Short Rotation Woody Crop Production Systems for Ecosystem Services and Phytotechnologies

While international efforts in the development of short rotation woody crops (SRWCs) have historically focused on the production of biomass for bioenergy biofuels and bioproducts research and deployment over the past decade has expanded to include broader objectives of achieving multiple ecosystem services. In particular silvicultural prescriptions developed for SRWCs have been refined to include woody crop production systems for environmental benefits such as carbon sequestration water quality and quantity and soil health. In addition current systems have been expanded beyond traditional fiber production to other environmental technologies that incorporate SRWCs as vital components for phytotechnologies urban afforestation ecological restoration and mine reclamation. In this Special Issue of the journal Forests we explore the broad range of current research dedicated to our topic: International Short Rotation Woody Crop Production Systems for Ecosystem Services and Phytotechnologies