Environment & Ecosystem Science

Aims & Scope

The Environment and Ecosystem Science journal covers research across scales, from local watersheds to global systems, and across timeframes from seconds to millennia. It links closely with fields such as ecology, biogeochemistry, hydrology, soil science, conservation biology, ecological economics, and sociology. The journal publishes studies on how ecosystems influence the environment and how environmental changes affect ecosystems, with priority given to experimental, observational, and data-based modeling research at field, system, or landscape levels. Interdisciplinary, comparative, and internationally relevant studies are especially encouraged, and all manuscripts are screened for topic suitability and language quality. Spatial and Temporal Scales • Research spans from small, bounded systems (e.g., watersheds) → to complex landscapes → to the entire Earth. • Timescales range from seconds to millennia. Interdisciplinary Connections • The journal emphasizes strong links with: Landscape ecology, global ecology, biogeochemistry, aquatic ecology, soil science, hydrology, ecological economics, and conservation biology. Approaches • Theoretical and modeling studies • Long-term investigations • Comparative research • Large-scale experiments Research Priorities • Interactions between ecosystems and their environment • Reciprocal influences of ecosystems and environmental processes Preferred Contributions • Experimental and observational studies at field, system, or landscape scales • Data-driven biophysical modeling • Interdisciplinary and integrative research • Work with an international or broad comparative perspective Core Research Areas • Biological and physical ecosystem dynamics • Ecology, diversity, and sustainability of ecosystems • Ecosystem–environment interactions (land, air, water) • Impacts of global environmental change (climate change, greenhouse gases, pollution) • Ecological effects of human activities (intensification, soil degradation, waste application, irrigation, mitigation strategies) • Agricultural land use and land use change with environmental implications • Ecosystem–environment interface research • Inventories and survey analyses • Impact and life-cycle assessments • Energy analyses • Laboratory and greenhouse studies • Model and method development and applications

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