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:
- Plant-Insect-Microbe Interactions and Diversity (Deadline: 15 May 2024)
- Plant Diversity on Islands (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Ecology and Diversity of Plants in Arid and Semi-arid Ecosystems (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Ecology and Evolution of Invasive Plant Species (Deadline: 1 June 2024)
- Recent Advances in Germplasm Evaluation and Breeding of Horticultural Plants (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Aquatic Plant Diversity, Conservation, and Restoration (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Rare and Endemic Plant Conservation in the Context of Global Changes (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Phylogeny, Ages, Molecules and Fossils of Land Plants (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Changes and Evolution of Flora and Vegetation under Human Impacts (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Plant Succession and Vegetation Dynamics (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Systematics, Phylogeny, and Biogeography of Leguminosae (Deadline: 1 July 2024)
- Genetic Diversity of Cucurbit Crops (Deadline: 20 July 2024)
- Biodiversity of Vegetation and Flora in Tropical Africa -2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 July 2024)
- Herbaria: A Key Resource for Plant Diversity Exploration (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Montane Ecosystems and Diversity (Deadline: 15 August 2024)
- Advances in Genetic Diversity and Germplasm Evaluation for Rootstock Breeding in Horticultural Crops (Deadline: 15 September 2024)
- Plant and Lichen Diversity in Temperate East Asia (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Ecology and Restoration of Grassland (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Distribution of Bryophytes in a Changing World (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Ecology, Diversity and Conservation of Aquatic and Helophytic Plants, Plant Communities and Their Environments (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Advances in Functional Ecology: From Plant Functional Traits and Functional Diversity to Ecosystem Processes (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Phytochemical Diversity, Ecosystem Services and Conservation of Food Plants (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Emerging Effects of Pollinator Loss on Biodiversity (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Plant Diversity Hotspots in the 2020s (Deadline: 31 January 2025)