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Diversity and Evolution of Meiofaunal Taxa

edited by Anush Kosakyan

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; biogeography; cryptic diversity; environmental DNA (eDNA); evolution; integrative taxonomy; meiofauna; metabarcoding; phylogenomics; phylogeny

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

Drivers of Plant Diversity and Biogeographic Processes in Drylands

edited by Morales Matías and María Silvia Ferrucci

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: deserts; semidesertic areas; plant speciation; species richness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Conservation and Management of Bears in a Changing World

edited by

Arjun Dheer

and

Dave Garshelis

submission deadline 1 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open

Keywords: human–bear coexistence; bear conservation and management; predator–prey interactions; interspecific competition; population monitoring; carnivore ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Harnessing Microorganisms from Extreme Habitats for Sustainable Biotechnological Solutions

edited by Ahmed Nafis and

Anas Raklami

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: extremophiles; extreme environments; microbial diversity; microbial metabolism and stress-adaptation mechanisms; metagenomics; extremozymes; bioactive secondary metabolites; plant growth-promoting microorganisms (PGPM); bioremediation; sustainable biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections)

Integrating Biodiversity, Ecology, and Management in Shark Research

edited by

Carlos Bustamante

and Carlos J. Polo-Silva

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6239 | Submission Open

Keywords: taxonomy and systematics; fishery management; reproductive biology; trophic ecology; movement ecology; policy and governance; conservation strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)

Ecology, Distribution and Conservation of Zooplankton in a Changing World

edited by

Elena Bișinicu

Luminita Lazar

and

Kremena Stefanova

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 404 | Submission Open

Keywords: zooplankton ecology; biodiversity; environmental pressures; eutrophication; aquatic ecosystems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Soil Microbial Responses to Disturbance: Ecological and Evolutionary Perspectives

edited by Ian S. Acuña-Rodríguez

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 399 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil microbiome; disturbance ecology; microbial evolution; resilience and recovery; omics integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections)

Ecology, Behaviour and Conservation of the Eurasian Beaver in a Changing World

edited by

Yordan Koshev

Maria Kachamakova

and

Corrado Battisti

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open

Keywords: castor fiber; recolonisation; adaptation; conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Plant Communities in Transition: Succession, Diversity, and Ecosystem Dynamics

edited by

Thomas Fickert

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4830 | 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)

Cryptic Diversity in Animals at Genetical, Morphological, and Ecological Levels

edited by Manuel Ruiz-García

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4047 | Submission Open

Keywords: animals; chromosomal diversity; DNA diversity; protein diversity; morphological and morphometry diversity; taxonomy diversity; ecological diversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Integrative Systematics and Evolution of Collembola

edited by

Nerivânia Godeiro

Bruno Bellini

and Nikolas G. Cipola

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1761 | Submission Open

Keywords: phylogenomic analysis; integrative systematics; springtails; evolution; speciation; genomics

Wetland Biodiversity and Ecosystem Conservation—Second Edition

edited by

Lele Liu

, Yaolin Guo, Youzheng Zhang and Weihua Guo

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 954 | Submission Open

Keywords: wetland biodiversity; ecosystem conservation; global change biology; anthropogenic disturbance; biological invasion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Insects in Aquatic Ecosystems: Diversity, Function and Applications

edited by Martin B. Berg and Richard W. Merritt

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open

Keywords: trophic relationships; aquatic insects; macroinvertebrates; benthic; functional ecology; lotic; lentic; rivers; streams; lakes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Freshwater Biodiversity)

2026 Feature Papers by Diversity's Editorial Board Members

edited by

Michel Baguette

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 17 articles | Viewed by 19799 | Submission Open

Keywords: macroecology and biogeography; plant diversity; animal diversity; marine diversity; biodiversity conservation; biodiversity loss and dynamics; freshwater biodiversity; chemical diversity and chemical ecology; microbial diversity

Ecology and Diversity of Soil Microbial Communities in an Era of Global Change

edited by

Emoke Dalma Kovacs

Teodor Rusu

, Khoi Nghia Nguyen and

Melinda Haydee Kovacs

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9033 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial diversity; microbial dominance; stress index; soil functions; land-use; climate change; multi-omics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections)

Ecology and Conservation of Endangered Wildlife

edited by

Feng Xu

and

Jun Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8731 | Submission Open

Keywords: endangered species; biodiversity; habitat conservation; population dynamics; climate change; human–wildlife conflict; conservation technology; ecosystem stability

Diversity in 2026

edited by

Michael Wink

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6499 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity futures; emerging challenges; molecular to ecosystem; conservation innovation

Applications of Environmental DNA for Fish and Aquatic Biodiversity Assessment

edited by

Cristina Nardi

and

Maurizio Pinna

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3619 | Submission Open

Keywords: eDNA metabarcoding; targeted eDNA; aquatic biodiversity; biological invasions; biodiversity monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Freshwater Turtles in Anthropogenic Landscapes

edited by Ivana Mali

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3310 | Submission Open

Keywords: turtle conservation; anthropogenic impacts; population ecology; longevity and demography; habitat alteration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Freshwater Biodiversity)

Palaeontology of Ammonoids: Recent Advances

edited by Elena A. Yazykova and

Mikel A. López-Horgue

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2908 | Submission Open

Keywords: ammonites; palaeobiology; palaeogeography; palaeoecology; Palaeozoic; Mesozoic; event stratigraphy; biostratigraphy

