Freshwater Biology publishes papers on all aspects of the ecology of inland waters, including rivers and lakes, ground waters, flood plains and other freshwater wetlands. We include studies of micro-organisms, algae, macrophytes, invertebrates, fish and other vertebrates, as well as those concerning whole systems and related physical and chemical aspects of the environment, provided that they have clear biological relevance.

Studies may focus at any level in the ecological hierarchy from physiological ecology and animal behaviour, through population dynamics and evolutionary genetics, to community interactions, biogeography and ecosystem functioning. They may also be at any scale: from microhabitat to landscape, and continental to global. Preference is given to research, whether meta-analytical, experimental, theoretical or descriptive, highlighting causal (ecological) mechanisms from which clearly stated hypotheses are derived. Manuscripts with an experimental or conceptual flavour are particularly welcome, as are those or which integrate laboratory and field work, and studies from less well researched areas of the world. Priority is given to submissions that are likely to interest a wide range of readers.

We encourage submission of papers well grounded in ecological theory that deal with issues related to the conservation and management of inland waters. Papers interpreting fundamental research in a way that makes clear its applied, strategic or socio-economic relevance are also welcome.

Review articles (FRESHWATER BIOLOGY REVIEWS) and discussion papers (OPINION) are also invited: these enable authors to publish high-quality material outside the constraints of standard research papers.

Finally, the journal will consider whole SPECIAL ISSUES (or part-issues) devoted to a theme of particular contemporary interest. These should be discussed at an early stage with the Editor-in-Chief.

Editor-in-Chief
Professor Belinda Robson, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia
Associate Editors
Professor Stefan Bertilsson, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Dr Lisette de Senerpont Domis, NIOO-KNAW, Wageningen, Netherlands
Dr Mary Freeman, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
Dr Andy J. Green, Doñana Biological Station-CSIC, Seville, Spain
Professor Angus McIntosh, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Dr Thomas Mehner, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany
Dr Alan D. Steinman, Annis Water Resources Institute, Grand Valley State University, Muskegon, MI, USA
Editorial Board
Professor P. L. Angermeier, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
Professor Felix Baerlocher, Mt. Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
Dr Beatrix E. Beisner, University of Quebec at Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Dr Jon Benstead, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
Dr Martin Berggren, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Dr Melody J. Bernot, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, USA
Dr Harvey Bootsma, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Dr Romi L. Burks, Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX , USA
Dr Samantha Capon, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Australia
Dr Krista Capps, Odum School of Ecology, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
Dr Gerry Closs, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Dr Thibault Datry, IRSTEA, Lyon, France
Dr Jenny Davis, Monash University (Clayton), Melbourne, Australia
Dr Bill R. DeMott, Indiana-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, IN, USA
Professor Walter Dodds, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
Dr Sylvain Dolédec, Université Lyon 1, Villeurbanne Cedex, France
Professor David Dudgeon, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Dr Emmanuel A. Frimpong, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, VA, USA
Dr John H. R. Gee, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, UK
Professor Mark O. Gessner, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Stechlin, Germany
Dr Michail I. Gladyshev, Institute of Biophysics, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Akademgorodok, Russia
Professor Elizabeth M. Gross, Université de Lorraine, Metz, France
Professor Gary D. Grossman, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
Dr Robin Hale, University of Melbourne, Australia
Dr Heikki Hämäläinen, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
Dr Bret Harvey, USDA Forest Service, Redwood Sciences Laboratory, Arcata, CA, USA
Professor Anne E. Hershey, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA
Professor Erik Jeppesen, University of Aarhus, Silkeborg, Denmark
Professor Richard Johnson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
Dr John I. Jones, Queen Mary, University of London, Wareham, UK
Professor Roger Jones, University of Jyväskylä, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Jyväskylä, Finland
Professor Bror Jonsson, NINA, Oslo, Norway
Dr Maiko Kagami, Yokohama National University, Japan
Dr Paula Kankaala, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland
Dr Antoine Lecerf, University of Toulouse, Toulouse, France
Dr Catherine Leigh, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
Dr Zhengwen Liu, Nanjing Institute of Geography & Limnology, Nanjing, China
Dr Richard Marchant, Museum Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Professor Scott H. Markwith, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA
Dr Frank Onderi Masese, University of Eldoret, Kenya
Dr Brendan McKie, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
Dr Mariana Meerhoff, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
Dr Toshifumi Minamoto, Kobe University, Japan
Professor Timo Muotka, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Professor Raymond M. Newman, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA
Dr Steffen U. Pauls, Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F), Frankfurt, Germany
Dr Sari Peura, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
Dr Bart J. A. Pollux, Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherlands
Dr Thomas Posch, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
Professor Milla Rautio, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi (Québec), Canada
Dr. Anna M. Romaní, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
Dr Emma Rosi, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY, USA
Dr Simon Rundle, School of Biological Sciences, University of Plymouth, UK 
Dr Hugo Sarmento, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil
Professor Michele Scardi, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
Dr Luís Schiesari, Unversity of São Paulo,  Brazil
Dr Kevin Simon, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Professor John P. Smol, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Dr Dietmar Straile, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
Dr Ross M. Thompson, University of Canberra, Australia
Dr Jonathan D. Tonkin, University of Canterbury, New Zealand 
Dr Wilco Verberk, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Professor Thomas Weisse, Institute for Limnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Mondsee, Austria
Dr Björn Wissel, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Dr Susie Wood, Cawthron Institute, New Zealand
Dr Darren C.J. Yeo, National University of Singapore, Singapore