Marine Ecosystem Restoration: Challenges and Opportunities

Dear Colleagues,

We are writing to invite you to contribute to our upcoming Special Issue on “Marine Ecosystem Restoration: Challenges and Opportunities” in Diversity. This Issue aims to bring together the latest research on the topic, with a focus on highlighting the challenges that need to be overcome and the opportunities that exist for restoring marine ecosystems around the world.

Marine ecosystems play a crucial role in the health of our planet and the well-being of human societies. However, these ecosystems are under threat from a wide range of human activities, including pollution, overfishing, and climate change. The urgent need to restore these ecosystems has never been more pressing.

We are seeking submissions from researchers around the world working in all areas of marine ecosystem restoration, including but not limited to:

• Habitat restoration, such as the creation of artificial reefs and the restoration of seagrass beds and kelp forests;
• The reintroduction of threatened or endangered species, such as sea turtles and marine mammals;
• The management of fishing and aquaculture to promote sustainable practices;
• The reduction of marine pollution, including the removal of plastic debris and the management of nutrient runoff;
• The assessment of the effectiveness of different restoration strategies and the identification of challenges that need to be overcome;
• The development of new technologies and innovative approaches for monitoring and restoring marine ecosystems and identifying new opportunities.

We welcome submissions from a wide range of disciplines, including biology, ecology, oceanography, engineering, and policy. We are interested in both theoretical and applied research, as well as case studies and review articles.

We look forward to receiving your submissions and to the exciting conversations that will emerge from this Special Issue.

Dr. Valentina Costa
Dr. Veronica Santinelli
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Diversity is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• marine ecosystem restoration
• habitat restoration
• artificial reefs
• seagrass beds
• kelp forests
• sustainable fishing and aquaculture
• restoration strategies
• innovative approaches
• biodiversity conservation
• ecosystem services
• blue carbon