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
MISE (Molecular Invertebrate Systematics and Ecology) Laboratory, Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Marine Science, Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan
Interests: marine biodiversity; Zoantharia; coral reefs; Anthozoa; coastal development; symbioses; taxonomy; eDNA
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Interests: marine biodiversity; Zoantharia; coral reefs; Anthozoa; coastal development; symbioses; taxonomy; eDNA
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1. School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Kent St, Bentley, WA 6102 Australia
2. Western Australian Museum, Welshpool, Perth Cultural Centre, Perth, WA 6000, Australia
Interests: coral reef; Cnidaria; monitoring; phylogenetics; Scleractinia; taxonomy; systematics
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2. Western Australian Museum, Welshpool, Perth Cultural Centre, Perth, WA 6000, Australia
Interests: coral reef; Cnidaria; monitoring; phylogenetics; Scleractinia; taxonomy; systematics
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School of Geography and Geology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S-4M1, Canada
Interests: land-based pollution on coral reefs; animal-sediment research; coral reef health, impacts and recovery; research on mangroves, seagrass beds, softbottom communities, oil spill impacts, impacts of sewage and industrial discharge, and fish habitat/coral reef ecology
Interests: land-based pollution on coral reefs; animal-sediment research; coral reef health, impacts and recovery; research on mangroves, seagrass beds, softbottom communities, oil spill impacts, impacts of sewage and industrial discharge, and fish habitat/coral reef ecology
College of Agricultural Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
Interests: bird ecology and conservation; benchmarking biodiversity; environmental change; citizen science; tropical and aridlands ecology
Interests: bird ecology and conservation; benchmarking biodiversity; environmental change; citizen science; tropical and aridlands ecology
Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas, Caracas, Venezuela
Interests: focuses on understanding patterns in the spatial distribution of threatened species and ecosystems, as well as the underlying causes of these patterns, and the development of policy guidelines for biodiversity conservation
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Interests: focuses on understanding patterns in the spatial distribution of threatened species and ecosystems, as well as the underlying causes of these patterns, and the development of policy guidelines for biodiversity conservation
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Departamento de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28032 Madrid, Spain
Interests: human–nature interactions; land use/cover change; natural protected areas; sustainability science; landscape ecology; GIS; remote sensing
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Interests: human–nature interactions; land use/cover change; natural protected areas; sustainability science; landscape ecology; GIS; remote sensing
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School of Agricultural, Forestry and Environmental Sciences, Università degli Studi della Basilicata, Via Nazario Sauro, 85, 85100 Potenza, Italy
Interests: vascular flora; taxonomy; vegetation ecology; vegetation mapping; habitat conservation; phytosociology; plant diversity; Mediterranean region; phytoclimate; Apennines
Interests: vascular flora; taxonomy; vegetation ecology; vegetation mapping; habitat conservation; phytosociology; plant diversity; Mediterranean region; phytoclimate; Apennines
National Herbarium of New South Wales, Mrs Macquaries Rd., Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
Interests: adaptation; dispersal; landscape genetics; trees; population genomics; rainforest; restoration; speciation
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Interests: adaptation; dispersal; landscape genetics; trees; population genomics; rainforest; restoration; speciation
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0202, USA
Interests: metazoa phylogeny; biodiversity and taxonomy; annelids; echinoderms; hydrothermal vents; methane seeps
Interests: metazoa phylogeny; biodiversity and taxonomy; annelids; echinoderms; hydrothermal vents; methane seeps
CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, Matosinhos, Portugal
Interests: benthos; biodiversity; global change; invasions; pollution
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Interests: benthos; biodiversity; global change; invasions; pollution
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Jodrell Science Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3DS, UK
Interests: specialised metabolites; plant–microbe interactions; ethnopharmacology; honest nutraceuticals, cosmetics, therapies, and foods (NCTFs) specialised metabolites
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Interests: specialised metabolites; plant–microbe interactions; ethnopharmacology; honest nutraceuticals, cosmetics, therapies, and foods (NCTFs) specialised metabolites
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Laboratorio de Biología Molecular Marina (BIOMMAR), Department of Biological Sciences, Universidad de los Andes, Cl. 22 #119 a 1-99, Bogotá, Colombia
Interests: marine biodiversity; molecular ecology; phylosymbiosis; octocorals; coral reefs
Interests: marine biodiversity; molecular ecology; phylosymbiosis; octocorals; coral reefs
Department of Plant Science, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Av. Séneca, 2, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Interests: plant ecology and biodiversity
Interests: plant ecology and biodiversity
Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj Napoca, RO-400372 Cluj Napoca, Romania
Interests: ecology and evolution; evolution; conservation; biodiversity; conservation biology; wildlife ecology; behavioral ecology; wildlife conservation; biodiversity monitoring
Interests: ecology and evolution; evolution; conservation; biodiversity; conservation biology; wildlife ecology; behavioral ecology; wildlife conservation; biodiversity monitoring
Department of Science and Technology, “Parthenope” University of Naples, 80143 Naples, Italy
Interests: marine meiofauna; bioconstructions; marine pollution; invasive species; marine biodiversity; marine protected areas
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Interests: marine meiofauna; bioconstructions; marine pollution; invasive species; marine biodiversity; marine protected areas
