Threats on Endangered Plant Species Protection Efforts in a Changing Coastal Environment
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2024) | Viewed by 241
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Interests: plant diversity; plant conservation studies; insular flora; endemic and threatened plants; reproductive biology studies; endemics and rare species; population ecology; monitoring methods
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Dear Colleagues,
Each species plays an essential role within its ecosystem. Ecosystems are intricately linked, with various feeding chains forming a food web in which every species plays an essential role. Every species depends on other species for survival, whether for habitat, food, decomposition of waste, pollination of plant species, or pest control. Even the elimination of one species from an ecosystem has the ability to affect the ecosystem as a whole. Scientifically speaking, it is important to protect endangered plant species because each one has a distinctive genetic makeup that aids in its survival.
Pollution has recently received widespread attention as a threat to endangered plant species, especially marine plants. However, which types of pollutants pose the biggest risks to marine plants? This Special Issue aims to advance marine conservation efforts through innovative research and reviews that address the full range of marine pollution challenges facing plant species of conservation interest. Particular attention will be paid to research showing the relationship between ecosystem diversity and ecosystem sustainability and resilience to climate change and other anthropogenic stressors.
Dr. Donatella Cogoni
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- pollution
- plant
- coastal habitat
- vegetation
- conservation
