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Aquatic Plant Diversity, Conservation, and Restoration

edited by

Danelle Larson

and

Eva Papastergiadou

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 26259 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic vegetation; biodiversity; macrophytes; freshwater; resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

The Applications of Emerging Technologies on Biodiversity Conservation

edited by

Xinhai Li

and

Guiming Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17156 | Submission Open

Keywords: acoustic monitoring; AI-based method; generative pre-trained transformer; satellite; drone; robot

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Microbial Diversity in Changing Ecosystems: From Environmental Adaptation Mechanisms to Applications

edited by

Ipek Kurtboke

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2270 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial conservation; ecosystem functioning; biodiversity monitoring; environmental microbiology; culture collections

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

Diversity, Phylogeny and Ecology of Marine Microorganisms

edited by

Cong Sun

, Lin Xu, Jianyang Li and

Angelina Lo Giudice

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1849 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine ecosystem; microbial diversity and evolution; microbial ecology and environmental adaptation; phylogeny of bacteria and archaea

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

Diversity and Systematics of Plant-Associated Fungi

edited by

Jiwen Xia

Jian Ma

and

Xiuguo Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 373 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungi diversity; systematics; plant-associated fungi

Coral Reef Ecology and Diversity Conservation

edited by

Anthony D. Montgomery

and

Dan A. Polhemus

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 316 | Submission Open

Keywords: coral reefs; mesophotic coral ecosystems; climate change; policy and management; cryptic biodiversity; unique habitats; taxonomic impediments; ecosystem services; natural infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Plant Signals Driving Resilience Against Abiotic and Biotic Stresses

edited by

Rosa Rao

and Valeria Castaldi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 266 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant immunity; stress signaling; plant defense; environmental stress; drought; salinity; heat/cold; nutrient deficiency; oxidative stress; transcriptomics/proteomics; metabolomics; pathogens (fungi; bacteria; viruses); insect herbivores; ecological impact of stress resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Spatial and Temporal Studies in Marine Protected Areas: Mexican Chapter—2nd Edition

edited by

Marlenne Manzano-Sarabia

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine protected areas; Ramsar sites; islands; wetlands; climate change; ocean warming; Gulf of California; California current system; Mexican Pacific; Gulf of Mexico

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)

Biogeography, Ecology and Conservation of Reptiles

edited by

Roger Meek

and

Luca Luiselli

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6734 | Submission Open

Keywords: reptiles; ecology; evolution; conservation

Apoidea Biology, Evolution and Management

edited by Daniel M. Sánchez and Jovani Ruiz-Toledo

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 347 | Submission Open

Keywords: Apoidea; bees; evolution and biology; systematics; ecology; conservation; pollination; integrated pest management (IPM); phylogenetics; applied entomology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Montane Ecosystems and Diversity—2nd Edition

edited by

Nigel Barker

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open

Keywords: mountain biodiversity; climate change; altitudinal gradients; refugia; conservation; ecosystem services; endemism; genetic diversity; biological invasions and other threats

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Challenges for Hymenoptera in the Anthropocene

edited by

Bruno Corrêa Barbosa

and

Guy Smagghe

submission deadline 24 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 655 | Submission Open

Keywords: Hymenoptera; Anthropocene; environmental change; intrinsic factors; adaptive mechanisms; conservation strategies

Emerging Effects of Pollinator Loss on Biodiversity

edited by

Ekaterina Kozuharova

and

Toshko Ljubomirov

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 19699 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollination and pollinator communities; insect conservation; pollination ecology; plant– pollinator interactions; plant– pollinator networks; Hymenoptera; Lepidoptera; Diptera

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Diversity and Phylogenetics of Parasites in Aquatic Animals

edited by

Joanna Dzido

and Martina Orosová

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12402 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; genetic diversity; phylogeny; taxonomy; distibution; systematics; biogeography; evolution; ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Wetland Biodiversity and Ecosystem Conservation

edited by

Lele Liu

, Yaolin Guo, Youzheng Zhang and Weihua Guo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10698 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Diversity and Ecology of Freshwater Plankton

edited by

István Gyulai

Berta Csaba

and

István Grigorszky

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8978 | Submission Open

Keywords: algae; zooplankton; community composition; biodiversity and conservation; population and community ecology; indicator species; aquatic food webs; environmental monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Freshwater Biodiversity)

Ecology and Diversity of Diptera in the Tropics

edited by

Felipe Arley Costa Pessoa

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7976 | Submission Open

Keywords: phylogeny; species diversity; tropics; functional ecology; diversity of applied knowledge in the forensic and medical fields

Canopy Ecology—Biodiversity, Functions, and Conservation

edited by

José Juan Flores-Martínez

and

Víctor Sánchez-Cordero

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2653 | Submission Open

Keywords: arboreal ecosystems; epiphytes; vertical stratification; canopy– atmosphere interactions; treetop conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Biodiversity, Community Structure and Ecology of Terrestrial Ecosystems Under Global Change

edited by Libin Yang, Shibing Zhu,

Guangze Jin

and Huilin Han

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1432 | Submission Open

Keywords: global change; microbial community assembly; biogeochemical cycling; ecosystem functioning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Microbial Community Dynamics and Ecological Functions in Wetlands

edited by

Genoveva F. Esteban

and Xia Yuan

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 701 | Submission Open

Keywords: wetland ecosystems; microbial ecology; community diversity; population dynamics; biogeochemical cycling; microbial adaptation; ecosystem functioning; emerging contaminants; mixed contaminant effects; ecotoxicology; ecosystem resilience; wetland conservation

