Editorial Board
- Marine Diversity Section
- Freshwater Biodiversity Section
- Animal Diversity Section
- Plant Diversity Section
- Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections Section
- Chemical Diversity and Chemical Ecology Section
- Biodiversity Conservation Section
- Biogeography and Macroecology Section
- Phylogeny and Evolution Section
- Biodiversity Loss & Dynamics Section
Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.
Members (323)

Interests: phytochemistry; molecular pharmacology of medicinal and toxic plants; alkaloids; evolution; chemical ecology
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2. Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Institut Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), UMR 7205, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, EPHE, Université des Antilles, 75241 Paris, France
Interests: genotype-phenotype interactions; phenotypic diversity; sexual selection; metapopulation biology; dispersal; migration; adaptive radiation; coevolution
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Interests: freshwater ecology; population (epi-)genetics; ecosystem functioning; host-parasite interactions; evolutionary ecology; habitat fragmentation; conservation biology
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Interests: vertebrate palaeontology
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Interests: vertebrates ecology and behavior; conservation biology; bird migration; global change
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2. Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, P.O. Box 11103, 9700 CC Groningen, The Netherlands
Interests: stony corals; coral-associated fauna; coral reef conservation; coral taxonomy; coral trade; tropical marine biodiversity; marine invertebrates; marine biogeography; phylogeny reconstructions; marine invasives
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Interests: microbial ecology and diversity; microbial systematics; biodiscovery; microbial biotechnology applied; environmental and industrial microbiology; marine microbiology; biological control; actinomycetology; bacteriophages
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Interests: molecular evolution; dynamic of communities and populations; plant–insect interactions; ecology; tools: mitochondrial DNA; ISSR; cuticular hydrocarbons; field ecology; model organisms: lepidoptera; diptera; spiders
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Interests: plant population genetics; plant evolution and domestication; in situ and ex situ conservation of plant germplasm; molecular characterization; molecular markers; molecular evolution; plant breeding
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Interests: biological invasions; conservation biology; ecology and conservation of parrots; Neotropical birds; seed dispersal; threatened species; urban birds; wildlife trade
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Interests: plant systematics; plant taxonomy; Apiaceae (Umbelliferae); Fabaceae (Leguminosae); chemosystematics; useful plants; medicinal plants; ethnobotany
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Interests: birds; phylogeography; population genetics; host-parasite interactions; evolution
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Interests: ecological modelling; aquatic ecology; biological invasions; freshwater fauna; invasive species dispersal

Interests: parasite dynamics; host-parasite coevolution; emerging diseases; invasive species; environmental DNA

Interests: marine invertebrates; marine chemical ecology and Antarctic benthos

Interests: ecological modelling; ecosystem functioning; ecosystem services; invasive alien species; plant diversity; spatial ecology; statistics
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Interests: insect diversity; molecular systematics; geometric morphometrics; 3D morphology; functional morphology; biogeography; AI taxonomy; intelligent insect monitoring; fossil
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Interests: marine ecology; apex predatory fish; cetaceans; marine turtles
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Interests: fossil and living larger foraminifera and calcareous algae; biostratigraphy; paleoecology; paleobiogeography; Cenozoic

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Interests: biodiversity; aquatic macroinvertebrates; wetlands; sustainable management and conservation

Interests: biogeography; evolutionary biology; systematics; phylogeny; marine Mollusca
Interests: functional morphology of placentas in viviparous reptiles; fetal membrane morphology and development in reptiles; evolution of vertebrate viviparity; history of evolutionary thought; history and demise of concepts of biological “race”

Interests: wildlife ecology; wildlife conservation; conservation biology; biodiversity; ecology; zoology; endangered species; conservation; wildlife
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Interests: marine biodiversity patterns; conservation genetics; invasion biology; echinoderms and cnidarians; phylogeography; hologenome evolution; microbiome; coral reefs

Interests: life history evolution; sexual selection; endangered species; conservation science; reproductive behavior; infanticide; turtles
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Interests: human population genomics; molecular evolution and bioinformatics

Interests: ecophysiology; behavior, ecology; macroecology; herpetofauna; arthropods; ectothermic animals; thermal biology
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Interests: biological invasions; biological conservation; evolutionary ecology; animal behaviour; global change
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Interests: wildlife management; biodiversity conservation; ecology; ornithology; hunting management; farmland; animal behaviour
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Interests: conservation biology; ecology; biodiversity; amphibian biology; herpetology
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