ECOSYSTEMS

The study and management of ecosystems represents the most dynamic field of contemporary ecology. Ecosystem research bridges fundamental ecology, environmental ecology and environmental problem-solving.The scope of ecosystem science extends from bounded systems such as watersheds to spatially complex landscapes, to the Earth itself, and crosses temporal scales from seconds to millennia. Ecosystem science has strong links to other disciplines including landscape ecology, global ecology, biogeochemistry, aquatic ecology, soil science, hydrology, ecological economics and conservation biology. Studies of ecosystems employ diverse approaches, including theory and modeling, long-term investigations, comparative research and large experiments.The journal Ecosystems features a distinguished team of editors-in-chief and an outstanding international editorial board, and is recognized worldwide as a home for significant research, editorials, mini-reviews and special features.

生态系统的研究和管理是当代生态学中最具活力的领域。生态系统研究是基础生态学、环境生态学和环境问题解决之间的桥梁。生态系统科学的范围从有限的系统(如流域)扩展到复杂的空间景观，再到地球本身，跨越时间尺度，从几秒钟到几千年。生态系统科学与景观生态学、全球生态学、生物地球化学、水生生态学、土壤科学、水文学、生态经济学、保护生物学等学科有着密切的联系。生态系统研究采用多种方法，包括理论和建模、长期调查、比较研究和大型实验。《生态系统》杂志拥有一支杰出的总编辑团队和一个杰出的国际编辑委员会，并被世界公认为重要研究、社论、小型评论和专题报道的基地。