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Q1Ecological Indicators
About Ecological Indicators
Ecological Indicators is a scholarly journal published by Elsevier B.V.. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 2.099 and H-index of 222.
Coverage: 2001-2026. Research categories: Decision Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q1); Ecology (Q1); Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (Q1).
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Topics in published research
Land Use and Ecosystem Services; Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies; Remote Sensing in Agriculture; Species Distribution and Climate Change; Fish Ecology and Management Studies; Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies.
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