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Forest Edge and Insect Diversity
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecology; biodiversity; edge effect; community; genetic diversity; functional diversity; phylogenetic diversity; ecosystem services; ecological processes
Selected Papers from “Utilisation of Underutilized Species for Future Food Security and the Conservation of Biocultural Diversity” submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open
Keywords: edible plant diversity; conservation; biocultural diversity
Marine Biodiversity from the Triassic
edited by Andrea Tintori
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open
Keywords: Triassic; Fossil Lagerstä tten; biodiversity; faunal recovery; food chain; functional morphology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
Diversity, Ecology, and Distribution of Parasites and Endosymbionts of Reptiles
edited by Rodrigo Megía-Palma and Emilio Civantos
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open
Keywords: co-adaptation; sexual selection; ecography; phylogenetics; vector-borne parasites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Biodiversity Conservation in Urbanized Ecosystems
edited by Gad Perry and Robert Cox
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban ecosystem regeneration; biodiversity conservation; urban green spaces; urbanization; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)
Impacts of Fisheries on Benthic Biodiversity and Ecosystems
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine biodiversity; benthic ecosystems; conservation and management of benthic ecosystems; fisheries; fishing disturbance on benthic ecosystems; fishery stock depletion; overfishing; IUU fishing; ghost nets; bottom trawling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
Investigation of the Biology, Ecology, Distribution of Marine Macrozoobenthic Communities—2nd Edition submission deadline 4 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 300 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine macrozoobenthic communities; marine benthic flora and fauna; marine bioconstructions; species diversity and distribution; community composition; biogeographic patterns; biodiversity and conservation; morphological and molecular taxonomy; population and community ecology
Do We Still Need Natural History Collections?
edited by , and Irena Grbac
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7471 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity loss; conservation; taxonomy; ecology; fossils; minerals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phylogeny and Evolution)
Biology and Evolutionary History of Reptiles submission deadline 26 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3097 | Submission Open
Keywords: reptiles; fossil record; paleontological sites; faunistic associations; systematics; diversity; evolutionary history; lifestyles; paleoecology
Herbaria: A Key Resource for Plant Diversity Exploration
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11947 | 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)
Application of GIScience and Remote Sensing in Biodiversity Conservation submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7269 | Submission Open
Keywords: geospatial technology; remote sensing; geographic information systems; spatial statistics; machine learning and deep learning; cloud computing; big data science; image processing; spatial ecology; landscape ecology; sustainable development goals (SDGs)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)
Plant Diversity Hotspots in the 2020s
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6596 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetic diversity and conservation; fragmentation effects; conservation management; population genetics and ecology; global and local change effects on plant biodiversity; evolution and ecology; community and ecosystem ecology; tolerance/resistance to biotic and abiotic factors; restoration ecology; phylogenetic analyses; theoretical methods; computational methods; germplasm inventory; genotype x environment interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
Biology, Biodiversity and Conservation of Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles
edited by , Tommaso Gerussi and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 593 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine mammals; sea turtles; endangered species; biology; ecology; conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
Mycorrhizal Fungi Biodiversity and Ecology
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open
Keywords: mycorrhizal fungi; soil biodiversity; ecosystem services; ectomycorrhizal fungi; symbiotic interaction; multitrophic interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections)
Soil Arthropod Biodiversity Conservation in Urban Ecosystem
edited by Hongyi Liu
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil arthropod; urban ecosystem; biodiversity conservation; genomics and genetics; population ecology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)
Subtropical Forest Composition and Dynamics
edited by Ronghua Li
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open
Keywords: subtropical forest; community ecology; functional traits; phylogenetic relationships; biodiversity conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
Biogeography and Diversity of Butterflies and Moths
edited by and
submission deadline 1 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7195 | Submission Open
