期刊名称：ECOSYSTEMS ISSN： 1432-9840 版本： SCI-CDE 出版频率： Bi-monthly 出版社： SPRINGER, ONE NEW YORK PLAZA, SUITE 4600 , NEW YORK, United States, NY, 10004   出版社网址： http://www.springer.com/?SGWID=8-102-0-0-0 期刊网址： http://www.springer.com/life+sciences/ecology/journal/10021 影响因子： 4.217 主题范畴： ECOLOGY 期刊简介(About the journal)    投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)    编辑部信息(Editorial Board)    About the journal The study and management of ecosystems represent the most dynamic field of contemporary ecology. Ecosystem research bridges fundamental ecology and environmental ecology and environmental problem-solving, and spans boundaries of scale, discipline and perspective. Springer-Verlag is pleased to announce a major new peer reviewed journal, Ecosystems. Featuring a distinguished team of editors-in-chief and an outstanding international editorial board, Ecosystems will be seen worldwide as a vital home for publishing significant research as well as editorials, mini-reviews and special features. WHAT IS ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE? Ecosystem science is a well established and rapidly growing multidisciplinary field characterized by issues that cross boundaries: Boundaries represented by spatial and temporal scales Domains of traditional ecological disciplines Viewpoints of basic research and management The scope of ecosystem science extends from bounded ecosystems such as watersheds, to spatially complex landscapes, to the Earth itself; ecosystem science also 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. Humans are commonly a component of ecosystem studies. Studies of ecosystems employ diverse approaches, including theory and modeling, long-term investigations, comparative research an large experiments. WHAT WILL ECOSYSTEMS PUBLISH? Ecosystems invites original research papers in the following areas: Structure and process in ecosystems Ecosystem concepts and theory Integrated analysis of natural, social and management systems Ecosystems services and management New tools and methods of broad interest to ecosystem scientists Ecosystems welcomes papers that integrate biotic, abiotic and social data across temporal and spatial scales, in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. The journal particularly encourages submission of papers that integrate natural and social processes at appropriately broad scales. In addition to research articles, the journal will also publish Editorials, invited Minireviews on topics of strong current interest, and Special Features that provide multifaceted discussion of complex topics.   Instructions to Authors Please follow these instructions closely when preparing a manuscript. Careful preparation of the manuscript will facilitate copy editing and typesetting, and can expedite publication. FORM OF THE MANUSCRIPT: Papers must be written in English. The entire manuscript should be double-spaced. Every page should be numbered. The elements of the paper should be presented in the following sequence: TITLE, with a shortened version for page headings that does not exceed 45 characters. Complete AUTHOR NAMES for each author, plus their mailing address and institutional affiliation. Include phone/FAX numbers and an e-mail address for the corresponding author. ABSTRACT of up to 250 words that highlights the objectives, results, and conclusions of the paper. KEY WORDS (6 to 10), to identify the subjects under which the article may be indexed. TEXT of the manuscript. Subheadings should be used as appropriate. Manuscripts should not exceed 8,000 words, or 30-35 double-spaced manuscript pages including figures and references. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS(optional) REFERENCES APPENDICES (optional) Each appendix must have a title. FIGURES should be on separate pages (not embedded in the text). FIGURE LEGENDS should be on a separate page. Every figure must be cited in the text. TABLES should be on separate pages. TABLE LEGENDS should be on a separate page. Tables should have a clear and rational structure. All tables should be numbered. TABLE TITLES may be up to 10 words long. Provide enough information in legends so that each table is understandable without reference to the text. Every table must be cited in the text. ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES STYLE MANUAL: Guidelines for references, symbols, abbreviations, units of measurement, etc. may be found in Scientific Style and Format: The CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, Sixth Edition, Cambridge University Press, New York. FOOTNOTES: These should not be used; information should be integrated into the text. METRIC SYSTEM: The metric system should be used throughout. If required, equivalent values in other systems may be placed in parentheses immediately after the metric value. MATHEMATICAL SYMBOLS: Marginal notes to the copy editor should be used to explain mathematical symbols used in the text. ILLUSTRATIONS: Illustrations should be of high quality (i.e. professionally drawn or generated by graphics software). Hard copies of figures must be submitted in duplicate with the final manuscript. Each figure must be labeled on its back, indicating figure number, author name, and an indication of the top of the figure where necessary. Figures should be submitted at their final size. Submit figures as .eps or .tif files, in addition to hard copies. COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS: Authors are required to sponsor the additional cost of reproducing color illustrations: $1150 for one page, and $575 per page for additional pages within the same article. If color is essential to the article and funding is unavailable, please contact the Editorial Office before submitting the manuscript for consideration. Authors are invited to submit non-copyrighted color illustrations for possible use on the cover. Note, however, that even if a color illustration is accepted for the cover of Ecosystems, it may not