Biodiversity Indicators for Ecological and Sustainable Conservation in Forests

Dear Colleagues,

We invite contributions that address the benefits and challenges of Sustainability of Biodiversity and Ecological Conservation in Forests in managed and unmanaged forests.

Monitoring biodiversity in European forests through the study of ecological indicators (e.g., stand structure, deadwood, and microhabitats) is necessary to support and strengthen ecologically sustainable management. Indicators are quantitative, qualitative, or descriptive parameters that correspond to a specific criterion, and that can be measured over time based on field surveys and remote sensing data.

Accurate and timely information on forest biodiversity is necessary to assess the conservation status of forest ecosystems and to support management at the stand and landscape level.

Furthermore, microhabitats have recently attracted the attention of scientists as indicators for monitoring forest biodiversity, with a complementary role compared to common indicators such as deadwood and large trees.

Considering that the use of biodiversity indicators in forest monitoring has increased in recent decades as a tool to support forest management, this upcoming Special Issue on “Biodiversity Indicators for Ecological and Sustainable Conservation in Forests” seeks original research papers on the conservation status of forest biodiversity at the stand and landscape level.

Dr. Francesco Parisi
Dr. Marco Ottaviano
Guest Editors

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