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Phylogenomics, Biodiversity and Ecology of Marine Fishes
edited by
submission deadline 25 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 84 | 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
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11414 | 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)
Climate Change and Invasive Species Impacts on Freshwater Systems
edited by Timothy B. Mihuc
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4752 | Submission Open
Keywords: freshwater systems; climate change; invasive species
(This special issue belongs to the Section Freshwater Biodiversity)
Adaptive Fisheries Management in East Asia: Navigating Climate Change, POPs, and Microplastics
edited by , Haitao Wang, and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2122 | 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
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1551 | 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
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1155 | 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, and Ana Viana
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1012 | 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
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 891 | 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, and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 446 | 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)
Multi-Approach Assessment of Environmental Pressures and Changes in Mediterranean Biodiversity submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 381 | Submission Open
Keywords: mediterranean biodiversity; environmental pressures; ecosystem monitoring; climate and anthropogenic impacts; conservation and management strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)
Aquatic Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration—Second Edition
edited by , Binsong Jin, Yanming Sui and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 114 | 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 91 | 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
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 68 | 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 submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 58 | 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 85 | 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 and
submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2497 | 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 submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 161 | 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 and
submission deadline 18 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 391 | Submission Open
Keywords: species diversity; integrative taxonomy; distribution and population; diet; breeding ecology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)
Wetland Restoration Ecology: Invasive Species Control and Biodiversity Recovery in Freshwater and Coastal Systems submission deadline 26 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 377 | Submission Open
Keywords: wetland restoration; invasive species management; biodiversity recovery; freshwater ecosystems; restoration monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Loss & Dynamics)
Forging Pluralistic Praxis: Braiding Indigenous and Local Knowledge with Conservation Practice submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 916 | 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
submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 321 | 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 183 | 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
submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 88 | 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 and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 53 | 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)
Arachnida Diversity and Conservation—Second Edition submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Submission Open
Keywords: Arachnida; conservation ecology; climate change; biogeography; diversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Advances in Ecology and Conservation of Zooplankton
edited by
submission deadline 15 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrobiology; limnology; zooplankton; ecology; biodiversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Freshwater Biodiversity)
Diversity, Distribution, Ecology and Applied Potential of Ascomycetes
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 346 | Submission Open
Keywords: ascomycete; diversity; distribution; ecology; applied potential
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections)
Diversity, Ecology, and Conservation of Reef Fish
edited by Jesús Rodriguez-Romero and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 47 | 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 31 | 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)
Biodiversity Conservation Planning and Assessment—Third Edition
edited by Yu Peng
submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant richness; plant diversity; biodiversity planning; biodiversity assessment; biodiversity conservation; plant diversity and biodiversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)
Diversity of Legumes
edited by and
submission deadline 11 May 2027 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open
Keywords: fabaceae; diversity; wild legumes; orphan legumes; agronomy, genomics; breeding; evolution; ecology; physiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
Molecular Approaches to Plant Diversity and Improvement submission deadline 30 May 2027 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant diversity; plant genetic resources; molecular characterization; molecular breeding; crop improvement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation and Ecological Restoration in Human-Dominated Landscapes
edited by Yuxin Hu, Huiyin Song and
submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4966 | Submission Open
Keywords: freshwater ecosystems; biodiversity; ecological restoration; human-dominated landscapes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Freshwater Biodiversity)
Brachiopod Biodiversity Dynamics in a Changing Climate
edited by and Renbin Zhan
submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 762 | 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 297 | 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 161 | Submission Open
Keywords: biology; cryptobiosis; diversity; ecology; physiology; Tardigrada; taxonomy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Fish Biodiversity: Bioinvasions, Conservation, and Management Strategies
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity; bioinvasion; ecological factors; conservation; management strategies; potential threats; invasive species
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)
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