Special Issues

Diversity publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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The Role of Symbiotic Microorganims in Insects
edited by Itai Opatovsky
submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open
Keywords: bacteria; fungi; viruses; insects; diversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections)
Fossil Reptiles and Associated Faunal Record submission deadline 25 Apr 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 28509 | Submission Open
Keywords: reptiles; fossil record; paleontological sites; faunistic associations; systematics; diversity; evolutionary history; lifestyles; paleoecology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phylogeny and Evolution)
Herpetofauna of Eurasia submission deadline 25 Apr 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4140 | Submission Open
Keywords: reptile; amphibia; conservation; diversity; Europe; Asia; threats; endangered species
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)
Paleoecology, Diversity, Taphonomy, Phylogeny, and Evolution of Paleozoic Fishes submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 55779 | Submission Open
Keywords: Agnatha; Placoderm; Thelodont; Holocephali; Elasmobranchii; Chondrichthyes; Osteichthyes; Actinopterygii; Sarcopterygii; Bone bed; Lagerstatte
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phylogeny and Evolution)
Restoring and Conserving Biodiversity: A Global Perspective
edited by and Donald J. Brightsmith
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4647 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity; ecological restoration; reintroduction; habitat conservation; extinction; conservation translocations; ecological communities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Spatial and Temporal Studies in Marine Protected Areas: Mexican Chapter submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4512 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine protected areas; Ramsar sites; islands; wetlands; climate change; ocean warming; Gulf of California; California current system; Mexican Pacific; Gulf of Mexico
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
Biomonitoring of Freshwater Ecosystems
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4043 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomonitoring; sampling design; modeling; organismal response; biodiversity; watersheds; freshwater ecology; conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Freshwater Biodiversity)
Monitoring and Conservation of Aquatic Organism in the Yangtze River Basin
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3878 | Submission Open
Keywords: diversity and biogeographical pattern; advanced biomonitoring method; bioassessment; rare and endangered species; invasive species; conservation management
Biodiversity Conservation in Metacommunities submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3218 | Submission Open
Keywords: biotic drivers; dispersal dynamics; environmental/anthropogenic drivers; metacommunity biodiversity; metacommunity changes over time; metacommunity structure; species assemblage; species functional traits
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)
Microbial Diversity on Islands: Cosmopolitanism and Endemism submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2759 | Submission Open
Keywords: cyanobacteria; microalgae; fungi; biodiversity; biogeography; ecology; conservation; taxonomy; molecular systematics; biotechnology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections)
Marine Ecosystem Restoration: Challenges and Opportunities submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2657 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine ecosystem restoration; habitat restoration; artificial reefs; seagrass beds; kelp forests; sustainable fishing and aquaculture; restoration strategies; innovative approaches; biodiversity conservation; ecosystem services; blue carbon
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Loss & Dynamics)
Aspects of Honey Bee Colonies Losses submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2474 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Loss & Dynamics)
Digitization of Natural History Collections for Biodiversity Science and Conservation
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1636 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity loss; conservation; biodiversity data collection; management and aggregation; a new source of biodiversity data; digital identification keys; digitalization of natural history collections; nomenclators and taxonomic databases; biological collections
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)
Unraveling the Hidden Diversity: Exploring the Diversity of Microbial Communities in Soil Ecosystems
edited by Chunyun Jia
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections)
Evolutionary Patterns and Diversity of Arachnida
edited by
submission deadline 1 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5387 | Submission Open
Keywords: biogeography; biological diversity; cryptic species; integrative taxonomy; phylogeny; species delimitation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Morphology, Ecology and Biogeography of Soil and Arboreal Microarthropods
edited by Ladislav Miko
submission deadline 10 May 2024 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil microarthropods; arboreal microarthropods; microarthropod ecology; microarthropod conservation; microarthropod diversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Microbial Diversity in Aquatic Systems submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 22619 | Submission Open
Keywords: Bacteria; Fungi; Algae; Lotic and lentic freshwater ecosystems; Wastewaters; Biodegradation; Ecosystem functions; Ecological indicators; Pathogen reservoirs; Antibiotic resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections)
Technological Innovation to Support Reef Research and Conservation
edited by and
submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9161 | Submission Open
Keywords: reef monitoring; biodiversity; eDNA; remote sensing; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
Planktonic Food Web: Feeding, Growth, and Trophic Interactions
edited by
submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8481 | Submission Open
Keywords: zooplankton; phytoplankton; prokaryotes; protists; microbial loop; trophic interactions; growth; grazing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
Host-Parasitic Mite Interactions and Co-evolution submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5480 | Submission Open
Keywords: host-parasite interaction; co-evolution; parasitism; taxonomy; mites; hosts; phylogeny; biodiversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phylogeny and Evolution)
Plant-Insect-Microbe Interactions and Diversity
edited by
submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4171 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant-insect-microbes; gut microbiome; biological control; bacteriophage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
Ecology and Conservation of Parrots submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3958 | Submission Open
Keywords: habitats and parrots conservation; parrots ecology; parrots demography; parrot feeding ecology; genetics and phylogenetics of parrots; social interactions and behavior of parrots
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Patterns of Species Diversity under Human Disturbances submission deadline 15 May 2024 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open
Keywords: tropical forest; disturbance ecology; conservation physiology; ecology of secondary forests; forest ecosystem health; land-use change and habitat fragmentation; anthropogenic landscape ecology; landscape epidemiology; conservation and management of tropical biodiversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Loss & Dynamics)
Quantifying Biodiversity: Methods and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11615 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity index; statistical model; biodiversity sampling; biodiversity assessment; biodiversity conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)
Biology, Biodiversity and Conservation of Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles
edited by , Tommaso Gerussi and
