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Marine Ecosystem Functioning and Food Webs under Climate Change

edited by

Anna-Maria Vafeiadou

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6884 | Submission Open

Keywords: trophic interactions; food webs; marine ecosystems; climate change; energy dynamics; ecosystem functions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)

Diversity and Distribution of Freshwater Fish

edited by

Elisabetta Pizzul

and

Marco Bertoli

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open

Keywords: distribution areas; fish species; freshwater environments; global changes; genetic

Ecology and Diversity of Neotropical Freshwater Fish

edited by Irma Vila

submission deadline 17 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: neotropics; diversity; freshwater fish; killifish; catfish; freshwaters; genomics; conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Eco-Physiology of Shallow Benthic Communities

edited by

Alma Paola Rodríguez-Troncoso

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 306 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-physiology; ecosystem rehabilitation; functional ecology

Shark Ecology

edited by

Primo Micarelli

and

Francesca Romana Reinero

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 26998 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation actions; sharks; ecology; monitoring; threats; ecotoxicology; behavior

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)

Plant Diversity Hotspots in the 2020s

edited by

Mario A. Pagnotta

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 18875 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity and conservation; fragmentation effects; conservation management; population genetics and ecology; global and local change effects on plant biodiversity; evolution and ecology; community and ecosystem ecology; tolerance/resistance to biotic and abiotic factors; restoration ecology; phylogenetic analyses; theoretical methods; computational methods; germplasm inventory; genotype x environment interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

DNA Barcodes for Evolution and Biodiversity—2nd Edition

edited by

Stephan Koblmüller

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 16832 | Submission Open

Keywords: DNA barcoding; biodiversity; evolution; species delimitation; conservation; monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Diversity, Biogeography and Evolution of Actinopterygians

edited by Małgorzata Bieńkowska-Wasiluk and

Jürgen Kriwet

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14351 | Submission Open

Keywords: bony fishes; biogeography; diversity; evolution; morphology; taxonomy; systematics

Emerging Effects of Pollinator Loss on Biodiversity

edited by

Ekaterina Kozuharova

and

Toshko Ljubomirov

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12503 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollination and pollinator communities; insect conservation; pollination ecology; plant– pollinator interactions; plant– pollinator networks; Hymenoptera; Lepidoptera; Diptera

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Climate Change: Vegetation Diversity Monitoring

edited by

Ahmed Mukalazi Kalumba

Celso Augusto Guimarães Santos

and

Manoranjan Mishra

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10483 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; vegetation change/response/diversity; vegetation stress; vegetation health; monitoring/assessment/modeling; remote sensing; droughts; effects of extreme weather events; vegetation dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Loss & Dynamics)

The Applications of Emerging Technologies on Biodiversity Conservation

edited by

Xinhai Li

and

Guiming Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9180 | Submission Open

Keywords: acoustic monitoring; AI-based method; generative pre-trained transformer; satellite; drone; robot

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Digitization of Natural History Collections for Biodiversity Science and Conservation

edited by

Bogdan Jackowiak

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8929 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity loss; conservation; biodiversity data collection; management and aggregation; a new source of biodiversity data; digital identification keys; digitalization of natural history collections; nomenclators and taxonomic databases; biological collections

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Diversity and Phylogenetics of Parasites in Aquatic Animals

edited by Joanna Dzido and Martina Orosová

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8376 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; genetic diversity; phylogeny; taxonomy; distibution; systematics; biogeography; evolution; ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Ectotherms in a Dynamic Environment: Understanding Patterns of Ecology, Distribution, Evolution, and Threats to Species

edited by

Siti N. Othman

, Deyatima Ghosh and Amaël Borzée

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7554 | Submission Open

Keywords: amphibians; reptiles; behaviour; cognition; predation; morphology; bioacoustics; distribution; population trend; evolutionary biology; invasion; parasitism; phylogenetics and phylogeography; population genetics; trait evolution; ecosystem service; distribution modelling; conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Morphology and Evolution of Snakes

edited by Jesse M. Meik and Paul M. Hampton

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6077 | Submission Open

Keywords: ophidia; body elongation; phenotype; limb reduction; skull kinesis; scalation; morphological diversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Heteroptera: Biodiversity, Evolution, Taxonomy and Conservation, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jader de Oliveira

and

Hélcio Reinaldo Gil-Santana

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5730 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrative taxonomy; biodiversity and conservation; biogeographical patterns; evolutionary biology; medically important groups; groups of economic importance; genetic diversity; phylogenetics and phylogeography; morphological and molecular taxonomy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Biodiversity Conservation in Urbanized Ecosystems

edited by Gad Perry and Robert Cox

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4910 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban ecosystem regeneration; biodiversity conservation; urban green spaces; urbanization; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Genetic Diversity and Plant Breeding

edited by Qiuyue Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4314 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; plant breeding; biotic and abiotic stresses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Avian Ecology and Diversity, Population Monitoring and Conservation II: Recent Advances and New Challenges

edited by

Huw Lloyd

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3246 | Submission Open

Keywords: avian ecology; avian diversity; population monitoring; bird conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Wetland Biodiversity and Ecosystem Conservation

edited by

Lele Liu

, Yaolin Guo, Youzheng Zhang and Weihua Guo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1477 | Submission Open

