Forest Science and Practice strives to provide a platform for a broad blend of peer-reviewed papers for the purpose of accelerating academic communication and exchange between forestry researchers in and outside China. The Journal features articles by international scientists across the spectrum of forest research, including forest ecology, silviculture, forest management, science of nature reserves, forest tree breeding, forest plant biology, tree physiology, landscape and ornamental horticulture, forest pest and disease control, forest resource information management, soil and water conservation, forestry economics and management, wood sciences and technology, and forest products processing.    .