Diversity

Fossil Reptiles and Associated Faunal Record

edited by

submission deadline 25 Apr 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 28658 | 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

edited by

Natalia B. Ananjeva

submission deadline 25 Apr 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4238 | 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

edited by

Charles Ciampaglio

and

Ryan C. Shell

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 55982 | 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

Thomas H. White, Jr.

and Donald J. Brightsmith

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4827 | 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

edited by

Marlenne Manzano-Sarabia

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4544 | 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

Timothy O. Randhir

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4085 | 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

Sen Ding

and

Xin Gao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3942 | Submission Open

Keywords: diversity and biogeographical pattern; advanced biomonitoring method; bioassessment; rare and endangered species; invasive species; conservation management

Biodiversity Conservation in Metacommunities

edited by

Alessandro Ferrarini

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3237 | 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

edited by

Rita Cordeiro

,

Amélia Fonseca

and

Vitor Gonçalves

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2778 | 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

edited by

Valentina Costa

and

Veronica Santinelli

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2715 | 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

edited by

Aleš Gregorc

and

Caio Eduardo da Costa Domingues

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2496 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Loss & Dynamics)

Digitization of Natural History Collections for Biodiversity Science and Conservation

edited by

Bogdan Jackowiak

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1689 | 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 101 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections)

Evolutionary Patterns and Diversity of Arachnida

edited by

Vera Opatova

submission deadline 1 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5432 | 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 156 | 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

edited by

Ana C. Sampaio

,

Patricia Poeta

and

Florin Aonofriesei

submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 23049 | 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

Atsuko Fukunaga

and

John Burns

submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9223 | 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

An Yi Tsai

submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8516 | 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

edited by

Monika Fajfer

and

Maciej Skoracki

submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5552 | 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

Paul A. Ayayee

submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4196 | 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

edited by

Sofia Solórzano

and

Maria Del Coro Arizmendi

submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4047 | 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

edited by

Luis Daniel Ávila Cabadilla

and

Mariana Yólotl Álvarez Añorve

submission deadline 15 May 2024 | Viewed by 58 | 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

Tsung-Jen Shen

submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11724 | 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

Guido Pietroluongo

, Tommaso Gerussi and

Cinzia Centelleghe

submission deadline 20 May 2024 | Viewed by 254 | 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

Thomas Fickert

submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12805 | Submission Open

Keywords: Mangrove; Disturbance; Reforestation; Natural regeneration; Resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)

Shark Ecology

edited by

Primo Micarelli

and

Francesca Romana Reinero

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14661 | 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

Renato Mamede

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13097 | 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

Simon Weigmann

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11869 | 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

Maria Panitsa

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8904 | 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

Antonio Zurita

and Marcela Lareschi

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4537 | 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

Amit Roy

and

Audrey Bras

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4326 | 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

edited by

Daniel B. Raudabaugh

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4307 | 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

Joo Myun Park

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3679 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)

Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation of Lepidoptera

edited by

Masahiko Kitahara

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1839 | 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

edited by

Alexandre Maniçoba da Rosa Ferraz Jardim

and

João Everthon Da Silva Ribeiro

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 331 | 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 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity assessment; biodiversity preservation; environmental sensors; aquatic biodiversity; aquatic ecosystems

Ecology and Diversity of Microbes in Karst Landscapes

edited by

Qian Chen

and Zhi-Feng Zhang

submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 103 | 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

edited by

Zigmantas Gudžinskas

and

Kevin Cianfaglione

submission deadline 1 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1927 | 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

Ivana Tlak Gajger

submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 184 | 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

José Carlos Báez

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4829 | 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

Ales Eichmeier

submission deadline 26 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1035 | 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 96 | 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

edited by

Carolina Romeiro Fernandes Chagas

and

Francisco Ferreira

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 22149 | 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

Bogdan Jackowiak

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16548 | 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

edited by

Francisco Javier Zamora-Camacho

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13179 | 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

edited by

Danelle Larson

and

Eva Papastergiadou

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9296 | 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

Longshan Lin

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9156 | 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

Simone Montano

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7278 | 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

Schiaparelli Stefano

and Giorgio Bavestrello

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5991 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)

Rare and Endemic Plant Conservation in the Context of Global Changes

edited by

Marius Mirodon Fagaras

and

Alexandru Sabin-Badarau