Modern Advances in Natural History of Marine Habitats

Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to announce a Special Issue in the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, ‘Modern Advances in Natural History of Marine Habitats.’ Natural history is the most basic understanding of organisms (animal, plants, protists, fungi, bacteria, etc.) derived from observational and experimental studies. This disipline now encompasses a wide range of specialty sciences, and has been transformed from a descriptive discipline to a theory based practise through great scientific and technological progress. Despite this, there are still many aspects of marine habitats, from the intertidal to deep sea realms, that remain unknown. Special Issue will focus on the advances in habitat monitoring, long term ecological research, the use of indigenous and local knowledge, and translation of natural history to ecosystem services that have allowed us to expand our understanding and protection of marine ecosystems. We welcome new observations/descriptions of natural history from around the world, methods papers, as well as reviews on these topics. Modern research focusing solely on natural or historical processes in marine habitats are rare, and we hope to provide a platform for this type of novel research. We encourage contributions from all disciplines and researchers, including early career scientists, postgraduate students, as well as conservation and citizen sciences groups.

Dr. Kathryn Schoenrock
Guest Editor

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• conservation and habitat management
• marine ecology
• monitoring
• long term ecological research
• ecosystem engineer
• baseline
• remote sensing
• water chemistry
• genetic tools
• natures contribution to people
• ecosystem services approach.