Special Issues

Diversity publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Phylogeny, Ages, Molecules and Fossils of Land Plants
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 440 | Submission Open
Keywords: land plants; phylogeny; divergence time; molecular clock; fossil; evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
Biodiversity as Tools to Assess Impacts on Coastal Ecosystems submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 315 | Submission Open
Keywords: coastal management; bioindicators; biomonitors; biotic indices; sandy beaches; mangroves; estuaries; rocky shores; benthos; plankton; nekton
Freshwater Zoobenthos Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology submission deadline 1 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7279 | Submission Open
Keywords: biogeography; DNA barcode; ecology; evolution; genomics; phylogeny; taxonomy; zoobenthos
(This special issue belongs to the Section Freshwater Biodiversity)
Biogeography and Diversity of Butterflies and Moths
edited by and
submission deadline 1 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4157 | Submission Open
Keywords: Lepidoptera; species richness; phylogeography; diversity conservation; spatial distribution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Systematics, Phylogeny, and Biogeography of Leguminosae
edited by
submission deadline 1 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 375 | Submission Open
Keywords: Leguminosae; systematics; phylogenetics; biogeography; phylogeography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
Paleoecology, Genomics and Genetic Diversity of American Bison and Other Bovine Species
edited by
submission deadline 1 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open
Keywords: bison; buffalo; bovine species; paleoecology of habitats; genetic diversity; ancient and modern genomes; evolution of bison and other bovine species; conservation; great plains; dental calculus and microfossils; oral and gut microbiomes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phylogeny and Evolution)
Diptera in Aquatic and Semiaquatic Environments: Diversity and Adaptations submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10693 | Submission Open
Keywords: Diptera; midges; flies; biodiversity; ecology; taxonomy; phylogeny; biogeography; aquatic; semiaquatic; water edge; habitats; life history; larvae; adaptations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Advanced Research on Waterbirds and Wetland Conservation
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2938 | Submission Open
Keywords: • conservation threats • conservation management • population dynamics • population genetics • habitat suitability • ecological functions • invasion processes • ecosystem services
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Diversity and Ecological Roles of Actinomycetes
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 1025 | Submission Open
Keywords: actinobacteria; actinomycetes; ecosystem health; biodiversity; phylogenetic diversity.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections)
Diversity and Ecology of Zooplankton in Freshwater Subhabitats: Second Edition submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 287 | Submission Open
Keywords: subhabitats; zooplankton; freshwater; biodiversity; native; invasive; and alien species; macroecology
Diversity, Occurrence and Distribution of Foodborne Pathogens submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3474 | Submission Open
Keywords: foodborne pathogens; microbial diversity; epidemiology; microbial food contamination; microbial feed contamination; food and feed safety; food chain
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections)
Genetic Diversity of Cucurbit Crops
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3292 | Submission Open
Keywords: crop genetic resources; cucurbits; genetic diversity; genotyping; genetic analysis; molecular markers; phenotyping
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
Diversity, Biogeography and Evolution of Actinopterygians
edited by Małgorzata Bieńkowska-Wasiluk and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2458 | Submission Open
Keywords: bony fishes; biogeography; diversity; evolution; morphology; taxonomy; systematics
Genetic Diversity, Distribution and Conservation of Domestic Animals and Wild Animal submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetic diversity; climate change; local animal breeds; wild animal species; sustainable ecosystem; preservation
Phylogenetics and Ecology of Molluscs submission deadline 22 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 391 | Submission Open
Keywords: molluscs; diversity; phylogenetics; ecology; evolution; marine ecosystems; marine environmental change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
Diversity Hotspots submission deadline 23 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2407 | Submission Open
Keywords: diversity hotspots; refugium; environmental history; global climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phylogeny and Evolution)
Biodiversity of Vegetation and Flora in Tropical Africa -2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2653 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
Genetic Connectivity, Species Diversity and Conservation Biology of Chondrichthyes submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 11338 | Submission Open
Keywords: chondrichthyans; conservation genetics; integrative taxonomy; population genetics; phylogeography
