Freshwater Biodiversity
A section of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818).
Section Information
Freshwater ecosystems cover a tiny percentage of the Earth’s surface but are essential to all living organisms and represent a surprisingly large fraction of global biodiversity. They are also strongly impacted by humans as they constitute the basis of our essential needs, providing water, energy and food. It is therefore vital that these ecosystems and their biodiversity are preserved. Diversity seeks to publish papers describing this biodiversity (ranging from molecules to species and from unicellulars to vertebrates) across space and time and to identify the processes shaping these patterns in freshwater ecosystems.
Keywords
- genetic diversity
- intraspecific diversity
- phylogenetic diversity
- functional diversity
- species diversity
- taxonomy
- macroecology
- biogeography
- conservation
- global change
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Advances in Freshwater Mollusk Research (Deadline: 30 May 2026)
- Tropical Aquatic Biodiversity (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Systematics and Conservation Concerns of Fishes in Continental Waters (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Freshwater Turtles in Anthropogenic Landscapes (Deadline: 1 June 2026)
- Ecology and Conservation of Freshwater Mollusks (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation and Ecological Restoration in Human-Dominated Landscapes (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Climate Change and Invasive Species Impacts on Freshwater Systems (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Ecology and Conservation of Freshwater Bivalves (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Conservation and Biodiversity of Freshwater Fishes (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Aquatic Insect Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics in Disturbed Rivers (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Freshwater Fish Diversity, Conservation and Ecology (Deadline: 24 October 2026)
- Invasive Species in Freshwater Ecosystems in the Americas (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Fish Diversity and Biogeography in Freshwater Ecosystem (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Threats and Challenges for the Study and Conservation of Freshwater Zooplankton Biodiversity (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Advances in Freshwater Diversity and Ecology (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Insects in Aquatic Ecosystems: Diversity, Function and Applications (Deadline: 20 December 2026)