appear in the same issue as the article it accompanies. REFERENCES: Only essential references should be used, and only references cited in the article should appear in the bibliography. Responsibility for the accuracy of bibliographic references rests with the author. "In press" citations must include the name of the journal that has accepted the paper. Use the reference style for the journal Ecology. For specific guidelines on reference style, see Preparing a 'Literature Cited List'. REVIEW ARTICLES: These are normally commissioned by the Editors-in-Chief. Authors should contact the Editorial Office before preparing a review manuscript. PAGE PROOFS: Once an article has been accepted, authors will be promptly notified, and the manuscript will immediately enter production. Page proofs will be sent to the corresponding author for review and correction as necessary. Proofs should be returned to the publisher promptly (specific instructions will accompany the proof) to ensure timely publication. Articles must not be rewritten at the proof stage; only corrections of errors may be made at this stage. REPRINTS: When page proofs are sent to the corresponding author, an reprint order form will be included, at which time reprints may be ordered. COPYRIGHT: Submission of a manuscript implies: that the work described has not been published before (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture, review, or thesis); that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere; that its publication has been approved by all co-authors; that, if and when the manuscript is accepted for publication, the authors agree to transfer the copyright to the publisher; that the manuscript will not be published elsewhere without the consent of the copyright holder; that written permission of the copyright holder is obtained by the authors for material used from other copyrighted sources; and that any costs associated with obtaining this permission are the responsibility of the authors. Electronic Submission Manuscripts can be submitted electronically. This site is user friendly, collects all the information required, and converts a manuscript in any of the common word processing programs into PDF for electronic review. ECOSYSTEMS Editorial Office University of Wisconsin Department of Zoology, Birge Hall 430 Lincoln Drive Madison, WI 53706 Phone: 608-265-3197 Fax: 608-265-3198 E-Mail: ecosys@mhub.zoology.wisc.edu This journal will now receive electronic manuscript submissions via Ecosystems - Manuscript Central. Authors will upload text and graphics to this system. The Editors will inspect the submission online and assign reviewer(s). Those reviewers will have access to the electronic manuscript that the author uploads and many weeks of time will be saved in the reviewing process. System requirements: Authors will need the following in order to use Manuscript Central: Netscape 4.x or MS Internet Explorer 4.x/5.x Adobe Acrobat browser plug-in Electronic files of their article text. Electronic files of their article graphics (scanned or exported) Author Accounts: Authors entering the journal's Manuscript Central site can either create a new account or use an existing one. When you have an existing account, use it for all your submissions and you can track their status on the same page. Getting Started: Once you have logged into your account, Manuscript Central will lead you through the submission process in a step-by-step orderly process. If you cannot finish your submission in one visit, you can save a draft and re-enter the process at the same point for that manuscript. While submitting your electronic manuscript, you will be required to enter data about your manuscript in the system. These include title, subtitle, author names and affiliations, and so forth. Support for special characters is available. At any point during this process, there are Help buttons available to see common questions and a support link to ask a specific question via email. Uploading Files: Electronic files can be uploaded as PDF, PostScript, or RTF. PDF and PostScript files should already contain the graphics within the file. (PostScript files are converted by the system into PDF so that Editors and reviewers may share them. RTF (Rich Text Format) is a common export property of most popular word processors. Check your word processor to see if it can export or "SaveAs" your file in RTF format. MS Word and WordPerfect both contain this function. After uploading the RTF for text, you will be prompted for uploading graphics. Common graphics files such as GIF, JPEG, EPS, TIFF and many others are supported. After uploading the parts of the article in this manner, the system will convert the files to PDF. You will see the result of the conversion with the Acrobat plug-in in your browser. Keep copies of your word-processing and graphics files. You may want to revise the manuscript during the review process and you will need the original files if your manuscript is accepted. At any point during this process, there are Help buttons available to see common questions and a support link to ask a specific question via email. You will also be notified by email that your submission was successful. Graphics Quality: If you are submitting electronic graphics that you have scanned, be prepared to send the hard copy originals upon request. While the electronic files you have created are satisfactory for the review process, they may not be of sufficient quality for printing. This also holds true for files created in low-resolution graphics environments such as MS Powerpoint, etc. Keeping Track: After submission, you may return periodically and monitor the progress of your submission through the review process. Guidelines for Preparing a 'Literature Cited' List: Double space the list. Check the text citations against the Literature Cited list to make sure there are no gaps or inconsistencies. Spell out journal titles completely. Do not include abstracts or unpublished material in the Literature Cited list. Instead, cite them in the text as Personal Observations, Personal Communications, or Unpublished Data/Unpublished Manuscript. Identify authors of unpublished work. Use the following formats for Literature Cited style, or refer to a recent issue of Ecology: Journal Article Elser JJ, Goldman CR . 