My intuition is that most visitors to this site are associated with some journal and trying to scope out whether to ask for a peer review (at least, anecdotally, any traffic here tends to precede an invitation, and I can't think of any other good reason for somebody to visit). Assuming this is so, here's my quick attempt to make this a little easier for editors or peer review specialists or whomever.
Review is an important part of service to the community, and it's a cool opportunity to have your perspective changed, or to learn new things, etc. I'm generally happy to do it, I try to review fairly thoroughly, and I try to be quick. I don't keep detailed stats on these things, but I typically aim to complete a review within 2 weeks (I don't think I've needed an extension to date). Obviously, the process works better if the topic is in my wheelhouse, but I'm willing to review papers focusing on topics more on the periphery of my interests if it has been difficult to find reviewers (particularly if this is made clear). Of course, caveats apply.
I've reviewed for these outlets: Animal Conservation, Biological Conservation, Canadian Journal of Zoology, Conservation Biology, Conservation Letters, Diversity, Diversity and Distributions, Ecological Applications, Ecological Indicators, Ecology and Evolution, Ecosphere, Global Ecology and Conservation, Journal of Animal Ecology, Journal of Wildlife Management, Journal of Mammalogy, Journal of Zoology, Marine and Freshwater Research, Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Nature Conservation, New Zealand Journal of Ecology, PeerJ, PLoS One, Population Ecology, Scientific Reports, Southwestern Naturalist, Transactions for Social Computing, Western North American Naturalist, Wildlife Biology, Wildlife Research, Wildlife Society Bulletin.
Here's the stuff in my wheelhouse (not in any specific order):
Quantitative/Statistical Approaches: (spatial) capture-recapture, (dynamic, multi-species, etc.) occupancy/N-mixture/hierarchical distance sampling, misclassification (false positive error or multivariate extensions there-of), data integration, preferential sampling, and varied "camera-trap" estimators of population size/density. Interested in observation processes/model components, "citizen" or crowdsourced science approaches, forecasting, and species distributions/dynamics.
For submissions focusing more on applications or questions (rather than methodological development or extensions), generally familiar with glmm, gamm, varied point process approaches to species distribution/resource or step selection models, certain types of spatial/spatiotemporal models (CAR/splines/GP). I guess this all falls under the broad realm of regression.
Wildlife sampling methodologies: Camera traps, point/transect sampling (for mammals/birds/reptiles), detection dogs, hair-based genetic sampling, tracks. To lesser extents, airborne/satellite imagery and acoustic sampling.
Taxa: For papers focused on fundamental ecological questions, primarily carnivores/ungulates that exist in North America.
Applied Questions: wildlife responses to variation in climate, environmental phenology, land-use/land cover, forest disturbance/forestry practices, and anthropogenic impacts. Design and implementation of monitoring programs and their use within decision-making.
Fundamental Questions: predator-prey behavioral interactions (foraging games, response races), predator competition (intraguild predation, mesopredator release), phenology in wildlife populations/communities, community assembly mechanisms.
Review is an important part of service to the community, and it's a cool opportunity to have your perspective changed, or to learn new things, etc. I'm generally happy to do it, I try to review fairly thoroughly, and I try to be quick. I don't keep detailed stats on these things, but I typically aim to complete a review within 2 weeks (I don't think I've needed an extension to date). Obviously, the process works better if the topic is in my wheelhouse, but I'm willing to review papers focusing on topics more on the periphery of my interests if it has been difficult to find reviewers (particularly if this is made clear). Of course, caveats apply.
I've reviewed for these outlets: Animal Conservation, Biological Conservation, Canadian Journal of Zoology, Conservation Biology, Conservation Letters, Diversity, Diversity and Distributions, Ecological Applications, Ecological Indicators, Ecology and Evolution, Ecosphere, Global Ecology and Conservation, Journal of Animal Ecology, Journal of Wildlife Management, Journal of Mammalogy, Journal of Zoology, Marine and Freshwater Research, Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Nature Conservation, New Zealand Journal of Ecology, PeerJ, PLoS One, Population Ecology, Scientific Reports, Southwestern Naturalist, Transactions for Social Computing, Western North American Naturalist, Wildlife Biology, Wildlife Research, Wildlife Society Bulletin.
Here's the stuff in my wheelhouse (not in any specific order):
Quantitative/Statistical Approaches: (spatial) capture-recapture, (dynamic, multi-species, etc.) occupancy/N-mixture/hierarchical distance sampling, misclassification (false positive error or multivariate extensions there-of), data integration, preferential sampling, and varied "camera-trap" estimators of population size/density. Interested in observation processes/model components, "citizen" or crowdsourced science approaches, forecasting, and species distributions/dynamics.
For submissions focusing more on applications or questions (rather than methodological development or extensions), generally familiar with glmm, gamm, varied point process approaches to species distribution/resource or step selection models, certain types of spatial/spatiotemporal models (CAR/splines/GP). I guess this all falls under the broad realm of regression.
Wildlife sampling methodologies: Camera traps, point/transect sampling (for mammals/birds/reptiles), detection dogs, hair-based genetic sampling, tracks. To lesser extents, airborne/satellite imagery and acoustic sampling.
Taxa: For papers focused on fundamental ecological questions, primarily carnivores/ungulates that exist in North America.
Applied Questions: wildlife responses to variation in climate, environmental phenology, land-use/land cover, forest disturbance/forestry practices, and anthropogenic impacts. Design and implementation of monitoring programs and their use within decision-making.
Fundamental Questions: predator-prey behavioral interactions (foraging games, response races), predator competition (intraguild predation, mesopredator release), phenology in wildlife populations/communities, community assembly mechanisms.