Information and communication resources are needed for individuals to cope with a public health emergency like the COVID-19 pandemic. These resources include interpersonal, organizational, and mediated communication, which collectively constitute a communication ecology. This interdisciplinary special issue of American Behavioral Scientist focuses on applications of a communication ecology perspective to the COVID-19 pandemic. Each article in this issue examines one or more specific aspect of COVID-19 communication ecologies to expand understanding of how a variety of communication resources can foster individual and collective coping with a global public health crisis. Insights from this issue can inform ongoing response to COVID-19 and planning for future public health crises.

个人需要信息和通信资源来应对像 COVID-19 大流行这样的公共卫生紧急情况。这些资源包括人际传播、组织传播和中介传播，它们共同构成了传播生态。这本跨学科特刊《美国行为科学家》重点关注传播生态学视角在 COVID-19 大流行中的应用。本期的每一篇文章都探讨了 COVID-19 传播生态学的一个或多个具体方面，以加深对各种传播资源如何促进个人和集体应对全球公共卫生危机的理解。此问题的见解可以为持续应对 COVID-19 和规划未来的公共卫生危机提供信息。