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Orchids in a Changing World: Diversity, Ecological Adaptations, and Conservation Strategies

edited by

Antonio De Agostini

and

Pierluigi Cortis

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2880 | 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)

Interrelations and Adaptations of Benthic Macroinvertebrates and Benthic Algae

edited by

Ana Savić

and Dejan Dmitrović

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 370 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecology; interrelations; adaptation; benthic macroinvertebrates; benthic algae

Recent Advances in Mites: Diversity, Ecology and Evolution

edited by Marina Ferraz de Camargo Barbosa and Gilberto José de Moraes

submission deadline 25 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: mite diversity; phylogenomics; ecology; evolution; phylogeography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Phylogenomics, Biodiversity and Ecology of Marine Fishes

edited by

Cemal Turan

submission deadline 25 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine fish biodiversity; phylogenomics; marine ecology; climate change; conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)

Ethnobotany and Plant Diversity: Conservation and Sustainable Use

edited by

Surapon Saensouk

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11118 | Submission Open

Keywords: ethnobotany; plant diversity; plant taxonomy; conservation status; sustainable use; plant cytogenetics; palynology; plant anatomy; phytogeography; plant tissue culture; phytochemistry; genetic diversity and molecular study; morphological and molecular taxonomy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Adaptive Fisheries Management in East Asia: Navigating Climate Change, POPs, and Microplastics

edited by

Min Xu

, Haitao Wang,

Teruhisa Komatsu

and

Zengqiang Yin

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1900 | Submission Open

Keywords: East Asian fisheries; climate change; anthropogenic stressors; adaptive management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Herbaria: A Key Resource for Plant Diversity Exploration—2nd Edition

edited by

Adriano Stinca

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1514 | 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)

Conservation and Biodiversity of Freshwater Fishes

edited by Frank Raynner Vasconcelos Ribeiro and

Mark C. Belk

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1104 | Submission Open

Keywords: freshwater fish biodiversity; conservation and management; ecology; functional diversity; biogeography; evolution; threats to aquatic ecosystems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Freshwater Biodiversity)

Aquatic Insect Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics in Disturbed Rivers

edited by Carlos Frankl Sperber,

Ming Bai

and Ana Viana

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 980 | Submission Open

Keywords: disturbance ecology; river restoration; freshwater ecology; aquatic biogeography; bioindicators

(This special issue belongs to the Section Freshwater Biodiversity)

Advances in Diversity, Evolutionary History and Ecology of Global Flatworms

edited by

Francisco Brusa

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 865 | Submission Open

Keywords: platyhelminthes; flatworm diversity; rhabditophora; catenulida; neodermata; parasitism; taxonomy; phylogenomics

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

Plant Diversity and Plant-Microbiome Interactions

edited by Liqiang Mu,

Xin Sui

and

Hongfeng Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 435 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant diversity; plant–microbiome interactions; soil microbial communities; ecosystem functioning; global change impacts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Aquatic Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration—Second Edition

edited by

Sikai Wang

, Binsong Jin, Yanming Sui and

Paolo Pastorino

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic biodiversity; habitat restoration; fishery sustainability; wetland ecosystems; conservation strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Coralline Algae and Rhodolith Beds: Biodiversity, Ecology, Conservation, and Global Change

edited by Ricardo da Gama Bahia

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: coralline algae; biodiversity; systematics; biogeography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Ecology and Biogeography of Marine Benthos—3rd Edition

edited by

Renato Mamede

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine taxa; benthic communities; benthic habitats; benthic ecology; conservation and management of ecosystems; biodiversity; species distribution modeling; habitat mapping; trophic interactions; effects of anthropogenic pressures; effects of climatic change; invasive species

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)

Ecology and Diversity of Plants in Arid and Semi-Arid Ecosystems—2nd Edition

edited by

Alexandre Maniçoba da Rosa Ferraz Jardim

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 51 | 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; salinity; salt stress tolerance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Trophic Ecology and Diversity of Invertebrates

edited by Nicole Richoux

submission deadline 5 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: invertebrate diversity; feeding relationships; molecular methods; community ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

The Ecological Functions of Algae in a Changing World: From Fundamentals to Applications

edited by

Yulei Zhang

and

Liang Chen

submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2451 | 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)

Morphological, Molecular, and Ethnobotanical Approaches to Studying Diversity in Endemic and Medicinal–Aromatic Plants

edited by

Yavuz Bülent Köse

and

Gizem Emre

submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: morphology; taxonomy; phytochemistry; endemic; medicinal plants; aromatic plants; ethnobotany

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Species Diversity and Conservation Ecology of Amphibians and Reptiles

edited by

Shengchao Shi

and

Xiaoyang Mo

submission deadline 18 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 388 | Submission Open

Keywords: species diversity; integrative taxonomy; distribution and population; diet; breeding ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Forging Pluralistic Praxis: Braiding Indigenous and Local Knowledge with Conservation Practice

edited by

Ronald Maliao

and

Béla Tóthmérész

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 911 | Submission Open

Keywords: indigenous and local knowledge; ethnoecology; citizen science; pluralistic praxis; epistemic justice

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Flora and Vegetation in Urban Landscapes: Impacts, Adaptations and Global Patterns

edited by

Bogdan Jackowiak

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 318 | 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

Xiaowei Guo

and

Jie Gao

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 176 | 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)

Functional Morphology and Evolution of Vertebrates

edited by

Ozan Gündemir

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: vertebrate morphological diversity; functional morphology and evolution; comparative functional morphology; geometric morphometrics; ecological biomechanics; ecological adaptation; phenotypic integration and modularity

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

Marine Ecosystem Modeling and Sustainable Fisheries Management

edited by

Ekin Akoglu

and

Taner Yıldız

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine ecosystem modeling; ecosystem-based fisheries management; food-web modeling; species distribution modeling; environmental DNA; fishing effort; climate change; marine biodiversity; regime shifts; socio-ecological systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)

Advances in Ecology and Conservation of Zooplankton

edited by

Ahmet Altindağ

submission deadline 15 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrobiology; limnology; zooplankton; ecology; biodiversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Freshwater Biodiversity)

Diversity, Ecology, and Conservation of Reef Fish

edited by Jesús Rodriguez-Romero and

Emelio Barjau-González

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open

Keywords: reef areas; fish; biodiversity; monitoring and management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)

Impacts of Anthropogenic Activities in Coastal Wetlands on Biodiversity in the Context of High-Quality Development

edited by Wei Liu, Xiaoqiang Lu and Jingjing Ding

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open

Keywords: human activities; biodiversity conservation; coastal and marine; environmental impact assessment; marine and coastal wetlands; new energy and environmental pollution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Diversity of Legumes

edited by