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

Diversity, Ecology, Evolution and Conservation and of Snakes

edited by

Michel Baguette

and Julie M. Ray

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 436 | Submission Open

Keywords: snakebite; snake phylogenetic relationships; snake– human interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Paleohistological Studies in Marine Vertebrates: Evolution, Adaptation, and Microstructural Diversity

edited by

Marianella Talevi

and Caro Acosta Hospitaleche

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open

Keywords: histology; osteohistology; bone microstructure; marine vertebrates

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

Microbial Diversity and Function Exploration in Oilfield Ecosystems and Petroleum-Contaminated Environments

edited by Yanling Ma

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: oil sludge; illumina MiSeq sequencing; microbial community/diversity; 16S rRNA gene; multi-omics analysis

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

Invasive Species in Freshwater Ecosystems in the Americas

edited by

Sarma Nandini

and S.S.S. Sarma

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: freshwater invasive species; aquatic biodiversity in the Americas; invasion ecology; biosecurity management; socio-ecological impacts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Freshwater Biodiversity)

Diversity and Morphology of Beetles: Advances, Challenges and Perspectives

edited by

Srećko B. Ćurčić

and

Nikola Vesović

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 295 | Submission Open

Keywords: Coleopterans; Adephaga; Polyphaga; epigean and endogean fauna; troglobites; biodiversity; morphology; endemism

Geohazards and Ecosystem Resilience

edited by Felix Kwabena Donkor

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 177 | 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)

Genetic Diversity, Distribution, and Conservation of Domestic and Wild Animal Species

edited by

Peter Hristov

Georgi Radoslavov

and

Boiko Neov

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6107 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; climate change; local animal breeds; wild animal species; sustainable ecosystem; preservation

Orchid Biodiversity: Population Dynamics and Conservation Challenges

edited by

Pavel Kindlmann

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1698 | Submission Open

Keywords: orchids; biodiversity; population dynamics; species survival; biological conservation

Threats and Challenges for the Study and Conservation of Freshwater Zooplankton Biodiversity

edited by

Carlos López

and Claudia Bonecker

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open

Keywords: cladocerans; rotifers; copepods; plankton; freshwater environments; biodiversity; conservation

(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 18799 | Submission Open

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

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

Diversity and Biogeography of Crustaceans in Continental Waters

edited by

Elena S. Chertoprud

and

Anna A. Novichkova

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15519 | Submission Open

Keywords: freshwater crustacea; brackish-water crustacea; taxonomy; phylogeny; ecology; biogeography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Freshwater Biodiversity)

Diversity and Ecology of Termites

edited by

Alberto Arab

, Robin Casalla Daza, Olga P. Pinzón and Ervin Humprey Duran-Bautista

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11270 | 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)

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

edited by

Giovanni Bacaro

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3888 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Microbial Diversity in Different Environments

edited by

Xin Sui

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2544 | Submission Open

Keywords: MIcrobial; forest; soil; wetland; diversity

Aquatic Biodiversity and Habitat Restoration

edited by

Sikai Wang

, Binsong Jin, Yanming Sui and

Paolo Pastorino

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1682 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Economic Plant Diversity in the Anthropocene

edited by

Mario A. Pagnotta

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1268 | Submission Open

Keywords: economic plant conservation; sustainable plant utilization; genetic erosion monitoring; AI-assisted plant conservation; medicinal plants; ornamental plants; wild crop relatives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Avian Diversity in Forest and Grassland—2nd Edition

edited by

Grzegorz Kopij

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 752 | Submission Open

Keywords: avian community; avian diversity; environmental changes; forest fragmentation; population density and dynamics; conservation of forest birds; nest box studies; effect of habitat; structure and floral composition; urbanized versus natural woodlands; natural versus cultivated forests

Marine Macroalgae Diversity and Ecology in the Atlantic Ocean

edited by

Davide Bassi

and

Claudia S. Karez

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 325 | Submission Open

Keywords: Atlantic Ocean; macroalgae; climate change; habitats

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 250 | Submission Open

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

Mammalian Diversity and Life-History Responses to Climate Change

edited by

Paul J. Jacobs

and Daniel William Hart

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; thermal extremes; life history traits; physiological plasticity; behavioural adaptation; predictive modelling; species resilience; biodiversity forecasting

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

edited by Manuel Ruiz-García

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 196 | 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)

Dispersal Strategies of Virus-Borne Plant Mites and Their Management

edited by Fujio Kadono and Kenji Kubota

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant mites; mite-borne virus; dispersal; ecology; management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Historical and Current Diversity Patterns of Mediterranean Marine Species—2nd Edition

edited by

Sabrina Lo Brutto

and

Davide Iaciofano

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

Keywords: Mediterranean sea; marine species; museum collections; biodiversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)

Ecology, Diversity and Interactions of Bats and Their Parasites

edited by Eder Barbier

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 498 | Submission Open

Keywords: bats; coevolution; diversity; ecological networks; host– parasite interactions; parasites; pathogens

Emerging Alien Species and Their Invasion Processes—2nd Edition

edited by

Thabiso Michael Mokotjomela

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1024 | 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)

Parasites and Vectors: Diversity and Ecological Interactions

edited by

Luciana Panait

and

Rodolfo Garcia-Contreras

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 310 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4843 | 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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 29813 | 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9977 | 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)

Systematics, Evolution and Diversity in Ants

edited by Fernando Fernández and Roberto José Guerrero

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5509 | Submission Open

Keywords: ants; systematics; phylogeny; diversity; biogeography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

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