Marine Biodiversity
A special issue of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine Diversity".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2013) | Viewed by 33398
Special Issue Editor
Interests: paleobiology; macroevolution; latitudinal diversity gradient
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The ocean ecosystem must increasingly cope with a variety of anthropogenic threats, including rising temperatures, acidification, over-fishing, pollution, and habitat destruction. Addressing these problems depends on a more complete understanding of marine biodiversity, including the location of biodiversity hotspots, the magnitude of biodiversity loss, and the effects of biodiversity loss on ecosystem function. Comparative data from the rich marine fossil record may help establish pre-human baselines and provide examples of ecosystem responses to environmental change, yet such comparisons are hindered because present-day marine biodiversity is poorly known in comparison with terrestrial patterns. This special issue titled "Marine Biodiversity" will focus on bridging that gap by advancing our basic understanding of geographic patterns of marine biodiversity, quantifying patterns of biodiversity change through time, addressing changes in ecosystem functioning as a result of anthropogenic environmental change, predicting future threats to marine biodiversity, and other topics related to the fundamental patterns of marine biodiversity.
Dr. Matthew G. Powell
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Diversity is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- marine biodiversity
- marine ecology
- marine ecosystem function
- marine biodiversity hotspots
- marine extinction
- anthropogenic impacts