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

A special issue of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2024) | Viewed by 1664

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Interests: phytochemistry; molecular pharmacology of medicinal and toxic plants; alkaloids; evolution; chemical ecology; ornithology; phylogeny and evolution
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The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Biological Diversity, Ecology and Evolution (IECD 2024), sponsored by the MDPI open access journal Diversity, will be held online from 15–17 October 2024. This event will enables researchers in the science of biodiversity to present their research and exchange ideas with their colleagues without the need for travel. All proceedings will be published on the conference homepage in an open access format.

Through this event, we aim to cover the following topics:

  Marine diversity;

  Animal diversity;

  Plant diversity;

  Microbial diversity and culture collections;

  Chemical biodiversity and chemical ecology;

  Biodiversity conservation;

  Biogeography and macroecology;

  Phylogeny and evolution;

  Biodiversity loss and dynamics;

  Mesophotic ecosystems diversity;

  Invasive species and diversity.

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For selected papers presented at the conference, authors are invited to submit their extended versions to this Special Issue of the journal Diversity with a 20% discount on fees. Submitted papers should be extended to the size of regular research or review articles, with at least a 50% extension of new results. All submitted papers will undergo our standard peer-review procedure. Accepted papers will be published in open access format in Diversity and presented on the Special Issue website. There are no page limitations for this journal.

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Keywords

  • plant diversity
  • animal diversity
  • biodiversity conservation

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Dynamics of Lingulodinium polyedra Development in the Bulgarian Part of Black Sea (1992–2022)
by Daniela Klisarova, Dimitar Gerdzhikov, Petya Dragomirova, Nina Nikolova, Martin Gera and Petya Veleva
Diversity 2025, 17(2), 105; https://doi.org/10.3390/d17020105 - 30 Jan 2025
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Long-term data on the phytoplankton of the Bulgarian Black Sea (BBS) coast describe three states for the ecosystem: a “pristine” reference phase (1954–1970 years); an intensive anthropogenic eutrophication (1970–1992 years) phase; and a post-eutrophication phase after the early 1990s of the 20th century. [...] Read more.
Long-term data on the phytoplankton of the Bulgarian Black Sea (BBS) coast describe three states for the ecosystem: a “pristine” reference phase (1954–1970 years); an intensive anthropogenic eutrophication (1970–1992 years) phase; and a post-eutrophication phase after the early 1990s of the 20th century. The eutrophication period is characterised by ecosystem degradation and intense phytoplankton blooms, some of which were formed by the potentially toxic species Lingulodinium polyedra. This warm-water species is a red tide former that is associated with fish and shellfish mortality events. In the 1980s, L. polyedra reached the highest biomass of 84.4 g.m−3 in Varna Bay, BBS. The aim of this study (1992–2022) was to provide an overview of the development of L. polyedra in the phytoplankton biocenosis in the Bulgarian part of the Black Sea, taking into account the influence of anthropogenic stress and the climatic variables NAO and SST on the development of the species population. An analysis of the distribution of the dinoflagellate L. polyedra is based on a total of 5126 phytoplankton samples collected during the period between 1992 and 2022 under projects led by the Institute of Fish Resources, Varna. The samples were analyzed using standard methods validated for the Black Sea, and phytoplankton abundance and biomass were determined. The species are most abundant in summer in the coastal marine areas exposed to anthropogenic influence. During the analyzed period, a decrease in the abundance and biomass of L. polyedra in Bulgarian Black Sea waters were observed. It was found that the influence of climatic factors such as NAO and SST on the species population is from weak to moderate, and the correlation with NAO cycles is better expressed. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Papers from 3rd International Electronic Conference on Biological Diversity, Ecology, and Evolution (IECD 2024))
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Evaluation of Citizen Science Project on Birdwatching in Germany: Advantages and Limits
by Andrea Ehrmann and Oliver Tillmanns
Diversity 2025, 17(2), 78; https://doi.org/10.3390/d17020078 - 22 Jan 2025
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Since 2005, The Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU, Germany) has called upon people in Germany to count birds in their gardens during a defined time (Friday to Sunday) in May. This “Stunde der Gartenvögel” (hour of the garden birds) aims at obtaining [...] Read more.
Since 2005, The Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU, Germany) has called upon people in Germany to count birds in their gardens during a defined time (Friday to Sunday) in May. This “Stunde der Gartenvögel” (hour of the garden birds) aims at obtaining a yearly overview of the birds in villages and towns. While this birdwatching action gives a broad overview due to the large number of gardens and parks involved (around 40,000 in the year 2024), several drawbacks must be mentioned that may impede the comparability of the counted bird numbers from one year to another. Here we give an overview of the chronological development of the overall numbers of species and specifically of the most frequent garden birds. We discuss correlations with external factors, such as weather and numbers of participants, and compare the results with ornithological studies in the same period as well as with the results of the yearly Birdrace in Germany, where ornithologically interested people count birds in a defined area on the full first Saturday in May. The main drawback of the citizen science project was found to be misidentifications of birds, especially evident in the case of the Tree Sparrow, combined with birds not being recorded because they could not be identified. The main advantage, on the other hand, is the large amount of data from the “Stunde der Gartenvögel”, which is important for measuring especially the trends of well-known, frequent species much better than the Birdrace. Ideally, all data taken in different ways should be combined, and misinterpretations should be reduced by showing male and female birds of species with strong gender dimorphism. Full article
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