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IF 6.3 2区环境科学与生态学 Q1 ECOLOGY Methods in Ecology and Evolution Pub Date : 2025-01-07 DOI:10.1111/2041-210X.14343

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This month’s cover image shows an aerial view of the Aquatic Metatron: a unique experimental platform allowing the study of the effects of climate change, habitat fragmentation, and biodiversity loss on aquatic ecosystems. The Aquatic Metatron is composed of 144 independent mesocosms, each of which can be used to create realistic freshwater ecosystems. Each mesocosm can be connected to others through aquatic and/or aerial corridors, allowing work at the meta-ecosystem scale. They can also be manipulated for their climate by either warming or cooling each mesocosm according to precise climate change scenarios. This experimental platform is fully described by Richard et al. in this issue, and they provide three concrete examples of how the platform can be used to study the combined effects of fragmentation, climate change, biodiversity loss, and eutrophication on the long-term ecological and evolutionary dynamics of aquatic ecosystems. This platform is open to external researchers, and Richard et al. provide useful information for future users.

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本月的封面图片展示了水生Metatron的鸟瞰图：这是一个独特的实验平台，可以研究气候变化、栖息地破碎化和生物多样性丧失对水生生态系统的影响。水生Metatron由144个独立的中生态系统组成，每个中生态系统都可以用来创建现实的淡水生态系统。每个生态系统都可以通过水生和/或空中走廊与其他生态系统相连，从而实现元生态系统规模的工作。它们也可以根据精确的气候变化情景，通过使每个中气层变暖或变冷来控制它们的气候。Richard等人在本期中对这个实验平台进行了全面的描述，他们提供了三个具体的例子，说明如何利用这个平台来研究破碎化、气候变化、生物多样性丧失和富营养化对水生生态系统长期生态和进化动态的综合影响。该平台对外部研究人员开放，Richard等人为未来的用户提供了有用的信息。

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution ECOLOGY-

CiteScore

11.60

自引率

3.00%

发文量

236

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： A British Ecological Society journal, Methods in Ecology and Evolution (MEE) promotes the development of new methods in ecology and evolution, and facilitates their dissemination and uptake by the research community. MEE brings together papers from previously disparate sub-disciplines to provide a single forum for tracking methodological developments in all areas. MEE publishes methodological papers in any area of ecology and evolution, including: -Phylogenetic analysis -Statistical methods -Conservation & management -Theoretical methods -Practical methods, including lab and field -This list is not exhaustive, and we welcome enquiries about possible submissions. Methods are defined in the widest terms and may be analytical, practical or conceptual. A primary aim of the journal is to maximise the uptake of techniques by the community. We recognise that a major stumbling block in the uptake and application of new methods is the accessibility of methods. For example, users may need computer code, example applications or demonstrations of methods.