Unraveling Marine Biodiversity Through Advanced Chemical Analysis
A special issue of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 July 2026 | Viewed by 13
Special Issue Editor
Interests: marine ecology; marine natural product; marine sponge; algae; cyanobacteria
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Dear Colleagues,
Marine ecosystems are among the most biodiverse on Earth, hosting an extraordinary range of life forms—from microscopic plankton to complex coral reef communities. This biological richness underpins vital ecological processes and offers insights into the resilience and adaptability of life in changing environments. Yet, much of this biodiversity remains poorly understood, particularly in terms of the chemical interactions that mediate species relationships and ecosystem dynamics.
This Special Issue, "Unraveling Marine Biodiversity Through Advanced Chemical Analysis," aims to explore the intricate links between marine organisms and their environment, focusing on how chemical communication, symbiosis, and environmental stress responses shape community structure and function. We welcome contributions that integrate biodiversity studies with ecological chemistry to better understand the roles of marine species in their natural habitats.
We invite original research, reviews, and case studies on topics such as:
- The role of natural products and chemical signals in marine species interactions and biodiversity maintenance
- Chemical cues involved in recruitment, defense, and reproduction in marine communities
- Contributions of microbial symbionts to host ecology and ecosystem functioning
- Biodiversity patterns revealed through chemodiversity or metabolic fingerprinting
- Chemical indicators of environmental change and biodiversity loss
- Ethically guided marine bioprospecting with biodiversity conservation as a central goal
By highlighting how chemistry shapes ecological and evolutionary processes, this Special Issue aims to deepen our understanding of marine biodiversity and support sustainable management of marine resources.
Dr. Pere Ferriol
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- marine biodiversity
- chemical ecology
- species interactions
- ecosystem functioning
- symbiosis
- natural products
- environmental stress
- conservation
- chemodiversity
- chemical communication
- metabolic fingerprinting
- bioprospecting
- biosensors
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