Editorial Board
- Animal Diversity Section
- Marine Diversity Section
- Biodiversity Conservation Section
- Plant Diversity Section
- Phylogeny and Evolution Section
- Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections Section
- Biodiversity Loss & Dynamics Section
- Biogeography and Macroecology Section
- Freshwater Biodiversity Section
- Chemical Diversity and Chemical Ecology Section
Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.
Members
Centre de Recherche en Paléontologie de Paris, UMR 7207 - CNRS, MNHN, SU, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CP 38 – 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France
Interests: systematics; phylogeny; palaeobiogeography; palaeobiology; palaeoecology and science history of Late Cretaceous marine reptiles from the northern and southern margins of the Mediterranean Tethys
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Interests: systematics; phylogeny; palaeobiogeography; palaeobiology; palaeoecology and science history of Late Cretaceous marine reptiles from the northern and southern margins of the Mediterranean Tethys
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Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Pretoria, Hatfield 0028, South Africa
Interests: plant systematics; phylogeography; orphan crops; biogeography; African plants
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Interests: plant systematics; phylogeography; orphan crops; biogeography; African plants
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cE3c—Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Azorean Biodiversity Group, CHANGE—Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and the Environment, University of the Azores, PT-9700-042 Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal
Interests: marine and freshwater megafauna; ichthyology; herpetology; ethology
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Interests: marine and freshwater megafauna; ichthyology; herpetology; ethology
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Dipartimento di Fisica e Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Via Saragat 1, 44122 Ferrara, Italy
Interests: fossil and living larger foraminifera and calcareous algae; paleoecology; marine paleoenvironments; paleobiogeography; carbonate sedimentology; Cenozoic
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Interests: fossil and living larger foraminifera and calcareous algae; paleoecology; marine paleoenvironments; paleobiogeography; carbonate sedimentology; Cenozoic
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Torre Flavia’ LTER (Long Term Ecological Research) Station, Protected Areas–Regional Park Service, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Viale G. Ribotta 41, 00144 Rome, Italy
Interests: quantitative ecology; biogeography; problem solving in wildlife management; wetland ecology and management; habitat fragmentation and ecological network planning
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Interests: quantitative ecology; biogeography; problem solving in wildlife management; wetland ecology and management; habitat fragmentation and ecological network planning
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Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33004, USA
Interests: population dynamics of corals; extreme and degraded coral reef systems; fish-macroalgal-coral interactions; functional role of herbivorous fishes; predator-prey interactions
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Interests: population dynamics of corals; extreme and degraded coral reef systems; fish-macroalgal-coral interactions; functional role of herbivorous fishes; predator-prey interactions
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Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research, Universität Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany
Interests: biogeography; global change ecology; plant diversity; beta-diversity, Springs
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Interests: biogeography; global change ecology; plant diversity; beta-diversity, Springs
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Laboratory of Soil Biology, Department of Biology, University of Neuchatel, 2000 Neuchatel, Switzerland
Interests: oomycete plant pathogens; phytophthora; biotechnological applications of fungal enzymes
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Interests: oomycete plant pathogens; phytophthora; biotechnological applications of fungal enzymes
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Department of Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
Interests: predator-prey interactions; life history evolution; native fish conservation; fisheries; parasites; burying beetles; fishes
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Interests: predator-prey interactions; life history evolution; native fish conservation; fisheries; parasites; burying beetles; fishes
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Department of Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Genoa, 16132 Genoa, Italy
Interests: marine ecology; marine benthic habitats; marine diversity; coral reefs; seagrass meadows; submarine caves; marine ecosystem change; scuba surveys
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Interests: marine ecology; marine benthic habitats; marine diversity; coral reefs; seagrass meadows; submarine caves; marine ecosystem change; scuba surveys
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Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, USA
Interests: biogeography; evolutionary biology; systematics; phylogeny; marine Mollusca
Interests: biogeography; evolutionary biology; systematics; phylogeny; marine Mollusca
Department of Biology, Life Sciences Center, Trinity College, Hartford, CT 06106, USA
Interests: functional morphology of placentas in viviparous reptiles; fetal membrane morphology and development in reptiles; evolution of vertebrate viviparity; history of evolutionary thought; history and demise of concepts of biological “race”
Interests: functional morphology of placentas in viviparous reptiles; fetal membrane morphology and development in reptiles; evolution of vertebrate viviparity; history of evolutionary thought; history and demise of concepts of biological “race”
Department of Biology, Saint Louis University (SU), St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
Interests: wildlife ecology; wildlife conservation; conservation biology; biodiversity; ecology; zoology; endangered species; conservation; wildlife
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Interests: wildlife ecology; wildlife conservation; conservation biology; biodiversity; ecology; zoology; endangered species; conservation; wildlife
