Ecological Engineering

Ecological engineering is an engineering discipline that applies ecological principles and design methodologies to restore, construct, or manage ecosystems for achieving environmental sustainability and ecological integrity.

2.6K

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158.6K

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2.3K

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Publications per year

2017–2026

1.1K

Parents

Environmental Engineering

Children

Biogeochemical CyclingBioremediationConstructed WetlandsFloodplain RestorationHabitat RestorationRadiological Risk AssessmentRiparian Buffer DesignRiver RestorationSediment ManagementUrban Ecological Design

Publications

2.6K

Removal of nutrients in various types of constructed wetlands

Jan Vymazal · The Science of The Total Environment · 2006 · 2.7K citations

Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Ecological Engineering +13

POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF ORGANISMS AS PHYSICAL ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERS

Clive G. Jones, John H. Lawton, Moshe Shachak · Ecology · 1997 · 2.3K citations

Life Sciences, Biological Engineering, Ecology +14

Standards for ecologically successful river restoration

Margaret A. Palmer, Emily S. Bernhardt, J. David Allan et al. · Journal of Applied Ecology · 2005 · 1.6K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Environmental Management, Ecological Engineering +15

Characterizing ecosystem‐level consequences of biological invasions: the role of ecosystem engineers

Jeffrey A. Crooks · Oikos · 2002 · 1.3K citations

Life Sciences, Biological Engineering, Ecology +15

An Underground Revolution: Biodiversity and Soil Ecological Engineering for Agricultural Sustainability

S. Franz Bender, Cameron Wagg, Marcel G. A. van der Heijden · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 2016 · 1.2K citations · Full text

Agriculture, Soil Sciences, Sustainable Agriculture +16

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Authors

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Haiming Wu
Shandong University, China
26 publications · 2.4K citations
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Yaqian Zhao
University College Dublin, Ireland
26 publications · 2.1K citations
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Jan Vymazal
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czechia
21 publications · 6.4K citations
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William J. Mitsch
The Ohio State University, United States
27 publications · 2.1K citations
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Huu Hao Ngo
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
19 publications · 1.5K citations
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Venues

Ecological Engineering
338 publications · 27.7K citations
90
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Bioresource Technology
122 publications · 8.9K citations
57
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The Science of The Total Environment
124 publications · 9.9K citations
50
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Water Research
57 publications · 7.1K citations
45
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Journal of Cleaner Production
74 publications · 4.3K citations
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See also Ecological Engineering
Core Methods	Green Infrastructure Nature-based Solutions Machine Learning Data Mining Genetic Algorithms Multi-objective Optimization Multi-criteria Decision Analysis Digital Twins
Applications	Nature-based Solutions Green Roofs Permeable Pavements Urban Climate Resilience Urban Wetland Ecology Riparian Buffer Systems Runoff Reduction Heat Island Mitigation
Design Principles	Nature-based Solutions Biophilic Design Participatory Design Waste Elimination
Evaluation	Infiltration Rate Heat Island Mitigation Multi-criteria Decision Analysis Environmental Impact Assessment Metrics
Limitations	Generalizability Models Real-time Adaptation Multi-objective Trade-offs