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
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
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 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, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Interests: ichthyology; behavioral ecology and taxonomy of fishes
Interests: ichthyology; behavioral ecology and taxonomy of fishes
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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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 Ecology, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
Interests: community ecology; conservation biology; urban ecology; forest ecology; agroecology; biodiversity; ecosystem services
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Interests: community ecology; conservation biology; urban ecology; forest ecology; agroecology; biodiversity; ecosystem services
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Dipartimento di Scienze e Politiche Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milan, Italy
Interests: zoology; herpetology; planarians; crayfish; cave biology
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Interests: zoology; herpetology; planarians; crayfish; cave biology
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Biology Department, City University of New York, New York, NY 10016, USA
Interests: biodiversity; biogeography; conservation biology; species diversity; biodiversity monitoring
Interests: biodiversity; biogeography; conservation biology; species diversity; biodiversity monitoring
Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Miami, FL 33149, USA
Interests: marine biology; coral reefs; molecular biotechnology
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Interests: marine biology; coral reefs; molecular biotechnology
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Department of Environment and Science, Queensland Government, GPO Box 5078, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
Interests: phylogeny; taxonomy; microalgae; cyanobacteria; phytoplankton; phycology; cyanotoxins; environmental flows; aquatic ecology
Interests: phylogeny; taxonomy; microalgae; cyanobacteria; phytoplankton; phycology; cyanotoxins; environmental flows; aquatic ecology
Carl Hayden Bee Research Center, USDA-ARS, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA
Interests: honey bee; colony-level behavior; thermoregulation; continuous hive data; hive weight; sublethal pesticide exposure; Varroa; biological control
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Interests: honey bee; colony-level behavior; thermoregulation; continuous hive data; hive weight; sublethal pesticide exposure; Varroa; biological control
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Institute for Integrative Nature Conservation Research, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Gregor Mendel Str. 33, 1080 Vienna, Austria
Interests: biodiversity; invasion biology; island biogeography; molecular ecology; population genetics; phylogenomics; genotyping by sequencing
Interests: biodiversity; invasion biology; island biogeography; molecular ecology; population genetics; phylogenomics; genotyping by sequencing
Zoologisches Institut und Museum, Loitzer Straße 26, 17489 Greifswald, Germany
Interests: taxonomy; phylogenetic analysis; systematics; biodiversity and conservation; ecology and evolution; arachnology; Araneae; spiders
Interests: taxonomy; phylogenetic analysis; systematics; biodiversity and conservation; ecology and evolution; arachnology; Araneae; spiders
Department of Zoology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
Interests: zooplankton ecology; food web interactions in Mediterranean freshwater ecosystems; morphology, taxonomy of zooplankton organisms (rotifers, cladocera, copepoda); use of zooplankton in ecological water quality estimation; diversity and biogeographical patterns of zooplankton organisms; lake restoration and management
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Interests: zooplankton ecology; food web interactions in Mediterranean freshwater ecosystems; morphology, taxonomy of zooplankton organisms (rotifers, cladocera, copepoda); use of zooplankton in ecological water quality estimation; diversity and biogeographical patterns of zooplankton organisms; lake restoration and management
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Department of Biology, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO 65897, USA
Interests: ecology of nitrogen fixing microorganisms; plant-associated microbiome; impact of land-use change on microbial diversity; bioremediation of chlorinated solvents
Interests: ecology of nitrogen fixing microorganisms; plant-associated microbiome; impact of land-use change on microbial diversity; bioremediation of chlorinated solvents
Department of Systematic Zoology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Ul. Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
Interests: life history evolution; community ecology; landscape ecology; biodiversity; demography; entomology; population biology; quantitative ecology; animal behavior; tropical ecology
Interests: life history evolution; community ecology; landscape ecology; biodiversity; demography; entomology; population biology; quantitative ecology; animal behavior; tropical ecology
CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere, Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre, University of Western Australia, M097, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
Interests: fisheries science; marine biology; marine ecology; coastal systems; freshwater ecosystems
Interests: fisheries science; marine biology; marine ecology; coastal systems; freshwater ecosystems
1. Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (DISAT), University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza Della Scienza, 20126 Milan, Italy
2. MaRHE Center (Marine Research and High Education Center), Magoodhoo Island, Faafu Atoll 12030, Maldives
Interests: coral diseases; coral reef ecology; coral restoration; biodiversity; symbiosis; hydrozoans taxonomy
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2. MaRHE Center (Marine Research and High Education Center), Magoodhoo Island, Faafu Atoll 12030, Maldives
Interests: coral diseases; coral reef ecology; coral restoration; biodiversity; symbiosis; hydrozoans taxonomy
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Departamento de Zoología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
Interests: local adaptation; animal communication; sexual selection; natural selection; life-history theory
Interests: local adaptation; animal communication; sexual selection; natural selection; life-history theory
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
Interests: the historical biogeography of pantropical groups; patterns of endemism and drivers of diversification in SE Asia and the tropical Pacific; and the evolution of life history traits within tropical groups
Interests: the historical biogeography of pantropical groups; patterns of endemism and drivers of diversification in SE Asia and the tropical Pacific; and the evolution of life history traits within tropical groups
Laboratorio de Zoología Acuática, División de Investigación y Posgrado, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus Iztacala, Av. de los Barrios # 1, Los Reyes Iztacala, Tlalnepantla 54090, Mexico
Interests: lake management; control of toxic cyanobacteria; fish larvae-zooplankton interactions; aquaculture
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Interests: lake management; control of toxic cyanobacteria; fish larvae-zooplankton interactions; aquaculture
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Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO), Oceanographic Centre of the Balearics (COB), Ecosystem Oceanography Group (GRECO), Moll de Ponent s/n, 07015 Palma, Spain
Interests: deep-sea benthic communities; cold-water corals; deep-sea ecosystems
Interests: deep-sea benthic communities; cold-water corals; deep-sea ecosystems
Department of Aquatic Resources，Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Almas Allé 8, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
Interests: adaptations; aquatic ecology; dispersal; disturbances; fish; food web; metacommunities; plankton
Interests: adaptations; aquatic ecology; dispersal; disturbances; fish; food web; metacommunities; plankton
Department of Biology, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece
Interests: diversity of plant species
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Interests: diversity of plant species
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