Keywords: wetland biodiversity; ecosystem conservation; global change biology; anthropogenic disturbance; biological invasion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Impacts of Invasive Species on Local Biodiversity and Ecology in the Context of Climate Change

edited by

Oksana Nekrasova

Mihails Pupins

and

Oleksii Marushchak

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 887 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive species; biodiversity; climate change; ecosystems; ecological processes and impacts; invasion management (active plans); pathways of the spread of invasions; mitigation strategies; socio-economic impacts; monitoring and control of invasive species

Evolution, Systematic and Conservation of Freshwater Fishes

edited by Luisa Maria Sarmento-Soares

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 522 | Submission Open

Keywords: freshwater fish; evolution; ecology; biodiversity; systematic; biogeography; phylogenetic relationships; conservation; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Distribution, Biodiversity, and Ecology of Nematodes

edited by Elisa Baldrighi and Eleonora Grassi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open

Keywords: nematode diversity and distribution; ecosystem services; model organisms; environmental assessment; nematode ecology; soil and aquatic nematodes; adaptive strategies; anthropogenic impact; taxonomy and phylogeny; free living and parasite nematodes

Genomics, Microbiomics and Stable Isotope Ecology of Modern and Extinct Ungulates

edited by

Igor Ovchinnikov

submission deadline 1 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 606 | Submission Open

Keywords: bison; buffalo; bovine species; paleoecology of habitats; genetic diversity; ancient and modern genomes; evolution of bison and other bovine species; conservation; great plains; dental calculus and microfossils; oral and gut microbiomes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phylogeny and Evolution)

Diversity, Biogeography, Fossil Record and Evolution of Bivalvia

edited by

Jasenka Sremac

and Marija Bošnjak

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1051 | Submission Open

Keywords: bivalves; biodiversity; taxonomy; habitats; symbionts; evolution; bivalve extinctions; survivors; invasive taxa

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phylogeny and Evolution)

Interactions Between Alien Species and Pollinators and Other Beneficial Arthropods

edited by Angeliki F. Martinou

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 303 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive alien species; pollinators; arthropods; biological control; entomology; integrated pest management; ecological impact; ecosystem resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Selected Papers from “Utilisation of Underutilized Species for Future Food Security and the Conservation of Biocultural Diversity”

edited by

Chunlin Long

and

Sarana Sommano

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1888 | Submission Open

Keywords: edible plant diversity; conservation; biocultural diversity

Herbaria: A Key Resource for Plant Diversity Exploration

edited by

Adriano Stinca

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 22176 | Submission Open

Keywords: algae; ancient DNA; biological collections; bryophytes; digitization; exsiccata; fungi; herbaria; historical collections; lichens; metadata; museological importance; taxonomy; type; vascular plants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Aquatic Plant Diversity, Conservation, and Restoration

edited by

Danelle Larson

and

Eva Papastergiadou

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20362 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic vegetation; biodiversity; macrophytes; freshwater; resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Socioecology and Biodiversity Conservation—2nd Edition

edited by

Alfredo Ortega-Rubio

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 19578 | Submission Open

Keywords: socio-ecological; ecosystem services; biodiversity conservation; local inhabitants; environmental systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Birds in Temperate and Tropical Forests—2nd Edition

edited by

Jan Riegert

and

Michał Budka

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8512 | Submission Open

Keywords: temperate forest bird community; tropical forest bird community; bird diversity; large-scale bird diversity; competition; predation; feeding guild; long-term changes in bird communities; tree logging; forest structure changes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Studies on Biodiversity and Ecology of Algae in China—2nd Edition

edited by

Renhui Li

Jia Feng

and

Wei Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3979 | Submission Open

Keywords: algae; biodiversity; ecology

Coral Reef Biodiversity Conservation and Ecological Rehabilitation

edited by Xinming Lei and Wentao Niu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3387 | Submission Open

