Special Issue "Forest Landscape Management: From Data to Decision"
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907) belonging to the section "Forest Ecology and Management" is organized by Jan Kašpar, Róbert Marušák, Harald Vacik and Pete Bettinger regarding the topic "Forest Landscape Management: From Data to Decision". The deadline for manuscript submissions is 15 March 2019.
More details on the Special Issue and the submission can be found here: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/forests/special_issues/ls_manage
Scope of the manuscripts:
Forest management practices and their impacts on ecosystems have been mostly studied at the stand level or other smaller local spatial scales to support multifunctionality and sustainability of forests. Translation to higher scales cannot be achieved by simple multiplying of the data from the stand or local scale by the larger area of the landscape. At the same time, it is evident that the forest alone influences the landscape and its other elements and vice versa. Thus, proper forest practices have a significant impact on economic, as well as environmental and social aspects at the landscape level. Forest resources management impacts on the larger landscape scale is insufficiently studied and understood. To achieve a sustainable landscape it requires precise data, reliable models and relevant decision systems. This Special Issue consists of a presentation of high quality scientific papers on (i) data, (ii) risk and uncertainty, (iii) modelling and assessment, and (iv) decision. New, progressive and innovative approaches and scientific achievements in terrestrial data gathering, remote sensing and data processing as a base of the landscape management are all addressed within the first thematic area of the papers. It was recognised that climate change brings many associated effects, which include increasing occurrence of extreme natural events and disturbances, such as storms, floods, fires, heat waves and droughts, soil erosion, desertification, and damage caused by pests and diseases. These factors are significantly affecting the landscape on the scale of forest and non-forest ecosystems. Risk and uncertainty analysis and modelling approaches for predicting landscape components, disturbances and landscape development are also covered by this special issue. To build a bridge between science and practice is the prerequisite for development of an effective decision support system based on temporal and spatial optimization of landscape management supporting bio-economy and ecosystem services.
Papers that adress these challenges are highly welcome - 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.
