Forests

Reviews on Structure and Physical and Mechanical Properties of Wood

edited by

Luis García Esteban

,

Paloma de Palacios

and

Francisco Garcia Fernández

submission deadline 10 May 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 49327 | Submission Open

Keywords: xylogenesis; cell wall: ultrastructure and chemical composition; macroscopic structure; juvenile and mature wood; reaction wood; softwood anatomy; hardwood anatomy; water-wood relationships; mechanical properties of wood; electrical and thermal properties of wood; acoustic properties of wood; modified wood; wood degradation agents

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

Engineered Wood Products: From the Latest Perspective

edited by Cláudio Henrique Soares Del Menezzi

submission deadline 10 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1517 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood engineering; structural composite lumber; wood structures; composite materials; eco-friendly materials

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

Abiotic Stress in Tree Species

edited by

Hou-Ling Wang

and

Liu-Qiang Wang

submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 18 articles | Viewed by 21564 | Submission Open

Keywords: drought; cold; heat; ionic stress; signaling; response

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

The Response of Trees to Air Pollution in Urban Forests

edited by

Slaveya T. Petrova

and

Dragana Pavlović

submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3753 | Submission Open

Keywords: air pollution; urban forest; ecosystem services; oxidative stress; bioaccumulation

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

Geochemistry and Sedimentology: Fingerprints for Development History of Forests

edited by

José Tasso Felix Guimarães

submission deadline 15 May 2024 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: geochemistry; sedimentology; forest dynamics; climate changes; sea level changes; geomorphology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Remote Sensing of Forest Biomass and Carbon Dynamics Using Multiple Sources and Technologies

edited by

Qian Zhang

, Weiliang Fan and Hui Yang

submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1750 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-source remote sensing; different remote sensing platforms; multiple modeling methods; artificial intelligence; biomass/carbon stock; carbon dynamic

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

Non-timber Forest Products: Beyond the Wood

edited by

Giuseppe Sortino

and

Giovanna Sala

submission deadline 24 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3730 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity conservation; avoiding ecosystem degradation; multipurpose plant; bioeconomy; non-timber products; unconventional species; food security

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

Forest Ecosystem Services and Landscape Design - Series II

edited by

Radu-Daniel Pintilii

submission deadline 25 May 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11457 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest disturbance; forest management; ecosystem services; human and communities’ well-being; urban and rural landscapes; landscape design and modeling; landscape protection and conservation

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

Urban Tree Design and Urban Microclimate—Series II

edited by

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submission deadline 27 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2142 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem services; cooling potential; carbon sequestration; urban trees; climate change; microclimate regulation; growth-ESS patterns of urban trees

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Soil Contamination in Forest Ecosystem

edited by

Ping Wang

and

Chao Huang

submission deadline 28 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4763 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil contaminants; soil ecotoxicology; soil quality; soil remediation; phytoremediation; bioremediation; bioavailability; risk assessment; heavy metals; persistent organic pollutants (POPs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Ecological Restoration and Soil Amelioration in Forest Ecosystem

edited by

Chang Seok Lee

submission deadline 29 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3323 | Submission Open

Keywords: afforestation; ecological imbalance; ecological restoration; forest; reference information

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Recent Advances in Wood Identification, Evaluation and Modification

edited by

Carmen-Mihaela Popescu

,

Jalel Labidi

and

Darci Alberto Gatto

submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3833 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood identification; new features and properties; structural evaluation; modification techniques; advanced research methods

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

Image Processing for Forest Characterization

edited by

Wenjuan Shen

,

Wenli Huang

, Danxia Song and Chengquan Huang

submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2373 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-source remote sensing; forest structural parameters modeling; forest cover change detection; forest disturbance; forest biomass; forest carbon storage

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

Physical, Chemical and Biological Properties of Soil for Ecological and Environmental Restoration

edited by Shengli Wang,

Liping Li

and

Junhao Qin

submission deadline 30 May 2024 | Viewed by 333 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil; ecological and environmental restoration; abandoned metal mining sites; desert; Loess Plateau; heavy metals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Innovative Approaches for Improving Properties of Wood and Wood-Based Materials

edited by

Miklós Bak

and

Róbert Németh

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 17485 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood modification; nanomaterials; plasma treatment; enzymatic treatment; high-performance wood-based materials; material properties; combined modification methods; biomaterials

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

Modeling Forest Response to Climate Change

edited by

Daniela Dalmonech

,

Alessio Collalti

and

Gina Marano

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14858 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change scenarios; forest functions and ecosystem services; adaptive forest management; long-term forest dynamics; decision support systems; disturbances

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

Application of Laser Scanning Technology in Forestry

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submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10141 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest; laser scanning; ecosystem structure and function; tree species; biomass; change detection; forest disturbance

