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Genetic Connectivity, Species Diversity and Conservation Biology of Chondrichthyes submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 14847
Keywords: chondrichthyans; conservation genetics; integrative taxonomy; population genetics; phylogeography
Diversity, Taxonomy and Systematics of Fish Parasites submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11754
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
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9468
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
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7637
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 submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7323
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 submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5438
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
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2967
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 submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2328
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 2180
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 , Robin Casalla Daza, Olga P. Pinzón and Ervin Humprey Duran-Bautista
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1377
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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1252
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 submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 78014 | 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
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submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11000 | 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 submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5906 | 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 submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2167 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 732 | 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
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submission deadline 29 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5173 | 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 7183 | 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 and
submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4013 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine phytoplankton; harmful algal blooms; microbiomes; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
Bird Parasites-2nd Edition
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9810 | 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 submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9687 | 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
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8925 | 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 submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5735 | 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 4705 | 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 3461 | 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 submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2746 | 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 submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 375 | 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 and Lei Wang
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 258 | 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 and Ben-Yang Liao
submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10558 | 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 and
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6124 | 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 1459 | 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 submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 714 | 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 and Juan Pablo Martinez
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 180 | 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 1138 | 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 and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 15 articles | Viewed by 34326 | 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 submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 21461 | 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 submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13690 | 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)
Taxonomy, Biology and Evolution of Cephalopods
edited by and Ran Xu
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13542 | Submission Open
Keywords: cephalopods; taxonomy; biodiversity; conservation; ecology; evolution; genetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
Aquatic Plant Diversity, Conservation, and Restoration submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12911 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquatic vegetation; biodiversity; macrophytes; freshwater; resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
State-of-the-Art Mediterranean Soil Arthropods Diversity
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7817 | Submission Open
Keywords: taxonomical and functional diversity; bioindicators; ecosystem services; ecological interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biogeography and Macroecology)
Diversity and Biogeography of Microcrustaceans in Continental Waters submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7325 | Submission Open
Keywords: freshwater microcrustacea; brackish– water microcrustacea; taxonomy; phylogeny; ecology; biogeography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Freshwater Biodiversity)
Human-Wildlife Conflicts submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5705 | Submission Open
Keywords: human– wildlife conflicts; risk assessment; conflict driving mechanisms; mitigation strategies; wildlife conservation management; ecological compensation; community economic development in protected areas; ecological modeling; application of 3S technology in wildlife protection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)
Ecology and Evolution of Invasive Plant Species submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4507 | Submission Open
Keywords: adaptations; communities; dispersal; ecosystems; habitats; hybridization; micro-evolution; mutualistic relationships; populations; spatial scale; temporal scale; trophic relationships
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
Birds in Temperate and Tropical Forests—2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3423 | Submission Open
Keywords: temperate forest bird community; tropical forest bird community; bird diversity; large-scale bird diversity; competition; predation; feeding guild; long-term changes in bird communities; tree logging; forest structure changes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Diversity)
Plant and Lichen Diversity in Temperate East Asia submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2459 | 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)
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 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2402 | 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)
Taxonomy, Biodiversity and Ecology of Parasites of Aquatic Organisms—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1886 | Submission Open
Keywords: parasites; aquatic environment; taxonomy; biogeography; host– parasite interactions
Diversity, Ecology and Conservation of Zooplankton
edited by Raquel Jiménez-Melero and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 950 | Submission Open
Keywords: freshwater zooplankton; marine zooplankton; life history; population/community dynamics; egg bank; ecological modelling; diversity conservation; ecotoxicology; non-native species; global change
Ecology, Diversity and Evolution of Aquatic Macroinvertebrates: 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 276 | 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)
Occurrence and Molecular Biology of Water Bacteria and Protozoa submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7535 | Submission Open
Keywords: waterborne pathogens; microbiome; molecular techniques; drinking water; wastewater; water reuse; source water; microbial water quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbial Diversity and Culture Collections)
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