Aims and Scope
African Journal of Ecology (formerly East African Wildlife Journal) publishes original scientific research into the ecology and conservation of the animals and plants of Africa. It has a wide circulation both within and outside Africa and is the foremost research journal on the ecology of the continent. In addition to original articles, the Journal publishes comprehensive reviews on topical subjects and brief communications of preliminary results.
The Journal is the official scientific periodical of the EAWLS.

Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief
Katharine Abernethy
Faculty of Science
University of Stirling
FK9 4LA
UK
k.a.abernethy@stir.ac.uk
Also: Institut de Recherches en Ecologie Tropicale, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique, Gabon
Deputy Editor for Science
Bryan Shorrocks
Environment Department
Wentworth Way
University of York, York YO10 5NG
UK
Email: bryan.shorrocks@btinternet.com
Journal Editorial Board
Dr. Stephen Adu-Bredu, CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana, Ghana
Email: sabredu@gmail.com; sabredu@csir-forig.org.gh
 
Dr. Laila Bahaa-el-din, University of Oxford, UK
Email: lailab.sp@gmail.com
 
Professor Fred. B. Bercovitch, University of Kyoto, Japan
Email: fred.bercovitch.27m@st.kyoto-u.ac.jp
 
Associate Professor Hazel Chapman, School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury / Te Whare Wananga O Waitaha, Christchurch, New Zealand
Email: hazel.chapman@canterbury.ac.nz
 
Dr. Jeremy Cusack, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK 
Email: jeremy.cusack@stir.ac.uk
 
Prof. Colleen Downs, University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
Email: Downs@ukzn.ac.za
 
Dr. Heather Eves, Viginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia, USA / Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, USA
Email: heather.eves@aya.yale.edu
 
Dr. Adeline Fayolle, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
Email: adeline.fayolle@ulg.ac.be
 
Prof. Edson Gandiwa, Chinhoyi University, Zimbabwe
Email: edson.gandiwa@gmail.com 
 
Dr. James Gambiza, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
Email: j.gambiza@ru.ac.za
 
Dr. Daniel Jamu, Regional Director, East and Southern Africa WorldFish Center, Zomba, Malawi
Email: d.jamu@cgiar.org
 
Dr. Kathryn Jeffery, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK
Email: kjeffery@parcsgabon.ga; kathryn.jeffery1@stir.ac.uk
 
Prof. Inza Kone, Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques, Ivory Coast 
Email: inza.kone@csrs.ci
 
Prof. Jon Lovett, University of Leeds, UK 
Email: jonclovett@gmail.com
 
Associate Professor John Maingi, Department of Geography, Miami University, Miami, USA
Email: maingijk@miamioh.edu
 
Dr. Kevin Njabo, Center for Tropical Research, UCLA, Los Angeles, USA
Email: kynjabo@ucla.edu
 
Dr. Nicholas O. Oguge, Earthwatch Institute Kenya, 4th Fl Suite 1, Vision Plaza, P.O. Box 47840-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Email: noguge@earthwatch.org
 
Dr. Etienne-François Akomo Okoue, Institut de Recherche en Ecologie Tropicale, Libreville Gabon
Email: akomo_okoue@yahoo.fr; akomookoue1977@gmail.com
 
Associate Professor Richard W. Yarnell, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
Email: richard.yarnell@ntu.ac.uk
International Review Panel
The African Journal of Ecology has an International Review Panel to support and mentor scientists in Africa submitting papers to the journal. To view the full list of Reviewers please click here.

EAWLS Editorial Board
Michael Kiama Gachanja, East African Wild Life Society, P.O. Box 20110 – 00200, Nairobi, Kenya
Prof. Fredrick I.B. Kayanja, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 1410, Mbarara, Uganda
Prof. George K. Kinoti, University of Nairobi (Chiromo), P.O. Box 14872 - 00800, Nairobi, Kenya

Prof. John O. Kokwaro, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197 - 0010, Nairobi, Kenya
Dr. Julis Bunny Lejju,Mbarara University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 1410, Mbarara, Uganda