Oikos is a journal issued by the Nordic Ecological Society and is one of the leading peer-reviewed journals in ecology.
Oikos publishes original and innovative research on all aspects of ecology, defined as organism-environment interactions at various spatiotemporal scales, so including macroecology and evolutionary ecology. Emphasis is on theoretical and empirical work aimed at generalization and synthesis across taxa, systems and ecological disciplines. Papers can contribute to new developments in ecology by reporting novel theory or critical empirical results, and "synthesis" can include developing new theory, tests of general hypotheses, or bringing together established or emerging areas of ecology. Confirming or extending the established literature, by for example showing results that are novel for a new taxon, or purely applied research, is given low priority.

Editor-in-chief
 
 Dries Bonte, Ghent, Belgium
 
 
 
 
 
Deputy Editors-in-Chief
 
 Gerlinde De Deyn, Wageningen University, the Netherlands 
 
Strategic Editor
 
 Pedro Peres-Neto, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
 
Managing Editor
 
 Åsa Langefors, Lund, Sweden
 oikos@oikosoffice.lu.se 
 
 
 
Technical Editor
 
Petter Oscarsson, Lund, Sweden
oikostech@oikosoffice.lu.se
 
Editorial Office
 
Oikos Editorial Office
Ecology Building
Lund University
SE-223 62 Lund
Sweden
oikos@oikosoffice.lu.se 
 
Subject Editors
 
Lonnie W. Aarssen, Kingston, Ontario, Canada – reproduction, life history, env gradients, patterns in biodiversity, human ecology 
 
Jessica Abbott, Lund, Sweden – sexual selection, sexual conflict, sexual dimorphism, insects, Drosophila, damselflies, polymorphism, morphometrics, gene expression
 
Florian Altermatt, Zurich, Switzerland – metapopulation, metacommunity, meta-ecosystem ecology, dispersal, protist microcosm experiments, dendritic networks, aquatic ecology
 
Erik Aschehoug, Ås, Norway – community ecology, plant ecology, invasion ecology, restoration ecology, plant-plant interactions, plant-microbe interactions
 
Ignasi Bartomeus, Sevilla, Spain – community ecology, biodiversity, species interactions, pollination, ecosystem services
 
Silke Bauer, Sempach, Switzerland – animal migration, phenology, migratory host-parasite interactions, theoretical ecology
 
Matty P. Berg, Amsterdam, the Netherlands – community ecology, litter decomposition, functional traits, evo-ecological dynamics, community assembly, ecosystem functioning
 
Martijn Bezemer, NIOO, the Netherlands – insect-plant interactions, insect herbivory, above-belowground interactions, nature restoration, plant-soil interactions
 
Dries Bonte, Ghent, Belgium – plant-herbivore interactions, evolution, spatial ecology, dispersal, above-belowground interactions, IBM
 
Matthew Bracken, Irvine, USA – biodiversity, bottom-up processes, community ecology, consumers, ecosystem functioning, herbivory, nutrients, physiologial ecology, predation, top-down processes
 
Rein Brys, Bazel, Belgium – pollination biology, heterostyly, plant-pollinator interactions, plant breeding system evolution, inbreeding depression, plant population demography  
 
James Bullock, Wallingford, UK – demography, dispersal, population modellling, invasions, conservation, restoration, ecosystem services
 
Joseph K. Bump, St. Paul, USA – stable isotopes, resources subsidies, mammal ecology, habitat mapping
 
Jarret Byrnes, Boston, USA – biodiversity ecosystem function, marine ecology, kelp forest, fouling communities, meta-analysis, structural equation modeling, statistical ecology
 
Paul Caplat, Belfast, UK – spatial ecology, range shifts, land-use change, population biology, landscape biology, integrative modelling
 
David Chalcraft, Greenville, USA – species interactions, pred-prey, plasticity
 
Julien Cote, Tolouse, France – dispersal, biological invasions, intraspecific phenotypic variation, climate change, animal personality
 
Gerlinde De Deyn, Wageningen, the Netherlands – plant-soil interactions, plant traits, nematodes, mycorrhiza, grassland, trait-based ecology, carbon sequestration
 
