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
C.P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
Interests: scarabaeoid beetles; taxonomy; systematics; palaeontology; evolution; zoological nomenclature; taxonomic history and practice; community ecology and biodiversity research; chemical ecology; natural history
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Interests: scarabaeoid beetles; taxonomy; systematics; palaeontology; evolution; zoological nomenclature; taxonomic history and practice; community ecology and biodiversity research; chemical ecology; natural history
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Zoological Museum, Moscow State University, Bolshaya Nikitskaya 2, 125009 Moscow, Russia
Interests: small mammals; Chiroptera; taxonomy; evolution; morphology; species delimitation; bat fauna; philogeography; bat natural history; Tropical Asia
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Interests: small mammals; Chiroptera; taxonomy; evolution; morphology; species delimitation; bat fauna; philogeography; bat natural history; Tropical Asia
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Australian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia
Interests: taxonomy; biodiversity; systematics; phylogeny; life history; reproduction; evolution of marine invertebrates (especially of the polychaete family Serpulidae); benthic ecology; evolution of life histories in marine invertebrates
Interests: taxonomy; biodiversity; systematics; phylogeny; life history; reproduction; evolution of marine invertebrates (especially of the polychaete family Serpulidae); benthic ecology; evolution of life histories in marine invertebrates
Department of Bio-Science, Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Shiga 526-0829, Japan
Interests: PCR; DNA; cloning; RNA; genomics; DNA sequencing; genetics; sequencing; cell biology; genotyping
Interests: PCR; DNA; cloning; RNA; genomics; DNA sequencing; genetics; sequencing; cell biology; genotyping
Department of Applied Statistics, Institute of Mathematics and Basic Science, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Villányi út 29–43, H-1118 Budapest, Hungary
Interests: mathematical modeling; applied statistics; multivariate methods; applied machine learning methods
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Interests: mathematical modeling; applied statistics; multivariate methods; applied machine learning methods
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Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80302, USA
Interests: evolutionary ecology; nutritional ecology; community ecology; conservation biology; mammals; Africa; North America
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Interests: evolutionary ecology; nutritional ecology; community ecology; conservation biology; mammals; Africa; North America
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Department of Biology, Geology and Environmental Science, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 615 McCallie Ave., Chattanooga, TN 37403, USA
Interests: biodiversity; biomonitoring; community ecology; ecology and evolution; integrative taxonomy; meiofauna; metabarcoding; molecular ecology; population genetics; species delineation
Interests: biodiversity; biomonitoring; community ecology; ecology and evolution; integrative taxonomy; meiofauna; metabarcoding; molecular ecology; population genetics; species delineation
Department of Life Science, College of Natural Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
Interests: taxonomy; Copepoda; Harpacticoida; Foraminifera; jellyfishes; meiofauna; zooplankton; marine diversity
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Interests: taxonomy; Copepoda; Harpacticoida; Foraminifera; jellyfishes; meiofauna; zooplankton; marine diversity
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Laboratorio de Genética para la Conservación, Centro de Investigaciones del Noroeste, S.C., La Paz 23096, BCS, México
Interests: ecological and evolutionary processes that make up the diversity of animals and plants in Mexico; population genetics; landscape genetics; phylogeography; evolution; genomics; fisheries; aquaculture
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Interests: ecological and evolutionary processes that make up the diversity of animals and plants in Mexico; population genetics; landscape genetics; phylogeography; evolution; genomics; fisheries; aquaculture
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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado Postal 0843-03092, Balboa, Ancon, Panama
Interests: evolution and the ecology of marine organisms; sea urchins; fishes; crustaceans; corals
Interests: evolution and the ecology of marine organisms; sea urchins; fishes; crustaceans; corals
Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Animal Conservation, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
Interests: animal behavior and ecology; wildlife conservation
Interests: animal behavior and ecology; wildlife conservation
Chengdu Institute of Biology (CIB), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China
Interests: evolution; molecular adaptation; genetics; genomics; zoology; biogeoaraphy
Interests: evolution; molecular adaptation; genetics; genomics; zoology; biogeoaraphy
School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
Interests: genetic diversity; phylogenetic analysis; evolutionary analysis; cyanobacteria; aquatic microbial community
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Interests: genetic diversity; phylogenetic analysis; evolutionary analysis; cyanobacteria; aquatic microbial community
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Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Interests: statistics; wildlife survey; conservation planning; animal movement; species distribution modelling; machine learning
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Interests: statistics; wildlife survey; conservation planning; animal movement; species distribution modelling; machine learning
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Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Interests: genetic evolution; invasion biology of animals; biogeography; conservation biology of terrestrial vertebrates
Interests: genetic evolution; invasion biology of animals; biogeography; conservation biology of terrestrial vertebrates
Laboratoire AMIS, CNRS UMR 5288, Université Paul Sabatier, 31000 Toulouse, France
Interests: ancient DNA; population genomics; conservation genomics; evolution; equids; natural selection; edible insects; methods; bioinformatics; multigene family evolution
Interests: ancient DNA; population genomics; conservation genomics; evolution; equids; natural selection; edible insects; methods; bioinformatics; multigene family evolution
Department of Natural History, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON M5S 2C6, Canada
Interests: bats; biodiversity; biogeography; community ecology; evolution; mammalogy