Diversity, Taxonomy and Systematics of Fish Parasites submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8990 | Submission Open
Keywords: fish parasite diversity; fish parasite ecology; host-parasite relationships; taxonomy; systematics; molecular phylogenetics; integrative taxonomy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Elephants: Moving from Conflict to Coexistence with People-2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7861 | Submission Open
Keywords: human– elephant conflict; human– elephant co-existence; elephant mitigation strategies; elephant corridors; community engagement; collaring elephants; crop raiding; tracking technology; transfrontier conservation; land-use planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)
Herbaria: A Key Resource for Plant Diversity Exploration
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7584 | Submission Open
Keywords: algae; ancient DNA; biological collections; bryophytes; digitization; exsiccata; fungi; herbaria; historical collections; lichens; metadata; museological importance; taxonomy; type; vascular plants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
Ecology and Evolution of Mammals
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6753 | Submission Open
Keywords: late Cenozoic; small mammals; theriofauna; Arvicolidae; complexes; associations; migrations; evolutionary morphology; taxonomy; systematics; phylogeny; stratigraphy; paleogeography; paleoecology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biogeography and Macroecology)
Molecular and Microbial Ecology: Plastic Responses and Eco-Evolutionary Interactions with Environmental Stressors and Climate Change submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5941 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity; rapid local adaptation; eco-evolutionary dynamics; microbiome  ; microbial communities and structure; metagenomics; population genomics; transcriptomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections)
Application of GIScience and Remote Sensing in Biodiversity Conservation submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3679 | Submission Open
Keywords: geospatial technology; remote sensing; geographic information systems; spatial statistics; machine learning and deep learning; cloud computing; big data science; image processing; spatial ecology; landscape ecology; sustainable development goals (SDGs)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)
Geographic Distribution and Diversity of Animal Parasitic Mites submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1987 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal parasitic mites; pathogenic mites; taxonomy; new taxa; and systematics; phylogeny; ecology; distribution; biodiversity; and regional diversity; host– parasite interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biogeography and Macroecology)
Coral Reef Biogeography, Ecology and Conservation under Climate Change and Human Disturbance
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1683 | Submission Open
Keywords: Scleractinia; Millepora; Heliopora; Tubipora; diversity; taxonomy; identification; biogeography; monitoring coral reef species; coral reef ecology; threats to coral reef species; coral reef extinction; reef fish; echinoderms; molluscs; crustacea; sponges
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
Diversity and Evolution within the Amphipoda
edited by Alan Myers
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1337 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine; freshwater and terrestrial Amphipoda; cryptic diversity; distribution patterns; endemism; evolution; dispersal; vicariance; morphological character state interpretation; DNA analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Diversity and Ecology of Termites
edited by , Robin Casalla Daza, Olga P. Pinzón and Ervin Humprey Duran-Bautista
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 836 | 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)
Diversity of Trematoda
edited by Hudson Alves Pinto
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open
Keywords: trematodes; helminth; life cycle; snails; vertebrates; phylogeny; genetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
DNA Barcoding for Biodiversity Conservation and Restoration submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 71675 | Submission Open
Keywords: DNA barcoding; DNA metabarcoding; biodiversity; biodiversity conservation; biodiversity restoration; ecology; biodiversity loss; climate change; evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phylogeny and Evolution)
Phylogeny, Taxonomy and Ecosystems of Lichens
edited by
submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8027 | Submission Open
Keywords: phylogeny of lichen; diversity survey; crustose lichen; species delimitation; evolution of species
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biogeography and Macroecology)
Montane Ecosystems and Diversity submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5033 | 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 Plant Diversity)
Ecology and Diversity of Bees in Urban Environments submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1720 | Submission Open
Keywords: stingless bees; honeybees; habitat management; vegetation type and diversity; bee plants; roof top vegetation; recreation parks; urban gardens; citizen scientist; beekeeping
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Functional Diversity of Soft-Bottom Benthic Communities in the Anthropocene
edited by Américo Montiel
submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open
Keywords: infauna; deposit-feeders; filter-feeders; trophic guild; trophic source; carbon sinks; macrofauna; meiofauna; global change; deep-sea; intertidal; acidification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
Fish Diversity in the Red Sea
edited by Tilman J. Alpermann, Moritz Sonnewald and Barry Russell
submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 250 | Submission Open
Keywords: ichthyological exploration; integrative taxonomy; phylogeography; population genetics; evolutionary genomics; community dynamics; ecological adaptations; conservation and management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
Genome Sequence and Analysis for Animal Ecology and Evolution
edited by
submission deadline 29 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3957 | Submission Open
Keywords: genome sequencing; comparative genomics; genome-wide association studies; transcriptomic; adaptation; phylogenetic analysis of animal genomes; ecology and evolution; diversity and speciation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Biodiversity Conservation Planning and Assessment
edited by Yu Peng
submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4013 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant richness; plant diversity; biodiversity planning; biodiversity assessment; biodiversity conservation; plant diversity and biodiversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)
Diversity of Phytoplankton and Their Associated Microbiomes in the Changing Marine Environment
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2013 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine phytoplankton; harmful algal blooms; microbiomes; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
Bird Parasites-2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8361 | Submission Open
Keywords: avian parasites; taxonomic diversity and host associations; host-parasite interactions; ecological assessment and modelling; biogeographical distribution; climate change effects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Emerging Alien Species and Their Invasion Processes submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7300 | 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 Biodiversity Loss & Dynamics)
Population Ecology and Protection of Freshwater Mussels
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6374 | Submission Open
Keywords: conservation; mussels; freshwater ecosystem; host fish; mussel ecology; bivalves
(This special issue belongs to the Section Freshwater Biodiversity)
Impacts of Invasive Freshwater Fish on Native Fauna and Aquatic Ecosystems submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4417 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecological impacts; invasive fishes; rivers; lakes; eradication; management; control; freshwater
(This special issue belongs to the Section Freshwater Biodiversity)
Methods to Strengthen Protected Area Conservation and Management on the National Level
edited by Yan Xie and Jeffrey A. McNeely
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3506 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biogeography and Macroecology)
Biogeography and Archaeozoology of Island Mammals
edited by Marco Masseti
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2694 | Submission Open
Keywords: mammals; invasive alien; biodiversity loss; habitat destruction; biogeography; archaeozoology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Heteroptera: Biodiversity, Evolution, Taxonomy and Conservation, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2186 | Submission Open
Keywords: integrative taxonomy; biodiversity and conservation; biogeographical patterns; evolutionary biology; medically important groups; groups of economic importance; genetic diversity; phylogenetics and phylogeography; morphological and molecular taxonomy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Interesting Images of Phytoplankton and Zooplankton submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine; freshwater; aquatic; primary producers; grazer; consumers; ecology; life history; predator– prey; interspecific relationships
Responses of Trees and Forests to Climate Change
edited by and Lei Wang
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; forest ecology; ecological tree physiology; future of forests under climate change; globa warming; elevated CO2
Generation of Genome-Wide Genetic Data and Evolutionary Analyses
edited by and Ben-Yang Liao
submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8895 | Submission Open
Keywords: genome evolution; phylogenomics; genome-scale data; species evolution; bioinformatics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phylogeny and Evolution)
Systematics, Phylogenetics, and Phylogeography of Animals in the Mediterranean Region
edited by Nikos Poulakakis
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1036 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity; biogeography; ecology; mediterranean; phylogenetics; phylogenomics; phylogeography; speciation; systematics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
High-Mountain Lakes, Indicators of Global Change: Ecological Characterization and Environmental Pressures-2nd Edition submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental contaminants; climate change; alien species; hydrochemistry; bioindicators; paleolimnology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Loss & Dynamics)
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