Steven Declerck, Wageningen, the Netherlands – apid adaptation, ecological stoichiometry, aquatic ecology, zooplankton, biodiversity
 
Calvin Dytham, York, UK – population biology, individual-based models, agent-based models, evolutionary ecology, senescence, dispersal
 
Allan Edelsparre, Toronto, Canada – movement ecology, polymorphism, habitat/landscape connectivity, animal personality, behaviour genetics, dispersal/migration, foraging
 
Wolf Eiserhardt, Aarhus, Denmark – phylogenomics, phylogenetic comparative methods, macroevolution, macroecology, biodiversity informatics, plants
 
Bruno Ernande, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France – evolutionary ecology, life history theory, phenotypic plasticity, quantitative genetics, bioenergetics, predator-prey interactions, population dynamics
 
Rampal S. Etienne, Groningen, The Netherlands - evolutionary community ecology, phylogenetics, diversification, likelihood-based inference, dynamical models
 
Jennifer Firn, Brisbane, Australia – 
 
Jessica Forrest, Ottawa, Canada – insect population ecology, life history, pollination biology, phenology 
 
Tadashi Fukami, Stanford, USA – community assembly, ecosystem functioning, microbial ecology
 
Jean-Michel Gaillard, Lyon, France –
 
Bente Graae, Trondheim, Norway – plant functional traits, seedling recruitment, seeds, seed dispersal, germination, plant communities
 
Jacopo Grilli, Santa Fe, USA – ecological networks, microbial communities, macroecology, theoretical ecology
 
Andrew Gonzalez, Montreal, Canada – biodiversity, extinction, rapid evolution, ecosystem functioning, habitat fragmentation, connectivity, metacommunities, sustainability science
 
Paulo Guimaraes, Sao Paulo, Brazil – ecological networks,  theoretical ecology, mutualistic interactions, plant-animal interactions, nested patterns in ecology
 
Simon P. Hart, Zürich, Switzerland –
 
Gregor Kalinkat, Berlin, Germany – food webs, predator-prey interactions, metabolic theory, invasion biology, freshwater biodiversity
 
Morgan Kelly, Baton Rouge, USA – marine evolutionary ecology and physiology, molecular ecology, local adaptation
 
Johan Kotze, Helsinki, Finland – fragmentation, urban ecology, socio-landscapes
 
Silke Langenheder, Uppsala University, Sweden – microbial ecology, community ecology, metacommunities, community assembly, ecosystem functioning and stability, bacteria, aquatic ecology
 
Yanjie Liu, Changchun, China – plant ecology, plant invasions, plant-soil interactions, plant-plant interactions, phenotypic plasticity
 
Leif Egil Loe, Ås, Norway – arctic ecology, ungulate ecology, biotelemetry, habitat selection, movement ecology
 
Sara Magalhaes, Lisbon Portugal – experimental evolution, behavioural ecology, sex allocation, mating strategies, host-parasite interactions
 
Dustin Marshall, Victoria, Australia – life histories, growth/reproductive strategies, marine sexual selection
 
Francois Massol, Lille, France – theory, community ecology, interactions, metapopulation, modelling, dispersal, metacommunity, network
 
Dan Mayor, Southampton, UK – Sediment biogeochemistry, aquaculture and food security, plankton interactions/eco-physiology, ecological stoichiometry/nutrition, anthropogenic impact on marine environment, ecology of deepest environment on Earth
 
Hamish McCallum, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia – ecophysiology, behavioral ecology, wildlife management & disease
 
Carlos J. Melian, Kastanienbaum, Switzerland – foodwebs, theory, evolution
 
Richard Michalet, Bordeaux, France – plant community ecology, plant interactions, community genetics, biogeography, forest ecosystems, soil ecology, mountain ecology
 
Kailen Mooney, Irvine, USA – plants, insects, herbivory, predation, multi-trophic, community ecology
 
Wendt Müller, Antwerp, Belgium – life histories, sexual selection, immunoecology, evolutionary ecology
 
