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Diversity of Parasites in Wildlife and Their Interactions with Hosts submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open
Keywords: wildlife parasites; one health; prevention; holobiont ecosystem
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Ecological Interactions and Conservation of Elasmobranchs
edited by Carlos Julio Polo-Silva, Phillip Lobel and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open
Keywords: movement ecology; habitat use; fisheries management; elasmobrach conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)
Diversity and Evolution of Life: Insights from Early Stratigraphic Records of Major Groups
edited by , John Hunter and Loren Babcock
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open
Keywords: evolution; adaptive radiation; Paleozoic; Mesozoic; Cenozoic; geologic time
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phylogeny and Evolution)
Microbial Ecology of Aquatic Habitats: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbial ecology; aquatic ecosystems; microbial diversity; community assembly; biogeochemical cycles; microbial interactions; microbial metabolism; viral ecology; global change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections)
Plant Adaptation and Survival Under Global Environmental Change
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6444 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant adaptation; climate resilience; ecological evolution; species distributions; vegetation shifts; conservation genomics; climatic selection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biogeography and Macroecology)
Climate Change and Forest Biodiversity: Impacts and Strategies for Conservation
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6047 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; biodiversity conservation; forest ecosystem assessment; ecosystem service; human-wildlife conflicts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)
Cryptic Biodiversity and Evolutionary Radiations in Montane Ecosystems
edited by Carolina Reyes-Puig
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 665 | Submission Open
Keywords: cryptic biodiversity; montane ecosystems; evolutionary radiations; biogeography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phylogeny and Evolution)
Advances and Future Perspectives in Molecular Biology and Genetic Diversity of Economic Plants
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submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 564 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular breeding; genetic diversity and evaluation; omics technologies; sustainable agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation of Lepidoptera—Second Edition
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open
Keywords: lepidoptera; ecology; distribution; biodiversity; nature protection; conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)
Diversity, Ecology, and Conservation of Mites submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6491 | Submission Open
Keywords: mite diversity; ecology and functions; conservation efforts; global threats; systematics research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Plant Diversity on Islands—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3565 | 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; continental island; habitat island
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
Arthropod Diversity in Arid and Desert Ecosystems
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3368 | Submission Open
Keywords: arthropods; diversity; arid and desert ecosystems; human activities; climate change
Diversity and Ecology of Decapoda submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1975 | Submission Open
Keywords: functional morphology; population biology; species distribution; systematics and taxonomy; trophic ecology; biogeography; conservation biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
Microbiome Dynamics and Ecological Mechanisms Under Urbanization and Climate Change
edited by and Yue Yin
submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1827 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbial diversity; microbiome function; climate change; urban ecosystems; ecophysiological mechanisms
Plant Diversity Discovery and Resource Utilization
edited by Feifei Li and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1767 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant diversity; utilization; economic plants; phytochemical
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
Diversity, Physiology and Ecology of Marine Microorganisms
edited by Xianzhe Gong and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1440 | Submission Open
Keywords: diversity; ecology; physiology; microbiology; ocean
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
Ecological Interactions and Biodiversity Conservation of Saproxylic Insect Communities
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1158 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest; insects; bioindicators; communities; dead wood; pressures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)
Pine Cones: Species Diversity and Ecological Processes in Natural Forests and Plantations
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 416 | Submission Open
Keywords: pine cones; diversity; forest ecosystems; functions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)
Remote Sensing and Machine Learning for Hydrological and Ecological Assessment
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 325 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; machine learning; deep learning; hydrological assessment; ecological assessment; land surface temperature; urban heat island; surface water monitoring; snow cover dynamics; drought forecasting; flood mapping; evapotranspiration; soil moisture; groundwater vulnerability; carbon storage; ecosystem services; climate resilience; geospatial analytics
Ecological Adaptations and Evolutionary Significance of Fungal Diversity
edited by Jair Putzke and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 311 | Submission Open
Keywords: fungi; diversity; evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections)
Plant Functional Traits, Ecological Adaptation and Biodiversity in Karst Habitats
edited by , Shengfeng Chai and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open
Keywords: Karst; ecological adaptation and evolutionary; plant functional diversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
Advances in Hymenoptera Diversity and Biology
edited by Jiao Tang and
submission deadline 15 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4145 | Submission Open
Keywords: Hymenoptera; diversity; biology; genetic diversity; conservation; biotechnological approaches
Orchids in a Changing World: Diversity, Ecological Adaptations, and Conservation Strategies submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1889 | Submission Open
Keywords: orchid biodiversity; orchid–mycorrhizal symbioses; adaptation to environmental change and habitat disturbance; chemical ecology and secondary metabolites; conservation strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
Adaptive Fisheries Management in East Asia: Navigating Climate Change, POPs, and Microplastics
edited by , Haitao Wang, and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1707 | Submission Open
Keywords: East Asian fisheries; climate change; anthropogenic stressors; adaptive management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)
The Ecological Functions of Algae in a Changing World: From Fundamentals to Applications
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2114 | Submission Open
Keywords: algal diversity; climate stress; extreme-event responses; diversity-ecosystem service; extreme-event modeling; functional trait redundancy; algae-based resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)
Flora and Vegetation in Urban Landscapes: Impacts, Adaptations and Global Patterns
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 256 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban biodiversity; urban habitats; synanthropization; biological invasions; invasion plants; plant extinction; urban ecology; urban ecosystems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
Ecology and Restoration of Grassland—Third Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open
Keywords: grasslands; ecosystem degradation; biodiversity conservation; soil–microbial interactions; restoration techniques; ecosystem multifunctionality; climate change; ecohydrological processes; remote sensing monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
Molecular Approaches to Plant Diversity and Improvement submission deadline 30 May 2027 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant diversity; plant genetic resources; molecular characterization; molecular breeding; crop improvement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
Brachiopod Biodiversity Dynamics in a Changing Climate
edited by and Renbin Zhan
submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 330 | Submission Open
Keywords: brachiopoda; biodiversity dynamics; climate change; paleoecology and biogeography; macroevolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Phenological Diversity in a Warming World: From Plants to Ecosystems
edited by , Ashley Thomson and
submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; plant phenology; ecosystem phenology; plant phenological response to climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
Investigating the Biodiversity of the Tardigrada—3rd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 1 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open
Keywords: biology; cryptobiosis; diversity; ecology; physiology; Tardigrada; taxonomy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
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