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BMC Ecology Template

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About the BMC Ecology format

BMC Ecology is a peer-reviewed journal published by BMC (BioMed Central), covering Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Animal Behavior and Reproduction.

PublisherBMC (BioMed Central)
Reference styleNumbered (Vancouver)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. BMC Ecology. 2023;12(3):45–58.

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Publishes research inEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Species Distribution and Climate Change Animal Behavior and Reproduction Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
ISSN1472-6785
h-index78
i10-index533
Total citations27,268
Article processing charge$1,925
Open accessYes
Top institutions publishing hereCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Journal websitebmcecolevol.biomedcentral.com
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Papers published in BMC Ecology per year

25
2009
25
2010
33
2011
28
2012
51
2013
32
2014
23
2015
56
2016
46
2017
61
2018
53
2019
69
2020

Citation impact of BMC Ecology by publication year

1.7K
2009
1.2K
2010
2.2K
2011
1.2K
2012
2.9K
2013
1.1K
2014
1.1K
2015
1.9K
2016
1.4K
2017
2.1K
2018
1.5K
2019
1.9K
2020

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in BMC Ecology

Measuring specialization in species interaction networks.

Nico Blüthgen, Nico Blüthgen, Florian Menzel et al. · 1 Jan 2006

BACKGROUND: Network analyses of plant-animal interactions hold valuable biological information. They are often used to quantify the degree of specialization between partners, but usually based on qualitative indices such as 'connectance' or number of links. These measures ignore interaction frequencies or sampling intensity, and strongly depend on network size. RESULTS: Here we introduce two quantitative…

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Forest restoration, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning

Raf Aerts, Olivier Honnay · 1 Jan 2011

Globally, forests cover nearly one third of the land area and they contain over 80% of terrestrial biodiversity. Both the extent and quality of forest habitat continue to decrease and the associated loss of biodiversity jeopardizes forest ecosystem functioning and the ability of forests to provide ecosystem services. In the light of the increasing population…

Do pseudo-absence selection strategies influence species distribution models and their predictions? An information-theoretic approach based on simulated data

Mary S. Wisz, Antoine Guisan · 1 Jan 2009

BACKGROUND: Multiple logistic regression is precluded from many practical applications in ecology that aim to predict the geographic distributions of species because it requires absence data, which are rarely available or are unreliable. In order to use multiple logistic regression, many studies have simulated "pseudo-absences" through a number of strategies, but it is unknown how…

Quantifying the unquantifiable: why Hymenoptera, not Coleoptera, is the most speciose animal order

Andrew A. Forbes, Robin K. Bagley, Marc A. Beer et al. · 12 Jul 2018

BACKGROUND: We challenge the oft-repeated claim that the beetles (Coleoptera) are the most species-rich order of animals. Instead, we assert that another order of insects, the Hymenoptera, is more speciose, due in large part to the massively diverse but relatively poorly known parasitoid wasps. The idea that the beetles have more species than other orders…

Ecological niche partitioning between Anopheles gambiae molecular forms in Cameroon: the ecological side of speciation

Frédéric Simard, Diégo Ayala, Guy C Kamdem et al. · 1 Jan 2009

BACKGROUND: Speciation among members of the Anopheles gambiae complex is thought to be promoted by disruptive selection and ecological divergence acting on sets of adaptation genes protected from recombination by polymorphic paracentric chromosomal inversions. However, shared chromosomal polymorphisms between the M and S molecular forms of An. gambiae and insufficient information about their relationship with…

BMC Ecology template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the BMC Ecology format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the BMC Ecology template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official BMC (BioMed Central) format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does BMC Ecology use?
BMC Ecology uses Numbered (Vancouver) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. BMC Ecology. 2023;12(3):45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to BMC Ecology?
No. DocuGuru generates the bmcart LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a BMC (BioMed Central)-ready BMC Ecology document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the BMC Ecology template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the BMC Ecology format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
Who publishes BMC Ecology?
BMC Ecology is a life sciences and medicine journal published by BMC (BioMed Central). DocuGuru's BMC Ecology template matches BMC (BioMed Central)'s official submission format.
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