Marine Diversity
A section of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818).
Section Information
This section covers all topics related to marine molecular, organismic and ecosystem diversity. Research fields of interest include, but are not limited to:
Marine Organismic Diversity and Diversity Preservation:
Systematics, taxonomy and phylogeny
Morphology of marine species
Genetic diversity and conservation in the oceans
Global and local change effects on marine biodiversity
Marine invasive species
Conservation management
Marine Evolution and Ecology:
Population genetics and ecology
Community and ecosystem ecology
Macroevolution
Functional morphology
Palaeontology
Restoration ecology
Marine ecology
Diversity, evolution and ecology of secondary metabolites
General Aspects of Marine Diversity Assessment:
Phylogenetic analyses
Statistical methods
Mathematical models
Theoretical methods
Computational methods
Diversity indeces
Next generation sequencing, DNA barcoding, and omics
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Spatial and Temporal Studies in Marine Protected Areas: Mexican Chapter (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Planktonic Food Web: Feeding, Growth, and Trophic Interactions (Deadline: 15 May 2024)
- Technological Innovation to Support Reef Research and Conservation (Deadline: 15 May 2024)
- Biology, Biodiversity and Conservation of Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles (Deadline: 20 May 2024)
- Mangrove Regeneration and Restoration (Deadline: 30 May 2024)
- Shark Ecology (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Ecology and Biogeography of Marine Benthos (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Dynamics of Marine Communities (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Ecology and Conservation of Marine Megafauna (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- The Ligurian Sea and the National Biodiversity Future Centre (NBFC): Biodiversity Conservation in a Temperate Marine Environment under Threat (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Biodiversity and Ecology in the Mediterranean Sea (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Biodiversity, Phylogeography and Evolution of Cnidaria (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Marine Ecosystem Functioning and Food Webs under Climate Change (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Indo-Pacific Coral Diseases: Diversity, Impacts and Solutions (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Biodiversity and Conservation of Coral Reefs (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Phylogenetics and Ecology of Molluscs (Deadline: 22 July 2024)
- Coral Reef Biogeography, Ecology and Conservation under Climate Change and Human Disturbance (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Fish Diversity in the Red Sea (Deadline: 15 August 2024)
- Functional Diversity of Soft-Bottom Benthic Communities in the Anthropocene (Deadline: 15 August 2024)
- Diversity of Phytoplankton and Their Associated Microbiomes in the Changing Marine Environment (Deadline: 30 August 2024)
- Taxonomy, Biology and Evolution of Cephalopods (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Evolution of Crown Cetacea (Deadline: 30 October 2024)
- Cnidaria: Diversity, Ecology, and Evolution (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Marine Nearshore Biodiversity—2nd Edition (Deadline: 18 November 2024)
- Ecology and Paleoecology of Atlantic and Caribbean Coral Reefs (Deadline: 1 December 2024)
- Marine Biodiversity from the Triassic (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystems Management—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Marine Biodiversity: Patterns and Processes (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Patterns Of Marine Benthic Biodiversity (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions: