Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Ecosystem

An ecosystem is a functional ecological unit comprising a community of interacting organisms together with the abiotic environment—soil, water, air, and energy—with which they exchange materials and energy. Ecosystems are organized around energy flow through trophic levels and the cycling of nutrients, and they deli…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 50× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2641-7669 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

An ecosystem is a functional ecological unit comprising a community of interacting organisms together with the abiotic environment—soil, water, air, and energy—with which they exchange materials and energy. Ecosystems are organized around energy flow through trophic levels and the cycling of nutrients, and they deliver services such as primary production, decomposition, water purification, and climate regulation; their structure and stability can be perturbed by pollution, land-use change, overexploitation, and climate change. The studies collected here examine ecosystems across marine, freshwater, and terrestrial domains: ecosystem-based fishery management of Antarctic krill to support baleen whales and other predators under climate change, and the role of krill in pelagic food webs associated with seamount migrations. Biodiversity assessment appears in surveys of insect species richness in semi-arid and lake environments, while ecotoxicology and pollution impacts are represented by leachate assessment from solid-waste dumpsites, characterization of waste streams, and acute toxicity of agrochemicals to fish. Broader management and soil-health themes, including wider approaches to fisheries management, land-use effects on water quality, and soil testing, further characterize the field. Methods span field ecology, biodiversity sampling, ecotoxicological bioassays, and management analysis. This topic assembles peer-reviewed research on ecosystem structure, function, biodiversity, and the anthropogenic pressures that alter ecological systems.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 50 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Experimental and Clinical Toxicology (ISSN 2641-7669).

Journal editorial board
Roy Gerona · United States Bulent Uysal · United States Ichiro Kawahata · Japan

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