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
Forest Genetics and Forest Tree Breeding, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Büsgenweg 2, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany
Interests: forest genetics; adaptation to climate change; hybridization
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Interests: forest genetics; adaptation to climate change; hybridization
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ZooPlantLab, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, P.za della Scienza 2, 20126-I Milano, Italy
Interests: integrative taxonomy; DNA barcoding; DNA metabarcoding; metazoans; diet analysis; food authenticity; high-throughput sequencing; ecosystem services
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Interests: integrative taxonomy; DNA barcoding; DNA metabarcoding; metazoans; diet analysis; food authenticity; high-throughput sequencing; ecosystem services
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Deparment of Microbiogy and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
Interests: bacteria; quorum sensing; resistance; virulence; drug repurposing; stress response; social cheating
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Interests: bacteria; quorum sensing; resistance; virulence; drug repurposing; stress response; social cheating
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Departamento de Botánica, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
Interests: plant ecology and evolution; island biology; evolutionary ecology; phylogeography; population genetics; functional biogeography
Interests: plant ecology and evolution; island biology; evolutionary ecology; phylogeography; population genetics; functional biogeography
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Grand Rapids, MN 55744, USA
Interests: bears; sea otters; conservation; population monitoring; habitat requirements; hibernation; natural history; wildlife conflicts; wildlife trade
Interests: bears; sea otters; conservation; population monitoring; habitat requirements; hibernation; natural history; wildlife conflicts; wildlife trade
Department of Ecology and Taxonomy, Faculty of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, GR-15784 Athens, Greece
Interests: microbial ecology; molecular diversity of microbes; metagenomics; bioinformatics
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Interests: microbial ecology; molecular diversity of microbes; metagenomics; bioinformatics
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Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Università degli Studi di Perugia, 06100 Perugia, Italy
Interests: flora; vegetation; habitats; biodiversity; conservation; Natura 2000; red-listing; CWR
Interests: flora; vegetation; habitats; biodiversity; conservation; Natura 2000; red-listing; CWR
Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Maribor, Pivola 10, 2311 Hoce, Slovenia
Interests: honey bees; insect toxicology; cell biology; varroa; queen rearing; bee breeding
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Interests: honey bees; insect toxicology; cell biology; varroa; queen rearing; bee breeding
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College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, St Petersburg, FL 33701, USA
Interests: coral reefs; bioindicators; ocean acidification; nutrition in coastal zones; foraminifera; marine ecosystems; ocean environment
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Interests: coral reefs; bioindicators; ocean acidification; nutrition in coastal zones; foraminifera; marine ecosystems; ocean environment
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Instituto de Oceanografía y Cambio Global, IOCAG, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Unidad Asociada ULPGC-CSIC, Campus de Taliarte, 35214 Telde, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
Interests: zooplankton; micronekton; diel vertical migration; biological pump; active flux
Interests: zooplankton; micronekton; diel vertical migration; biological pump; active flux
Department of Biological Sciences, Mount Holyoke College, 50 College St, South Hadley, MA 01027, USA
Interests: invasion ecology and dynamics; conservation biology; the role of landscapes and spatial configurations in species interactions; research species are generally plants and insects
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Interests: invasion ecology and dynamics; conservation biology; the role of landscapes and spatial configurations in species interactions; research species are generally plants and insects
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Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA
Interests: higher level avian phylogeny; phylogenomics; paleontology
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Interests: higher level avian phylogeny; phylogenomics; paleontology
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Institute of Botany, Plant Science and Biodiversity Center, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, SK-845 23 Bratislava, Slovakia
Interests: vegetation ecology; phytosociology; lentic and lotic ecosystems; floodplain forests; orchids; European temperate zone
Interests: vegetation ecology; phytosociology; lentic and lotic ecosystems; floodplain forests; orchids; European temperate zone
Department of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galveston, TX 77553-1675, USA
