npj Biodiversity is an online Open Access journal publishing basic and applied research and conceptual synthesis that advance understanding of the distribution, organization and functioning of life on Earth. Read our Journal Ethos here.

This collection examines how the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of dryland biodiversity developed under challenging conditions and how dryland biodiversity now faces the new threats of global change.

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Get to know the founding Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Joaquín Hortal, as he answers 5 questions about his research and experience and shares his thoughts about becoming involved with the journal.