Biodiversity and Spatial Distribution of Fishes, Second Edition
A special issue of Fishes (ISSN 2410-3888). This special issue belongs to the section "Biology and Ecology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 669
Special Issue Editors
Interests: spatial–temporal dynamics; marine ecology; fish community; environmental impact
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Interests: trophic dynamics; fish biodiverstiy; species distribution model; habitat suitability
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Interests: estuarine ecology; fish biodiversity; wetland fishes
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the further impact of human activities, the diversity and distribution of fish in various water bodies (from freshwater to marine) have undergone significant changes in response to the impact of human activities. These changes mainly include a decrease in biodiversity, a simplification of community structure, and significant changes in species distribution areas. Timely understanding and consideration of the distribution patterns and key factors caused by environmental and human activities that influence fish species is beneficial for us to better protect fish and their population resources. In addition to traditional research methods in fishery ecology, new models such as environmental DNA and deep learning have played a significant role in deepening the study of fish diversity and distribution mechanisms in recent years, and there is still much room for improvement. In addition, this Special Issue mainly involves monitoring, identifying, and updating methods for the biodiversity and distribution of fish in various types of water bodies, with a particular focus on how to effectively evaluate the spatiotemporal distribution of fish caused by changes in fish habitats, such as species distribution models and deep learning methods.
Due to the warm welcome of scholars to the first edition of our Special Issue, and although some latest achievements have been published, there are still many new studies awaiting publication. Therefore, at the invitation of a large number of researchers and journals, we will launch a second Special Issue. Once again, we welcome everyone to actively contribute and to delve into this topic, exploring the spatiotemporal distribution and diversity changes in fishery organisms, as well as the possible reasons for these changes, in order to understand the changes in the distribution and diversity of fishery organisms caused by the dual effects of nature and human activities.
Original research articles and reviews are welcome in this Special Issue. We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Heng Zhang
Prof. Dr. Ying Xue
Dr. Luoliang Xu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fish biodiversity
- spatial–temporal dynamics
- fish community
- environmental impact factors
- climate change
- species distribution
- eDNA
- ecological modelling
- community structure
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