Marine Ecology

期刊简介：Marine Ecology publishes original contributions on the structure and dynamics of marine benthic and pelagic ecosystems, communities and populations, and on the critical links between ecology and the evolution of marine organisms.The journal prioritizes contributions elucidating fundamental aspects of species interaction and adaptation to the environment through integration of information from various organizational levels (molecules to ecosystems) and different disciplines (molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, physiology, marine biology, natural history, geography, oceanography, palaeontology and modelling) as viewed from an ecological perspective. The journal also focuses on population genetic processes, evolution of life histories, morphological traits and behaviour, historical ecology and biogeography, macro-ecology and seascape ecology, palaeo-ecological reconstruction, and ecological changes due to introduction of new biota, human pressure or environmental change.Most applied marine science, including fisheries biology, aquaculture, natural-products chemistry, toxicology, and local pollution studies lie outside the scope of the journal. Papers should address ecological questions that would be of interest to a worldwide readership of ecologists; papers of mostly local interest, including descriptions of flora and fauna, taxonomic descriptions, and range extensions will not be considered.

【译文】《海洋生态学》期刊发表关于海洋底栖和浮游生态系统、群落和种群的结构与动态，以及生态与海洋生物进化之间关键联系的原创新贡献。该期刊优先考虑通过整合来自不同组织水平（分子到生态系统）和不同学科（分子生物学、遗传学、生物化学、生理学、海洋生物学、自然历史、地理学、海洋学、古生物学和建模）的信息，从生态学角度阐明物种相互作用和适应环境的基本方面的贡献。该期刊还关注种群遗传过程、生命史进化、形态性状和行为、历史生态学和生物地理学、宏观生态学和海景生态学、古生态学重建，以及由于新生物的引入、人类压力或环境变化引起的生态变化。大多数应用海洋科学，包括渔业生物学、水产养殖、天然产物化学、毒理学和地方污染研究，都不在该期刊的范围内。论文应解决对全球生态学家读者群感兴趣的生态问题；主要具有地方兴趣的论文，包括植物和动物描述、分类描述和分布扩展，将不予考虑。