水文生物學出版研究淡水和海洋環境的生物學，包括人類活動的影響的原始研究，評論和意見。涵蓋分子、生物、群落和生態系統層面的研究，涉及湖沼學和海洋學的生物學研究，包括系統學和水生生態學。除了假設驅動的實驗研究，它提出了與廣泛的水生物觀眾相關的理論論文。

Hydrobiologia publishes original research, reviews and opinions investigating the biology of freshwater and marine environments, including the impact of human activities.Coverage includes molecular-, organism-,community -and ecosystem-level studies dealing with biological research in limnology and oceanography, including systematics and aquatic ecology. In addition to hypothesis-driven experimental research, it presents theoretical papers relevant to a broad hydrobiological audience.