Ecology
A section of Biology (ISSN 2079-7737).
Section Information
Ecology studies the interactions between ecological entities (individuals, populations or systems) and their environment. It aims to understand these entities as they are today and how they may change in the future. Living in a rapidly changing world, it is important to understand the response of natural ecosystems to climate change, biodiversity loss and/or other anthropogenic drivers of change, their resilience to these and to propose approaches for their restoration. Ecology is the basis for the conservation of nature and is vital for human well-being and prosperity. Major research questions are posed in different spatial (local to global) or temporal scales and different methods are used to answer these questions: manipulative and natural experiments, observations and field work surveys, as well as modelling approaches.
The “Ecology” Section focuses on publishing original research articles and reviews related to topics in all aspects of ecology. Manuscripts including theoretical, analytical, experimental and empirical approaches are welcome. Applied ecology issues with implications for environmental/conservation policy or natural resource management are also acceptable. There is no restriction on the types of organisms or ecosystems.
Subject Areas
- Functional ecology
- Trait-based ecology
- Population ecology
- Community ecology
- Ecosystem ecology
- Landscape ecology
- Evolutionary ecology
- Applied ecology
- Conservation ecology
- Global change ecology
- Ecological sustainability
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Biogeochemical Element Cycling in Plant–Soil Systems: Implications for Ecosystem Dynamics and Services (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- Ecological Regulation of Forest and Grassland Pests (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Advances in Wildlife Conservation and Habitat Management in the Anthropocene (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Feeding Biology and Nutrition in Insects (Deadline: 15 February 2025)
- Pollination Biology (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Applications of Stable Isotope Analysis in Ecology (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Effects of Heavy Metals and Microplastics on Wetland Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Biology, Ecology and Management of Aquatic Macrophytes and Algae (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Wetland Ecosystems (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 1 June 2025)
- Biological and Ecological Risk Assessment and Management (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Dendrochronology in Arid and Semiarid Regions (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Young Researchers in Ecology (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Island Ecology and Biodiversity: Managing the Effects of Climate and Land-Use Change (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Environmental DNA (eDNA) for Assessment of Coastal Marine Biodiversity (Deadline: 15 December 2025)
- Adaptation of Living Species to Environmental Stress (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