Interests: bats; biodiversity; biogeography; community ecology; evolution; mammalogy
Department of Aquaculture, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung 912, Taiwan
Interests: aquafeeds; nutrition physiology; development and utilization of probiotics; immuno-stimulantant
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Interests: aquafeeds; nutrition physiology; development and utilization of probiotics; immuno-stimulantant
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Department of Ocean Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
Interests: marine plankton ecology; microbial food web dynamics; biodiversity; global change biology
Interests: marine plankton ecology; microbial food web dynamics; biodiversity; global change biology
Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Interests: nitrogen cycles; wetland vegetation; ecological restoration; microbial diversity; plant-soil system
Interests: nitrogen cycles; wetland vegetation; ecological restoration; microbial diversity; plant-soil system
Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts, 160 Holdsworth Way, Amherst, MA 01003-9285, USA
Interests: avian ecology and conservation; population monitoring; conservation biology; bioacoustics; reintroduction biology; evolution avian life-histories
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Interests: avian ecology and conservation; population monitoring; conservation biology; bioacoustics; reintroduction biology; evolution avian life-histories
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1. Department of Biological, Chemical, and Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, 90123 Palermo, Italy
2. Museum of Zoology “P. Doderlein”, SIMUA, University of Palermo, 90123 Palermo, Italy
Interests: Mediterranean marine biology; marine biodiversity; population genetics; barcoding; systematics and taxonomy of amphipoda; non-indigenous species
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2. Museum of Zoology “P. Doderlein”, SIMUA, University of Palermo, 90123 Palermo, Italy
Interests: Mediterranean marine biology; marine biodiversity; population genetics; barcoding; systematics and taxonomy of amphipoda; non-indigenous species
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Institute of Polar Sciences, National Research Council, Spianata S. Raineri 86, 98122 Messina, Italy
Interests: microbial ecology of aquatic and terrestrial systems; associations between prokaryotes and benthic filter-feeders; prokaryotes in the cryosphere; response by prokaryotic communities to anthropogenic stressors; biotechnological potentialities of cold-adapted bacteria
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Interests: microbial ecology of aquatic and terrestrial systems; associations between prokaryotes and benthic filter-feeders; prokaryotes in the cryosphere; response by prokaryotic communities to anthropogenic stressors; biotechnological potentialities of cold-adapted bacteria
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Department of Biology, Boston University, 5 Cummington Mall, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Interests: reproductive behavior and timing relative to physical oceanographic variables; predator-prey relationships with emphasis on herbivores and their role in coral reef ecology, including the phenomenon of ciguatera; species identification and biogeography including descriptions of new species of fishes from coral reefs and an African freshwater lake; environmental impact of natural catastrophes and man-made habitat alterations; fish bioacoustics
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Interests: reproductive behavior and timing relative to physical oceanographic variables; predator-prey relationships with emphasis on herbivores and their role in coral reef ecology, including the phenomenon of ciguatera; species identification and biogeography including descriptions of new species of fishes from coral reefs and an African freshwater lake; environmental impact of natural catastrophes and man-made habitat alterations; fish bioacoustics
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College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing 100081, China
Interests: biodiversity and agrobiodiversity; ethnobotany; ethnopharmacology; ethnoecology; natural products chemistry; plant taxonomy; sustainable agroecosystem
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Interests: biodiversity and agrobiodiversity; ethnobotany; ethnopharmacology; ethnoecology; natural products chemistry; plant taxonomy; sustainable agroecosystem
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IPHES, Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social, Campus Sescelades URV (Edifici W3), 43007 Tarragona, Spain
Interests: small mammals; paleontology; palaeoenvironment; palaeoclimate; Quaternary
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Interests: small mammals; paleontology; palaeoenvironment; palaeoclimate; Quaternary
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CSIC-ICUB—Instituto Botanico de Barcelona, 08038 Barcelona, Spain
Interests: biogeography; conservation genetics; East Asia; ecological niche modeling; invasive alien species; Mediterranean Basin; phylogeography; rare and endangered species
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Interests: biogeography; conservation genetics; East Asia; ecological niche modeling; invasive alien species; Mediterranean Basin; phylogeography; rare and endangered species
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Departamento de Botánica, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
Interests: plant conservation; plant diversity; alpine plant ecology; restoration ecology
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Interests: plant conservation; plant diversity; alpine plant ecology; restoration ecology
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Institute for Development Ecology Conservation and Cooperation Via G. Tomasi di Lampedusa 33 I, 00144 Rome, Italy
Interests: community ecology; reptile biology and conservation; tropical reptile ecology; chelonian conservation; reptile population biology; reptile dietary habits and foraging ecology
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Interests: community ecology; reptile biology and conservation; tropical reptile ecology; chelonian conservation; reptile population biology; reptile dietary habits and foraging ecology
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Department of Life Sciences, Università degli Studi di Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
Interests: monitoring restoration; cross-taxon congruence; grassland ecology; biodiversity conservation; biodiversity assessment
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Interests: monitoring restoration; cross-taxon congruence; grassland ecology; biodiversity conservation; biodiversity assessment
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