Ecosystems research - PLOS

Ecosystems research driving real-world change

PLOS journals bring together cutting-edge research that addresses ecosystem challenges across local and global scales.

Our researchers examine biotic and abiotic interactions, track responses to global change, uncover resilience mechanisms, and design strategies for sustainable management. By bridging natural and social sciences and collaborating with policymakers, resource managers, and communities, they help ensure findings move from insight to action.

Explore selected ecosystems research

As a leading publisher in the field, these articles showcase research that has influenced academia, industry and/or policy.

PLOS Ecosystems is a new selective open access journal that brings together multidisciplinary research to address the challenges facing our terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems, and nature's contributions to people.

Watch Editor‑in‑Chief Henrique Pereira share his vision for the journal and the role it will play in advancing impactful research on the conservation, management, restoration, sustainability, and use of ecosystems across scales.

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