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Diversity, Distribution and Zoogeography of Coleoptera

edited by

Massimo Meregalli

and

Pier Mauro Giachino

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 18742 | Submission Open

Keywords: taxonomy; systematics; phylogeny; zoogeography; paleogeography; cladistic approach; molecular approach; morphological approach; distribution pattern

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Conservation and Ecology of Raptors—2nd Edition

edited by

Vladimir D. Dobrev

Dobromir D. Dobrev

and

Dimitar A. Demerdzhiev

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8229 | Submission Open

Keywords: raptor ecology; migration ecology; demography; population dynamics; habitat; threats and conservation management; diet; home range

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Plant and Lichen Diversity in Temperate East Asia

edited by

Seung Se Choi

and

Vadim Bakalin

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4581 | Submission Open

Keywords: vascular plants; nonvascular plants; bryophytes; mosses; liverworts; hornworts; lichens; lichenicolous fungi; distribution; diversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Ecology, Diversity and Evolution of Aquatic Macroinvertebrates: 2nd Edition

edited by

Ana Savić

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1538 | Submission Open

Keywords: macroinvertebrates; aquatic ecosystem; monitoring; management; and restoration; macroinvertebrate ecology; macroinvertebrate diversity; macroinvertebrate evolution; macroinvertebrate taxonomy; endangered species; invasive species; water quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Emerging Pollution: Effects on Aquatic Environments and Biodiversity

edited by

Yiming Li

, Qichen Jiang,

Zhiquan Liu

and Weiwei Lv

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1089 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological communities; aquatic health; biodiversity; emerging pollutants; species invasions; impact assessment

Investigating the Biodiversity of the Tardigrada—2nd Edition

edited by

Łukasz Kaczmarek

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 299 | Submission Open

Keywords: biology; cryptobiosis; diversity; ecology; physiology; Tardigrada; taxonomy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation of Lepidoptera

edited by

Masahiko Kitahara

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6733 | Submission Open

Keywords: Lepidoptera; ecology; distribution; biodiversity; nature protection; conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Taxonomy, Epidemiology, Evolution and Phylogeny of Common Ectoparasites of Vertebrates: Siphonaptera and Acari

edited by

Antonio Zurita

and Marcela Lareschi

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8816 | Submission Open

Keywords: parasites; Siphonaptera; Acari; evolution; phylogeny; taxonomy; distribution; epidemiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Phylogeny and Evolution)

Deep-Sea Echinoderms of the European Seas

edited by Francesco Enrichetti and Margherita Toma

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4104 | Submission Open

Keywords: Echinodermata; marine benthic organisms; deep-sea creature

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)

Evolution of Crown Cetacea

edited by

Michelangelo Bisconti

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 25896 | Submission Open

Keywords: Cetacea; Neoceti; Archaeoceti; Mysticeti; Odontoceti; baleen whales; toothed whales; phylogeny; paleobiogeography; genetics; paleontology; evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)

Diversity, Ecology and Genetics of Ciliates

edited by

Alexey Potekhin

and

Bettina Sonntag

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4710 | Submission Open

Keywords: Ciliophora; diversity; protistology; biogeography; microbial communities; symbiosis; speciation; macronucleus; epigenetics; genomics; adaptation and evolution; bioindicators; ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Marine Nearshore Biodiversity—2nd Edition

edited by

Thomas J. Trott

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4609 | Submission Open

Keywords: biogeography; oceanography; range shifts; coastal; distributions; community ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)

Ecology and Restoration of Grassland

edited by

Xiaowei Guo

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6532 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological restoration; active restoration; biodiversity; community assembly theory; species composition; grassland degradation; grassland management; soil carbon sequestration; seed addition; plant– soil feedback

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Genetic Diversity, Distribution and Conservation of Domestic Animals and Wild Animal

edited by

Peter Hristov

Georgi Radoslavov

and

Boiko Neov

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1953 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; climate change; local animal breeds; wild animal species; sustainable ecosystem; preservation

