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Diversity, Evolution and Conservation Ecology of Aquatic Species
edited by Christie Sampson and Steven Vamosi
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1394 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquatic species; biogeography; conservation ecology; diversity; evolution; genomics; macroevolution; phylogenetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Freshwater Biodiversity)
Conservation of Bison Populations – Achievements and Problems
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 15 articles | Viewed by 36107 | Submission Open
Keywords: Bison sp.; conservation; reintroducion; ecology of Bison sp.; genetic diversity; Threats for Bison sp.; human-bison relations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Biodiversity in Italy: Past and Future Perspectives submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 22841 | Submission Open
Keywords: species diversity; genetic diversity; ecosystems; endemism; biological invasions; biogeography; phylogeography; population dynamics; animal forensics; management and conservation; marine environment; habitats distribution; vulnerable ecosystems; humane pressures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)
Aquatic Plant Diversity, Conservation, and Restoration submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14675 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquatic vegetation; biodiversity; macrophytes; freshwater; resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
Recent Advances in the Impacts of Biological Invasions on European Biodiversity submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14417 | Submission Open
Keywords:   alien species;   native biodiversity;   impacts;   ecosystem services;   management;   risk assessment;   habitat restoration;   citizen science;   environmental DNA;   rewilding;   ecosystem vulnerability;   invasiveness;   vectors of introduction;   toxic chemicals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)
Taxonomy, Biology and Evolution of Cephalopods
edited by and Ran Xu
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14292 | Submission Open
Keywords: cephalopods; taxonomy; biodiversity; conservation; ecology; evolution; genetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
State-of-the-Art Mediterranean Soil Arthropods Diversity
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9433 | Submission Open
Keywords: taxonomical and functional diversity; bioindicators; ecosystem services; ecological interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biogeography and Macroecology)
Diversity and Biogeography of Microcrustaceans in Continental Waters submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7792 | Submission Open
Keywords: freshwater microcrustacea; brackish– water microcrustacea; taxonomy; phylogeny; ecology; biogeography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Freshwater Biodiversity)
Human-Wildlife Conflicts submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7269 | Submission Open
Keywords: human– wildlife conflicts; risk assessment; conflict driving mechanisms; mitigation strategies; wildlife conservation management; ecological compensation; community economic development in protected areas; ecological modeling; application of 3S technology in wildlife protection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)
Ecology and Evolution of Invasive Plant Species submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5440 | Submission Open
Keywords: adaptations; communities; dispersal; ecosystems; habitats; hybridization; micro-evolution; mutualistic relationships; populations; spatial scale; temporal scale; trophic relationships
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
Birds in Temperate and Tropical Forests—2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3649 | 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)
Plant and Lichen Diversity in Temperate East Asia submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2666 | Submission Open
Keywords: vascular plants; nonvascular plants; bryophytes; mosses; liverworts; hornworts; lichens; lichenicolous fungi; distribution; diversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
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 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2621 | 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)
Taxonomy, Biodiversity and Ecology of Parasites of Aquatic Organisms—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2089 | Submission Open
Keywords: parasites; aquatic environment; taxonomy; biogeography; host– parasite interactions
Diversity, Ecology and Conservation of Zooplankton
edited by Raquel Jiménez-Melero and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1535 | Submission Open
Keywords: freshwater zooplankton; marine zooplankton; life history; population/community dynamics; egg bank; ecological modelling; diversity conservation; ecotoxicology; non-native species; global change
Occurrence and Molecular Biology of Water Bacteria and Protozoa submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7984 | Submission Open
Keywords: waterborne pathogens; microbiome; molecular techniques; drinking water; wastewater; water reuse; source water; microbial water quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections)
Mangrove Regeneration and Restoration
edited by
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 15495 | Submission Open
Keywords: Mangrove; Disturbance; Reforestation; Natural regeneration; Resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
