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Modeling Aboveground Forest Biomass: New Developments

edited by

Ana Cristina Gonçalves

and

Teresa Fidalgo Fonseca

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14218 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; modelling; data sets; methods; uncertainties; data science

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

Soil Pollution and Remediation of Forests Soil

edited by

Katarzyna Maria Wiatrowska

and

Justyna Likus-Cieślik

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3062 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil contamination; heavy metals; risk assessment; bioavailability of pollutant; phytoremediation; forest on post-industrial area; forestry reclamation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Effects of Disturbances and Climate Change on Woody Plants

edited by Albin Lobo and Jens-Peter Barnekow Lillesø

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1584 | Submission Open

Keywords: disturbances; climate change; fire; grazing; resilience; vegetation dynamics; adaptation; mitigation

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

How Does Forest Management Affect Soil Dynamics?

edited by

Cristian Oneț

and

Vlad Stoian

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 722 | 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)

Decision Analysis and Optimal Strategies for Forest Operations and Management

edited by

Salvatore F. Papandrea

Stanimir Stoilov

and

Andrea R. Proto

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 414 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest operations; sustainability; wood; fuel consumption; life cycle analysis; bioenergy policy; advanced monitoring systems; mechanization; green logistics; sustainable transportation

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

Connection between Green Infrastructure and Human Health

edited by

Natalia Korcz

Mariusz Ciesielski

and

Agata Kobyłka

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: social consciousness; mental health; physical health; outdoor education; nature education; ecosystem benefits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Estate-Level Economics of Carbon Storage in Forest Ecosystems

edited by Jongyeol Lee

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantitative analysis; cost– benefit analysis; ecosystem services; policy and regulation; intervention; technology; forest management

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

Forest Dieback, Tree Mortality Risks and Post-disturbance Resilience to Environmental Changes

edited by

Jesús Julio Camarero

and

Michele Colangelo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; extreme climatic events; disturbances; tree mortality; forest dieback; drought; tree growth; dendroecology; ecophysiology; remote sensing; wood anatomy

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

Advancing Forest Management: Remote Sensing for Early Detection and Warning of Environmental Threats

edited by

Haidi Abdullah

Elnaz Neinavaz

and Margarita Huesca

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: early detection and warning of forest insect infestations; fires; and other environmental stressors; integrating remote-sensing data into environmental DNA for the early detection of forest stress; utilizing image spectroscopy and hyperspectral and other remote-sensing data for early detection and warning by identifying spectral signatures and temperature anomalies indicative of forest disturbances; time series analysis of remote-sensing data to monitor temporal changes and predict future threats; integration of novel platforms and sensors; such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); for high-resolution forest surveys; development of predictive models for forecasting and mitigating forest disturbances based on historical data and environmental parameters

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

Climate Variation & Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling in Forests

edited by Hede Gong and

Fuzhong Wu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate variation; forest ecosystems; carbon cycling; nitrogen cycling; litter nutrients; soil element cycling

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

Wood Chemistry—Advanced Technology and Techniques

edited by Mohamed Jebrane

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood chemistry; lignocellulosic materials; lignin valorization; wood modification; bio-based adhesives; circular economy in wood industry; environmental impact of wood products; life cycle analysis (LCA) of wood-based products; bioenergy and biofuels from wood; wood-based composites

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

Approaches to Forecasting Damage by Invasive Forest Pathogens

edited by

Peiqin Li

and

Chaoqiong Liang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive forest pathogens; predictive modeling; risk assessment; surveillance techniques; early warning systems; spatial modeling approaches; remote sensing applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Advances in the Sustainable Development and High-Value Utilization of Forestry Resources—2nd Edition

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest resources; biomass materials from the forest; wood panels and products; forest products; utilization of forest resources; forest resource cultivation; forest sustainable management; forest ecology; forest environment protection; utilization of forest plant; forest microorganism; urban forest; forest plant

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

Impacts of Climate on Forest Ecological Landscape and Management

edited by

Roman Rosavec

Alan Antonović

and Damir Barčić

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate; ecological forests landscape; management

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

Microclimate Development in Urban Spaces

edited by

David Hidalgo García

and

Dimitra Founda

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban spaces; land surface temperature; urban heat island; remote sensing; pollution; heat mitigation; land use/land cover; heat stress; microclimate urban; climate change; urban climate; heat waves; synergies; vegetation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Optimization of Forestry and Forest Supply Chain

edited by

Soleiman Mohammadi Limaei

submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open

Keywords: optimal forest management; sustainability; production planning; optimization; mathematical models; supply chain management; climate change

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

Ecosystem Services of Urban Forest

edited by

Slaveya Petrova

and Bogdan Nikolov

submission deadline 18 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban resilience; air pollution mitigation; precipitation runoff limitation; urban heat island mitigation; carbon sequestration; ecosystem services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Sustainable Management of Forest Stands

edited by Deborah Guerra Barroso,

Marcos Vinicius Winckler Caldeira

and David Pessanha Siqueira

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 682 | Submission Open

Keywords: harvest residues; forest performance; minimum tillage; forest productivity; ecosystem services; climate change mitigation

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

Pest Invasions and Biological Control in Forests

edited by Claudia Pisuttu and Valeria Zeni

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological control; alien species; citizen science; early detection; climate change; modelling; prediction; surveillance; pest management; long-term control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Tree Seedling Survival and Production

edited by Wojciech Kowalkowski and

Adrian Łukowski

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: seedling growth; soil management; nutrient uptake; environmental conditions; genetic adaptation; methods of production

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

Effects of Different Management Practices on Structural Diversity of Pine Forests

edited by

Janusz Szmyt

and

Peter Spathelf

submission deadline 24 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open

Keywords: scots pine forest dynamics; stand structure; structural diversity; close-to-nature silviculture; thinning methods; pine forest regeneration

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

Hydrologic and Carbon Balance Responses of Forests Resulting from Climate Change

edited by

Dong Kook Woo

Yongwon Seo

and

Esther Lee

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; nitrogen; carbon; hydrology; forest management

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

Structure, Function, and Value of Urban Forest

edited by

Peter (Sang-Hoon) Lee

, Won Seok Jang and Hye-mi Park

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban forest use; urban forest measurement; monitoring and assessment; spatial analysis; climate change impacts; adaptations; and mitigations; sustainable management; urban forest resilience; natural disasters; ecosystem services; biodiversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Transformation of Wood after Processing and Modification

edited by

Athanasios Dimitriou

Anna Sandak

and

Magdalena Broda

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1002 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood processing; wood modification; transformation changes; durability; wood properties; structural integrity

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

Cutting-Edge Solutions in Advanced Forestry: Integrating Sensors, AI, IoT, Robotics, and Connectivity

edited by Heesung Woo and Jay Kim

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotics application; sensor; precision forestry; AI; data acquisition; advanced forestry; connectivity

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

Genomic Analysis of Growth and Stress Adaptation in Forest Trees

edited by

Tao Su

Liming Yang

, Fansuo Zeng and Hongbin Wei

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomics; functional analyses; tree growth; stress acclimation; multi-omics

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

Wood Modification: Functionalisation, Optimisation and Characterisation of Modified Timbers

edited by

Morwenna Spear

and

Miklós Bak

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood modification; thermal modification; chemical modification; impregnation; hygroscopic properties; mechanical properties; surface properties; service life; durability; sustainability

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

The Role of Urban Trees in Ecology Protection

edited by

Lei Wang

and

Yunlong Yao

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban ecosystems; urban heat island effect; urban ecological carbon sink; urban biodiversity; monitoring of urban forest structure and function; urban forest landscape planning and design; improvement of urban forests and human well-being

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Fire Ecology and Management in Forest—2nd Edition

edited by

and

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: wildfire; prescribed burning; fire ecology; fire regime; fire behavior; fuel characteristics and management; fire prediction and fighting techniques

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

Spread and Damage of Invasive Forest Insects

edited by

Tara Canelo

Luis Reino

and

Bruno Foggi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: forests; invasive insects; spread; forest health; invasion ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Acclimation and Evolution of Forest Plants under Climate Change

edited by Amy V. Whipple

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; plants; forest; adaptation; evolution; acclimation; genomics; common gardens; provenance trials; restoration; conservation

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

Wood Treatments and Modification Technologies—2nd Edition

edited by

Mohd Hazim Mohamad Amini

and

Emilia-Adela Salca

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood; biomass; modification; treatment; impregnation; wood composite; solid wood; chemical modification; heat treatment; biological treatment

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

Research Advances in Management and Planning of Forest Operations

edited by

Krzysztof Polowy

Witold Grzywiński

Marta Molińska-Glura

, Włodzimierz Stempski and Bartłomiej Naskrent

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest mechanisation; timber extraction; forest operations; precision forestry; optimisation; simulation; Internet of Things; StanForD2010; ergonomics; big data

