OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Biotropica is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
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2023 Julie S Denslow & Peter Ashton Prizes for the outstanding articles published in Biotropica	24
Litter‐trapping tank bromeliads in five different forests: Carbon and nutrient pools and fluxes	24
Competitive effects of a dominant palm on sapling performance in a Neotropical rainforest	24
Landscape heterogeneity increases survival of Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis juveniles in a frequently burned, humid savanna	20
Spatiotemporal patterns of trophic niche variation within and among species of tropical coastal fishes	18
Genetic diversity and functional connectivity of a critically endangered salamander	18
Use of the Alternative Stable States Concept in Tropical Terrestrial Ecosystem Research—A Systematic Literature Review	17
Vertebrate seed predation can limit recruitment of later‐successional species in tropical forest restoration	17
Citizen science and color pattern analysis indicate unreported Batesian mimicry between Neotropical snakes	16
Seed dispersal of Madagascar's iconic baobab species, Adansonia grandidieri	16
Fallen trees as “natural bridges” for the movement of mammals crossing rivers	16
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Taxonomic and functional avian diversity vary with cattle management practices in humid Chaco forests of Argentina	14
Beans with bugs: Covert carnivory and infested seed selection by the red‐nosed cuxiú monkey	12
Impact of human foraging on tree diversity, composition, and abundance in a tropical rainforest	12
Abundance variations within feeding guilds reveal ecological mechanisms behind avian species richness pattern along the elevational gradient of Mount Cameroon	12
Weak edge effects on trees in Bornean rainforest remnants bordering oil palm	12
Decadienal afforestation and risks to montane grassland amphibians in the Udzungwa Plateau, Tanzania	11
Bioacoustic Assessment of Mangrove Health: Influence of Habitat Characteristics on Bird Richness	11
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Do experimental drought stress and species' drought sensitivity influence herbivory in tropical tree seedlings?	11
Phenotypic, Floristic, and Anthropogenic Drivers of the Pollen Niche of Amazonian Stingless Bees	11
Impacts of large dams on Amazonian floodplain bird communities	11

Uncovering mechanisms of seed predation by fish	11
Patterns of Leaf, Flower, and Fruit Phenology and Environmental Relationships in a Seasonal Tropical Forest in the Indian Eastern Himalaya	11
Land‐use changes impact responses of termite functional and taxonomic diversity in the Colombian Amazon	11
Moderate anthropogenic impacts alter temporal niche without affecting spatial distribution of ocelots in the Amazon rainforest	10
Non‐floral scent sources of orchid bees: Observations and significance	10
Escape behavior lateralization of pointed‐belly frog (Leptodactylus podicipinus) (Anura, Leptodactylidae) in the southern Pantanal	10
Roost site use by Great (Buceros bicornis) and Wreathed (Rhyticeros undulatus) Hornbill and its implications for seed dispersal	10
Perceptions by early career tropical researchers on the impact of COVID‐19 six months into the pandemic	10
Habitat differences in seed‐dispersing vertebrates indicate dispersal limitation in tropical bracken‐dominated deforested areas	10
Proximate cues of flowering in a subtropical rain forest	10
Virtual special issue: Insights from a landscape ecological perspective for tropical biology and conservation	10
Geophagy by a large herbivore (capybara, Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) driven by a human sodium supply	10
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Lepidoptera research in Puerto Rico: Reconnecting with historical legacies to guide future priorities	9
Stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) at risk in western Mexico	9
Knowledge gaps and opportunities for conservation with orchid collectors in Vietnam	9
Consuming and consumed: Biotic interactions of African mistletoes across different trophic levels	9
Directed vertebrate‐mediated seed dispersal of a fleshy‐fruited amaryllid in a heterogenous habitat	9
Niche expansion of capuchin monkeys to forest floor on guild‐reduced islands increases interspecific spatio‐temporal overlap	9
Forest resistance to drought in a humid tropical dipterocarp forest in the Western Ghats of India	9
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Changing the main course: strong bat visitation to the ornithophilous mistletoe Psittacanthus robustus (Loranthaceae) in a Neotropical savanna	8
An unprecedented and unprovoked attack by a free‐ranging ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) in the Peruvian Amazon	8
Height–diameter allometry for a dominant palm to improve understanding of carbon and forest dynamics in forests of Puerto Rico	8
