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Life on Earth depends on water, and water is the foundation for the origin of life. Seventy percent of our planet’s surface is covered with water; over 95% of Earth’s water is in the ocean. Freshwater is intrinsically limited in availability and is a globally important, indispensable resource for the persistence of all life forms. The ecological importance of oceans is immense, which includes, but is not limited to, carbon sequestration, climate moderation, nutrient cycling, and provision of habitats millions of life forms. Although coastal biodiversity is well-explored, deep-ocean biodiversity is heavily understudied. The values of aquatic resources to the society and environment have been well-recognized; aquatic ecosystems have received an increasing attention in terms of research, management, education and awareness across the globe. However, aquatic habitats and aquatic biota around the world have been critically imperiled, mostly due to anthropogenic forces, such as overexploitation, environmental pollution, urbanization, and industrialization. The demand on freshwater and for other aquatic resources for human consumption is dramatically increasing along with the growing global human population. The challenges to stem the losses in global freshwater, brackish, and marine biodiversity remain extensive and the resolution of this crisis is an imminent need in the face of global environmental change.
Persistence of aquatic biodiversity in the face of environmental changes (climate change, pollution, unsustainable land-uses, such as intensive agriculture and urbanization, overexploitation, biological invasions, diseases and parasitic infections and a myriad of other factors) is a critical issue confronted by many governments, resource managers, researchers, and conservation authorizes worldwide. Rapid degradation of freshwater habitats accentuates the gravity of global water crisis. In addition, the richness of aquatic biological diversity may be largely unknown to science in less-explored biomes, particularly in the tropical realm. Therefore, it is crucial to explore the global freshwater diversity in-depth to broaden our understanding of the biosphere. It is the prime responsibility of researchers and conservation biologists to device action plans to effectively and efficiently manage and conserve global aquatic biodiversity; to develop the science-based knowledge on freshwater biodiversity; and promote wise use of aquatic resources to achieve sustainable development for the mankind.
Suitable topics:
The scholarly articles that focus on different aspects of global aquatic biodiversity will be considered for this special issue. Following are some suitable topics we are looking for. Other ideas, if deemed suitable, will be considered by the editorial committee.
Conservation and management of global aquatic ecosystems (freshwater, marine, coastal, brackish, and intertidal), habitats and species
Imperiled (locally, regionally, nationally, or globally) aquatic freshwater habitats and species
National and transboundary action plans targeting and/or emphasis on conservation of marine, coastal and freshwater biodiversity
Threats to aquatic biodiversity: pollution, overuse, invasions, diseases, etc.
Ecology, evolution, behavior, natural and life histories of aquatic and semiaquatic species
Experimental aquatic ecology
Cutting-edge technology on aquatic biodiversity: GIS, remote sensing, radiotelemetry and animal tracking
Distribution studies and diversity inventories from less-explored habitats and regions, including species descriptions: tropics, polar ecology, winter ecology
Sustainable management of fisheries and other aquatic biota
Theoretical studies in ecology and conservation of aquatic systems
Restoration of aquatic habitats: theory and practice
Environmental law and policies with an aquatic perspective
Perspectives and efforts on public awareness and formal education on aquatic biodiversity
Global climate change and aquatic resources
Functions and processes of aquatic ecosystems and land-water connections
Impacts of aquatic biodiversity on human well-being
Formal Education on aquatic biodiversity conservation and aquatic resources (ms on pedagogy)
Public outreach on aquatic biodiversity conservation and aquatic resources
If you work in the field of aquatic ecology and resource management, and your specific topic of research is not listed, please feel free to contact the Guest Editor regarding your potential manuscript.
Dr. Thilina Surasinghe
Guest Editor
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Can we talk about the future of our island states and nations in the face of this ongoing climate change?

Climate change is indeed posing a big challenge to small island regions around the world, in Africa and in Nigeria. meanwhile, there are two main reasons for this challenge;
the demise of warm water corals and coral reefs
the sea level rise.
Surprisingly, do you know that even ambitious climate change targets are not enough to save coral reefs?
Even with ambitious climate mitigation, we cannot prevent global warming (the main cause of climate change) to remain much below + 1.5 degree Celsius. At this global mean surface temperature, 70% - 90% of all warm water coral reef are going to disappear, and even more at +2 degree Celsius.
In many of this small island developing states, they depend on those systems for protein supply, for fisheries, small scale fisheries - and these resources will go away, because with the dying reefs, the marine biodiversity will disappear.

[center]Biggest threats of the century[/center]

It is very obvious that as a result of climate change, small island developing states will disappear from the surface of the planet thereby leading to the extinction of the species that exist in it and as well an unexpected migration by the human dwellers.

Most Importantly, climate change is threatening our sea food and as a result of this, marine lives are likely going to disappear thereby leading to a colossal loss of a primary source of protein.

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BUT CAN THIS SITUATION BE SALVAGED?
YES! AND YOU HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY TO SAVE THIS SITUATION.[/center]

[center]Consider This![/center]


The second challenge as a result of climate change is the sea level rise. if we are lucky, we can keep the sea level rise over the centuries to stay below one meter, which is already an existential threat to some of these small island states and nations. and they may have to take appropriate adaptation measures, and their capacity for adaptation is limited, and we will need to be balancing between staying behind it and making huge effort to kind of raise the surface level of the islands artificially - some states like the Maldives are already doing that and this is fast encroaching to African islands.

[center]KNOW THIS![/center]
Our Inland waters are greatly affected by the climate change likewise our inlands
we are affected as well in this great mishap and this is a contributing factor to our numerous environmentally related issues.
The solutions are in our hands


Resist from excessive burning to avoid the release of carbon into the atmosphere


Say NO to inappropriate waste disposal into water bodies and on land.


Say a big YES to recycling and save the planet from unexpected damage.

RULE YOUR WORLD TODAY BY SAFEGUARDING YOUR ENVIRONMENT FROM HARM.

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