Interests: marine cave biology; diving research; subterranean ecology; habitat conservation
Interests: marine cave biology; diving research; subterranean ecology; habitat conservation
Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Maribor, Koroška cesta 160, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
Interests: biodiversity; biostatistics; birds; mammals; morphometrics; zooarchaeology
Interests: biodiversity; biostatistics; birds; mammals; morphometrics; zooarchaeology
Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation, University of Florida 110 Newins-Ziegler Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
Interests: amphibian and reptile natural history; invasive species management; conservation biology
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Interests: amphibian and reptile natural history; invasive species management; conservation biology
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Department of Chemical Science and Environmental Resources, La Frontera University, Temuco 4811-230, Chile
Interests: airborne microbiomes; algae-associated microbiomes; bacterial community diversity; extremophilic bacteria; plant-associated microbiomes; plant growth-promoting bacteria; sediment-associated microbiomes; soil microbiology
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Interests: airborne microbiomes; algae-associated microbiomes; bacterial community diversity; extremophilic bacteria; plant-associated microbiomes; plant growth-promoting bacteria; sediment-associated microbiomes; soil microbiology
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Department of Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, 61-614 Poznan, Poland
Interests: tardigrade taxonomy; diversity; ecology and physiology; anhydrobiosis; integrative taxonomy; tardigrade microbiome; astrobiology
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Interests: tardigrade taxonomy; diversity; ecology and physiology; anhydrobiosis; integrative taxonomy; tardigrade microbiome; astrobiology
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Department of Genetics, Development & Molecular Biology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
Interests: comparative genomics; phylogenomics; molecular systematics; molecular ecology; phylogeography; extremophiles
Interests: comparative genomics; phylogenomics; molecular systematics; molecular ecology; phylogeography; extremophiles
Department of Biological Applications & Technology, University of Ioannina, University Campus, 45500 Ioannina, Greece
Interests: biodiversity conservation; community ecology; conservation policy; endangered species; Mediterranean mountains; protected areas; wildlife management
Interests: biodiversity conservation; community ecology; conservation policy; endangered species; Mediterranean mountains; protected areas; wildlife management
1. Laboratory of Plant Ecophysiology and Experimental Phytoecology of the Institute of Environmental and Agricultural Biology (X-BIO), Tyumen State University, Volodarskogo Street, 6, Tyumen, 625003 Tyumen Region, Russia
2. Joint Directorate of the Mordovia State Nature Reserve and National Park “Smolny” (Scientific Department), Krasnaya Street, 30, Saransk, 430005 Saransk, Republic of Mordovia, Russia
Interests: plant diversity; threatened plants; invasive alien plants; IUCN Red List; biodiversity & conservation; plant conservation
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2. Joint Directorate of the Mordovia State Nature Reserve and National Park “Smolny” (Scientific Department), Krasnaya Street, 30, Saransk, 430005 Saransk, Republic of Mordovia, Russia
Interests: plant diversity; threatened plants; invasive alien plants; IUCN Red List; biodiversity & conservation; plant conservation
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Department of Biotechnology, Sangmyung University, Seoul 03016, Republic of Korea
Interests: genomics and bioinformatics of animal mitochondrial genomes; assessment and monitoring of freshwater invertebrates by e-DNA; data mining of e-DNA data; comparative transcriptomics of freshwater invertebrates populations
Interests: genomics and bioinformatics of animal mitochondrial genomes; assessment and monitoring of freshwater invertebrates by e-DNA; data mining of e-DNA data; comparative transcriptomics of freshwater invertebrates populations
Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
Interests: conservation ecology; bats; human dimensions
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Interests: conservation ecology; bats; human dimensions
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Institute of Biology, University of Graz, Universitätsplatz 2, 8010 Graz, Austria
Interests: conservation biology; biodiversity; genomics; ecology and evolution; DNA sequencing; DNA
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Interests: conservation biology; biodiversity; genomics; ecology and evolution; DNA sequencing; DNA
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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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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 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 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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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
