Editorial Board
Editors-in-Chief
Erwin Dreyer, PhD, National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), France
Emeritus researcher at INRAE, Erwin Dreyer is a tree ecophysiologist and forest ecologist. Chief editor of Annals of Forest Science since 2007, he is currently acting for the development of Open Science practices particularly in scholarly publishing within INRAE and partner institutions.
Jean-Michel Leban, PhD, National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), France
Research Director at INRAE and fellow of the International Academy of Wood Science, Jean-Michel Leban developed models for describing the wood properties variability in relation with the growth conditions of the trees, allowing the simulation of the effects of forest management on the wooden products. He joined Annals of Forest Science as Chief editor in 2007.
Prof. Dr. Sc. Andreas Bolte, PhD, ThĂĽnen Institute of Forest Ecosystems, Germany
Andreas Bolte is a forest ecologist and head of the ThĂĽnen Institute of Forest Ecosystems in Eberswalde, Germany. His main research interests lie in forests and their adaptation to climate change, in root ecology and forest landscape restoration (FLR) as well as in forest monitoring and ecosystem research. He joined Annals of Forest Science as Associate Editor in 2013 in the fields of Forest Ecology and Forest-Based Bioeconomy (management, products, services). He serves as Chief editor from 2022 on.
Marco Ferretti, PhD, Swiss Federal Research Institute for Forests, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Switzerland
Head of Unit Forest Resources and Management at the Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL since 2017, Marco Ferretti ’s research focus is in detecting changes in forest ecosystems, with emphasis on the influence of environmental drivers on forest health, productivity, and diversity. He joined Annals of Forest Science as Associate Editor in 2018 and serves as Chief editor from 2022 on.
John M. Lhotka, PhD, University of Kentucky - Department of Forestry, USA
Forester and researcher at University of Kentucky, John Lhotka has built a silvicultural research program that promotes the health and sustainability of region’s forest resources through research related to forest regeneration and growth. He joined Annals of Forest Science as Associate Editor in 2018. He serves as Chief editor from 2022 on.
Prof. Shuguang (Leo) Liu, PhD, National Engineering Laboratory for Applied Technology of Forestry & Ecology in South China, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, China
Director of the Ecology Program at the Central South University of Science and Technology (Changsha, China), Professor Shuguang (Leo) Liu’s research interests are related to mechanisms of forest responses to global change. Editor of several other journals, he joined Annals of Forest Science as Associate Editor in 2018. He serves as Chief editor from 2022 on.
Managing Editor
VĂ©ronique Lesage, PhD, National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), France
email : annforsci@inrae.fr
Biology of Trees and Associated Organisms
Erwin Dreyer, PhD, National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), France
Benoit Marçais, PhD, National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), France
Prof. Maurizio Mencuccini, PhD, Universidad AutĂłnoma de Barcelona, CREAF, Spain
Prof. Andrew Merchant, PhD, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
Francesco Parisi, PhD, University of Molise, Italy
Rafael (Rafa) Poyatos LĂłpez, PhD, Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Spain
Ana RincĎŚn, PhD,CSIC (Spanish National Research Council), Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Spain
CĂ©cile Robin, HDR, PhD, National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), France
Prof Aurélien Sallé, PhD, University of Orléans, France
Alexia Stokes, PhD, National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), France
Cyrille Rathgeber, PhD, National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), France
Forest Dynamics
Ricardo Alia, PhD, INIA, Forest Research Centre, Spain
Laurent Bergès, PhD, National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), France
Marco Ferretti, PhD, Swiss Federal Research Institute for Forests, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Switzerland
VĂ©ronique Jorge, PhD, National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), France
John M. Lhotka, PhD, University of Kentucky - Department of Forestry, USA
Professor Shuguang (Leo) Liu, PhD, National Engineering Laboratory for Applied Technology of Forestry & Ecology in South China, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, China
Francesco Parisi, PhD,University of Molise, Italy
Nicolas Picard, PhD, GIP ECOFOR, France
Leonie Schönbeck, PhD, University of California Riverside, USA
Shengli Tao, PhD, Institute of Ecology, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, China