Biogeography, Ecology and Conservation of Reptiles

edited by

Roger Meek

and

Luca Luiselli

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1804 | Submission Open

Keywords: reptiles; ecology; evolution; conservation

Freshwater Macroinvertebrates—Diversity and Bioindication

edited by Emilia D. Varadinova and Yanka Vidinova

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 788 | Submission Open

Keywords: macrozoobenthos; diversity; structure; invasive species; bioindication; bioaccumulation; biological quality element; freshwater ecosystems; ecological status assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Systematics, Evolution and Diversity in Ants

edited by Fernando Fernández and Roberto José Guerrero

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 430 | Submission Open

Keywords: ants; systematics; phylogeny; diversity; biogeography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Spatial and Temporal Studies in Marine Protected Areas: Mexican Chapter

edited by

Marlenne Manzano-Sarabia

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10158 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine protected areas; Ramsar sites; islands; wetlands; climate change; ocean warming; Gulf of California; California current system; Mexican Pacific; Gulf of Mexico

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)

Ecology, Diversity and Conservation of Seabirds—2nd Edition

edited by

Georgios Karris

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1614 | Submission Open

Keywords: seabird conservation; marine ecosystem; seabirds as bioindicators; human-induced impacts; pollution and climate effects; food webs; population dynamics; fisheries– seabirds interactions; migration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Diversity and Ecology of Freshwater Plankton

edited by

István Gyulai

Berta Csaba

and

István Grigorszky

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 478 | Submission Open

Keywords: algae; zooplankton; community composition; biodiversity and conservation; population and community ecology; indicator species; aquatic food webs; environmental monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Freshwater Biodiversity)

Forest Edge and Insect Diversity

edited by

Tibor Magura

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 449 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecology; biodiversity; edge effect; community; genetic diversity; functional diversity; phylogenetic diversity; ecosystem services; ecological processes

Chemical Ecology of Orchids: Signals, Symbiosis, and Survival

edited by

Antonio De Agostini

and

Pierluigi Cortis

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemistry of plant-pollinator interactions in orchids; chemical signaling in pollinator deception; adaptation to extreme environments and environmental pollution; BVOCs diversity and in orchids and their ecological role; secondary metabolites; chemical prospecting of orchid species

Diversity and Evolution of Hemiptera

edited by

Artur Taszakowski

and

Łukasz Depa

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: phylogeography; mutualism; reproduction; selection; adaptation

Marine Ecosystem Functioning and Food Webs under Climate Change

edited by

Anna-Maria Vafeiadou

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6452 | Submission Open

Keywords: trophic interactions; food webs; marine ecosystems; climate change; energy dynamics; ecosystem functions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)

Diversity and Distribution of Freshwater Fish

edited by

Elisabetta Pizzul

and

Marco Bertoli

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: distribution areas; fish species; freshwater environments; global changes; genetic

Diversity, Spread, Monitoring, and Modelling of Invasive Pests Under Climate Change

edited by

Honest Machekano

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; invasive pests; pest management; ecological monitoring; pest spread; modelling; biodiversity loss; agriculture; climate impacts; biosecurity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Ecology and Diversity of Neotropical Freshwater Fish

edited by Irma Vila

submission deadline 17 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: neotropics; diversity; freshwater fish; killifish; catfish; freshwaters; genomics; conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Eco-Physiology of Shallow Benthic Communities

edited by

Alma Paola Rodríguez-Troncoso

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-physiology; ecosystem rehabilitation; functional ecology

Shark Ecology

edited by

Primo Micarelli

and

Francesca Romana Reinero

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 25294 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation actions; sharks; ecology; monitoring; threats; ecotoxicology; behavior

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)

Plant Diversity Hotspots in the 2020s

edited by

Mario A. Pagnotta

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 16411 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity and conservation; fragmentation effects; conservation management; population genetics and ecology; global and local change effects on plant biodiversity; evolution and ecology; community and ecosystem ecology; tolerance/resistance to biotic and abiotic factors; restoration ecology; phylogenetic analyses; theoretical methods; computational methods; germplasm inventory; genotype x environment interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

DNA Barcodes for Evolution and Biodiversity—2nd Edition

edited by

Stephan Koblmüller

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13577 | Submission Open

Keywords: DNA barcoding; biodiversity; evolution; species delimitation; conservation; monitoring

Diversity, Biogeography and Evolution of Actinopterygians

edited by Małgorzata Bieńkowska-Wasiluk and

Jürgen Kriwet

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13199 | Submission Open

Keywords: bony fishes; biogeography; diversity; evolution; morphology; taxonomy; systematics

Emerging Effects of Pollinator Loss on Biodiversity

edited by

Ekaterina Kozuharova

and

Toshko Ljubomirov

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11183 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollination and pollinator communities; insect conservation; pollination ecology; plant– pollinator interactions; plant– pollinator networks; Hymenoptera; Lepidoptera; Diptera