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

Structure and Species Composition of Forests – Prospects and Challenges for Adaptative Forest Management

edited by

Ion Catalin Petritan

and

Jarosław Paluch

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6981 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive forestry; multi-objective forestry; resilient forest structures; forest conversion; mixed-species stands; uneven-aged forests; risk analysis

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

Advances in Wood Chemical Traits

edited by

Yongfeng Luo

,

Yudong Li

and Xi Yang

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6086 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood chemical properties; chemical wood modification; wood modification processes; wood-based materials; sustainability; bionic wood; wood carbon-based materials; wood science and technology

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

DNA Barcoding for Species Identification of Forest Organisms

edited by

Dilnora E. Gouliamova

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5438 | Submission Open

Keywords: forests; biodiversity; plants; animals; insects; DNA barcoding analysis

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

Sustainable Materials in the Forest Products Industry

edited by

Zeki Candan

and

Mehmet Hakki Alma

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4384 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; green materials; composites; biomaterials; biocomposites; forest products industry; wood-based materials; furniture; pulp and paper science; nanoscience and nanotechnology; renewable energy; biomass energy; lignocellulosic materials; bioadhesives; carbon footprint

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

Bioenergy from Wood: Sustainable Production in the World

edited by Alexandre Santos Pimenta, Laércio C. Couto, Ananias Francisco Dias Junior and

Paulo Fernando Trugilho

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4018 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy from wood; energetic forests; biomass from trees and woody shrubs; wood thermochemical conversion processes; bioenergy from wood and environmental benefits

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

The Relationship between Tree Litter Decomposition and Global Change

edited by Shaojun Wang, Wei Huang and

Grizelle González

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2870 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; decomposition; fauna; leaf litter; microarthropods; microbes; nutrient; root litter

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

Imaging Sensors for Monitoring Forest Dynamics

edited by

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submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2341 | Submission Open

Keywords: imaging technique; imaging sensor; image process system; forest dynamics; monitoring; remote sensing; precision forestry; machine learning

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

Urban Forests and Human Health

edited by Jiao Zhang,

Danqing Li

,

Yiping Xia

and

Katsunori Furuya

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2276 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban forests; human health; well-being; sustainable cities; green spaces

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Forestry)

Dendrochronology beyond the Ordinary: Understanding the Wood Formation and Climate Change

edited by

Angela Balzano

,

Maks Merela

and

Veronica De Micco

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2104 | Submission Open

Keywords: dendrochronology; xylogenesis; phloem formation; wood anatomy; functional anatomical traits; quantitative wood anatomy; trees’ environmental response; climate change

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

Soil Microbial Communities in Forests: Assessing Impact of Disturbances and Climate Change

edited by

Aurelia Onet

and

Paola Grenni

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2072 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest soil microorganisms; forest disturbance; climate change; anthropogenic forest conversion; microbial community profile; microbial metabolic activity; diversity and abundance of forest soil biota; disturbance responses of soil bacterial and fungal communities; soil microbial community and on plant microbiome interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

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

edited by

Carlos Martins

and

Sofia Knapic

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1566 | 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 Ecosystem Services and Strategy Development

edited by Yeo-Chang Youn

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1464 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystem services; forest management strategies; economic valuation; climate change; society and environment; multiple benefits

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

Afforestation to Enhance Ecosystem Services and Reduce Negative Impacts

edited by

Yanmin Teng

, Chao Wang and

Jinyan Zhan

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1398 | Submission Open

Keywords: pattern optimization; ecosystem services; afforestation; forest ecological management; spatial planning

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

Non-timber Forestry Breeding, Cultivation and Processing Technology—Volume II

edited by

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submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1060 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-timber forest; CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing; floral biology; multi-omics; cultivation; product processing

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

Ecosystem-Disturbance Interactions in Forests

edited by Camilla Wellstein,

Roberto Tognetti

and Daniel Scherrer

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 963 | Submission Open

Keywords: disturbance event; ecosystem properties; ecosystem recovery; forest management; forest restoration; insect outbreak; pathogens; tree composition; vegetation structure; weather conditions

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

Ecological Dynamics of Tropical Forests: Structure, Species Richness and Regeneration

edited by Milton Marques Fernandes and

Henrique Machado Dias

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 744 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological restoration; species diversity; ecological succession; ecological groups; functional diversity; natural regeneration; ecological indices; aerial biomass; ecosystem services; forest fragmentation

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

Forest Fire Ecology and Ecological Restoration

edited by

Sandra Josefina Bravo

and Laura M. Bellis

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest disturbance; burnt areas; fire resilience; post-fire land management