Keywords: Lepidoptera; species richness; phylogeography; diversity conservation; spatial distribution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Ecology and Diversity of Plants in Arid and Semi-arid Ecosystems submission deadline 1 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1229 | 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
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
Ecology and Diversity of Diptera in the Tropics submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 250 | Submission Open
Keywords: phylogeny; species diversity; tropics; functional ecology; diversity of applied knowledge in the forensic and medical fields
Paleontology, Diversity, Adaption, and Evolution of Ungulates
edited by Christophe Mallet, and
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open
Keywords: Miocene to Holocene ungulate species; morphometrical evolution; biogeography; morphological and dietary adaptations; niche partitioning; predator use of ungulates
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phylogeny and Evolution)
Human Wildlife Conflict across Landscapes—Second Edition
edited by
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1899 | Submission Open
Keywords: carnivore– livestock conflicts; comparative (regional) approaches; edge effects and land use contrasts; indigenous knowledge as a mitigation tool; wildlife corridors and buffer zones
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)
DNA Barcodes for Evolution and Biodiversity—2nd Edition submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3922 | Submission Open
Keywords: DNA barcoding; biodiversity; evolution; species delimitation; conservation; monitoring
Microbial Community Dynamics in Soil Ecosystems
edited by Jiao Feng
submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open
Keywords: diverse microorganisms; soil ecosystems; soil microorganisms; microbial biogeography; soil biogeochemical cycles
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections)
Wildlife in Natural and Altered Environments submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 15835 | Submission Open
Keywords: agrosystem; anthropic habitat; deforestation; global change; habitat degradation; natural habitat; land-use shifts; pollution; urban habitat; wildfire
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Restoring and Conserving Biodiversity: A Global Perspective
edited by and Donald J. Brightsmith
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8014 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity; ecological restoration; reintroduction; habitat conservation; extinction; conservation translocations; ecological communities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Fungi, Ecology, and Global Change submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6899 | Submission Open
Keywords: fungi; diversity; climate change; fungal diseases; ecology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections)
Functional Diversity of Soft-Bottom Benthic Communities in the Anthropocene
edited by Américo Montiel
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 980 | Submission Open
Keywords: infauna; deposit-feeders; filter-feeders; trophic guild; trophic source; carbon sinks; macrofauna; meiofauna; global change; deep-sea; intertidal; acidification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
Eutrophication, Aquaculture and Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration
edited by Xiaodong Wang and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquaculture; aquatic ecological engineering restoration; fish
Diversity, Biodiversity, Threats and Conservation of Arthropods
edited by Jaime Pizarro-Araya
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity; arthropod conservation; environmental threats; climate change; habitat loss; ecosystem services; habitat restoration
Marine Resources Dynamics under Global Change submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; environmental variability; marine coastal systems; marine communities; fishery resources; species resilience; impact of extreme climatic events
Response of Diversity and Structure of Soil Microbial Community with Global Change Condition and Human Activity
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil microbial diveristy; microbial function; forest soil; wetland ecology
Trophic Interactions in Aquatic Systems
edited by Bianca Possamai
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 10 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquatic diversity; biodiversity; energy flow; estuarine diversity; fatty acids; feeding biology; feeding ecology; food chain; food webs; freshwater diversity; food chain length; gut contents; isotopic niche; marine diversity; species diversity; species interactions; stable isotopes; stomach contents; trophic ecology; trophic interactions; trophic guilds; trophic niche
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
Genetic Diversity and Evolutionary Potential: Impacts of Habitat Fragmentation
edited by Mary M. Peacock
submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open
Keywords: habitat fragmentation; habitat connectivity; gene flow; dispersal; evolutionary potential; adaptive capacity; random genetic drift; genetic rescue
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biogeography and Macroecology)
Diversity and Ecology of Algae in a Changing World submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open
Keywords: seaweed; biodiversity; environment
Impacts of Invasive Freshwater Fish on Native Fauna and Aquatic Ecosystems submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4431 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecological impacts; invasive fishes; rivers; lakes; eradication; management; control; freshwater