Germán Orizaola, Uppsala, Sweden – evolutionary ecology, phenotypic plasticity, life history, environmental gradients, ecophysiology, radioecology, herpetology
 
Robin Pakeman, Aberdeen, UK – grazing, restoration, dispersal, seed regeneration and seed banks, plant functional traits, ecosystem function
 
John D. Parker, Edgewater, USA – plant community ecology; biological invasions; biodiversity and ecosystem function; climate change and range expansions; plant-herbivore interactions; mangroves; forest ecology
 
Pedro Peres-Neto, Montreal, Canada – spatial ecology, biodiversity, community ecology, aquatic systems, quantitative ecology
 
Ignacio Perez-Ramos, Seville, Spain – climate change, functional ecology, interactions between organisms, masting, plant community dynamics, seed dispersal
 
Sean Rands, Bristol, UK 
 
Jiří Reif, Prague, Czechia – avian population dynamics, bird community ecology and speciation, biological invasions, climate change
 
Rob Robinson, Thetford, UK – demography and dynamics
 
James D. Roth, Winnipeg, Canada – predator-prey interactions
 
Marjo Saastamoinen, Helsinki, Finland – life history, phenotypic plasticity, spatial variation, dispersal, fragmentation, adaptation 
 
Kenneth Schmidt, Lubbock, Texas, USA – breeding habitat selection, avian ecology and nest predation, predator-prey interactions, behavioral ecology, information
 
Eric Seabloom, Corvallis, Oregon, USA – restoration, environmental change, disturbance/invasion
 
Isabel M. Smallegange, Amsterdam, the Netherlands - demography, evolutionary ecology, behavioural ecology, population biology, polymorphisms, foraging behaviour
 
Mei Sun, Hong Kong – molecular ecology, plant speciation, mating system evolution, phylogeography, conservation genetics, natural hybridization
 
Christopher M. Swan, Baltimore, Maryland, USA – community ecology, community assembly, dispersal, ecosystem function, decomposition, biodiversity, urban ecology, aquatic ecology, decomposition
 
Matthew Symonds, Burwood, Victoria, Australia – behavioural ecology, macroecology, chemical ecology, evolutionary ecology, phylogenetic comparative analysis, science publishing
 
Peter Todd, Singapore – coral reef ecology, marine conservation, behavioural ecology, experimental design, organism form and function, morphometrics, iIntraspecific variation/phenotypic plasticity, colours and patterns for communication or camouflage
 
Anna Traveset, Esporles, Spain – impact of exotic species, invasions, seeds, pollination
 
Justin M. J. Travis, Aberdeen, UK – space, models, aging, dispersal
 
Werner Ulrich, Torun, Poland – macroecology, particularly species-area relationships, global diversity, size distributions, statistical ecology, neutral modelling and the analysis of ecological matrices
 
Jotaro Urabe, Sendai, Japan – ecological stoichiometry, nutritional ecology, plankton, trophic dynamics, material budget, benthos
 
Ciska Veen, Wageningen, the Netherlands –
 
Miguel Verdú, Valencia, Spain – community phylogenetics, plant facilitation
 
Thorsten Wiegand, Leipzig, Germany – spatial ecology, GIS, spatial PVA, movement ecology
 
Shawn Wilder, Stillwater, Oklahoma – nutrition, foraging, diet, predators, predator-prey, trophic ecology
 
Monika Winder, Stockholm, Sweden – plankton, phytoplankton, zooplankton, food web, trophic interactions, stable isotope, lake, estuary, coast, long-term ecological research, climate change, ocean acidification
 
Bob Wong, Melbourne, Australia – behavioural ecology, evolutionary ecology, behavioural ecotoxicology, anthropogenic change
 
Sa Xiao, Lanzhou, China – theoretical plant ecology; Individual-based model; species interaction; species coexistence and diversity; community structure and function.
 
Regino Zamora, Granada, Spain – plant-animal interactions, and plant-plant interactions
 
Damaris Zurell, Berlin, Germany – global change, biodiversity modelling, niche concept, species distribution modelling, population dynamics modelling, birds