Call for papers - Marine biodiversity loss

Guest Editor:
Murtada Naser: Marine Science Center, University of Basrah, Iraq

Submission Status: Open | Submission Deadline: 30 April 2024

BMC Zoology is calling for submissions to our Collection on marine biodiversity loss. Marine biodiversity is in significant decline, threatening ecosystem health and the livelihood of approximately 3 billion people, who rely on the ocean for food, energy and water. Human activities are the main drivers of ecosystem disruptions and the detrimental loss of marine biodiversity worldwide. This Collection welcomes research on human-induced challenges impacting marine animals.

New Content Item This collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 14: Life below water.

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Meet the Guest Editors

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Murtada Naser: Marine Science Center, University of Basrah, Iraq

Dr Murtada Naser is an Associate Professor at the Marine Science Center in the University of Basrah, Iraq. He received his PhD in biodiversity from Griffith University, Australia in 2019. Dr Naser's research interests include biodiversity, ecology, taxonomy, conservation, and aquatic invasions. He is an Editorial Board Member of BMC Zoology.

About the collection

BMC Zoology is calling for submissions to our Collection on marine biodiversity loss. Marine biodiversity is in significant decline, threatening ecosystem health and the livelihood of approximately 3 billion people, who rely on the ocean for food, energy and water. Human activities are the main drivers of ecosystem disruptions and the detrimental loss of marine biodiversity worldwide. In support of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 Life below water, BMC Zoology welcomes research on human-induced challenges impacting marine animals.

Potential topics can include, but are not limited to, the following factors affecting the survival of marine invertebrate and vertebrate species of all life stages:

•   Overfishing
•   Habitat fragmentation and degradation
•   Pollution
•   Rising sea temperatures
•   Ocean acidification
•   Coastal developments
•   Invasive species
•   Changes in marine food webs

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Submission Guidelines

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This Collection welcomes submission of original Research Articles. Should you wish to submit a different article type, please read our submission guidelines to confirm that type is accepted by the journal. Articles for this Collection should be submitted via our submission system, Snapp. During the submission process you will be asked whether you are submitting to a Collection, please select ["Marine biodiversity loss"] from the dropdown menu.

Articles will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process and are subject to all of the journal’s standard policies. Articles will be added to the Collection as they are published.

The Editors have no competing interests with the submissions which they handle through the peer review process. The peer review of any submissions for which the Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests.