Best Paper Award

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Diversity 2022 Best Paper Award. All papers published in 2020 in Diversity were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, the four winning papers, which were nominated by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Michael Wink, have been selected.

One Review

More Than a Functional Group: Diversity within the Legume–Rhizobia Mutualism and Its Relationship with Ecosystem Function

Benton N. Taylor , Ellen L. Simms and Kimberly J. Komatsu

Diversity 2020, 12(2), 50; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12020050

Three Research Articles:

A Common Approach to the Conservation of Threatened Island Vascular Plants: First Results in the Mediterranean Basin

Giuseppe Fenu, Gianluigi Bacchetta, Charalambos S. Christodoulou, Donatella Cogoni, Christini Fournaraki, Giusso del Galdo Gian Pietro, Panagiota Gotsiou, Angelos Kyratzis, Carole Piazza, Magdalena Vicens and Bertrand de Montmollin

Diversity 2020, 12(4), 157; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12040157

Plant Diversity Patterns and Conservation Implications under Climate-Change Scenarios in the Mediterranean: The Case of Crete (Aegean, Greece)

Konstantinos Kougioumoutzis, Ioannis P. Kokkoris, Maria Panitsa, Panayiotis Trigas, Arne Strid and Panayotis Dimopoulos

Diversity 2020, 12(7), 270; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12070270

Conserving the Diversity of Ecological Interactions: The Role of Two Threatened Macaw Species as Legitimate Dispersers of “Megafaunal” Fruits

José L. Tella, Fernando Hiraldo, Erica Pacífico, José A. Díaz-Luque, Francisco V. Dénes, Fernanda M. Fontoura, Neiva Guedes and Guillermo Blanco

Diversity 2020, 12(2), 45; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12020045

Each winner (corresponding author) will receive 500 CHF and the chance of publishing a free paper in Diversity in 2022.

On behalf of the assessment committee, I would like to congratulate the winners on their accomplishments. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the nominated research groups of the above exceptional papers for their contributions to Diversity and thank the Award Committee for voting and helping with this award.

Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Michael Wink, Diversity

 

Diversity 2022 Best Paper Award

 

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in Diversity will be eligible (Both regular and Special Issue submissions).

 

Past Winners

 

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Open AccessArticle

The Phylogeny of Rays and Skates (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii) Based on Morphological Characters Revisited

by Eduardo Villalobos-Segura, Giuseppe Marramà, Giorgio Carnevale, Kerin M. Claeson, Charlie J. Underwood, Gavin J. P. Naylor and Jürgen Kriwet

Diversity 2022, 14(6), 456; https://doi.org/10.3390/d14060456 - 6 Jun 2022

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50 pages, 2174 KiB  

Open AccessEditor’s ChoiceArticle

Status and Trends in the Rate of Introduction of Marine Non-Indigenous Species in European Seas

by Argyro Zenetos, Konstantinos Tsiamis, Marika Galanidi, Natacha Carvalho, Cátia Bartilotti, João Canning-Clode, Luca Castriota, Paula Chainho, Robert Comas-González, Ana C. Costa, Branko Dragičević, Jakov Dulčić, Marco Faasse, Ann-Britt Florin, Arjan Gittenberger, Hans Jakobsen, Anders Jelmert, Francis Kerckhof, Maiju Lehtiniemi, Silvia Livi, Kim Lundgreen, Vesna Macic, Cécile Massé, Borut Mavrič, Rahmat Naddafi, Martina Orlando-Bonaca, Slavica Petovic, Lydia Png-Gonzalez, Aina Carbonell Quetglas, Romeu S. Ribeiro, Tiago Cidade, Sander Smolders, Peter A. U. Stæhr, Frederique Viard and Okko Outinenadd Show full author list remove Hide full author list

Diversity 2022, 14(12), 1077; https://doi.org/10.3390/d14121077 - 6 Dec 2022

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15 pages, 1986 KiB  

Open AccessArticle

Ain’t Nothing like Family—Female Brown Bears Share Their Home Range with Relatives

by Astrid Olejarz, Jouni Aspi, Ilpo Kojola, Vesa Nivala, Alina K. Niskanen and Jenni Harmoinen

Diversity 2022, 14(1), 41; https://doi.org/10.3390/d14010041 - 10 Jan 2022

23 pages, 1052 KiB  

Open AccessEditor’s ChoiceReview

The Expanding Role of DNA Barcodes: Indispensable Tools for Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation

by Morgan R. Gostel and W. John Kress

Diversity 2022, 14(3), 213; https://doi.org/10.3390/d14030213 - 13 Mar 2022

Winner

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14 pages, 775 KiB  

Open AccessEditor’s ChoiceArticle

Mires in Europe—Regional Diversity, Condition and Protection

by Franziska Tanneberger, Asbjørn Moen, Alexandra Barthelmes, Edward Lewis, Lera Miles, Andrey Sirin, Cosima Tegetmeyer and Hans Joosten

Diversity 2021, 13(8), 381; https://doi.org/10.3390/d13080381 - 16 Aug 2021

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19 pages, 3285 KiB  

Open AccessFeature PaperEditor’s ChoiceArticle

The Role of Small Lowland Patches of Exotic Forests as Refuges of Rare Endemic Azorean Arthropods

by Noelline Tsafack, Simone Fattorini, Mário Boieiro, François Rigal, Alejandra Ros-Prieto, Maria Teresa Ferreira and Paulo A. V. Borges