Associations of bird and bat species richness with temperature and remote sensing‐based vegetation structure on a tropical mountain	8
Epizoochorous seed dispersal by an Afroalpine savanna primate	8
Coastal dry tropical forests in Florida and the Caribbean in peril: A review	8
Incomplete recovery of tree community composition and rare species after 120 years of tropical forest succession in Panama	8
Predictive mapping of tree species assemblages in an African montane rainforest	8
Rapoport's rule explains the range size distribution of butterflies along the Eastern Himalayan elevation gradient	8
ATBC 2022 Student and Early Career Awards	8
Clades That Frequently Accumulate Metals Do Not Have Low Abundance in the Tropical Forests of Sulawesi, Indonesia	7
Distance sampling from curving transects in dense tropical forests	7
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Impact of human disturbance on the abundance of non‐breeding shorebirds in a subtropical wetland	7
Native forest and proximity to humans are stronger drivers of Brazilian cottontail habitat use than invasive European hare	7
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Drivers of jaguar (Panthera onca) and puma (Puma concolor) predation on endangered primates within a transformed landscape in southern Mexico	7
Thomas E. Lovejoy III (1941–2021)—An individual for all times and places, especially in the tropics	7
Role of Rivers as Geographical Barriers in Shaping Molecular Divergence of Neotropical Primates	7
Effects of Vegetation Density on the Diversity of Lizards in an Area of the Brazilian Cerrado	7
Variations in the reproductive cycle of Bornean montane tree species along elevational gradients on ultrabasic and non‐ultrabasic soils	7
Seeding success: Integrating seed dispersal networks in tropical forest restoration	7
More the merrier? influence of mango orchards on the composition of the reptile communities of the lateritic plateaus, Maharashtra, India	7
Distribution, social organization, and management of Semnopithecus johnii: An umbrella species of fragmented landscape of the Western Ghats	7
Cactus height increases the modularity of a plant–frugivore network in the Caatinga dry forest	7
Challenges in the Early Ontogeny of a Mutualistic Plant: Resource Availability and Plant Defense in Juvenile Cecropia Ant‐Plants	7
Radiocarbon estimates of age and growth for a dominant Amazon palm species	7
How can academics contribute to biodiversity science?	7

Cattle Disperse Seeds and Aquatic Plants in Neotropical Wetlands	7
A predominantly diurnal tropical mammal increases nocturnality in response to high temperatures	7
Inga and Lianas Are Key Players in the Tropical Nitrogen Cycle of Brazilian Atlantic Forest: Insights From Linking Rates of Nitrogen Fixation With DNA Barcoding Root Identification	6
Lost in Amazon: Evidencing the southern extension of the geographic distribution of Linné's two‐toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus)	6
The Rapid Recovery of a Caatinga Dry Forest is Mediated by Disturbance‐Adapted Species	6
Regional variation in responses of a vulnerable bird species to land‐use and climate change	6
Factors limiting plant recruitment in a tropical Afromontane Forest	6
Evidence for hawkmoth pollination in the chiropterophilous African baobab (Adansonia digitata)	6
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Degradation and Fragmentation Effects on Structural Complexity in West‐African Forest Patches	6
Correction to “Hydraulic architecture explains species moisture dependency but not mortality rates across a tropical rainfall gradient”	6
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Variation of seasonal litterfall in subtropical montane cloud forests to typhoon severity and environmental factors	6
Chronic browsing by an introduced mammalian herbivore in a tropical island alters species composition and functional traits of forest understory plant communities	6
Effects of pasture‐burning management on anuran communities in subtropical Brazilian grasslands	6
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Large Yearly Fluctuations in Congregation Sizes of Migratory Danainae Butterflies in the Western Ghats, India	6
Genetic inference of orchid population dynamics on different‐aged lava flows in Costa Rica	6
A universal pharmacy: Possible self‐medication using tree balsam by multiple Atlantic Forest mammals	6
Chytrid prevalence and infection intensity in treefrogs from three environments with different degrees of conservation in Mexico	6
One ant's trash is another ant's treasure: Army ant middens provide resources for diverse ant assemblages	5
Recruitment limitation in three large‐seeded plant species in a tropical moist forest	5
Seabird presence and seasonality influence nutrient dynamics of atoll habitats	5
Anthropogenic landscape features affect the ground habitat use of Penelope superciliaris (Cracidae), a large seed disperser bird in southeastern Brazil	5