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

Soil Carbon Storage in Forests: Dynamics and Management

edited by

Wenjie Liu

and Yasuo Iimura

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil organic carbon; soil organic carbon fractions; forest management; carbon stability; soil microorganism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Integrated Approaches to Understanding Plant Photosynthesis Dynamics in Forest Ecosystems under Climate Change

edited by

Nan Xu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystems; plant photosynthesis; climate change impacts; soil microbial communities; canopy dynamics; ecological modeling; environmental stress; conservation strategies

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

Wood Quality and Mechanical Properties: 2nd Edition

edited by

André Luis Christoforo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 30 | 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)

Novelties in Wood Engineering and Forestry—2nd Edition

edited by

Aurel Lunguleasa

Florin Dinulica

and

Camelia Cosereanu

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 609 | Submission Open

Keywords: woody biomass; forest byproducts; timber; veneer; furniture; briquettes; pellets; wooden cultural heritage object; wood restoration

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

Ecosystem Services in Urban and Peri-Urban Landscapes

edited by

Remus Creţan

and

Mihai Razvan Nita

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: recreational and cultural ecosystem services in urban and peri-urban landscapes; ecosystem services of specific environmental dimensions (air; water; land use/land cover); ecosystem services for urban and peri-urban gardens; farmland ecosystems within urban and peri-urban areas; methods and indicators for assessing ecosystem services in urban and peri-urban spaces; spatial and temporal variations in ecosystem services at the urban and peri-urban scale; planning and management of ecosystem services in urban and peri-urban areas

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Forest Therapy and Human Health

edited by

Malgorzata Woznicka

Jitka Fialova

and

Natalia Korcz

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest therapy; forest bathing; human well-being; Shinrin-yoku; forest healing; physiological; public health; health services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Monitoring Tree Phenology under Global Change

edited by Serena Antonucci and

Roberto Tognetti

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open

Keywords: xylogenesis; spring phenology; autumn phenology; internet of things (IoT); environmental effects; climate change

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

Altitude Distribution of Insects in Tropical and Subtropical Rainforests

edited by

Akihiro Nakamura

, Roger Kitching, Chris J. Burwell and Louise Ashton

submission deadline 21 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: arthropods; biogeography; climate warming; ecological traits; ecosystem processes; elevational gradients; human disturbances; invertebrates; phylogenetic relationships; species interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Forest, Trees, Human Health and Wellbeing: 2nd Edition

edited by

Anna Maria Palsdottir

Patrik Grahn

and

Jonathan Stoltz

submission deadline 23 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: health and wellbeing; forest planning; green infrastructure; restoration; stress reduction; biodiversity; landscape perception; nature connectedness; forest bathing; forest guiding; forest therapy; public health; urban forest; shinrin-yoku

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Forest Resources and Land Use/Land Cover Dynamics: Implications for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

edited by Elisa Grieco

submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest resources; forest management; land use change; land cover change; mitigation; adaptation; sustainable development; climate change

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

Forest Soil Organic Matter and Biogeochemical Cycle

edited by

Mahdi Nakhavali

Daniela Dalmonech

and

Mykola Gusti

submission deadline 30 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil organic matter; biogeochemical cycles; carbon sequestration; forest ecosystems; nutrient cycling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Operations, Machinery, and Transportation in Forestry Timber Harvesting

edited by

Maria Francesca Cataldo

Stelian Alexandru Borz

and

Ebru Bilici

submission deadline 30 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest mechanization; productivity; timber extraction; biomass; safety and ergonomics; yarding; skidding; salvage logging; forest operations

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

Novel Insights into the Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of Wood and Wood Products

edited by

Carlos Martins

and

Sofia Knapic

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1983 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical properties; non-destructive methodologies; experimental characterization; numerical modelling; fast-growing species; timber structures; engineered wood products

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

Forest Soil Microbiology and Biogeochemistry

edited by Gexi Xu and

Hui Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystems; soil microbiology; soil biogeochemistry; fungi and bacteria; nutrient cycling; ecological processes and mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Forest Dynamics under Climate and Land Use Change

edited by

Lucia Santorufo

and Giorgia Santini

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetation dynamics; soil functioning; soil organisms; restoration; modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Woody Biomass for Innovative Bioenergy and Bioproducts: Production and Processing Technologies

edited by Luis Saúl Esteban and Irene Mediavilla

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: woody plantations; agroforestry system; silvicultural tasks; value chain assessment; solid biofuels; wood-based products; sustainability assessment; quality analysis

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

Designing Urban Green Spaces in a Changing Climate

edited by

Bau-Show Lin

and

Cheng-I Hsieh

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature-based solutions; green infrastructure; ecosystem services; net-zero emissions; good health and well-being; sustainable environment; environmental justice

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

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