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The journal focuses on the concept of Ecohydrology as a transdisciplinary science dedicated to biological aspects of the hydrological cycle.

The notion of ‘dual regulation’ comes from the realization that biotic processes are propelled by the hydrological processes while in the same time structure and functioning of living organisms in biocenoses shape ultimately the hydrological cycle (Zalewski 2000; Zalewski 2006). The understanding of those interdependencies is a key prerequisite for taking the informed actions to reverse degradation of the biosphere.

The novel element of this approach is the assumption that not only conservation but also regulation of ecosystem performance is necessary. Thus Ecohydrology focuses on understanding, quantifying and integrating hydrological and biogeochemical cycles in order to allocate the excessive nutrients and pollutants into non available pool in the basin. It entails that the approach and actions are taken from the landscape to molecular scale and ecological, economic and social measures are applied to reverse degradation of aquatic ecosystems (Zalewski et al. 1997). Ecohydrology provides also a systemic framework on how to use ecosystem properties as a new tool for the integrated water resources management (IWRM). It is complementary to already applied hydrotechnical solutions.

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Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology is an international journal publishing original scientific and review papers that adopt an integrative and interdisciplinary approach to aquatic sciences, explaining ecological and hydrological processes at a river-basin scale and propose practical applications of this knowledge. It also considers papers from other scientific fields that would serve understanding and quantifying of ecological processes. Especially welcome are papers on regulatory mechanisms improving resistance and resilience of freshwater and costal zones ecosystems.

There is no page charge for published papers. All submitted papers, written exclusively in English, should be original works, unpublished and not under consideration for publication elsewhere. All papers are evaluated by the editors and external referees.

The international journal Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology has been created to promote the concept of Ecohydrology, which is defined as sub-discipline of sustainability sciences focused on the variety of functional interrelations between humans, hydrology and biota at the catchment scale (Zalewski 2000, Zalewski 2010)

Ecohydrology comprises molecular to catchment scale processes and is based on three principles:

• hydrological principle – the framework – which serves as a baseline for understanding the environmental processes and undertaking informed actions, focusing at quantification and integration of hydrological and ecological processes at a basin scale,
•  ecological principle – the target – that identifies the necessity of enhancing ecosystem absorbing capacity and ecosystem services,
• ecological engineeringprinciple – the management tool – that promotes the use of ecosystem properties for regulation of the interplay between hydrological cycle and biota (Zalewski 2002).

Zalewski, M. 2000. Ecohydrology — the scientific background to use ecosystem properties as management tools toward sustainability of water resources. Ecological Engineering 16(1), 1-8.

Zalewski, M. [Ed.] 2002. Guidelines for the integrated management of the watershed. Phytotechnotogy and ecohydrology. UNEP, IETC Freshwater Management Series No 5.

Zalewski, M. 2010. Ecohydrology for compensation of Global Change. Braz. J. Biol. 70(3), 689-695.

• Editor-in-Chief: Maciej Zalewski, International Institute PAS - European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology under the auspices of UNESCO, Poland
• Editors:
  • David. M. Harper, Department of Biology, University of Leicester, UK
  • Richard D. Robarts, UNEP GEMS/Water Programme Office, Environment Canada
• Assistant Editor: Kamila Belka, International Institute PAS - European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology under the auspices of UNESCO, Poland
• Editors

ISI Master Journal List, BIOSIS, Zoological Record, CAB Global Heath, CSA Water resources, Elsevier GEOBASE, EMBiology, SCOPUS, FISHLIT, Polish Scientific Journals Contents, Index Copernicus, GeoRef, Bibliografia Geologiczna Polski, GeoArchive, CSA Ecology, CSA Oceanic, CSA Entomology, CSA ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources, CSA ASFA 2: Ocean Technology, Policy & Non-Living Resources, CSA Pollution, CSA Water Resources, CSA Aqualine, CSA Environmental Engineering, CSA Sustainable Development, CSA Illustrata: Technical Sciences

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Editor-in-Chief

Professor Maciej Zalewski

The International Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences - European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology under the auspices of UNESCO,

3 Tylna Str., 90-364 Łódź, Poland

tel/fax: +48 42 6817007,

e-mail: mzal@biol.uni.lodz.pl