Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to announce you that the journal Annals of Forest Science has launched a special issue entitled  "Entomological issues during forest diebacks". In brief, the aim of this topical issue would be to illustrate the role of insects as inciting and contributing factors during forest declines, but also the outcomes of forest declines on insect communities. Potential topics could include the contribution of defoliators / bark and ambrosia beetles / longhorns and buprestids… to declines, the role of insects as vector of pathogens contributing to declines, the impact of declines on the community of saproxylic beetles…

The deadline for submission of your manuscript will be at the end of October.  When submitting, please select "Insects and tree diebacks" in the Choose article type menu. The manuscripts will be double-blind peer-reviewed.

More information can be found on the blog of Annals of Forest Science:

https://ist.blogs.inra.fr/afs/2018/03/26/new-special-issue-entomological-issues-during-forest-diebacks/

Best regards,

Aurélien Sallé (associate editor) & Christophe Bouget (guest editor)