Scope

Marine and Freshwater Research is an international and interdisciplinary journal publishing contributions on all aquatic environments. The journal’s content addresses broad conceptual questions and investigations about the ecology and management of aquatic environments. Environments range from groundwaters, wetlands and streams to estuaries, rocky shores, reefs and the open ocean. Subject areas include, but are not limited to: aquatic ecosystem processes, such as nutrient cycling; ecology; biogeochemistry; biogeography and phylogeography; hydrology; limnology; oceanography; toxicology; conservation and management; and ecosystem services. Contributions that are interdisciplinary and of wide interest and consider the social-ecological and institutional issues associated with managing marine and freshwater ecosystems, including those associated with water resources, changes in land use, fisheries, and alien species are welcomed. Manuscripts that are largely theoretical, or focused on the biology or physiology of specific taxa, or on modelling or fisheries catch or technology without adequate reference to the aquatic environment are generally not considered. The Editor-in-Chief may on occasions decide to invite contributions on topics that are generally not considered as central to the scope of the journal.