Special Issues

Diversity publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Diversity and Ecological Roles of Actinomycetes
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submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 967 | 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 submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open
Keywords: subhabitats; zooplankton; freshwater; biodiversity; native; invasive; and alien species; macroecology
Diversity, Occurrence and Distribution of Foodborne Pathogens submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2909 | 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
submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2853 | 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
submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 372 | Submission Open
Keywords: bony fishes; biogeography; diversity; evolution; morphology; taxonomy; systematics
Genetic Diversity, Distribution and Conservation of Domestic Animals and Wild Animal submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetic diversity; climate change; local animal breeds; wild animal species; sustainable ecosystem; preservation
Phylogenetics and Ecology of Molluscs submission deadline 22 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 362 | Submission Open
Keywords: molluscs; diversity; phylogenetics; ecology; evolution; marine ecosystems; marine environmental change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
Diversity Hotspots submission deadline 23 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1380 | 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 submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2445 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Diversity)
Genetic Connectivity, Species Diversity and Conservation Biology of Chondrichthyes submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 10762 | Submission Open
Keywords: chondrichthyans; conservation genetics; integrative taxonomy; population genetics; phylogeography
Diversity, Taxonomy and Systematics of Fish Parasites submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7328 | 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
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6990 | 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)
Herbaria: A Key Resource for Plant Diversity Exploration
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6595 | 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)
Ecology and Evolution of Mammals
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6433 | 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 submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5431 | 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 submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3334 | 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)
Geographic Distribution and Diversity of Animal Parasitic Mites submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1844 | 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)
Coral Reef Biogeography, Ecology and Conservation under Climate Change and Human Disturbance
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submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1431 | 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)
The Diversity and Evolution of Freshwater and Terrestrial Amphipoda
edited by Alan Myers
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1184 | Submission Open
Keywords: freshwater and terrestrial Amphipoda; hypogean and epigean habitats; 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 | Viewed by 410 | 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 208 | 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 submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 65975 | 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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6249 | 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 4647 | 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 1544 | 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 237 | 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)
Fish Diversity in the Red Sea
edited by Tilman J. Alpermann, Moritz Sonnewald and Barry Russell
submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open
Keywords: ichthyological exploration; integrative taxonomy; phylogeography; population genetics; evolutionary genomics; community dynamics; ecological adaptations; conservation and management
(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 3381 | 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)
Diversity of Phytoplankton and Their Associated Microbiomes in the Changing Marine Environment
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1139 | 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7894 | 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 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4974 | 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4115 | 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 4004 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecological impacts; invasive fishes; rivers; lakes; eradication; management; control; freshwater
(This special issue belongs to the Section Freshwater Biodiversity)
Biogeography and Archaeozoology of Island Mammals
edited by Marco Masseti
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2422 | 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 1895 | 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)
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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1065 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biogeography and Macroecology)
Interesting Images of Phytoplankton and Zooplankton submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 238 | 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 143 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; forest ecology; ecological tree physiology; future of forests under climate change; globa warming; elevated CO2
Generation of Genome-Wide Genetic Data and Evolutionary Analyses
edited by and Ben-Yang Liao
submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8440 | Submission Open
Keywords: genome evolution; phylogenomics; genome-scale data; species evolution; bioinformatics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Phylogeny and Evolution)
Systematics, Phylogenetics, and Phylogeography of Animals in the Mediterranean Region
edited by Nikos Poulakakis
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 607 | 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 | Viewed by 116 | 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 68 | 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 | Viewed by 313 | 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 28350 | 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)
Taxonomy, Biology and Evolution of Cephalopods
edited by and Ran Xu
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10364 | Submission Open
Keywords: cephalopods; taxonomy; biodiversity; conservation; ecology; evolution; genetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Diversity)
Recent Advances in the Impacts of Biological Invasions on European Biodiversity submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10203 | 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)
State-of-the-Art Mediterranean Soil Arthropods Diversity
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6421 | 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 5614 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3740 | 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)
Plant and Lichen Diversity in Temperate East Asia submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1642 | 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)
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