Avian Genetic Diversity

edited by

Giovanni Forcina

and

Tamer Albayrak

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2292 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive radiation; bird; divergence; extinction; hybridisation; introgression; museomics; phylogeography; phylogeny; speciation; wildlife forensics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Emerging Alien Species and Their Invasion Processes—2nd Edition

edited by

Thabiso Michael Mokotjomela

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2268 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive species; ecological restoration; biodiversity conservation; ecosystem services; biological invasions; invasive species impacts; invasion resistance; community stability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Diversity of Aquatic Insects

edited by

Lucas Ramos Costa Lima

, Rafael Boldrini, Paulo Cruz and Rodolfo Mariano

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1853 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic insects; genetic diversity; morphological adaptation; phylogeography; conservation; behavior

Marine Functional Diversity: From Ecological Roles to Biotechnological Applications

edited by Jamshid Amiri Moghaddam

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1676 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine; functional diversity; ecological roles; applied science

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)

Biodiversity of Coastal and Insular Marine Ecosystems

edited by

Fabian A. Rodríguez‐Zaragoza

Alma Paola Rodriguez-Troncoso

and

María Rebeca Granja-Fernández

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 780 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity assessments; taxonomic diversity; functional diversity; numerical ecology; coastal and insular marine systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)

Selected Papers from the 4th International Online Conference on Diversity: Biodiversity of Animals, Plants and Microorganisms (IOCDV 2026)

edited by

Michael Wink

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 621 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal diversity; biodiversity conservation; marine diversity; microbial diversity and culture collections; phylogeny and evolution; plant diversity

Diversity, Biodiversity, Threats and Conservation of Arthropods—2nd Edition

edited by Jaime Pizarro-Araya

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 392 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; arthropod conservation; environmental threats; climate change; habitat loss; ecosystem services; habitat restoration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Geohazards and Ecosystem Resilience

edited by Felix Kwabena Donkor

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 362 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem services; geological hazards; disaster risk; environmental sustainability; SDGs; natural hazards; ecological integrity; climate change adaptation; disaster resilience; ecosystem regeneration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Genomics and Ecology of Plants

edited by

Krishan K. Verma

and

Dao-Jun Guo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 299 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant; microbial genome; rhizosphere microbes; interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Diversity of Parasites in Wildlife and Their Interactions with Hosts

edited by

Olivier Sparagano

and

Nighat Perveen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 235 | 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

Angelica M. Barrera-Garcia

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 228 | 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

Charles Ciampaglio

, John Hunter and Loren Babcock

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 148 | 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

Hera Karayanni

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 148 | 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)

Climate Change and Forest Biodiversity: Impacts and Strategies for Conservation

edited by

Yunchuan Dai

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7019 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; biodiversity conservation; forest ecosystem assessment; ecosystem service; human-wildlife conflicts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Plant Adaptation and Survival Under Global Environmental Change

edited by

Claudia D. Nicolae

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6905 | 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)

Advances and Future Perspectives in Molecular Biology and Genetic Diversity of Economic Plants

edited by

Ou Sheng

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 796 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular breeding; genetic diversity and evaluation; omics technologies; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Cryptic Biodiversity and Evolutionary Radiations in Montane Ecosystems

edited by Carolina Reyes-Puig

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 688 | Submission Open

Keywords: cryptic biodiversity; montane ecosystems; evolutionary radiations; biogeography

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

Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation of Lepidoptera—Second Edition

edited by

Masahiko Kitahara

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: lepidoptera; ecology; distribution; biodiversity; nature protection; conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Insects in Tropical and Subtropical Ecosystems

edited by Cristiano Agra Iserhard

submission deadline 27 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2768 | Submission Open

Keywords: anthropocene; conservation; diversity; ecological interactions; insect ecology; monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Diversity, Ecology, and Conservation of Mites

edited by

Agnieszka Napierała

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6933 | 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

edited by

Maria Panitsa

and

Kostas Kougioumoutzis

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3911 | 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

Jiliang Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3594 | Submission Open

Keywords: arthropods; diversity; arid and desert ecosystems; human activities; climate change

Diversity and Ecology of Decapoda

edited by

Fabrício Carvalho

and

Erminda da Conceição Guerreiro Couto

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2615 | 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)

Plant Diversity Discovery and Resource Utilization

edited by Feifei Li and

Giovanni Bacaro

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2545 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant diversity; utilization; economic plants; phytochemical

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Microbiome Dynamics and Ecological Mechanisms Under Urbanization and Climate Change

edited by

Fumito Maruyama

and Yue Yin

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2090 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial diversity; microbiome function; climate change; urban ecosystems; ecophysiological mechanisms

Diversity, Physiology and Ecology of Marine Microorganisms

edited by Xianzhe Gong and

Weizhi Song

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1908 | 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

Teresa Bonacci

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1816 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest; insects; bioindicators; communities; dead wood; pressures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Seabird Populations Under Global Change

edited by

Georgios Karris

and

Vasilios Liordos

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 672 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Loss & Dynamics)

Pine Cones: Species Diversity and Ecological Processes in Natural Forests and Plantations

edited by

Ángel Benítez

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 449 | 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

Zeeshan Zafar

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 373 | 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

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