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Diptera in Aquatic and Semiaquatic Environments: Diversity and Adaptations

edited by

Andrey Przhiboro

and

Valeria Lencioni

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12442 | 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

Iris Charalambidou

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3344 | 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

Ipek Kurtboke

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 1119 | 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

edited by

Maciej Karpowicz

and

Carlos López

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 393 | Submission Open

Keywords: subhabitats; zooplankton; freshwater; biodiversity; native; invasive; and alien species; macroecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Freshwater Biodiversity)

Diversity, Occurrence and Distribution of Foodborne Pathogens

edited by

Tomasz Grenda

Karol Stasiak

and

Krzysztof Kwiatek

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4514 | 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

Jacob Mashilo

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3782 | 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

Jürgen Kriwet

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3641 | Submission Open

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

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

edited by

Peter Hristov

Georgi Radoslavov

and

Boiko Neov

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 783 | Submission Open

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

Phylogenetics and Ecology of Molluscs

edited by

Mauro Štifanić

Vedrana Nerlović

and

Vlasta Ćosović

submission deadline 22 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 469 | Submission Open

Keywords: molluscs; diversity; phylogenetics; ecology; evolution; marine ecosystems; marine environmental change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)

Diversity Hotspots

edited by

Pál Sümegi

and

Katalin Náfrádi

submission deadline 23 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3298 | 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

edited by

Luís Catarino

and

Maria Romeiras

submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3247 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Genetic Connectivity, Species Diversity and Conservation Biology of Chondrichthyes

edited by

Bautisse D. Postaire

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 14397 | Submission Open

Keywords: chondrichthyans; conservation genetics; integrative taxonomy; population genetics; phylogeography

Diversity, Taxonomy and Systematics of Fish Parasites

edited by

Aline A. Acosta

and

Maria I. Müller

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11267 | 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

Michelle Henley

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9155 | 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)

Ecology and Evolution of Mammals

edited by

Leonid Recovets

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7440 | 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

edited by

Spiros Papakostas

and

Nikolaos Monokrousos

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7090 | 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

edited by

James Magidi

Tsitsi Bangira

and

Matlhogonolo Kelepile

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4413 | 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)

Coral Reef Biogeography, Ecology and Conservation under Climate Change and Human Disturbance

edited by

Douglas Fenner

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2664 | 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)

Geographic Distribution and Diversity of Animal Parasitic Mites

edited by

Joanna N. Izdebska

and

Leszek Rolbiecki

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2264 | 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)

Diversity and Evolution within the Amphipoda

edited by Alan Myers

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1986 | 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

Alberto Arab

, Robin Casalla Daza, Olga P. Pinzón and Ervin Humprey Duran-Bautista

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1299 | 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 325 | 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

edited by

Jessica Frigerio

and

Manuel Elias-Gutierrez

submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 75828 | 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

Xinyu Wang

submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10513 | 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

edited by

Nigel Barker

and

Mark Robertson

submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5707 | 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

edited by

Robert S. Nofemela

and

Abdullahi Ahmed Yusuf

submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2071 | 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 309 | 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)

Genome Sequence and Analysis for Animal Ecology and Evolution

edited by

Hyun Park

submission deadline 29 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4911 | 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 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6566 | 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

Zhangxi Hu

and

Yunyan Deng

submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3693 | 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

Gary Voelker

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9173 | 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

edited by

Thabiso Michael Mokotjomela

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8972 | 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

Marco Denic

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8216 | 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

edited by

Christos Gkenas

Nicholas Koutsikos

and

Leonidas Vardakas

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5355 | 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 4480 | 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 3320 | 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

edited by

Jader de Oliveira

and

Hélcio Reinaldo Gil-Santana

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2620 | 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

edited by

Savvas Genitsaris

and

Evangelia Michaloudi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 349 | 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

Qinglai Dang

and Lei Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; forest ecology; ecological tree physiology; future of forests under climate change; globa warming; elevated CO2

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Generation of Genome-Wide Genetic Data and Evolutionary Analyses

edited by

Naoko Takezaki

and Ben-Yang Liao

submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10133 | Submission Open

Keywords: genome evolution; phylogenomics; genome-scale data; species evolution; bioinformatics

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

Ecology and Management of Forest Insects in the Anthropocene

edited by

Amit Roy

and

Audrey Bras

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5920 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest pest ecology and management; RNAi; symbiotic associations; biological invasions; chemical ecology; sensor biology; omics; community ecology; population genetics; bark beetles; lepidopteran forest pest; socio-economic drivers

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

Systematics, Phylogenetics, and Phylogeography of Animals in the Mediterranean Region

edited by Nikos Poulakakis

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1360 | 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

edited by

Paolo Pastorino

and

Marino Prearo

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 599 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental contaminants; climate change; alien species; hydrochemistry; bioindicators; paleolimnology

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

Advances in Genetic Diversity and Germplasm Evaluation for Rootstock Breeding in Horticultural Crops

edited by

Rodrigo Contreras-Soto

and Juan Pablo Martinez

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; biotechnology tool; germplasm evaluation; rootstock; breeding; horticultural plant

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Diversity, Evolution and Conservation Ecology of Aquatic Species

edited by Christie Sampson and Steven Vamosi

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 944 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic species; biogeography; conservation ecology; diversity; evolution; genomics; macroevolution; phylogenetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Freshwater Biodiversity)

Conservation of Bison Populations – Achievements and Problems

edited by

Wanda Olech

and

Thomas S. Jung

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 15 articles | Viewed by 33515 | Submission Open

Keywords: Bison sp.; conservation; reintroducion; ecology of Bison sp.; genetic diversity; Threats for Bison sp.; human-bison relations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Biodiversity in Italy: Past and Future Perspectives

edited by

Luisa Garofalo

and

Michela Ingrassia

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 20548 | Submission Open

Keywords: species diversity; genetic diversity; ecosystems; endemism; biological invasions; biogeography; phylogeography; population dynamics; animal forensics; management and conservation; marine environment; habitats distribution; vulnerable ecosystems; humane pressures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Recent Advances in the Impacts of Biological Invasions on European Biodiversity

edited by

Daniele Paganelli

Adriana Bellati

and

Sarah Caronni

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13310 | Submission Open

Keywords: alien species; native biodiversity; impacts; ecosystem services; management; risk assessment; habitat restoration; citizen science; environmental DNA; rewilding; ecosystem vulnerability; invasiveness; vectors of introduction; toxic chemicals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)