(This special issue belongs to the Section Freshwater Biodiversity)
Potential Biodiversity Implications of Climate Change for Organisms, Populations and Ecosystems of the Mediterranean Basin
edited by Luca Bracchetti, and
submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open
Keywords: mediterranean basin; climate change; heatwaves; species; populations and ecosystems dynamics; extreme events; human impacts; funcional diversity; spatial and temporal patterns; land use; marine biology; alien species; ecotoxicity; emerging pollutants; biodiversity conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
Systematics, Phylogenetics, and Phylogeography of Animals in the Mediterranean Region
edited by Nikos Poulakakis
submission deadline 16 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1672 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity; biogeography; ecology; mediterranean; phylogenetics; phylogenomics; phylogeography; speciation; systematics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Integrating Spatial Phylogenetic, and Taxonomic Approaches to Understand Plant Biodiversity
edited by , and Wajid Zaman
submission deadline 28 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open
Keywords: spatial phylogenetics; plant biodiversity; phylogenetic diversity; endemism; taxonomic diversity; functional diversity; biogeography; conservation
Ecology and Management of Invasive Vespidae
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6907 | Submission Open
Keywords: invasive Vespidae; impacts; surveillance; eradication; control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Diversity, Biogeography and Evolution of Actinopterygians
edited by Małgorzata Bieńkowska-Wasiluk and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5535 | Submission Open
Keywords: bony fishes; biogeography; diversity; evolution; morphology; taxonomy; systematics
Diversity and Ecology of Termites
edited by , Robin Casalla Daza, Olga P. Pinzón and Ervin Humprey Duran-Bautista
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1512 | Submission Open
Keywords: diversity; niche and ecological functions; evolution of eusociality; caste development; systematics; microbe interactions in termites of different feeding guilds; population dynamics; habitat degradation; interaction with termitophiles and inquilines; impacts of termite activity on soil formation and properties
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Diversity, Evolution, and Systematics of Chelicerates submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 338 | Submission Open
Keywords: systematic; genetic and genomic; evolution; interaction; predation; climate change; conservation; ecology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Advances in Genetic Diversity and Germplasm Evaluation for Rootstock Breeding in Horticultural Crops
edited by and Juan Pablo Martinez
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetic diversity; biotechnology tool; germplasm evaluation; rootstock; breeding; horticultural plant
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
Marine Biodiversity: Patterns and Processes submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine biogeography; marine distribution ranges; global marine biodiversity; onshore– offshore distributions; biodiversity centers; latitudinal diversity gradients; marine currents; substrate availability; climate change; marine speciation; marine extinction; paleogeography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
Genetic Diversity, Ecology and Conservation of Endangered Species—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetic conservation; conservation of biodiversity; conservation and management strategies; population ecology; threatened species; evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)
Foraminiferal Research: Modern Approaches and Emerging Trends
edited by Patricia Eichler, Moab Praxedes Gomes and Jere H. Lipps
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open
Keywords: foraminiferal studies; environmental monitoring; paleoclimate reconstruction; biogeography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
Landscape Biodiversity
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open
Keywords: landscape biodiversity; ecosystem services; landscape ecology; multidisciplinary; multiscalar; ecological planning; ecological network
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biogeography and Macroecology)
Evolutionary History of Fishes submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 18 | Submission Open
Keywords: evolutionary history; fishes; paleo-ecology; diversity; relationships; evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Urban Wildlife Diversity and Conservation
edited by
submission deadline 22 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open
Keywords: behavior; community composition; community ecology; conservation; diversity; ecology; human disturbance; invasive/introduced species; natural history; population ecology; range expansion/reduction; species distribution; species diversity; urban wildlife; wildlife ecology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Patterns Of Marine Benthic Biodiversity submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1066 | Submission Open
Keywords: intertidal; subtidal; rocky shores; sandy shores; estuaries; anthropogenic disturbance; environmental gradients
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
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