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
Department of Genetics, Development, and Molecular Biology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
Interests: molecular ecology; contemporary evolution; functional genomics; molecular systematics; population and evolutionary genomics; microbial ecology; eco-evolutionary dynamics
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Interests: molecular ecology; contemporary evolution; functional genomics; molecular systematics; population and evolutionary genomics; microbial ecology; eco-evolutionary dynamics
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Groupe d'Étude des Interactions Hôte Pathogène, Iris 4 Rue Larrey, CHU, 49933 Angers, France
Interests: mycology; genetics; molecular biology; genomics; evolution; cell signaling; metabolism
Interests: mycology; genetics; molecular biology; genomics; evolution; cell signaling; metabolism
School of Biology and Environmental Science, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George St, Brisbane City, QLD 4000, Australia
Interests: evolutionary biology; marsupials; monotremes; phylogenetics
Interests: evolutionary biology; marsupials; monotremes; phylogenetics
Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacognosy and Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Interests: lichen and moss ecophysiology; stress effects on plants; biological soil crusts; polar and arid terrestrial ecosystems; gas exchange and water relations
Interests: lichen and moss ecophysiology; stress effects on plants; biological soil crusts; polar and arid terrestrial ecosystems; gas exchange and water relations
Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Karst Research Institute
Novi trg 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Interests: biodiversity; biogeography; ecology; speleobiology
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Interests: biodiversity; biogeography; ecology; speleobiology
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Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologicheed Ambientali, Università del Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
Interests: marine invertebrate zoology and developmental biology; cnidarian zoology and evolutionary developmental biology; integrative taxonomy; systematics; ecology; trophic ecology; genetic connectivity; marine bioinvasions; metagenomics; reverse development; cell transdifferentiation; organogenesis; bioactive compounds; biotechnological applications
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Interests: marine invertebrate zoology and developmental biology; cnidarian zoology and evolutionary developmental biology; integrative taxonomy; systematics; ecology; trophic ecology; genetic connectivity; marine bioinvasions; metagenomics; reverse development; cell transdifferentiation; organogenesis; bioactive compounds; biotechnological applications
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Microbiology and Antibiotic Resistance Team (MicroART), Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
Interests: microbiology; one health; antimicrobial resistance; biofilms; microbial genetics; infectious diseases
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Interests: microbiology; one health; antimicrobial resistance; biofilms; microbial genetics; infectious diseases
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Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Bankowa 9, 40-007 Katowice, Poland
Interests: tardigrades; reproduction; reproduction under anthropogenic stress; organism's response to environmental stress; anhydrobiosis; encystment
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Interests: tardigrades; reproduction; reproduction under anthropogenic stress; organism's response to environmental stress; anhydrobiosis; encystment
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Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
Interests: mollusca; chironomidae; water mites (Acari); mosquitoes; physiology; invasive species
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Interests: mollusca; chironomidae; water mites (Acari); mosquitoes; physiology; invasive species
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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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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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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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Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra dell'Ambiente e della Vita (DISTAV), Università di Genova, Corso Europa 26, IT-16132 Genova, Italy
Interests: amphibians; salamanders; Plethodontidae; trophic ecology; subterranean ecology; population dynamics
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Interests: amphibians; salamanders; Plethodontidae; trophic ecology; subterranean ecology; population dynamics
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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
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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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
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
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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Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Mengla 666303, China
Interests: paleobotany; paleoclimatology; paleoecology; plant fossils; cenozoic floras; plant diversity; Tibetan Plateau
Interests: paleobotany; paleoclimatology; paleoecology; plant fossils; cenozoic floras; plant diversity; Tibetan Plateau
Life Science Research Center, Kagawa University, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan
Interests: molecular evolution; phylogeny construction; phylogenomics; divergence time estimation; vertebrate evolution
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Interests: molecular evolution; phylogeny construction; phylogenomics; divergence time estimation; vertebrate evolution
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Istituto di Scienze Marine Bologna (ISMAR), CNR, Via Gobetti 101, I-40129 Bologna, Italy
Interests: deep-sea corals; marine molluscs; carbonate sedimentology; marine geology; extreme environments; paleoecology; cold seeps; biological invasion; quaternary geology
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Interests: deep-sea corals; marine molluscs; carbonate sedimentology; marine geology; extreme environments; paleoecology; cold seeps; biological invasion; quaternary geology
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Departments of Earth and Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, London SW7 5HD, UK
Interests: bryozoa; fossil invertebrates
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Interests: bryozoa; fossil invertebrates
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