Topical Advisory Panel
- Marine Diversity Section
- Biodiversity Conservation Section
- Plant Diversity Section
- Freshwater Biodiversity Section
Members
Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
Interests: fishery resources; diversity and spatiotemporal of nekton; fish biology; ichthyological ecology; fish taxonomy
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Interests: fishery resources; diversity and spatiotemporal of nekton; fish biology; ichthyological ecology; fish taxonomy
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The Natural History Museum, London, UK
Interests: functional morphology; shape evolution; ecomorphology; diversification; functional and behavioural inference
Interests: functional morphology; shape evolution; ecomorphology; diversification; functional and behavioural inference
Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Interests: aphids; behavioural ecology; biological control; biological invasions; chemical ecology; coccinellidae; community ecology; DNA barcoding; dryocosmus kuriphilus; halyomorpha halys; insect behaviour; integrated pest management; ladybirds; molecular ecology; odour; olfaction; olfactometer; parasitoid efficacy; PCR; RT-qPCR; sanger sequencing; stink bugs; tri-trophic interactions; trophic cascades; UV-light
Interests: aphids; behavioural ecology; biological control; biological invasions; chemical ecology; coccinellidae; community ecology; DNA barcoding; dryocosmus kuriphilus; halyomorpha halys; insect behaviour; integrated pest management; ladybirds; molecular ecology; odour; olfaction; olfactometer; parasitoid efficacy; PCR; RT-qPCR; sanger sequencing; stink bugs; tri-trophic interactions; trophic cascades; UV-light
Department of Biomolecular Sciences (DiSB), University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”, 61029 loc. Crocicchia, Italy
Interests: meiofauna; nematoda; benthic biodiversity; marine pollution; ecological quality assessment
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Interests: meiofauna; nematoda; benthic biodiversity; marine pollution; ecological quality assessment
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Institut Polytechnique UniLaSalle, AGHYLE, Beauvais, France
Interests: functional ecology of plant-soil interactions; plant functional traits; agroecology; ecological engineering; nutrients; trace metals; sustainable soil management
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Interests: functional ecology of plant-soil interactions; plant functional traits; agroecology; ecological engineering; nutrients; trace metals; sustainable soil management
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Research Department for Limnology, Mondsee, University of Innsbruck, A-5310 Mondsee, Austria
Interests: ciliates; Parameciu; protists; symbiosis; bacterial symbionts; microbiomes; mating types; speciation mechanisms; the species concept
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Interests: ciliates; Parameciu; protists; symbiosis; bacterial symbionts; microbiomes; mating types; speciation mechanisms; the species concept
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A. O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of RAS, Sevastopol, Russia
Interests: protists; ciliates; systematics; phylogeny; evolution; ecology
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Interests: protists; ciliates; systematics; phylogeny; evolution; ecology
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Department of Biology, Albert-Ludwigs Universität Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Interests: prokaryotic and eukaryotic symbionts of ciliates; microbial ecology; adaptation; evolution; intracellular bacteria; Paramecium; Rickettsia; Holospora; Caedibacter; Megaira
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Interests: prokaryotic and eukaryotic symbionts of ciliates; microbial ecology; adaptation; evolution; intracellular bacteria; Paramecium; Rickettsia; Holospora; Caedibacter; Megaira
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Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Science, UOS Ravenna, University of Bologna, Via Sant’Alberto 163, 48123 Ravenna, Italy
Interests: marine biodiversity conservation; population genetic and genomics; marine invertebrates ecology; environmental DNA
Interests: marine biodiversity conservation; population genetic and genomics; marine invertebrates ecology; environmental DNA
Mammal Research Institute, Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria, Private bag X20, Hatfield 0028, South Africa
Interests: behavioural endocrinology in mammals, reptiles, and birds; address proximate and ultimate questions concerning regulative endocrine mechanisms with links to animal conservation, climate change, human–wildlife conflict, land transformation, and urbanisation
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Interests: behavioural endocrinology in mammals, reptiles, and birds; address proximate and ultimate questions concerning regulative endocrine mechanisms with links to animal conservation, climate change, human–wildlife conflict, land transformation, and urbanisation