submission deadline 20 May 2024 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine mammals; sea turtles; endangered species; biology; ecology; conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
Mangrove Regeneration and Restoration
edited by
submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12655 | Submission Open
Keywords: Mangrove; Disturbance; Reforestation; Natural regeneration; Resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
Shark Ecology submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14375 | Submission Open
Keywords: conservation actions; sharks; ecology; monitoring; threats; ecotoxicology; behavior
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
Ecology and Biogeography of Marine Benthos
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12989 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine taxa; benthic communities; benthic habitats; benthic ecology; conservation and management of ecosystems; biodiversity; species distribution modeling; habitat mapping; trophic interactions; effects of anthropogenic pressures; effects of climatic change; invasive species
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
Recent Advances in Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity of the Chondrichthyan Fauna
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11754 | Submission Open
Keywords: chondrichthyes; elasmobranchii; sharks; rays; chimaeras; biodiversity; ecology; evolution; taxonomy; systematics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Plant Diversity on Islands
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8864 | Submission Open
Keywords: Island plant; Island flora; Floristic diversity; Species richness; Endemism; Spatial patterns; Spatial turnover; Temporal turnover; Island specialist taxa; Beta diversity; Oceanic islands; Land-bridge island; Continental island; Habitat island
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
Taxonomy, Epidemiology, Evolution and Phylogeny of Common Ectoparasites of Vertebrates: Siphonaptera and Acari
edited by and Marcela Lareschi
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4443 | Submission Open
Keywords: parasites; Siphonaptera; Acari; evolution; phylogeny; taxonomy; distribution; epidemiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phylogeny and Evolution)
Ecology and Management of Forest Insects in the Anthropocene
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4308 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest pest ecology and management; RNAi; symbiotic associations; biological invasions; chemical ecology; sensor biology; omics; community ecology; population genetics; bark beetles; lepidopteran forest pest; socio-economic drivers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Loss & Dynamics)
Fungi, Ecology, and Global Change submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4117 | Submission Open
Keywords: fungi; diversity; climate change; fungal diseases; ecology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections)
Dynamics of Marine Communities
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3576 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation of Lepidoptera
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1815 | Submission Open
Keywords: Lepidoptera; ecology; distribution; biodiversity; nature protection; conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)
Ecology and Diversity of Plants in Arid and Semi-arid Ecosystems submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 325 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular regulation mechanisms; desert plants; plant diversity; biodiversity conservation; ecological adaptability; oxidative stress in plants; biotic and abiotic stress; arid and semi-arid land
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
Beyond the Progress: Exploring the Trade-Offs of Biodiversity and Renewable Energy Technologies in Aquatic Ecosystems
edited by Simone Cardoso
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity assessment; biodiversity preservation; environmental sensors; aquatic biodiversity; aquatic ecosystems
Ecology and Diversity of Microbes in Karst Landscapes
edited by and Zhi-Feng Zhang
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open
Keywords: karst landscapes; microbial taxonomy; microbial community; microbiome; microbial ecology; ecological function
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections)
Ecology and Evolution of Invasive Plant Species submission deadline 1 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1654 | Submission Open
Keywords: adaptations; communities; dispersal; ecosystems; habitats; hybridization; micro-evolution; mutualistic relationships; populations; spatial scale; temporal scale; trophic relationships
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
Impact of Environment and Management on Bees and Other Insects
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental factors; land-use; management; bees; insects; pollinator; climate change; biodiversity conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Loss & Dynamics)
Ecology and Conservation of Marine Megafauna
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4783 | Submission Open
Keywords: bycatch; climate variability; ecological risk assessment; ecosystem approach; conservation management; marine protected areas
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
Recent Advances in Plant-Pathogen Interactions - 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 26 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1015 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant pathology; high-throughput sequencing; symptoms; viroids; viruses; bacteria; fungi; omics technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections)
Diversity, Ecology, and Distribution of Parasites and Endosymbionts of Reptiles
edited by Rodrigo Megía-Palma and Emilio Civantos
submission deadline 29 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open
Keywords: co-adaptation; sexual selection; ecography; phylogenetics; vector-borne parasites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Diversity of Wildlife Pathogens submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 21861 | Submission Open
Keywords: wildlife diseases; vector-borne diseases; zoonotic pathogens; infectious diseases; animal pathogen; disease outbreak; pathogen diagnosis; emerging diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Changes and Evolution of Flora and Vegetation under Human Impacts
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16254 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant diversity; human pressure; hemeroby; synanthropisation; flora extinction; endangered species; plant invasion; alien species; microevolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
Wildlife in Natural and Altered Environments submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13121 | Submission Open
Keywords: agrosystem; anthropic habitat; deforestation; global change; habitat degradation; natural habitat; land-use shifts; pollution; urban habitat; wildfire
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Aquatic Plant Diversity, Conservation, and Restoration submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9219 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquatic vegetation; biodiversity; macrophytes; freshwater; resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
Diversity and Spatiotemporal Distribution of Nekton
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9031 | Submission Open
Keywords: fishery resources; diversity and spatiotemporal distribution of nekton; fish biology; ichthyological ecology; fish taxonomy; fish populations; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biogeography and Macroecology)
Indo-Pacific Coral Diseases: Diversity, Impacts and Solutions
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7219 | Submission Open
Keywords: pathogens; invertebrates; prevalence & incidence; vector & reservoir; mortality; impacts; mitigation tools; climate change; monitoring protocol; ecological assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
The Ligurian Sea and the National Biodiversity Future Centre (NBFC): Biodiversity Conservation in a Temperate Marine Environment under Threat
edited by and Giorgio Bavestrello
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5699 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
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