Tropical Aquatic Biodiversity

A special issue of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818). This special issue belongs to the section "Freshwater Biodiversity".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 November 2025 | Viewed by 287

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Postgraduate Program in Ecology (PPGECO), Institute of Biological Sciences (ICB), Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Augusto Correia, Number 1, Guamá, Belém 66075-110, Brazil
Interests: community ecology; biodiversity and enviromental monitoring; bioindicators, human activities, streams, odonata ecology

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Environmental Impact Studies Laboratory (LEIA), Institute of Water Sciences and Technology (ICTA), Federal University of Western Pará (UFOPA), Vera Paz Street, n/a (Tapajós Unit) Salé District, Santarém 68040-255, PA, Brazil
Interests: community ecology; biodiversity and enviromental monitoring; bioindicators, human activities, streams, odonata ecology
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Dear Colleagues,

Tropical aquatic systems and their biodiversity are threatened by several anthropogenic activities. In this challenging scenario, to know tropical diversity, evaluating and monitoring different aquatic systems and identify bioindicator species becomes essential to make manegement/conservation measures and develop public policies more effective. This Special Issue will focus on tropical aquatic biodiversity and its distribution with implications for biomonitoring, management and conservation. Authors are encouraged to submit their manuscripts on the following topics:

  • Tropical ecology and species diversity
  • Effects of anthropic activities on aquatic systems and diversity/distribution of tropical aquatic species.
  • Biomonitoring, management and conservation of tropical aquatic systems and their species.
  • Studies of bioindicator species in tropical aquatic systems.

Dr. Lenize Batista Calvão
Dr. José Max Oliveira-Junior
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • tropical rivers, streams, ponds, lake
  • tropical species diversity
  • tropical ecology
  • habitat integrity
  • anthropogenic impact
  • land use
  • biomonitoring
  • bioindicators
  • conservation

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