Research in the journal Landscape Ecology, 1987-2005

This paper examined the types of research papers published in the journal Landscape Ecology. Based on the original six criteria developed by John Wiens in his 1992 study of the first five volumes, changes over time through Volume 20 were investigated. From this brief study, there was found some progress in diversifying landscape ecology. There was a modest increase in papers addressing sociological subjects, a more spread out distribution of study scales, more use of descriptive, methodological and GIS approaches, and more employment of mathematical and statistical approaches. The lack of experimental studies continued through Volume 20. A suggestion for further work is advanced.