基礎生態學和應用生態學提供了一個論壇，在這個論壇中，生態學的進步和思想可以迅速地傳播給廣泛的受眾。《基礎生態學》和《應用生態學》出版生態學各領域的評論、觀點和原始貢獻，并輔之以邀請發表的意見、評論和特別問題。邀請各國生態學家在其網頁上發表一般生態學和國際感興趣的生態學研究，因為在分類和地理區域上沒有偏見。基礎生態學和應用生態學的論文包括生物多樣性、相關功能和服務、跨緯度對全球變化的響應以及多營養相互作用等領域的專題研究。也歡迎新的項目設計和方法。基礎生態學和應用生態學的主要研究領域為保護生態學、應用生態學、社區與人口生態學、景觀與生態系統生態學、功能生態學，但也將考慮其他領域的貢獻。《基礎生態學》和《應用生態學》積極征稿，力求將生態學領域的各個學科和問題結合起來。《基礎生態學》和《應用生態學》于2000年首次出版，是德國、奧地利和瑞士生態學會的官方期刊。對于“Gesellschaft fur Okologie”的成員，免費訪問基本生態和應用生態(BAAE)的在線版本包含在他們的會員費中(每年75歐元)。

Basic and Applied Ecology provides a forum in which ecological advances and ideas can be rapidly communicated to a wide audience. Basic and Applied Ecology publishes Reviews, Perspectives and Original Contributions from all areas of ecology, complemented by Invited Views, Comments and Special Issues. Ecologists from all countries are invited to publish ecological research of general ecological and international interest on its pages, as there is no bias with regard to taxon or geographical area.Papers in Basic and Applied Ecology include topical research in areas such as biodiversity and associated functions and services, response to global change across latitudes as well as multitrophic interactions. New project designs and methods are also welcome. The main research areas covered by Basic and Applied Ecology are Conservation Ecology, Applied Ecology, Community and Population Ecology, Landscape and Ecosystem Ecology, and Functional Ecology, but contributions from other fields will also be considered. Basic and Applied Ecology actively solicits papers that strive to integrate the various disciplines and issues within the broad field of ecology.Basic and Applied Ecology published its first volumes in 2000 and is the official journal of the "Gesellschaft für ?kologie", the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. For members of the "Gesellschaft für ?kologie" free access to the online version of Basic and Applied Ecology (BAAE) is included in their membership fee (75 Euro per year).