Diversity

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Diversity and Biogeography of Microcrustaceans in Continental Waters

edited by

Elena S. Chertoprud

and

Anna A. Novichkova

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10469 | Submission Open

Keywords: freshwater microcrustacea; brackish– water microcrustacea; taxonomy; phylogeny; ecology; biogeography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Freshwater Biodiversity)

Conflict and Coexistence Between Humans and Wildlife

edited by

Li Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7431 | Submission Open

Keywords: wildlife conservation; human– wildlife conflicts; population dynamics; mitigation strategies

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

Functional and Taxonomic Plant Diversity: Applications for Ecological Monitoring and Management

edited by

Giovanni Bacaro

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional diversity; ecosystem functioning; plant diversity; biodiversity monitoring; conservation planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Advancing the Research and Conservation of the Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems of California and Baja California

edited by Pedro Morais and

Julio Lorda

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 19 | Submission Open

Keywords: estuarine ecosystems; estuaries; coastal lagoons; tidal habitats; biology; ecology; conservation; management; physical oceanography; chemical oceanography; biological oceanography

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

edited by Manuel Ruiz-García

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 16 | 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)

Parasites and Vectors: Diversity and Ecological Interactions

edited by

Luciana Panait

and

Rodolfo Garcia-Contreras

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; vector-borne diseases; host– parasite interactions; parasitic zoonoses; ecology; epidemiology; disease transmission; vector competence; emerging parasitic diseases; taxonomy and systematics

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 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 338 | 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)

Pseudomonas Biology and Biodiversity

edited by

Dimitris Mossialos

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 22302 | Submission Open

Keywords: Pseudomonas; biodiversity; omic technologies; community structure; phylogenomics; metagenomics; biotechnological applications

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

Anthropogenic Impacts on Marine Ecosystems: A Biodiversity Conservation Emergency

edited by

Enrique Lozano

and

Jesús Alcázar-Treviño

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6943 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine pollution; anthropogenic impacts; marine biodiversity; conservation threats; plastic pollution; heavy metals and trace elements; acoustic pollution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Plant Adaptation and Survival Under Global Environmental Change

edited by

Claudia D. Nicolae

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 27 | 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)

Biodiversity Under Pressure: Vertebrates Diversity, Function and Conservation in Human-Modified Landscapes

edited by

Javier Alejandro Lopez

and Romina Ghirardi

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: vertebrate diversity; anthropogenic impact; ecological function; conservation; bioindicators; environmental stressors; landscape changes

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

edited by

Thomas Fickert

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 17 | 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)

Coastal Aquaculture for Climate and Biodiversity Resilience: The Role of Macroalgae and Bivalves

edited by Pablo P. Leal

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 6 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature-based solutions; marine farming; coastal conservation; biodiversity protection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)

Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation of Lepidoptera

edited by

Masahiko Kitahara

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6951 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Ecology and Restoration of Grassland—2nd Edition

edited by

Xiaowei Guo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: grasslands; ecosystem degradation; biodiversity conservation; soil– microbial interactions; restoration techniques; ecosystem multifunctionality; climate change; ecohydrological processes; remote sensing monitoring

Ecology, Distribution, Impacts, and Management of Invasive Plants

edited by Shicai Shen,

Xiaocheng Zhu

and Michael Denny Day

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive alien plants; invasion mechanism; invasiveness; invasibility; potential distribution; economical; ecological; and environmental impacts; biotic and abiotic interactions; chemical control; biological and ecological management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Palaeontology of Ammonoids: Recent Advances

edited by Elena A. Yazykova and

Mikel A. López-Horgue

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 489 | Submission Open

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

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