1991. Zooplankton effects on phytoplankton in lakes of contrasting trophic status. Limnology and Oceanography 36: 64-90. Journal Article in press Cottingham KL, Knight SE. 1998. Effects of grazer size on the response of mesotrophic lakes to experimental enrichment. Water Science and Technology, in press. Article in edited book Carpenter, SR, Frost TM, Kitchell JF, Kratz TK, Schindler DW, Shearer J, Sprules WG, Vanni MJ, Zimmerman AP. 1991. Patterns of primary production and herbivory in 25 North American lake ecosystems. Cole J, Lovett G, Findlay S, editors. Comparative analyses of ecosystems. New York: Springer-Verlag New York. p67-96. Edited book Kitchell, JF, editor. 1992. Food web management: a case study of Lake Mendota. New York: Springer-Verlag New York. Authored book Ljung, L. 1987. System identification: theory for the user. Englewood Cliffs (NJ): Prentice-Hall. 270p. Guidelines for Electronically Produced Illustrations for Print General Send illustrations separately from the text (i.e. files should not be integrated with the text files). Always send printouts of all illustrations. Vector (line) Graphics Vector graphics exported from a drawing program should be stored in EPS format. Suitable drawing program: Adobe Illustrator. For simple line art the following drawing programs are also acceptable: Corel Draw, Freehand, Canvas. No rules narrower than .25 pt. No gray screens paler than 15% or darker than 60%. Screens meant to be differentiated from one another must differ by at least 15%. Spreadsheet/Presentation Graphics Most presentation programs (Excel, PowerPoint, Freelance) produce data that cannot be stored in an EPS format. Therefore graphics produced by these programs cannot be used for print. Halftone Illustrations Black & white and color illustrations should be saved in TIFF format. Illustrations should be created using Adobe Photoshop whenever possible. Scans* Scanned reproductions of black and white photographs should be provided as 300 ppi TIFF files. Scanned color illustrations should be provided as TIFF files scanned at a minimum of 300 ppi with a 24-bit color depth. Line art should be provided as TIFF files at 600 ppi. * We do prefer having the original art as our printers have drum scanners which allow for better reproduction of critical medical halftones. Graphics from Videos Separate files should be prepared for frames from a video that are to be printed in the journal. When preparing these files you should follow the same rules as listed under Halftone Illustrations.   Guidelines for Electronically Produced Illustrations for ONLINE Video MPEG (.mpg) is the preferred format, but .rm, .avi, .mov, etc. are acceptable. No video file should be larger than 2MB. To decrease the size of your file, consider changing one or more of the following variables: frame speed, number of colors/greys, viewing size (in pixels), or compression. Video is subject to Editorial review and approval. Editorial Board Editors-in-Chief Stephen R. Carpenter University of Wisconsin, USA Monica G. Turner University of Wisconsin, USA Ecosystems Editorial Office email: ecosys@mhub.zoology.wisc.edu Advisory Board Margaret B. Davis University of Minnesota, USA Katherine Gross Michigan State University, USA Simon Levin Princeton University, USA Gene E. Likens Institute of Ecosystem Studies, USA Harold A. Mooney Stanford University, USA Ian Noble Australian National University, Australia David Schindler University of Alberta, Canada Will Steffen Royal Swedish Academy of Science, Sweden Brian Walker CSIRO, Australia Carl Walters University of British Columbia, Canada   Editorial Board John D. Aber University of New Hampshire, USA Frank Berendse Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands Wolfgang Cramer Potsdam Institute for Climate Research, Germany Donald L. DeAngelis University of Miami, USA Terry Done Australian Institute of Marine Sciences, Australia Bridget A. Emmett Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, UK Hazel Delcourt University of Tennessee, USA Katherine C. Ewel USDA Forest Service, USA Paul G. Falkowski Rutgers University, USA Carl Folke Stockholm University, Sweden David Foster Harvard Forest, USA Nancy Grimm Arizona State University, USA Peter Groffman Institute of Ecosystem Studies, USA Susan Hanna Oregon State University, USA Robert Howarth Environmental Defense, USA Erik Jeppesen National Environmental Research Institute, Denmark David Karl University of Hawaii, USA Ann Kinzig Arizona State University, USA Eric Lambin University of Louvain, Belgium Sandra Lavorel CNRS, France Manuel Maass Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico Pamela Matson Stanford University, USA Diane McKnight U.S. Geological Survey, USA Robert J. Naiman University of Washington, USA John Pastor University of Minnesota, USA Edward Rastetter Marine Biological Laboratory, USA Kevin Rogers University of Witswatersrand, South Africa Osvaldo Sala University of Buenos Aires, Argentina Marten Scheffer RIZA, Institute for Inland Water Management, The Netherlands Mary Scholes University of Witwatersrand, South Africa Steven W. Seagle University of Maryland, USA Sybil Seitzinger Rutgers University, USA Gaius R. Shaver Marine Biological Laboratory, USA David Tongway CSIRO, Australia Nico van Breemen Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands Sander van der Leeuw University of Paris, France Frances Westly McGill University, Canada     Managing Editors Suzann McClenahan University of Wisconsin, USA Rik Leemans Wageningen University, The Netherlands Jianguo Liu Michigan State University, USA Ariel Lugo USDA Forest Service, USA