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Forests (ISSN 1999-4907, IF 2.9) is an #open access journal of #forestry and #forest #ecology, published monthly online by @MDPIOpenAccess.

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✨ Exciting Announcement! ✨ We are delighted to announce that the Forests journal is recruiting Editorial Board Members! Find more information at the link below: 🔗 mdpi.com/journal/forests/ann… We look forward to collaborating with you in the future! 🌳 #MDPI #OpenAccessPublishing
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🌲 #Forests | Excellent SI — Forest Resources Inventory, Monitoring, and Assessment Guest Ed: Prof. Dr. Weisheng Zeng 9 papers + 1 editorial Bridging traditional sampling with remote sensing and big data for carbon-informed forest management. Explore🔗mdpi.com/journal/forests/spe…
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#Forests | 2026 Feature Papers – Forest #Ecology 🌿 Ethnobotany in Ngao Model Forest, Thailand mdpi.com/1999-4907/17/3/353 by Chris John Paulo Nequinto Felipe et al. 🌲 Scots pine phytochemistry in polluted Kazakhstan mdpi.com/1999-4907/17/3/391 by Vladimir Kazantsev et al.
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📢Call for Submissions before 31 May 2027! Topic: Nature-Based Solutions—3rd Edition Editors: Prof. Dr. Panayiotis G. Dimitrakopoulos et al. Website: mdpi.com/topics/685PHG9R04 Journals: @Environ_MDPI, @Forests_MDPI, @Land_MDPI, @Plants_MDPI, @Sus_MDPI, @Urbansci_MDPI, @Water_MDPI
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📢 #Forests — 2025 Highly Cited Article Quantifying Landscape Effects on Urban Park Thermal Environments Using ENVI-Met and 3D Grid Profile Analysis (20 citations) by Dongyang Yan et al. Read it 🔗brnw.ch/21x6UMW
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#Forests | Highly Cited Reviews (24–25) 📖 Green infrastructure & urban heat island (6) mdpi.com/1999-4907/16/9/1450 by Fengmei Lian et al. 📖 Delignification for advanced wood materials (25) mdpi.com/1999-4907/16/6/993 by Paschalina Terzopoulou et al.
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#Forests | Highly Cited Papers (24–25) – Urban Forestry 🌬️ Dry deposition in Beijing & Shanghai (7) mdpi.com/1999-4907/15/8/1286 👴 Audio-visual recovery for older adults (17) mdpi.com/1999-4907/15/2/266 🌲 Urban tree biomass allometric equations (6) mdpi.com/1999-4907/16/5/841
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#Forests | Highly Cited Papers (24–25) – Urban Forestry 🌳 Urban green space ecosystem services (7) mdpi.com/1999-4907/16/1/129 🐦 Birdsong & public recovery in urban forests (12) mdpi.com/1999-4907/15/12/221… 🔊 Soundscape perception in Fuzhou green spaces (11) mdpi.com/1999-4907/15/3/417
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📢 First paper published in #Forests SI "Forest Phenology and Resilience Under Climate Change"! 🎉 Congratulations to Guest Editors Dr. Rongzhou Man! 👏 Share your stories 👉brnw.ch/21x6Um5 Read the first paper: brnw.ch/21x6Um4
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#Forests | 2026 Feature Papers – Forest Ecology & Management 🌳 Tree species drive soil organic carbon dynamics mdpi.com/1999-4907/17/3/319 🌿 Carbon cycling in subtropical forests under climate change mdpi.com/1999-4907/17/3/330 🌱 From species traits to ecosystem carbon.
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#Forests | 2025 Highly Cited Article "Who Shapes What We Should Do in Urban Green Spaces?" (23 citations) by Rahim Maleknia et al. Social identity strongly drives pro-environmental norms, but institutional trust has no significant effect.🌳 Read here: mdpi.com/1999-4907/16/8/1273
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New paper by M. Blanchard et al: Defining forest types with no standard method? Using Mexico’s inventory, this study finds tree genera associations support a flexible classification framework & reveal broad forest distribution/structure patterns. Read it: brnw.ch/21x6T7K
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#Forests | Highly Cited Reviews (24–25) – Policy, RS & IoT 📖 Balancing non-timber services & biomass (10) mdpi.com/1999-4907/16/2/348 📖 IoT applications in smart forestry (8) mdpi.com/1999-4907/17/1/44 🌲 From slope stability to smart forests.
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#Forests | Highly Cited Papers (24–25) – Natural Hazards 🌦️ Fire incidents & meteorological variables (10) mdpi.com/1999-4907/16/1/122 🪨 NPP recovery in co-seismic landslides (10) mdpi.com/1999-4907/15/8/1381 🌿 Soil moisture & shear strength of rooted soil (13) mdpi.com/1999-4907/15/3/460
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#Forests | Highly Cited Papers (24–25) – Natural Hazards 🌧️ Rainfall & roots on spoil slopes (11) mdpi.com/1999-4907/15/4/640 🔥 MaxEnt & XGBoost for fire risk in Romania (13) mdpi.com/1999-4907/16/7/1156 🏔️ Fire severity in Vilcabamba, Ecuador (12) mdpi.com/1999-4907/15/12/221…
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🌳 #Forests | New SI | Landscape Design and Planning in Urban Forests 🏙️ Guest Eds: Dr. Jenchih Chao & Dr. Bixia Chen 📅 Deadline: 31 May 2027 Share your contribution: brnw.ch/21x6SFe #UrbanForestry #LandscapeDesign #NatureBasedSolutions #EcosystemServices
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#Forests | 2026 Feature Papers – Forest Inventory & RS 🌲 Forest carbon sinks in Guangxi (2000–2023) mdpi.com/1999-4907/17/2/151 🍎 Economic forest resources in Xinjiang mdpi.com/1999-4907/17/2/158 🛰️ Multi-source RS for carbon & economic forests.
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#Forests | 2026 New Paper - MEMORIAL FORESTS Memorial forests combine remembrance, biodiversity, and forest management. Our international comparative study identifies four operational models and highlights their relevance for Central and Eastern Europe. 🔗mdpi.com/1999-4907/17/10/113…
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📢 #Forests | 2026 Q3 Editor's Choice Collection 10 standout articles—featured individually over the past weeks—are now gathered in one place for easy browsing. 🌲📚 Read the full collection here 👇 mdpi.com/journal/forests/ann… #Forests #EditorChoice
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#Forests | Highly Cited Papers (24–25) – Forest Inventory & RS 📖 RS of forest AGB dynamics (29) mdpi.com/1999-4907/16/5/821 📖 SLAM-based MLS in forest inventory (24) mdpi.com/1999-4907/16/6/920 🛰️ From fire prediction to 3D canopy mapping.
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#Forests | Highly Cited Papers (24–25) – Forest Inventory & RS 🌲 CPH-Fmnet for forest 3D reconstruction (7) mdpi.com/1999-4907/15/11/186… 🏙️ Sustainable Afforestation Strategies (8) mdpi.com/1999-4907/15/5/783 🍃 3D canopy chlorophyll via RTM (7) mdpi.com/1999-4907/15/11/187…
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