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Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Interests: evolution; meiofauna; Annelida; nervous system; extreme habitats; morphology; transcriptomics
Interests: evolution; meiofauna; Annelida; nervous system; extreme habitats; morphology; transcriptomics
Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
Interests: phylogenetic diversity; macroecology; biogeography; plant community ecology; plant-insect interactions; biodiversity; eco-evolutionary approaches evolutionary; ecology
Interests: phylogenetic diversity; macroecology; biogeography; plant community ecology; plant-insect interactions; biodiversity; eco-evolutionary approaches evolutionary; ecology
Department of Entomology, The Pennsylvania State University, 651 Cemetery Rd., North East, PA 16428, USA
Interests: molecular and chemical ecology of insect plant interactions and associated symbionts; basic and applied chemical ecology; insect biology and ecology; insect sensory biology and host plant selection mechanisms; enhancement of host plant resistance to biotic stresses; biological control and insect pest management
Interests: molecular and chemical ecology of insect plant interactions and associated symbionts; basic and applied chemical ecology; insect biology and ecology; insect sensory biology and host plant selection mechanisms; enhancement of host plant resistance to biotic stresses; biological control and insect pest management
Marine Ecology Department, Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 81-712 Sopot, Poland
Interests: ecology of meiofauna; taxonomy, ecology and biogeography of free-living marine Nematoda and Arctic Kinorhyncha
Interests: ecology of meiofauna; taxonomy, ecology and biogeography of free-living marine Nematoda and Arctic Kinorhyncha
MARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, School of Sciences and Technology, University of Évora, c/o NemaLab, Apartado 94, 7002-554 Évora, Portugal
Interests: estuarine and marine ecology; ecology of meiobenthos and nematodes assemblages of the estuarine and deep sea sediments; ecological indicators and food webs
Interests: estuarine and marine ecology; ecology of meiobenthos and nematodes assemblages of the estuarine and deep sea sediments; ecological indicators and food webs
Bioversity International, Rome, Italy
Interests: forest and landscape restoration; Theobroma cacao genetic resources; Bertholletia excelsa ecology; GIS; species suitability modeling; inter- and intra-specific spatial diversity analysis; ethnobotany
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Interests: forest and landscape restoration; Theobroma cacao genetic resources; Bertholletia excelsa ecology; GIS; species suitability modeling; inter- and intra-specific spatial diversity analysis; ethnobotany
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Department of Biology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
Interests: marine alien species; structural and functional marine biodiversity; conservation biology; marine biocostructions; marine fouling; marine invertebrate rearing
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Interests: marine alien species; structural and functional marine biodiversity; conservation biology; marine biocostructions; marine fouling; marine invertebrate rearing
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Dipartimento di Scienze Della Vita, Università di Siena, Siena, Italy
Interests: behavioural ecology; management and conservation of large vertebrates
Interests: behavioural ecology; management and conservation of large vertebrates
1. Department of Animal Science, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2. Institute of Sanitary Engineering, Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
3. Department for Automation, Biocybernetics and Robotics, Jozef Štefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Interests: microbial evolution and diversity; bioinformatics and applied statistics; systems biology, systems medicine; high performance computing; metagenomics, metatranscriptomics, metabolomics; metagenome assembled genomes; human microbiome in exercise and IBD; anaerobic ecosystems; genome taxonomy database; scientific software containerization into singularity
2. Institute of Sanitary Engineering, Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
3. Department for Automation, Biocybernetics and Robotics, Jozef Štefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Interests: microbial evolution and diversity; bioinformatics and applied statistics; systems biology, systems medicine; high performance computing; metagenomics, metatranscriptomics, metabolomics; metagenome assembled genomes; human microbiome in exercise and IBD; anaerobic ecosystems; genome taxonomy database; scientific software containerization into singularity
Laboratory for Biology of Algae, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy
Interests: microalgae and cyanobacteria taxonomy and systematics; aquatic phototrophic biofilms; electron and confocal microscopy; harmful cyanobacteria and microalgae; ecophysiology of benthic and planktic microalgae and cyanobacteria in culture and nature; cyanobacterial and microalgal biomass application; microcosms; microalgae-based nanotechnology and drug discovery