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Associazione Italiana per lo Studio della Biodiversità, Grosseto, Italy
Interests: marine biodiversity; phylogenetics; paleobiology; biogeography; extinction; speciation; macroevolution
Interests: marine biodiversity; phylogenetics; paleobiology; biogeography; extinction; speciation; macroevolution
School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Faculty of Science, Liverpool John Moores University, 81 Tithebarn Street, Liverpool L2 2ER, UK
Interests: phytochemistry; phytomedicine; phytotherapy; natuaral products synthesis; structure elucidation; NMR; HPLC; chromatography; bioassay
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Interests: phytochemistry; phytomedicine; phytotherapy; natuaral products synthesis; structure elucidation; NMR; HPLC; chromatography; bioassay
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Graduate School of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan
Interests: larval ecology of benthic marine invertebrates; settlement cues; bivalve aquaculture; microbial biofilms; biofouling
Interests: larval ecology of benthic marine invertebrates; settlement cues; bivalve aquaculture; microbial biofilms; biofouling
Department of Botany and Nature Protection, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Plac Łódzki 1, 10-727 Olsztyn, Poland
Interests: phylogeny of bryophytes; population genetics; NGS application; bioinformatics
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Interests: phylogeny of bryophytes; population genetics; NGS application; bioinformatics
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Department of Conservation Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
Interests: biodiversity monitoring; conservation biology; molecular diversity; population size; invasive species; range distribution; population genetics; evolutionary ecology; diseases of herptiles
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Interests: biodiversity monitoring; conservation biology; molecular diversity; population size; invasive species; range distribution; population genetics; evolutionary ecology; diseases of herptiles
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Biodiversity Research Centre, Earth and Life Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Interests: experimental ecology; conservation biology; dispersal; metapopulation viability
Interests: experimental ecology; conservation biology; dispersal; metapopulation viability
Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, National Research Council Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135 Turin, Italy
Interests: molecular ecology; biodiversity; population genetics; plant transcriptome; plastidial genomics; metagenomics; wine yeast genetics
Interests: molecular ecology; biodiversity; population genetics; plant transcriptome; plastidial genomics; metagenomics; wine yeast genetics
Department of Biological Sciences, Towson University, Towson, MD 21252, USA
Interests: reptiles; amphibians; conservation; wildlife; population ecology
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Interests: reptiles; amphibians; conservation; wildlife; population ecology
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Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cyprus, Panepistimiou Str. 1, Aglantzia, 2109 Nicosia, Cyprus
Interests: island biogeography; phylogeography; macroecology; community ecology; Oniscidea systematics; terrestrial arthropod diversity
Interests: island biogeography; phylogeography; macroecology; community ecology; Oniscidea systematics; terrestrial arthropod diversity
1. Institute of Fruit Tree Research, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, China
2. Key Laboratory of South Subtropical Fruit Biology and Genetic Resource Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou 510640, China
Interests: genetic diveristy; germplasm evaluation; banana; Musa spp.; fusarium wilt; genetic improvement and breeding; fruit nutrition and quality
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2. Key Laboratory of South Subtropical Fruit Biology and Genetic Resource Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou 510640, China
Interests: genetic diveristy; germplasm evaluation; banana; Musa spp.; fusarium wilt; genetic improvement and breeding; fruit nutrition and quality
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Department Biology, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
Interests: novel biorational insecticide mode of action; plant-, microbial- and RNAi-based compounds; IPM; pest control including pest of neotropics; insects, cellular and molecular biology; plant-microbe-insect interactions; virus
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Interests: novel biorational insecticide mode of action; plant-, microbial- and RNAi-based compounds; IPM; pest control including pest of neotropics; insects, cellular and molecular biology; plant-microbe-insect interactions; virus
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Senckenberg Research Institute, and Faculty of Biological Sciences, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, 60323 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Interests: systematics and fossil record of reptiles; macroevolution; zooarchaeology; diversity patterns and climate change
Interests: systematics and fossil record of reptiles; macroevolution; zooarchaeology; diversity patterns and climate change
National Marine Science Centre, Southern Cross University, P.O. Box 4321, Coffs Harbour, NSW 2450, Australia
Interests: marine biodiversity; marine molluscs; heterobranch sea slugs; citizen science
Interests: marine biodiversity; marine molluscs; heterobranch sea slugs; citizen science
Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China
Interests: vector-borne diseases; animal parasitology; one Health; vaccine development; molecular diagnostic; prevention and treatment; poultry diseases; pathogens
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Interests: vector-borne diseases; animal parasitology; one Health; vaccine development; molecular diagnostic; prevention and treatment; poultry diseases; pathogens
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Department of Earth, Environment and Life Sciences, University of Genoa, 16132 Genova, Italy
Interests: biodiversity; zoology; marine ecology; polar sciences
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Interests: biodiversity; zoology; marine ecology; polar sciences
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