Recoding the Forest: How Silviculture Reshapes Insect Assemblages
A special issue of Insects (ISSN 2075-4450). This special issue belongs to the section "Insect Ecology, Diversity and Conservation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2026 | Viewed by 182
Editor
Interests: forest ecology; insects assemblages; biodiversity; closer-to-nature forestry
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute your latest research to a forthcoming Special Issue of Insects, titled " Recoding the Forest: How Silviculture Reshapes Insect Assemblages".
Forests host a staggering proportion of terrestrial life, including many arthropod taxa. Within these complex architectures, insects serve as the primary drivers of ecological processes—acting as predators, decomposers, herbivores, and prey. However, as anthropogenic pressures and climatic shifts accelerate, understanding the intricate relationships within forest ecology has never been more critical.
This Special Issue aims to bridge the gap between individual species observations and broad-scale patterns in community ecology. We aim to include high-quality original research, reviews, and methodological papers that explore how insects shape and are shaped by their surrounding forested environment.
Scope and Themes
We welcome submissions that address, but are not limited to, the following core areas:
Biodiversity Patterns: Investigating taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity across varying forest strata and successional stages.
Community Assembly: The role of biotic and abiotic filters in structuring insect assemblages in temperate, tropical, and boreal systems.
Trophic Interactions: Food web dynamics and the impact of insect–plant or predator–prey relationships on forest health.
Response to Disturbance: Evaluating how forest fragmentation, invasive species, and climate change alter the resilience of insect populations.
Ecosystem Services: Quantifying the functional contributions of insects to nutrient cycling and forest regeneration.
Dr. Zoltán Elek
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-anonymized peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Insects is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- forest ecosystems
- insect ecology
- arthropod biodiversity
- community ecology
- sustainable forestry
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