Plant Diversity
A section of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818).
Section Information
The Plant Diversity section deals with all topics concerning plant diversity, from the evaluation of plant diversity (at the three levels: morphological, biochemical, and molecular) to its conservation (in situ and/or ex situ); aspects of population genetics and genotype by environmental interaction from evolution to phylogeny, adaptation, from the species up to community interactions with ecosystems, not excluding plant breeding aspects related to plant diversity. Experimental and field case studies are favored, but also theoretical studies will be considered if dealing with original approaches to evaluate plant diversity. Original review articles will be also considered if reporting an updated overview of the current state of understanding in plant diversity and its evaluation or on methodologies used in the frame of plant diversity topics.
Plant Diversity and Diversity Preservation:
Systematics, taxonomy, and phylogeny
Morphology
Genetic diversity and conservation
Fragmentation effects
Conservation management
Population genetics and ecology
Global and local change effects on plant biodiversity
Diversity of functions
Invasive organisms
Evolution and ecology
Community and ecosystem ecology
Macroevolution
Functional morphology and redundancy
Tolerance/resistance to biotic and abiotic factors
Paleontology
Restoration ecology
Diversity, evolution, and ecology of secondary metabolites
General Aspects of Plant Diversity Assessment:
Phylogenetic analyses
Statistical methods
Mathematical models
Theoretical methods
Computational methods
Diversity index
Next-generation sequencing, DNA barcoding, and omics
Spatial modeling
Freshwater plant diversity
Environmental DNA
Ecosystem functioning and food webs
Limnology
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Distribution of Bryophytes in a Changing World (Deadline: 20 June 2023)
- Preserving Plant Genetic Resources in Gene Banks - Current Possibilities and Future Prospects (Deadline: 20 June 2023)
- Advances in Functional Ecology: From Plant Functional Traits and Functional Diversity to Ecosystem Processes (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Weed Ecology and Diversity (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Algae Biodiversity: Natural and Anthropogenic Impacts (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Ecology, Diversity, and Phylogeny of Desert Plants (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
- Taxonomy, Diversity and Habitats of Phytoplankton (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
- Biodiversity in Arid Ecosystems (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Ecology and Evolution of Invasive Plant Species (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Plant-Insect-Microbe Interactions and Diversity (Deadline: 15 October 2023)
- Biodiversity of Vegetation and Flora in Tropical Africa II (Deadline: 15 October 2023)
- Rare and Endemic Plant Conservation in the Context of Global Changes (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Taxonomy, Genomics and Genetic Diversity of Ornamental Plants (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Plant Diversity in Pastoral Rangelands (Deadline: 15 November 2023)
- Ecology, Diversity and Conservation of Aquatic and Helophytic Plants, Plant Communities and Their Environments (Deadline: 15 November 2023)
- Ecology and Restoration of Grassland (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Phylogeny, Ages, Molecules and Fossils of Land Plants (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Plant Succession and Vegetation Dynamics (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Genetic Diversity of Cucurbit Crops (Deadline: 30 December 2023)
- Plant Biodiversity in Southern Africa: Status (Knowledge), Significance and Conservation Efforts (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Aquatic Plant Diversity, Conservation, and Restoration (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Herbaria: A Key Resource for Plant Diversity Exploration (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Plant and Lichen Diversity in Temperate East Asia (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Systematics, Phylogeny, and Biogeography of Leguminosae (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Recent Advances in Germplasm Evaluation and Breeding of Horticultural Plants (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Terricolous Nonvascular Photoautotroph (NVP)-Rich Habitats: Community Composition, Ecological Processes, Ecosystem Functions and Conservation Management under Global Changes (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- The Morphological Diversity and Evolution of Pollen (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