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USR3278 CRIOBE, Universite de Perpignan, 66860 Perpignan CEDEX, France
Interests: marine biodiversity patterns; conservation genetics; invasion biology; echinoderms and cnidarians; phylogeography; hologenome evolution; microbiome; coral reefs
Interests: marine biodiversity patterns; conservation genetics; invasion biology; echinoderms and cnidarians; phylogeography; hologenome evolution; microbiome; coral reefs
CIBIO-InBIO, Universidade do Porto, Campus de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal
Interests: biodiversity; biogeography; ecology; macroecology; theoretical ecology
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Interests: biodiversity; biogeography; ecology; macroecology; theoretical ecology
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Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
Interests: fish biology; aquatic toxicology; ecological toxicology; freshwater mussels; aquaculture; aquatic ecology
Interests: fish biology; aquatic toxicology; ecological toxicology; freshwater mussels; aquaculture; aquatic ecology
Coastal Research Center, Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
Interests: population and community dynamics; marine fishes; community assembly rules; species interactions; wetland ecology; applied ecology
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Interests: population and community dynamics; marine fishes; community assembly rules; species interactions; wetland ecology; applied ecology
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Laboratoire Universitaire de Biodiversité et Ecologie Microbienne, Université de Brest, F-29280 Plouzané, France
Interests: marine fungi; deep biosphere; culture; metabarcoding; bioremediation; biotechnology
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Interests: marine fungi; deep biosphere; culture; metabarcoding; bioremediation; biotechnology
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Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
Interests: human population genomics; molecular evolution and bioinformatics
Interests: human population genomics; molecular evolution and bioinformatics
Departamento de Ecología Evolutiva, Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC, Avenida Américo Vespucio, núm 26 Isla de la Cartuja, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
Interests: ecophysiology; behavior, ecology; macroecology; herpetofauna; arthropods; ectothermic animals; thermal biology
Interests: ecophysiology; behavior, ecology; macroecology; herpetofauna; arthropods; ectothermic animals; thermal biology
Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, 1349-017 Lisbon, Portugal
Interests: biological invasions; biogeography; spatial modelling; conservation biology; ecosystem ecology; species diversity; wildlife conservation
Interests: biological invasions; biogeography; spatial modelling; conservation biology; ecosystem ecology; species diversity; wildlife conservation
Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
Interests: biometry, morphology, sclerochronology, demography, growth strategies, skeletal crystallography, mechanical properties, reproduction, zooxanthellae photosynthesis, population dynamics, and microbiome ecology in temperate and subtropical corals and their relationships with environmental factors; growth and population dynamics multiscale modeling; effect of global climate change on temperate and tropical coral reef communities
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Interests: biometry, morphology, sclerochronology, demography, growth strategies, skeletal crystallography, mechanical properties, reproduction, zooxanthellae photosynthesis, population dynamics, and microbiome ecology in temperate and subtropical corals and their relationships with environmental factors; growth and population dynamics multiscale modeling; effect of global climate change on temperate and tropical coral reef communities
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Department of Zoology, Universidad de Granada,18071 Granada, Spain
Interests: wildlife management; biodiversity conservation; ecology; ornithology; hunting management; farmland; animal behaviour
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Interests: wildlife management; biodiversity conservation; ecology; ornithology; hunting management; farmland; animal behaviour
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Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
Interests: conservation biology; ecology; biodiversity; amphibian biology; herpetology
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Interests: conservation biology; ecology; biodiversity; amphibian biology; herpetology
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Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry, University of Florence, Piazzale delle Cascine 28, 50144 Florence, Italy
Interests: soil DNA; soil metagenome; real-time PCR; microbial ecology; forest soil; agricultural soil
Interests: soil DNA; soil metagenome; real-time PCR; microbial ecology; forest soil; agricultural soil
Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche 10, 60131 Ancona, Italy
Interests: animal genetics; livestock genetic resources; molecular markers; livestock biodiversity; livestock conservation genomics; animal breeding and genetics
Interests: animal genetics; livestock genetic resources; molecular markers; livestock biodiversity; livestock conservation genomics; animal breeding and genetics
Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC), Avda. Américo Vespucio 26, 41092 Seville, Spain
Interests: ants; community ecology; behavioural ecology; functional diversity; thermophyly; invasive species
Interests: ants; community ecology; behavioural ecology; functional diversity; thermophyly; invasive species
Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115201, Taiwan
Interests: crustacean ecology and biology; barnacle taxonomy and ecology; larval ecology
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Interests: crustacean ecology and biology; barnacle taxonomy and ecology; larval ecology
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ECODIV, Univ ROUEN-NORMANDIE, 76000 Rouen, France
Interests: soil ecology; above-belowground interactions; biological invasion
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Interests: soil ecology; above-belowground interactions; biological invasion
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International Jointed Institute of Plant Microbial Ecology and Resource Management, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
Interests: plant microbial ecology; agricultural big data; smart agriculture
Interests: plant microbial ecology; agricultural big data; smart agriculture
