''Austral Ecology: A Journal of Ecology in the Southern Hemisphere'' is a

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covering research related to the

ecology Ecology () is the natural science of the relationships among living organisms and their Natural environment, environment. Ecology considers organisms at the individual, population, community (ecology), community, ecosystem, and biosphere lev ...

of land, marine, and freshwater systems in the Southern Hemisphere. It is published by Wiley and is the official journal of the Ecological Society of Australia. The journal addresses the commonality between

ecosystem An ecosystem (or ecological system) is a system formed by Organism, organisms in interaction with their Biophysical environment, environment. The Biotic material, biotic and abiotic components are linked together through nutrient cycles and en ...

s in Australia and many parts of southern Africa, South America, New Zealand, and Oceania. For example, many species in the unique biotas of these regions share common

Gondwana Gondwana ( ; ) was a large landmass, sometimes referred to as a supercontinent. The remnants of Gondwana make up around two-thirds of today's continental area, including South America, Africa, Antarctica, Australia (continent), Australia, Zea ...

ancestors. The journal was established in 1976 as ''Australian Journal of Ecology'', obtaining its current name in 2000. , the

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is Nigel Andrew (

University of New England University of New England may refer to: * University of New England (Australia), in New South Wales, with about 26,000 students * University of New England (United States), in Biddeford, Maine, with about 6,000 students See also * New England Coll ...

, New South Wales, Australia). The Michael Bull prize, named after a long-time editor, is awarded yearly for the best student-led paper published in the journal.

Manuscript types

The journal publishes the following article types:

Editors-in-chief

The following persons are or have been editor-in-chief of the journal:

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in: According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2020

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of 2.087.

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External links

*{{Official website, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14429993 Ecology journals 8 times per year journals Wiley (publisher) academic journals English-language journals Academic journals established in 1976