; pest detection; invasive species; pest management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Forest Soil Health and Quality Monitoring

edited by Raluca Elena Enescu and

Minodora Manu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil properties; carbon sequestration; microbial community; soil monitoring; soil quality; soil health; soil restoration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Advances in Remote Sensing for Forest Resource Monitoring and Management

edited by

Saygin Abdikan

and

Aliihsan Sekertekin

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest management; forest parameter extraction; tree identification; deep learning; machine learning; forest fire; carbon and biomass mapping; LiDAR altimetry; SAR imagery; optical imagery

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

Multi-Sensor Data and Time-Series Analysis: Advancing Mapping and Climate Impact Assessment in Forest and Grassland

edited by

Laura Stendardi

,

Rocco Pace

and

Gianluca Pappaccogli

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-sensor data fusion; time-series analysis; forest and grassland mapping; climate impact assessment; remote sensing (optical/SAR/LiDAR/UAV); machine learning/AI; vegetation phenology; ecosystem productivity; climate resilience; carbon sequestration

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

Advances in Wood Protection and Modification: Sustainable Technologies and Applications

edited by Mohamed Jebrane

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

Keywords: wood modification; bio-based treatments; nanotechnology; smart coatings; thermal modification; enzymatic processes; hybrid treatments; sustainability; industrial applications; surface functionalization; durability enhancement

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

Phytophthora Diversity and Impact in Alpine Forests

edited by

Carlo Bregant

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging diseases; diversity; oomycetes; mountain areas; new outbreaks; forest decline

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Ethnobotany of Woody Species: Traditional Knowledge, Biodiversity, and Contemporary Applications

edited by Marija S. Marković,

Biljana M. Nikolić

and Vesna Stankov Jovanović

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: woody species; forest ethnobotany; forest medicinal plants; forest ethnopharmacology; forest biodiversity; sustainable forestry; forest biodiversity conservation; forest cultural heritage; local forest ecological knowledge; non-timber forest products

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

Integrating AI and Spatial Technologies for Forest Plant Inventories and Evolutionary Research in Biodiversity Hotspots to Support SDGs

edited by Heba Bedair,

Youssef M. Youssef

and Tawanda W. Gara

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest biodiversity; plant inventory; molecular taxonomy; remote sensing; artificial intelligence accuracy assessment; disturbance dynamics; phylogenetics; habitat fragmentation; climate adaptation; sustainable development goals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Biodiversity)

The Role of Soil Fauna and Microbial Communities in Forests

edited by Beata Klimek

submission deadline 1 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil bacteria; soil fungi; biological diversity; soil decomposition rate; soil C stock

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

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