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Biodiversity Conservation Planning and Assessment

edited by Yu Peng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10545 | 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 in Extreme Environments

edited by

Roberto Pizzolotto

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9730 | Submission Open

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

Bacterial Symbionts of Invertebrates: Diversity, Transmission and Impacts

edited by

Monika Mioduchowska

and Edyta Konecka

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8871 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial (endo)symbionts; genetic diversity ; holobiont ; host– symbiont interaction ; metagenomics ; microbial ecology; communities and structure ; microbiome ; pathogenicity ; molecular evolution ; phylogeny

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections)

Advances in Functional Ecology: From Plant Functional Traits and Functional Diversity to Ecosystem Processes

edited by

Giovanni Bacaro

Enrico Tordoni

and

Francesco Petruzzellis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8239 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Socioecology and Biodiversity Conservation—2nd Edition

edited by

Alfredo Ortega-Rubio

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8151 | Submission Open

Keywords: socio-ecological; ecosystem services; biodiversity conservation; local inhabitants; environmental systems

Evaluating the Influence of Environmental Variables on Fish Ecology and Diversity

edited by

Lei Zhou

Junjie Wang

and

Chuanbo Guo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7713 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish ecology; environmental variables; water quality; habitat destruction; anthropogenic disturbance; conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Diversity and Ecology of the Acari

edited by

Agnieszka Napierała

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7419 | Submission Open

(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 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6729 | 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)

Emerging Effects of Pollinator Loss on Biodiversity

edited by

Ekaterina Kozuharova

and

Toshko Ljubomirov

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6643 | 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)

Ecology and Conservation of Marine Megafauna

edited by

José Carlos Báez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6134 | Submission Open

Keywords: bycatch; climate variability; ecological risk assessment; ecosystem approach; conservation management; marine protected areas

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)

Phytochemical Diversity of Plant-Based Foods and Implications for Health and Prevention of Disease

edited by

Ben-Erik Van Wyk

and

Nicholas J. Sadgrove

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4814 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidant; polyphenol; total phenolics; anti-inflammatory; prebiotic; anticoagulant

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Diversity and Chemical Ecology)

Marine Ecosystem Functioning and Food Webs under Climate Change

edited by

Anna-Maria Vafeiadou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4551 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)

The Applications of Artificial Intelligence on the Conservation of Biodiversity

edited by

Xinhai Li

and

Guiming Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4279 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; natural language processing; natural resource sustainability; conservation of biodiversity; biodiversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Digitization of Natural History Collections for Biodiversity Science and Conservation

edited by

Bogdan Jackowiak

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4031 | 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)

Conservation and Ecology of Raptors—2nd Edition

edited by

Vladimir D. Dobrev

Dobromir D. Dobrev

and

Dimitar A. Demerdzhiev

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3755 | 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)

Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections Hotspots in 2024

edited by

Ipek Kurtboke

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3487 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial diversity; functional diversity; selective isolation; culturable and unculturable diversity; microbial genetic resources; conservation; preservation; culture collections; biological resource centres; unexplored microbial diversity; metagenomics; bioinformatics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections)

Diversity, Ecology and Genetics of Ciliates

edited by

Alexey Potekhin

and

Bettina Sonntag

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3184 | 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)

Geographic Distribution and Diversity of Animal Parasitic Mites

edited by

Joanna N. Izdebska

and

Leszek Rolbiecki

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2598 | 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)

Landscape Science and Natural Resource Management

edited by

Luís C. Santos

and

Robert Mazur

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1986 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological restoration; sustainable agriculture; ecology

Applications on Environmental DNA in Aquatic Ecology and Biodiversity

edited by

Yahui Zhao

and Yingchun Xing

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1772 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental DNA; eDNA; biomonitoring; fish; conservation; biodiversity

Biogeography and Macroecology Hotspots in 2024

edited by

Michel Baguette

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1662 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive radiation; biodiversity; colonization; climate change; dispersal distribution; environmental factors; extinction; global change; island biogeography; landscape ecology; life history; metacommunity; meta ecosystem; metapopulation; migration; phylogeny; spatial ecology; speciation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biogeography and Macroecology)

Biodiversity and Ecology of African Vegetation

edited by Hugo Bezuidenhout and Leslie Brown

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1550 | Submission Open

Keywords: African vegetation; biodiversity; African ecosystems; plant– wildlife interactions; plant community classification

Genetic Diversity and Plant Breeding

edited by Qiuyue Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1428 | Submission Open

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

Biodiversity as Tools to Assess Impacts on Coastal Ecosystems

edited by

Hélio Hermínio Checon

Guilherme N. Corte

and

Pablo Muniz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1345 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal management; bioindicators; biomonitors; biotic indices; sandy beaches; mangroves; estuaries; rocky shores; benthos; plankton; nekton

Phytochemical Diversity, Ecosystem Services and Conservation of Food Plants

edited by

Ekaterina Kozuharova

Dessislava Dimitrova

and

Luca Rastrelli

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 594 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemical diversity; ecosystem services; conservation; food and edible plants; Ethnobotany; plant diversity; phytochemistry; wild vegetables; functional food; ethnogastronomy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Selected Papers from 3rd International Electronic Conference on Biological Diversity, Ecology, and Evolution (IECD 2024)

edited by

Michael Wink

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 537 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant diversity; animal diversity; biodiversity conservation

