Abstract
Forest pests are one of the most important factors disturbing forest ecosystems, by impacting forestry economy, ecosystem services, biodiversity, and sustainable ecosystem management. Monitoring the occurrence of forest pests offers clues to understand their impacts on the forest ecosystem and develop a sustainable ecosystem management strategy. This special issue is designed to create a better understanding of the changes and impacts of forest pests according to forest changes, caused by natural or anthropogenic causes. There are 13 papers published in this special issue, covering several issues concerning forest pests. Two of the papers reviewed the changes in forest pests in Korea or Poland. The remaining twelve papers covered issues concerning the monitoring, assessment, and management of forest pests. Through this special issue, we expect to contribute towards the improvement of our knowledge of the structures and processes in forest ecosystems relating to forest pests and fundamental information for the effective management of forest pests.
Highlights
Forest pests, including insects and microorganisms, are considered a regulating factor in the nutrient cycling and energy flow in forest ecosystems [1]
Forest pests have diverse negative impacts on forestry economy, ecosystem services, biodiversity, and sustainable ecosystem management, which are mostly related with alien species [2]
Long-term monitoring programs concerning forest pests offer an insight into their outbreaks, which is fundamental for the effective management of ecosystems [4]
Summary
Forest pests, including insects and microorganisms, are considered a regulating factor in the nutrient cycling and energy flow in forest ecosystems [1]. Long-term monitoring programs concerning forest pests offer an insight into their outbreaks, which is fundamental for the effective management of ecosystems [4]. An assessment of the relationship between environmental factors and forest pests provides fundamental information on their occurrence and abundance, which is essential for decision making concerning management strategies. Models can simulate natural conditions to understand the causes of occurrence and decline of forest pests and evaluate the influence of various environmental factors This special issue (“Impacts, Monitoring, and Management of Forest Pests and Diseases”) aims to share information to assist in the effective management of forest pests, by understanding the responses of forest pests to natural and anthropogenic changes, and discussing new studies on the monitoring, assessment, and management of forest pests
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