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Climate Change: Vegetation Diversity Monitoring

edited by

Ahmed Mukalazi Kalumba

Celso Augusto Guimarães Santos

and

Manoranjan Mishra

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9998 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; vegetation change/response/diversity; vegetation stress; vegetation health; monitoring/assessment/modeling; remote sensing; droughts; effects of extreme weather events; vegetation dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Loss & Dynamics)

The Applications of Emerging Technologies on Biodiversity Conservation

edited by

Xinhai Li

and

Guiming Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8111 | Submission Open

Keywords: acoustic monitoring; AI-based method; generative pre-trained transformer; satellite; drone; robot

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Diversity and Phylogenetics of Parasites in Aquatic Animals

edited by Joanna Dzido and Martina Orosová

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7901 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; genetic diversity; phylogeny; taxonomy; distibution; systematics; biogeography; evolution; ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Digitization of Natural History Collections for Biodiversity Science and Conservation

edited by

Bogdan Jackowiak

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7623 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity loss; conservation; biodiversity data collection; management and aggregation; a new source of biodiversity data; digital identification keys; digitalization of natural history collections; nomenclators and taxonomic databases; biological collections

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Ectotherms in a Dynamic Environment: Understanding Patterns of Ecology, Distribution, Evolution, and Threats to Species

edited by

Siti N. Othman

, Deyatima Ghosh and Amaël Borzée

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6702 | Submission Open

Keywords: amphibians; reptiles; behaviour; cognition; predation; morphology; bioacoustics; distribution; population trend; evolutionary biology; invasion; parasitism; phylogenetics and phylogeography; population genetics; trait evolution; ecosystem service; distribution modelling; conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Morphology and Evolution of Snakes

edited by Jesse M. Meik and Paul M. Hampton

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5589 | Submission Open

Keywords: ophidia; body elongation; phenotype; limb reduction; skull kinesis; scalation; morphological diversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Heteroptera: Biodiversity, Evolution, Taxonomy and Conservation, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jader de Oliveira

and

Hélcio Reinaldo Gil-Santana

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5445 | 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)

Genetic Diversity and Plant Breeding

edited by Qiuyue Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3790 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; plant breeding; biotic and abiotic stresses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Avian Ecology and Diversity, Population Monitoring and Conservation II: Recent Advances and New Challenges

edited by

Huw Lloyd

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3008 | Submission Open

Keywords: avian ecology; avian diversity; population monitoring; bird conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Biodiversity Conservation in Urbanized Ecosystems

edited by Gad Perry and Robert Cox

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2896 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban ecosystem regeneration; biodiversity conservation; urban green spaces; urbanization; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Climate Change and Forest Biodiversity: Impacts and Strategies for Conservation

edited by

Yunchuan Dai

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1030 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; biodiversity conservation; forest ecosystem assessment; ecosystem service; human-wildlife conflicts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Impacts of Invasive Species on Local Biodiversity and Ecology in the Context of Climate Change

edited by

Oksana Nekrasova

Mihails Pupins

and

Oleksii Marushchak

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 700 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive species; biodiversity; climate change; ecosystems; ecological processes and impacts; invasion management (active plans); pathways of the spread of invasions; mitigation strategies; socio-economic impacts; monitoring and control of invasive species

Wetland Biodiversity and Ecosystem Conservation

edited by

Lele Liu

, Yaolin Guo, Youzheng Zhang and Weihua Guo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 439 | Submission Open

Keywords: wetland biodiversity; ecosystem conservation; global change biology; anthropogenic disturbance; biological invasion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Evolution, Systematic and Conservation of Freshwater Fishes

edited by Luisa Maria Sarmento-Soares

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 298 | Submission Open

Keywords: freshwater fish; evolution; ecology; biodiversity; systematic; biogeography; phylogenetic relationships; conservation; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Distribution, Biodiversity, and Ecology of Nematodes

edited by Elisa Baldrighi and Eleonora Grassi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: nematode diversity and distribution; ecosystem services; model organisms; environmental assessment; nematode ecology; soil and aquatic nematodes; adaptive strategies; anthropogenic impact; taxonomy and phylogeny; free living and parasite nematodes

Genomics, Microbiomics and Stable Isotope Ecology of Modern and Extinct Ungulates

edited by

Igor Ovchinnikov

submission deadline 1 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 584 | 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)

Diversity, Biogeography, Fossil Record and Evolution of Bivalvia

edited by