Diversity 2021, 13(9), 443; https://doi.org/10.3390/d13090443 - 16 Sep 2021

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12 pages, 1599 KiB  

Open AccessEditor’s ChoiceArticle

Origins of Six Species of Butterflies Migrating through Northeastern Mexico: New Insights from Stable Isotope (δ²H) Analyses and a Call for Documenting Butterfly Migrations

by Keith A. Hobson, Jackson W. Kusack and Blanca X. Mora-Alvarez

Diversity 2021, 13(3), 102; https://doi.org/10.3390/d13030102 - 25 Feb 2021

15 pages, 2736 KiB  

Open AccessEditor’s ChoiceReview

Why Is the Alpine Flora Comparatively Robust against Climatic Warming?

by Christian Körner and Erika Hiltbrunner

Diversity 2021, 13(8), 383; https://doi.org/10.3390/d13080383 - 16 Aug 2021

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Michael Wink Chairman

Heidelberg University

Winner

19 pages, 1805 KiB  

Open AccessEditor’s ChoiceReview

More Than a Functional Group: Diversity within the Legume–Rhizobia Mutualism and Its Relationship with Ecosystem Function

by Benton N. Taylor, Ellen L. Simms and Kimberly J. Komatsu

Diversity 2020, 12(2), 50; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12020050 - 28 Jan 2020

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12 pages, 249 KiB  

Open AccessEditor’s ChoiceArticle

A Common Approach to the Conservation of Threatened Island Vascular Plants: First Results in the Mediterranean Basin

by Giuseppe Fenu, Gianluigi Bacchetta, Charalambos S. Christodoulou, Donatella Cogoni, Christini Fournaraki, Giusso del Galdo Gian Pietro, Panagiota Gotsiou, Angelos Kyratzis, Carole Piazza, Magdalena Vicens and Bertrand de Montmollin

Diversity 2020, 12(4), 157; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12040157 - 18 Apr 2020

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22 pages, 4502 KiB  

Open AccessFeature PaperEditor’s ChoiceArticle

Plant Diversity Patterns and Conservation Implications under Climate-Change Scenarios in the Mediterranean: The Case of Crete (Aegean, Greece)

by Konstantinos Kougioumoutzis, Ioannis P. Kokkoris, Maria Panitsa, Panayiotis Trigas, Arne Strid and Panayotis Dimopoulos

Diversity 2020, 12(7), 270; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12070270 - 7 Jul 2020

21 pages, 2455 KiB  

Open AccessArticle

Conserving the Diversity of Ecological Interactions: The Role of Two Threatened Macaw Species as Legitimate Dispersers of “Megafaunal” Fruits

by José L. Tella, Fernando Hiraldo, Erica Pacífico, José A. Díaz-Luque, Francisco V. Dénes, Fernanda M. Fontoura, Neiva Guedes and Guillermo Blanco

Diversity 2020, 12(2), 45; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12020045 - 24 Jan 2020

Winner

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35 pages, 4018 KiB  

Open AccessArticle

A Phylogenomic Supertree of Birds

by Rebecca T. Kimball, Carl H. Oliveros, Ning Wang, Noor D. White, F. Keith Barker, Daniel J. Field, Daniel T. Ksepka, R. Terry Chesser, Robert G. Moyle, Michael J. Braun, Robb T. Brumfield, Brant C. Faircloth, Brian Tilston Smith and Edward L. Braun

Diversity 2019, 11(7), 109; https://doi.org/10.3390/d11070109 - 10 Jul 2019

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21 pages, 5530 KiB  

Open AccessArticle

Recent Trends in Research on the Genetic Diversity of Plants: Implications for Conservation

by Yasmin G. S. Carvalho, Luciana C. Vitorino, Ueric J. B. de Souza and Layara A. Bessa

Diversity 2019, 11(4), 62; https://doi.org/10.3390/d11040062 - 18 Apr 2019

20 pages, 809 KiB  

Open AccessReview

The Importance of Isotopic Turnover for Understanding Key Aspects of Animal Ecology and Nutrition

by Wales A. Carter, Ulf Bauchinger and Scott R. McWilliams

Diversity 2019, 11(5), 84; https://doi.org/10.3390/d11050084 - 26 May 2019

Winner

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Open AccessArticle

Species Richness and Relative Abundance of Reef-Building Corals in the Indo-West Pacific

by Lyndon DeVantier and Emre Turak

Diversity 2017, 9(3), 25; https://doi.org/10.3390/d9030025 - 29 Jun 2017

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Open AccessReview

Positive Diagnosis of Ancient Leprosy and Tuberculosis Using Ancient DNA and Lipid Biomarkers

by Helen D. Donoghue, G. Michael Taylor, Graham R. Stewart, Oona Y. -C. Lee, Houdini H. T. Wu, Gurdyal S. Besra and David E. Minnikin

Diversity 2017, 9(4), 46; https://doi.org/10.3390/d9040046 - 15 Oct 2017

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. Michael Wink Chairman

Heidelberg University