Selected Papers from “Utilisation of Underutilized Species for Future Food Security and the Conservation of Biocultural Diversity”

edited by

Chunlin Long

and

Sarana Sommano

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open

Keywords: edible plant diversity; conservation; biocultural diversity

Forest Edge and Insect Diversity

edited by

Tibor Magura

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open

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

Marine Biodiversity from the Triassic

edited by Andrea Tintori

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 227 | Submission Open

Keywords: Triassic; Fossil Lagerstä tten; biodiversity; faunal recovery; food chain; functional morphology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)

Biodiversity Conservation in Urbanized Ecosystems

edited by Gad Perry and Robert Cox

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Diversity, Ecology, and Distribution of Parasites and Endosymbionts of Reptiles

edited by Rodrigo Megía-Palma and Emilio Civantos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open

Keywords: co-adaptation; sexual selection; ecography; phylogenetics; vector-borne parasites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Impacts of Fisheries on Benthic Biodiversity and Ecosystems

edited by

Renato Mamede

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine biodiversity; benthic ecosystems; conservation and management of benthic ecosystems; fisheries; fishing disturbance on benthic ecosystems; fishery stock depletion; overfishing; IUU fishing; ghost nets; bottom trawling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)

Investigation of the Biology, Ecology, Distribution of Marine Macrozoobenthic Communities—2nd Edition

edited by

Andrea Bonifazi

and

Emanuele Mancini

submission deadline 4 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 338 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine macrozoobenthic communities; marine benthic flora and fauna; marine bioconstructions; species diversity and distribution; community composition; biogeographic patterns; biodiversity and conservation; morphological and molecular taxonomy; population and community ecology

Do We Still Need Natural History Collections?

edited by

Vlatka Mičetić Stanković

Marija Ivković

and Irena Grbac

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8223 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity loss; conservation; taxonomy; ecology; fossils; minerals

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

Biology and Evolutionary History of Reptiles

edited by

Adán Pérez-García

submission deadline 26 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3173 | Submission Open

Keywords: reptiles; fossil record; paleontological sites; faunistic associations; systematics; diversity; evolutionary history; lifestyles; paleoecology

Herbaria: A Key Resource for Plant Diversity Exploration

edited by

Adriano Stinca

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13692 | 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)

Plant Diversity Hotspots in the 2020s

edited by

Mario A. Pagnotta

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8201 | 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)

Application of GIScience and Remote Sensing in Biodiversity Conservation

edited by

James Magidi

Tsitsi Bangira

and

Matlhogonolo Kelepile

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7936 | 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)

Biology, Biodiversity and Conservation of Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles

edited by

Guido Pietroluongo

, Tommaso Gerussi and

Cinzia Centelleghe

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1132 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine mammals; sea turtles; endangered species; biology; ecology; conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)

Mycorrhizal Fungi Biodiversity and Ecology

edited by

Marcela Pagano

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 297 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycorrhizal fungi; soil biodiversity; ecosystem services; ectomycorrhizal fungi; symbiotic interaction; multitrophic interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections)

Soil Arthropod Biodiversity Conservation in Urban Ecosystem

edited by Hongyi Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil arthropod; urban ecosystem; biodiversity conservation; genomics and genetics; population ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

Subtropical Forest Composition and Dynamics

edited by Ronghua Li

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: subtropical forest; community ecology; functional traits; phylogenetic relationships; biodiversity conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Biogeography and Diversity of Butterflies and Moths

edited by

Shao-Ji Hu

and

Luc Legal

submission deadline 1 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8008 | Submission Open

Keywords: Lepidoptera; species richness; phylogeography; diversity conservation; spatial distribution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Ecology and Diversity of Plants in Arid and Semi-Arid Ecosystems

edited by

Alexandre Maniçoba da Rosa Ferraz Jardim

and

João Everthon Da Silva Ribeiro

submission deadline 1 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1400 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular regulation mechanisms; desert plants; plant diversity; biodiversity conservation; ecological adaptability; oxidative stress in plants; biotic and abiotic stress; arid and semi-arid land

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)

Population Genetics and Phylogeography of Mammals: Molecular Applications for the Conservation and Monitoring of Genetic Diversity

edited by Rodrigo Vega and Sofia I. Gabriel

submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4585 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation applications; conservation genetics and genomics; eDNA monitoring; genetic diversity; mammals; phylogeography; population genetics and genomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)

Ecology and Diversity of Diptera in the Tropics

edited by

Felipe Arley Costa Pessoa

submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 269 | Submission Open

Keywords: phylogeny; species diversity; tropics; functional ecology; diversity of applied knowledge in the forensic and medical fields

Paleontology, Diversity, Adaption, and Evolution of Ungulates

edited by Christophe Mallet,

Antigone Uzunidis

and

Luca Pandolfi

submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: Miocene to Holocene ungulate species; morphometrical evolution; biogeography; morphological and dietary adaptations; niche partitioning; predator use of ungulates

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

Human Wildlife Conflict across Landscapes—Second Edition

edited by

Thomas Göttert

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2506 | Submission Open

Keywords: carnivore– livestock conflicts; comparative (regional) approaches; edge effects and land use contrasts; indigenous knowledge as a mitigation tool; wildlife corridors and buffer zones

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)

DNA Barcodes for Evolution and Biodiversity—2nd Edition

edited by

Stephan Koblmüller

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5315 | Submission Open

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

Microbial Community Dynamics in Soil Ecosystems

edited by Jiao Feng

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: diverse microorganisms; soil ecosystems; soil microorganisms; microbial biogeography; soil biogeochemical cycles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections)

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