Culture Collections as Hidden Sources of Microbial Biomolecules and Biodiversity submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12788 | Submission Open
Keywords: Microbial isolates; Culture collections; Biotechnological value; Biodiversity conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections)
Biodiversity in Arid Ecosystems
edited by
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8603 | Submission Open
Keywords: species diversity; dry condition; desert; aridity; intraspecific diversity; community ecology; interactions; trait variability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)
Applications on Environmental DNA in Aquatic Ecology and Biodiversity
edited by and Yingchun Xing
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1327 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental DNA; eDNA; biomonitoring; fish; conservation; biodiversity
Recent Climate Adaptation of Insects
edited by
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 521 | Submission Open
Keywords: recent climate change; insect responses; trends; adaptation; ecosystem; invasive species
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Evolution of Crown Cetacea submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 19721 | Submission Open
Keywords: Cetacea; Neoceti; Archaeoceti; Mysticeti; Odontoceti; baleen whales; toothed whales; phylogeny; paleobiogeography; genetics; paleontology; evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
Pseudomonas Biology and Biodiversity
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 17376 | Submission Open
Keywords: Pseudomonas; ; Biodiversity; ; Omic technologies; ; Community structure; ; Phylogenomics; ; Metagenomics; ; Biotechnological applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections)
Distribution of Bryophytes in a Changing World
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10343 | Submission Open
Keywords: bryophytes; distribution; climate change; habitat suitability; diversity; bioindication; population dynamics; ecological functions; invasion processes; extinction processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
Biodiversity and Conservation of Coral Reefs
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7864 | Submission Open
Keywords: coral reefs; marine biodiversity; conservation; climate change; resilience; restoration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
Climate Change: Vegetation Diversity Monitoring submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7263 | 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)
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6695 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Loss & Dynamics)
Diversity and Phylogenetics of Parasites in Aquatic Animals
edited by Joanna Dzido and Martina Orosová
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5805 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity; genetic diversity; phylogeny; taxonomy; distibution; systematics; biogeography; evolution; ecology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Anthropogenic Impacts on Marine Ecosystems: A Biodiversity Conservation Emergency submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5184 | Submission Open
Keywords:   marine pollution;   anthropogenic impacts;   marine biodiversity;   conservation threats;   plastic pollution;   heavy metals and trace elements;   acoustic pollution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)
Ecology and Restoration of Grassland
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2152 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecological restoration; active restoration; biodiversity; community assembly theory; species composition; grassland degradation; grassland management; soil carbon sequestration; seed addition; plant– soil feedback
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
Cnidaria: Diversity, Ecology, and Evolution
edited by Maria Eduarda Alves Dos Santos, and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1748 | Submission Open
Keywords: Anthozoa; biodiversity; genetics; genomics; Medusozoa; symbiosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
Morphology and Evolution of Snakes
edited by Jesse M. Meik and Paul M. Hampton
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2175 | Submission Open
Keywords: ophidia; body elongation; phenotype; limb reduction; skull kinesis; scalation; morphological diversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Conflict and Coexistence between Humans and Wildlife
edited by
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1880 | Submission Open
Keywords: wildlife conservation; human– wildlife conflicts; population dynamics; mitigation strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Loss & Dynamics)
Knowledge and Conservation of Peatlands and Their Biodiversity
edited by and Martín Souto
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 336 | Submission Open
Keywords: peatland habitats; biodiversity; knowledge frontiers; conservation; environmental emergency
Marine Nearshore Biodiversity—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 18 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1715 | Submission Open
Keywords: biogeography; oceanography; range shifts; coastal; distributions; community ecology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
Selected Papers from the 5th International Congress on Applied Ichthyology, Oceanography, and Aquatic Environment (HydroMediT 2024)
edited by , Drosos Koutsoubas and Vassileios Bakopoulos
submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine diversity  ; conservation  ; oceanography  ; population dynamics  ; fisheries
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
Wildlife Welfare
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13681 | Submission Open
Keywords: the 3Rs principles; animal welfare; compassionate conservation; wildlife rehabilitation; welfare biology; zoos
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Plant Diversity on Islands
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12270 | Submission Open
Keywords: Island plant; Island flora; Floristic diversity; Species richness; Endemism; Spatial patterns; Spatial turnover; Temporal turnover; Island specialist taxa; Beta diversity; Oceanic islands; Land-bridge island; Continental island; Habitat island
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
Diversity, Distribution and Zoogeography of Coleoptera submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11900 | Submission Open
Keywords: taxonomy; systematics; phylogeny; zoogeography; paleogeography; cladistic approach; molecular approach; morphological approach; distribution pattern
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Dynamics of Marine Communities
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6871 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
Plant Succession and Vegetation Dynamics
edited by and Michael Richter
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6190 | Submission Open
Keywords: vegetation dynamics; succession; mosaic cycles; gap dynamics; cohort dynamics; colonization; propagule dispersal pathways; species turnover; ecosystem functioning; conservation; natural regeneration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
Taxonomy, Systematics, Evolution and Biogeography of Freshwater Decapod Crustaceans submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4744 | Submission Open
Keywords: Anomura; Astacidea; Brachyura; Caridea; diversity; fossil; molecular taxonomy; morphology; new species
(This special issue belongs to the Section Freshwater Biodiversity)
Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation of Lepidoptera
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3946 | Submission Open
Keywords: Lepidoptera; ecology; distribution; biodiversity; nature protection; conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)
Advances in Freshwater Mollusk Research submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3805 | Submission Open
Keywords: freshwater mollusks (gastropods; bivalves); biodiversity; community ecology; biogeography; functional traits; invasive species; human impact; multivariate methods; bioindication; conservation; management; ecological modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Freshwater Biodiversity)
Advances in Diversity and Conservation of Terrestrial Small Mammals—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3707 | Submission Open
Keywords: rodents; insectivores; species richness; alpha; beta and gamma diversity patterns; functional diversity; genetic diversity; climate change; habitat degradation; commensal habitats and adaptations; conservation biology; damage and pathogens; mitigation; red lists
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Biodiversity and Conservation of Mangroves submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2594 | Submission Open
Keywords: mangrove ecosystems; sustainable management; protection; policy; livelihoods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)
Fish Diversity in the Red Sea
edited by Tilman J. Alpermann, Moritz Sonnewald and Barry Russell
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1099 | Submission Open
Keywords: ichthyological exploration; integrative taxonomy; phylogeography; population genetics; evolutionary genomics; community dynamics; ecological adaptations; conservation and management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
Ecology, Diversity and Conservation of Aquatic and Helophytic Plants, Plant Communities and Their Environments submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 813 | Submission Open
Keywords: diversity of aquatic plants; helophytes; biodiversity & conservation; aquatic plant communities; vegetation; conservation biology; species diversity; floristic studies; plant taxonomy; phytosociology; plant ecology; plant diversity; endangered and rare plant species and their protection; endangered and rare plant communities; endangered species; flora extinction; conservation of aquatic environments
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
Fungal Diversity
edited by , Benjarong Karbowy-Thongbai, , Asha Janadaree Dissanayake and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open
Keywords: applications of fungi; ascomycota; basidiomycota; biodegradation; biocontrol agents; biotechnology; fungal taxonomy; fungal phylogeny; next-generation sequencing; fungal toxins; fungal pathogens; fungal ecology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections)
Ecology and Paleoecology of Atlantic and Caribbean Coral Reefs
edited by Pamela Hallock
submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1313 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity; biogeography; coral-reef ecosystem; reef-species distributions; reef community structure; resilient species; endemic species; vulnerable species; climate change; Neogene reefs; Miocene reefs; Pliocene reefs; Pleistocene reefs; climate change to reef ecosystem services
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
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