The journal is concerned with the use of mathematical models and systems analysisfor the description of ecological processes and for the sustainable management of resources. Human activity and well-being are dependent on and integrated with the functioning of ecosystems and the services they provide. We aim to understand these basic ecosystem functions using mathematical and conceptual modelling, systems analysis, thermodynamics, computer simulations, and ecological theory. This leads to a preference for process-based models embedded in theory with explicit causative agents as opposed to strictly statistical or correlative descriptions. These modelling methods can be applied to a wide spectrum of issues ranging from basic ecology to human ecology to socio-ecological systems. The journal welcomes research articles, short communications, review articles, letters to the editor, book reviews, and other communications. The journal also supports the activities of the International Society of Ecological Modelling (ISEM). 

Original research papers (regular papers)
Review articles
Short communications
Letters to the Editor
Book reviews
News and announcements
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Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Brian D. Fath
Towson University, Department of Biological Sciences, 8000 York Road, Towson, Maryland, 21252, USA
Associate Editors
Professor Young-Seuk Park
Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Dr. Santanu Ray
Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, India
Dr. Hsiao-Hsuan Wang
Texas A&M University College Station, College Station, Texas, United States
Subject Editors
Dr. Juan Blanco
Public University of Navarre, Pamplona, Spain
Dr. Delin Fang
Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Dr. Pier Paolo Franzese
University of Naples - Parthenope, Napoli, Italy
Dr. Jurgen Groeneveld
Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany Individual Based Models
Dr. Ursula Scharler
University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa Network Models
Dr. Vladimir Shanin
Institute of Physicochemical and Biological Problems of Soil Science RAS, Pushchino, Russia Terrestial and Climate Change Models
Dr. Todd Swannack
US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States Population and Conservation Models
Editorial Advisory Board
Dr. Shun Adachi, PhD
Kansai Medical University Department of Microbiology, Hirakata, Japan
Professor Georgii A. Alexandrov
Russian Academy of Sciences, Moskva, Russian Federation
Dr. Li An
San Diego State University, San Diego, California, United States
Dr. Ronaldo Angelini
Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
Professor Simone Bastianoni, PhD
University of Siena Department of Physical Sciences Earth and Environment
Assoc. Professor Stuart R. Borrett
University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
Dr. Broder Breckling
University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Dr. Roberto Cazzolla Gatti
Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russian Federation
Professor Bin Chen, PhD
Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Dr. Villy Christensen
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Assoc. Professor Matteo Convertino
Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
Dr. Michael Corson
AGROCAMPUS WEST, Rennes, France
Dr. Devilliers
Scientific Information Processing Centre, Rillieux la Pape, France
Dr. Vladlena Gertseva
Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, Washington, United States
Dr. Halfon
Professor John Hearne
Dr. John Johnston
National Exposure Research Laboratory Watershed Exposure Branch, Athens, Georgia, United States
Dr. Tarang Khangaonkar, PhD, PE
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Marine Sciences Laboratory, Sequim, Washington, United States
Dr. Tin Klanjšček
Professor Legovic
Ruder Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
Dr. Sovan Lek
Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France
Professor Bai-Lian (Larry) Li
University of California Riverside, Riverside, California, United States
Dr. Yu Liang
Institute of Applied Ecology Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China
Dr. Xuehua Liu
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Dr. Craig Loehle
National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, Cary, North Carolina, United States
Professor Dimitri Logofet
Laboratory of Mathematical Ecology, Moskva, Russian Federation
Professor João Carlos Marques, PhD
University of Coimbra Department of Life Sciences, Coimbra, Portugal
Dr. Felix Müller
Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
Dr. Soren Nielsen
Aalborg University
Dr. Yakov Pachepsky
USDA-ARS Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland, United States
Assoc. Professor Lael Parrott
The University of British Columbia Okanagan Department of Earth Environmental and Geographic Sciences, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Dr. Bernard Patten
The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States
Dr. Friedrich Recknagel
The University of Adelaide, Balhannah, South Australia, Australia
Professor Masahiko Sekine
Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan
Dr. Cosimo Solidoro
National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics, Sgonico, Italy
Professor Robert E. Ulanowicz
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Solomons, Maryland, United States
Mr. Sergio Ulgiati
University of Siena, Siena, Italy
Dr. Fuliu Xu
Peking University, Beijing, China