Marine Diversity

This section covers all topics related to marine molecular, organismic and ecosystem diversity. Research fields of interest include, but are not limited to:

Marine Organismic Diversity and Diversity Preservation:

Systematics, taxonomy and phylogeny
Morphology of marine species
Genetic diversity and conservation in the oceans
Global and local change effects on marine biodiversity
Marine invasive species
Conservation management

Marine Evolution and Ecology:

Population genetics and ecology
Community and ecosystem ecology
Macroevolution
Functional morphology
Palaeontology
Restoration ecology
Marine ecology
Diversity, evolution and ecology of secondary metabolites

General Aspects of Marine Diversity Assessment:

Phylogenetic analyses
Statistical methods
Mathematical models
Theoretical methods
Computational methods
Diversity indeces
Next generation sequencing, DNA barcoding, and omics