Theoretical Ecology

期刊简介：Theoretical Ecology publishes innovative research in theoretical ecology, broadly defined. Papers should use theoretical approaches to answer questions of ecological interest and appeal to and be readable by a broad audience of ecologists. Work that uses mathematical, statistical, computational, or conceptual approaches is all welcomed, provided that the goal is to increase ecological understanding. Papers that only use existing approaches to analyze data, or are only mathematical analyses that do not further ecological understanding, are not appropriate. Work that bridges disciplinary boundaries, such as the intersection between quantitative social sciences and ecology, or physical influences on ecological processes, will also be particularly welcome.All areas of theoretical ecology, including ecophysiology, population ecology, behavioral ecology, evolutionary ecology, ecosystem ecology, community ecology, and ecosystem and landscape ecology are all appropriate. Theoretical papers that focus on applied ecological questions are also of particular interest.

【译文】理论生态学发表关于理论生态学的创新研究，定义广泛。论文应使用理论方法来回答生态学感兴趣的问题，并吸引并可供广大生态学家阅读。使用数学、统计、计算或概念方法的研究工作都受欢迎，只要目标是提高生态学理解。仅使用现有方法分析数据或仅是数学分析而不进一步增进生态学理解的文章是不合适的。跨越学科界限的工作，如定量社会科学与生态学的交汇或对生态过程的影响，也将特别受欢迎。理论生态学的所有领域，包括生理生态学、种群生态学、行为生态学、进化生态学、生态系统生态学、群落生态学以及生态系统和景观生态学都是合适的。专注于应用生态问题的理论论文也特别感兴趣。