2023 ATBC Honorary Fellows	5
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Population Estimate and Spatial Distribution of Capybaras in Lake Paranoá, Brasília, Brazil	5
Population structure and dynamics, breeding activity and phenology of the blue‐sided treefrog (Agalychnis annae)	5
Ants mediate community composition of root‐associated fungi in an ant‐plant mutualism	5
Partial recovery of primary rainforest bird communities in Amazonian secondary forests	5
Seasonal plasticity in sympatric Bicyclus butterflies in a tropical forest where temperature does not predict rainfall	5
Population Variability and Apparent Recent Decline of River Birds in the Indian Himalaya	5
Contribution of small nocturnal lemurs to seed dispersal in Madagascar: A review	5
The Influence of Litter Diversity on Leaf Breakdown and the Colonization of Decomposer Communities in Subtropical Highland Grassland Streams	5
Short flowers for long tongues: Functional specialization in a nocturnal pollination network of an asclepiad in long‐tongued hawkmoths	5
Direct and indirect plant defenses reduce damage by a generalist but not by a specialist pod borer	5
Increasing fire severity alters the species composition and decreases richness of seeds potentially dispersed by small mammals	5
The eco‐evolutionary history of Madagascar presents unique challenges to tropical forest restoration	5
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Spatial density patterns of herbivore response to seasonal dynamics in the tropical deciduous forest of central India	5
Biotropica's first open call for editorial service	5
Effects of forest fragmentation on the weight of understory birds at the Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project in Amazonia	4
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Integrating effects of neighbor interactions for pollination and abiotic resources on coffee yield in a multi‐strata agroforest	4
Predation on artificial caterpillars following understorey fires in human‐modified Amazonian forests	4
Size and crown shape predict reproductive maturity of Carapa guianensis in upland and floodplain forests in the northeastern Amazon	4
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Neo‐tropical felid activity patterns in relation to potential prey and intraguild competitors in the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Mexico	4
The legacy of forest logging on organic matter inputs and storage in tropical streams	4
Changes in tropical terrestrial vertebrate communities along two anthropogenic gradients: Forest degradation and accessibility	4
Chimpanzees as ecosystem service providers: Seed dispersal of an economically important plant resource	4
Can matrix structure affect animal navigation between fragments? A dispersal experiment using release platforms	4
Regionally unique ant assemblages associated with community‐based conservation in northwestern Ghana	4
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Root vascular anatomy predicts maximum growth rates in savanna trees and grasses	4
Young voices and visions for tropical restoration science in the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration	4
Radial and vertical variation of wood nutrients in Bornean tropical forest trees	4
Agriculturally developed areas reduce genetic connectivity for a keystone Neotropical ungulate	4
Limited seed dispersal shapes fine‐scale spatial genetic structure in a Neotropical dioecious large‐seeded palm	4
When are buttresses and stilt roots necessary for a tree in terra‐firme Amazonian forests?	4
Experimental Determination of Labidus coecus Army Ant Diet: Novel Evidence for a Feeding Strategy	4
Anthropogenic extinctions explain most size and trophic mismatches between large mammalian primary consumers from Amazonian and African rainforests	4
Habitat quality and edge area of fragments determine insect diversity in a heavily used landscape: Implications for forest landscape restoration	4
Value of human‐modified forests for the conservation of canopy epiphytes	4
Seed removal, seed dispersers, and the allocation of tissues in Myrtaceae seeds	4
2021 Student and Early Career Awards	4
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Snow damage in a Himalayan forest maintains the dominance of evergreen oaks	4
Seed fate in ant‐mediated dispersal: Seed dispersal effectiveness in the Ectatomma ruidum (Formicidae)—Zanthoxylum ekmanii (Rutaceae) system	4
Logging leaves a fingerprint on the number, size, spatial configuration and geometry of tropical forest canopy gaps	4
Sampling local ant diversities and the importance of trait analyses	4
Supporting inclusive scientific communities: Insights from the ATBC society survey	4
Impoverished woody seedling assemblages and the regeneration of Caatinga dry forest in a human‐modified landscape	4
A jumping terrestrial leech from Madagascar	4
Coarse woody debris density and carbon concentration by decay classes in mixed montane wet tropical forests	4