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Interests: microalgae and cyanobacteria taxonomy and systematics; aquatic phototrophic biofilms; electron and confocal microscopy; harmful cyanobacteria and microalgae; ecophysiology of benthic and planktic microalgae and cyanobacteria in culture and nature; cyanobacterial and microalgal biomass application; microcosms; microalgae-based nanotechnology and drug discovery
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Botanical Garden, University of Padova, 35123 Padova, Italy
Interests: flora; habitat conservation; Natura 2000; phytosociology; plant communities; riparian vegetation; IAS
Interests: flora; habitat conservation; Natura 2000; phytosociology; plant communities; riparian vegetation; IAS
Department of Biological Applications and Technology, University Campus of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
Interests: aquatic microbial ecology; food webs; biogeography; diversity
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Interests: aquatic microbial ecology; food webs; biogeography; diversity
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Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, UMR 5554 (UM‐CNRS‐IRD‐EPHE), ISEM, Montpellier, France
Interests: fishes; biogeography; phylogeography; DNA barcoding; conservation genetics; tropics
Interests: fishes; biogeography; phylogeography; DNA barcoding; conservation genetics; tropics
Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche e Farmaceutiche (DISTABiF), Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Caserta, Italy
Interests: vegetation dynamics triggered by human disturbances and restoration ecology; vegetation and floristic mapping and analysis by G.I.S. tecniques; monitoring plant species and communities; biodiversity conservation and management with particular reference to rare and threatened with extinction plant species; statistical analysis of environmental data
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Interests: vegetation dynamics triggered by human disturbances and restoration ecology; vegetation and floristic mapping and analysis by G.I.S. tecniques; monitoring plant species and communities; biodiversity conservation and management with particular reference to rare and threatened with extinction plant species; statistical analysis of environmental data
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Centro de Investigación en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Museo de Zoología, Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Ecología Tropical, Universidad de Costa Rica, P.O. Box 11501-2060, San José, Costa Rica
Interests: octocoral and black coral taxonomy
Interests: octocoral and black coral taxonomy
Department of Life Sciences, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX 78412, USA
Interests: marine ecology and biodiversity; coral reef ecology and conservation; carbonate chemistry; ecophysiology; integrated coastal management
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Interests: marine ecology and biodiversity; coral reef ecology and conservation; carbonate chemistry; ecophysiology; integrated coastal management
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Departamento de Ciencias Básicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Chillán, Chile
Interests: vascular plant ecology; vascular plant genetics; reproductive biology of vascular plants
Interests: vascular plant ecology; vascular plant genetics; reproductive biology of vascular plants
Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
Interests: insect and crustacean physiology; taste and olfaction; transduction mechanisms of chemosensory systems; chemicals of feeding and reproductive significance; electrophysiology; behavior; biodiversity; alien species; pest management
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Interests: insect and crustacean physiology; taste and olfaction; transduction mechanisms of chemosensory systems; chemicals of feeding and reproductive significance; electrophysiology; behavior; biodiversity; alien species; pest management
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Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
Interests: taste perception; olfactory perception; insect-host plant interaction; electrophysiological recordings; chemosensory input and behavioral output; food choices and food intake; transduction mechanisms of chemosensory systems
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Interests: taste perception; olfactory perception; insect-host plant interaction; electrophysiological recordings; chemosensory input and behavioral output; food choices and food intake; transduction mechanisms of chemosensory systems
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Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino (Italy), Viale Mattioli 25, 10125 Torino, Italy
Interests: Illumina MiSeq; soil fungal biodiversity; mycorrhizal fungi; microbial ecology; orchids mycorrhizal fungi; Archaeobotany
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Interests: Illumina MiSeq; soil fungal biodiversity; mycorrhizal fungi; microbial ecology; orchids mycorrhizal fungi; Archaeobotany
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