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

Forests in Protected Areas: Removing Threats and Improving Preservation

edited by

Aureliu-Florin Hălălișan

and

Bogdan Popa

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: forests; protected areas; management; policy; communities; biodiversity; land use; sustainability; policy

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

Forest Inventory Monitoring Based on Remote Sensing

edited by Xukai Zhang, Bradley D. Graham and

Xuelian Meng

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; forest inventory; LiDAR

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

Soil Chemistry in Forestry and Agroforestry Systems—Heavy Metal Pollution

edited by

Hermano Melo Queiroz

,

Diego Barcellos

and Gabriel Nuto Nóbrega

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental contamination; green chemistry; soil contamination; public policy; groundwater contamination; trace elements; human health; environmental geochemistry; conservation and restoration; remediation techniques; phytoremediation; tailings; waste discharge; anthropogenic soils

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Soil)

Phenological Patterns of Wood Formation and Allocation of Coniferous and Broadleaved Species

edited by

Alessio Giovannelli

and Negar Rezaie

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open

Keywords: dendrometers; xylogenesis; stem growth phenology; coniferous and broadleaved species; tree carbon balance

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

Non-wood Forest Products and Co-products—Circular Bioeconomy Developments

edited by Emmanuel G. Koukios and Danuta Ciechańska

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest; definition of forest economy; forest waste management; forest ecosystem; non-wood products; forest co-products; circular bioeconomy; sustainability; foresight studies

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

Wood: Types, Properties, and Utilization

edited by Dmitrijs Serdjuks

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood species; growing; treatment; physical and mechanical properties; wooden structures

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

Prognosis of Forest Production Using Machine Learning Techniques

edited by

Asunción Cámara-Obregón

submission deadline 1 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3621 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; forest production; carbon storage; remote sensing; model prediction

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

Tree Seedling Development: Technologies, Methods, Affecting Factors, and New Insights

edited by

Antonio Montagnoli

, R. Kasten Dumroese and Anastazija Dimitrova

submission deadline 1 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 269 | Submission Open

Keywords: seed; seedlings; nursery; afforestation; reforestation; plant physiology; biotechnology; plant production; outplanting

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

Forest Diseases and Pests: Recent Scientific Findings

edited by

Milan Pernek

and

Marta Kovač

submission deadline 5 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1941 | Submission Open

Keywords: new forest diseases; recent pest outbreaks; invasive pests and pathogens; host– pest interaction; latent fungal pathogens; forest health issues; changing climate

(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Health)

Wildlife in Forest Ecosystems: Game Damage vs. Conservation

edited by

Jan Cukor

and Jakub Drimaj

submission deadline 5 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open

Keywords: wild ungulates; game damage; bark stripping; forest management; wildlife conservation

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

Recent Developments in Propagation Techniques and Their Application for Forest Trees

edited by

Chang-Ho Ahn

and Cátia Pereira

submission deadline 7 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open

Keywords: propagation and cultivation; plant tissue culture; in vitro propagation; micropropagation; organogenesis; somatic embryogenesis; genetic transformation; seed germination; omics

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

Biodiversity and Ecology of Organisms Associated with Woody Plants

edited by

Katarína Pastirčáková

and

Rostislav Zemek

submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10850 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; arthropod pests and diseases; microorganisms; forest and ornamental trees; invasive species; population dynamics; multitrophic interactions; climate change; abiotic factors

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

Using Genomic Information in Forest Tree Breeding, Restoration, and Conservation: Separating Hype from Reality

edited by

Gancho Slavov

,

Glenn T. Howe

and

Jaroslav Klápště

submission deadline 14 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17832 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomics; genomic selection; pedigree reconstruction; management of genetic diversity; inbreeding depression; resistance to pests and pathogens; genome-wide association studies (GWAS); gene/genome editing; biotechnology; climate change adaptation; assisted migration; tree improvement

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

Landslides in Forests around the World: Causes and Mitigation—2nd Edition

edited by

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submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9172 | Submission Open

Keywords: landslides in forests; landslide inventory; remote sensing; spatial– temporal prediction; machine learning; deep learning; physics-based and data-driven hybrid modeling; susceptibility and hazard mapping; risk assessment and management; monitoring and early warning

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

Forest and Climate Change Adaptation

edited by

Alexandre Behling

,

Ana Paula Dalla Corte

,

Carlos Sanquetta

and Sheri Andrews-Key

submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6540 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest Inventory; remote sensing; LIDAR; modeling; biomass; carbon evaluation; carbon market; carbon projects; climate change

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

Effects of Disturbances and Climate Change on Woody Plants

edited by Albin Lobo and Jens-Peter Barnekow Lillesø

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1368 | Submission Open

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

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

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