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
State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agroecosystems, Center for Grassland Microbiome, and College of Pastoral, Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730020, China
Interests: soil biodiversity; plant-microorganism interaction; rhizosphere; ecosystem function; nitrogen cycling; global change; biogeographic pattern; grassland; agroecosystem
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Interests: soil biodiversity; plant-microorganism interaction; rhizosphere; ecosystem function; nitrogen cycling; global change; biogeographic pattern; grassland; agroecosystem
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Life Sciences Department, Natural History Museum London, London SW7 5BD, UK
Interests: lichens; slime moulds; taxonomy and ecology of tropical lichens; bioindication and conservation of lichenised fungi in endangered habitats
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Interests: lichens; slime moulds; taxonomy and ecology of tropical lichens; bioindication and conservation of lichenised fungi in endangered habitats
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GLORIA Co-Ordination, Department of Integrative Biology and Biodiversity Research, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) & Institute for Interdisciplinary Mountain Research (IGF), Austrian Academy of Sciences, A-1190 Vienna, Austria
Interests: biodiversity; alpine plants; climate change; population biology; molecular ecology
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Interests: biodiversity; alpine plants; climate change; population biology; molecular ecology
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Northeast Institute of Geography and Agricultural Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China
Interests: wetland ecology; soil ecology; wetland biodiversity and ecosystem function; ecological restoration of degraded wetlands; protection and management of wetland ecosystem
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Interests: wetland ecology; soil ecology; wetland biodiversity and ecosystem function; ecological restoration of degraded wetlands; protection and management of wetland ecosystem
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Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Interests: RNA modification; RNA silencing; RNA degradation; post-transcriptional regulation; plant-stress response
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Interests: RNA modification; RNA silencing; RNA degradation; post-transcriptional regulation; plant-stress response
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Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), P.O. Box 712, Mayro Lithari, GR 19013 Anavyssos, Greece
Interests: taxonomy of mollusca; benthic ecology of marine coastal ecosystems; biodiversity in the Mediterranean and Black Seas; database development; development of biological indicators
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Interests: taxonomy of mollusca; benthic ecology of marine coastal ecosystems; biodiversity in the Mediterranean and Black Seas; database development; development of biological indicators
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1. Institute of Evolution & Marine Biodiversity (IEMB), Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
2. Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
Interests: cephalopod taxonomy; diversity; Mollusca genetic; Cephalopoda
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2. Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
Interests: cephalopod taxonomy; diversity; Mollusca genetic; Cephalopoda
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Lab of Experimental Ecology, Department of Cultural Heritage, University of Bologna, Ravenna Campus, 48121 Ravenna, Italy
Interests: marine ecology; benthic assemblages; temperate biogenic reefs; population genetics; conservation biology; human impacts on coastal habitats; cnidarians; polychaetes
Interests: marine ecology; benthic assemblages; temperate biogenic reefs; population genetics; conservation biology; human impacts on coastal habitats; cnidarians; polychaetes
Laboratorio de Anatomía Comparada, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia", Av. Ángel Gallardo 470. CP. C1405DJR, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Interests: vertebrate paleontology; origin and evolution of dinosaurs; South American palaeobiogeography
Interests: vertebrate paleontology; origin and evolution of dinosaurs; South American palaeobiogeography
1. Department of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galveston, TX 77553, USA
2. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
Interests: population genetics; marine organisms; molecular ecology&molecular systematics; conservation biology
2. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
Interests: population genetics; marine organisms; molecular ecology&molecular systematics; conservation biology
Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT 0909, Australia
Interests: ant diversity; biogeography and community ecology; ant–plant interactions; invertebrate bioindicators; fire ecology; tropical savannas
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Interests: ant diversity; biogeography and community ecology; ant–plant interactions; invertebrate bioindicators; fire ecology; tropical savannas
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Department of Maritime Civilizations, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
Interests: marine ecology; gelatinous zooplankton; microplastics; water quality; sustainable aquaculture; citizen science; applied ecology
Interests: marine ecology; gelatinous zooplankton; microplastics; water quality; sustainable aquaculture; citizen science; applied ecology
Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, P.O. Box 2214, 71003 Heraklion, Greece
Interests: seagrass ecology; seagrass biogeochemistry; response of seagrass ecosystems to environmental disturbance and global change
Interests: seagrass ecology; seagrass biogeochemistry; response of seagrass ecosystems to environmental disturbance and global change
Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Interests: ecological and ecophysiological modelling; freshwater ecology; causal links between biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services
Interests: ecological and ecophysiological modelling; freshwater ecology; causal links between biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services
Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab. 1, 199034 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Interests: evolution; phylogenetic analysis; mesozoic terrestrial vertebrate faunas; early evolution of mammals
Interests: evolution; phylogenetic analysis; mesozoic terrestrial vertebrate faunas; early evolution of mammals
Department of Conservation Biology, Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC, Americo Vespucio s/n, E-41092 Sevilla, Spain
Interests: applied ecology; animal behaviour; conservation biology; individual/collective behaviour; individual movement patterns; guilds’ structure; endangered species; ecological process; ecosystem services; human-vultures/carnivores conflicts and perceptions; land-uses; long-term monitoring; population dynamics; scavenging in islands; rewilding
Interests: applied ecology; animal behaviour; conservation biology; individual/collective behaviour; individual movement patterns; guilds’ structure; endangered species; ecological process; ecosystem services; human-vultures/carnivores conflicts and perceptions; land-uses; long-term monitoring; population dynamics; scavenging in islands; rewilding
Emerging Technologies Laboratory, Food and Development Research Center (CIAD), Sonora, Mexico
Interests: bioactive compounds; food safety; food composition; food preservation technologies; food security
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Interests: bioactive compounds; food safety; food composition; food preservation technologies; food security
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School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
Interests: plant stress response; drought; autophagy; gene evolution; vitamin metabolism
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Interests: plant stress response; drought; autophagy; gene evolution; vitamin metabolism
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Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via Madonna del Piano 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
Interests: animal; insect; honeybee; social bees; ants; social wasps
Interests: animal; insect; honeybee; social bees; ants; social wasps
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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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 84602, 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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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
Interests: population and community dynamics; marine fishes; community assembly rules; species interactions; wetland ecology; applied ecology