Keywords: coral reefs; biodiversity; restoration; rehabilitation; ecosystem

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Marine Resources Dynamics Under Global Change

edited by

Francisco Leitão

and

Catarina Vinagre

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2508 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; environmental variability; marine coastal systems; marine communities; fishery resources; species resilience; impact of extreme climatic events

Biodiversity of Urban Ecosystems in the Global South: Challenges and Conservation

edited by Guilherme Demetrio,

Kim Ribeiro Barão

and Jean Carlos Santos

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 719 | Submission Open

Keywords: green infrastructure; habitat fragmentation; urban biodiversity; urban conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Ecology of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities Under Global Change

edited by

Maurizio Pinna

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: macroinvertebrates; biodiversity assessment; climate change; aquatic ecosystems; human dimension; conservation; AI applications

Impacts of Anthropogenic Structures on Birds

edited by

Kenneth Shawn Smallwood

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: birds; buildings; collisions; communication towers; fences; transmission lines; utility-scale solar facilities; wind turbines

Ecology, Distribution, and Conservation of Endangered Birds

edited by Xiaoping Yu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: breeding ecology; reintroduction; climate changes; biodiversity; habitat selection; conservation; species distribution

Systematics and Phylogeny of Insects: Exploring Entomological Diversity

edited by Sergio Pérez-González

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: insect diversity; systematics phylogeny; molecular phylogenetics; morphological systematics; genomics; transcriptomics; evolutionary biology; biogeography; biodiversity; genetic diversity

Ecology and Diversity of Diptera in the Tropics

edited by

Felipe Arley Costa Pessoa

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2508 | Submission Open

Keywords: phylogeny; species diversity; tropics; functional ecology; diversity of applied knowledge in the forensic and medical fields

Integrated Pest Management and Its Role in Biodiversity Conservation

edited by

Rassol Bahreini

, Cameron Jack, Isaac Esquivel and Vahid Ghasemi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1322 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated pest management; biodiversity conservation; invasive species; ecological restoration; bees; pest control innovations; agricultural sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Morphological Variation and Its Molecular Mechanism of Amphibians and Reptiles

edited by

Wei Chen

, Buddhi Dayananda and

Jie Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1198 | Submission Open

Keywords: morphological trait ; altitudinal variation; latitudinal variation; intersexual variation; genetic mechanism

Invasive Alien Plants: Issues and Perspectives

edited by

Giovanni Spampinato

Carmelo Maria Musarella

and

Ricardo Quinto Canas

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open

Keywords: alien plants; biological invasions; biodiversity; climate change; biodiversity management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Genetic Differentiation in Pelagic Fishes Under Global Change

edited by Francisco Javier García-De León and Verónica Mendoza-Portillo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; population genetics; pelagic fishes; conservation

Population Genetics and Phylogeography of Mammals: Molecular Applications for the Conservation and Monitoring of Genetic Diversity

edited by Rodrigo Vega and Sofia I. Gabriel

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9854 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation applications; conservation genetics and genomics; eDNA monitoring; genetic diversity; mammals; phylogeography; population genetics and genomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Ecology and Diversity of Plants in Arid and Semi-Arid Ecosystems

edited by

Alexandre Maniçoba da Rosa Ferraz Jardim

and

João Everthon Da Silva Ribeiro

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5461 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular regulation mechanisms; desert plants; plant diversity; biodiversity conservation; ecological adaptability; oxidative stress in plants; biotic and abiotic stress; arid and semi-arid land

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Revisiting the Biodiversity of Intertidal, Shallow, and Deep Subtidal Rocky Ecosystems in the Anthropocene: An Era of Climate Change and Species Extinction

edited by Edgardo Londoño-Cruz and Jaime Ricardo Cantera-Kintz

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open

Keywords: rocky ecosystems; intertidal zones; subtidal habitats; biodiversity patterns; climate change impact; species extinction; disturbance; ecosystem services; marine conservation; anthropogenic pressures; marine invertebrates; fishes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)

Aquatic Biodiversity Across Mediterranean Islands: Insights into Zoological and Ecological Variance in Fragile Ecosystems

edited by Francesco Paolo Faraone

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: Mediterranean islands; aquatic ecosystems; amphibian diversity; invertebrate biology; island biogeography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Ecology, Diversity and Interactions of Bats and Their Parasites

edited by Eder Barbier

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 223 | Submission Open

Keywords: bats; coevolution; diversity; ecological networks; host– parasite interactions; parasites; pathogens

Marine Zooplankton and Ichthyoplankton Ecology: Patterns, Processes, and Perspective

edited by

Alan Giraldo

, Mauricio F. Landaeta and Inma Herrera

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: zooplankton; ichthyoplankton; marine ecology; biological oceanography; pelagic ecology

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