ECOSISTEMAS is an open-access scientific journal edited by the Spanish Association of Terrestrial Ecology (AEET) in which both publishing and reading are free. ECOSISTEMAS publishes articles on ecology and the environment in a broad sense. Articles focused on different scales (e.g. organisms, populations, communities, or ecosystems), with different approaches (e.g. paleoecology, ecophysiology, functional ecology, conservation ecology, or eco-evolution), and in different environments are welcome (e.g. terrestrial, aquatic, etc.). ECOSISTEMAS also covers meta-science (science about how we do science) on ecology.
ECOSISTEMAS is published and read free of charge, thanks to the AEET's commitment to the principle of open science.
2026-03-09
Ecosistemas joins International Woman Day 2026.
In this post we reflect how science can contribute to a fairer and more inclusive society by examining editorial data and promoting equity, openness, and diversity-informed ethics in publishing systems.
2026-02-23
Following the successful call for applications to renew the team of Associate Editors in November 2025, in which up to 37 people applied as candidates, Ecosistemas has had a new editorial team since February 2026.
2026-02-12
ECOSYSTEMS is issuing an open call for contributions to a monograph dedivoted to palaeoecology as a tool for understanding global change over long time scales. We are seeking contributions that, from different disciplines and methodological approaches, address current issues of environmental, climatic and ecological change, integrating data from the deep past without focusing exclusively on a specific taxonomic group. The aim is to offer a broad and rigorous view of how palaeoecology can contribute to contemporary debates on sustainability, ecosystem resilience, extinctions, land use dynamics, or biogeographical responses to global change, among other topics.
Contributions may be in Spanish or English. The deadline for receipt of manuscripts is up to the end of March 2026.
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2026-01-28
ECOSISTEMAS now also indexed in The Diamond Discovery Hub (DDH) and as data provider of FAO-AGRIS.
2025-06-20
This June the editorial board of Ecosistemas has participated in an international congress, ‘III Sibecol & XVII AEET Meeting’ in Pontevedra, and in a national one, the 9th National Forestry Congress, in Gijón with the goal of fostering another open and fairer publishing system.
Vol. 35 No. 1 (2026): Ecology of rural depopulation
Ecología del despoblamiento rural
Ecology of rural depopulation
Coordinadora / Coordinator: Mercedes Molina-Morales
Editores / Editors: Francisco Lloret y Adrián Escudero
Portada / Cover: Cambio en el paisaje vegetal en Collbató (Montserrat, Barcelona) desde principios del siglo XX. / Change in the vegetation landscape in Collbató (Montserrat, Barcelona) since early XXth century.
Published: 26-03-2026