Ecological Engineering

Ecological engineering has been defined as the design of ecosystems for the mutual benefit of humans and nature. The journal is meant for ecologists who, because of their research interests or occupation, are involved in designing, monitoring, or restoring ecosystems, and can serve as a bridge between ecologists and engineers. Specific topics covered in the journal include: habitat reconstruction; ecotechnology; synthetic ecology; bioengineering; restoration ecology; ecology conservation; ecosystem rehabilitation; stream and river restoration; reclamation ecology; non-renewable resource conservation. Descriptions of specific applications of ecological engineering are acceptable only when situated within context of adding novelty to current research and emphasizing ecosystem restoration. We do not accept purely descriptive reports on ecosystem structures (such as vegetation surveys), purely physical assessment of materials that can be used for ecological restoration, small-model studies carried out in the laboratory or greenhouse with artificial (waste)water or crop studies, or case studies on conventional wastewater treatment and eutrophication that do not offer an ecosystem restoration approach within the paper.

《生态工程》杂志被定义为人类与自然互惠互利的生态系统设计。该杂志是为那些参与设计、监测或恢复生态系统的人准备的，是生态学和工程学领域之间的桥梁。 该杂志涵盖的具体主题包括：栖息地重建;生态技术;合成生态学;生物工程;恢复生态学;生态保护;生态系统恢复;溪流和河流恢复;填海生态学;保护不可再生资源。只有在为当前研究增添新颖性并强调生态系统恢复的背景下，对生态工程具体应用的描述才是可以接受的。我们不接受关于生态系统结构的纯粹描述性报告（例如植被调查），不接受可用于生态恢复的材料的纯粹物理评估，在实验室或温室中进行的带有人工（废水）水或作物研究的小模型研究，或关于常规废水处理和富营养化的案例研究，这些研究在论文中没有提供生态系统恢复方法。