Journal of Applied Ecology

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Applied Ecology 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
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Seals exhibit localised avoidance of operational tidal turbines76
Soil fertility as a mediator of interactions between an introduced specialist beetle and a native generalist nematode on an exotic invasive plant and its native congener70
Warming decreases desert ecosystem functioning by altering biocrusts in drylands67
Making plant–pollinator data collection cheaper for restoration and monitoring60
Salmon louse infestation levels on sea trout can be predicted from a hydrodynamic lice dispersal model58
Restoration temporarily supports the resilience of sagebrush‐steppe ecosystems subjected to repeated fires57
Wildflower plantings and honeybee competition impact nutritional quality of wild bee diets56
Demographic performance review of a reintroduction project: Iberian lynx in Extremadura55
Long‐term heavy grazing increases community‐level foliar fungal diseases by shifting plant composition48
Large African herbivore diversity is essential in transformed landscapes for conserving dung beetle diversity48
Different types of semi‐natural habitat are required to sustain diverse wild bee communities across agricultural landscapes48
Prioritizing areas for ecological restoration: A participatory approach based on cost‐effectiveness47
Higher avian biodiversity, increased shrub cover and proximity to continuous forest may reduce pest insect crop loss in small‐scale oil palm farming45
Accounting for bias in prevalence estimation: The case of a globally emerging pathogen44
Assessing the exposure of UK habitats to 20th‐ and 21st‐century climate change, and its representation in ecological monitoring schemes42
Limited evidence of biodiversity spillover from forest fragments into oil palm plantations in the Amazon42
Temporal mismatches in flight activity patterns between Pipistrellus kuhlii and Prays oleae in olive farms: Implications for biocontrol services potential41
Linking landscape structure, floral resource distribution, pollen use and movement distances of a generalist predator41
Managed honeybee hives negatively affect the reproduction of native plants in a dryland nature reserve41
Seabird‐vessel interactions in industrial fisheries of Northwest Africa: Implications for international bycatch management40
Landscape conservation as a strategy for recovering biodiversity: Lessons from a long‐term program of pasture restoration in the southern Atlantic Forest40
Soil inoculation improves tree seedling growth in substrates containing bitumen, but the effect varies by species and inoculum source39
The capacity of sentinel species to detect changes in environmental conditions and ecosystem structure39
Shade tree trait diversity and functions in agroforestry systems: A review of which traits matter39
Multifunctional soil recovery during the restoration of Brazil's Atlantic Forest after bauxite mining38
Differences between terrestrial and offshore bird migration: Implications for offshore wind energy37
Increased connections among soil microbes and microfauna enhances soil multifunctionality along a long‐term restoration chronosequence37
Hunting of sika deer over six decades does not restore forest regeneration37
Individual variation in home‐range across an ocean basin and links to habitat quality and management37
Microplastics promote the invasiveness of invasive alien species under fluctuating water regime35
Primary forest loss and degradation reduces biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: A global meta‐analysis using dung beetles as an indicator taxon35
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Predicting the time of arrival of the Tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) to new countries based on trade patterns of tyres and plants33
Nutrient enrichment undermines invasion resistance to Spartina alterniflora in a saltmarsh: Insights from modern coexistence theory33
Achieving international biodiversity targets: Learning from local norms, values and actions regarding migratory waterfowl management in Kazakhstan31
Fire size and vegetation productivity shape bird diversity across burned landscapes in the Atlantic Forest31
Unusual success, future uncertainty, and science needs for adaptive management of invasive plants in a US national park31
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Repeated clearing as a mechanism for savanna recovery following bush encroachment29
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Recreational vessel networks reveal potential hot spots for marine pest introduction and spread28
Negative association of sea lice from fish farms on recreational fishing catches of Atlantic salmon28
Revisiting the case for assisted colonisation under rapid climate change27
Landscape and crop diversity contributes to greater yield stability27
The legacy of pine plantations on fire severity27
After the ‘Black Summer’ fires: Faunal responses to megafire depend on fire severity, proportional area burnt and vegetation type27
Pathogen‐mediated selection and management implications for white‐tailed deer exposed to chronic wasting disease27
Tree functional strategies and soil microbial communities regulate forest ecosystem services26
An assessment of Alberta's strategy for controlling mountain pine beetle outbreaks26
Response of parasitoid communities to insecticide application during a Lymantria dispar outbreak in mixed oak forests26
Cacao grafting increases crop yield without compromising biodiversity26
Long‐term captivity is associated with changes to sensory organ morphology in a critically endangered insect26
Correspondence among multiple methods provides confidence when measuring marine protected area effects for species and assemblages25
Transition to organic farming negatively affects bat activity25
Dung beetles maintain phylogenetic divergence but functional convergence across a highly fragmented tropical landscape25
Paradoxes and synergies: Optimizing management of a deadly virus in an endangered carnivore25
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Natural tree colonisation of organo‐mineral soils does not provide a net carbon capture benefit at decadal timescales24
A call for refining the peatland restoration strategy in Europe24
Below‐ground ecosystem engineers enhance biodiversity and function in a polluted ecosystem23
Invasive rodent dynamics in a highly connected African harbour23
Effects of grazing on soil nematodes in grasslands: A global meta‐analysis23
Light quality and spatial variability influences on seedling regeneration in Hawaiian lowland wet forests23
Multifunctional benefits of organic farming and hedgerow density23
Thinning the thickets: Foraging of hardy cattle, sheep and goats in green alder shrubs23
Environmental variation across multiple spatial scales and temporal lags influences Hendra virus spillover23
Field‐realistic exposure to the novel insecticide flupyradifurone reduces reproductive output in a bumblebee (Bombus impatiens)23
Forest disturbances increase the body mass of two contrasting ungulates23
Spatial variation in the biotic and abiotic filters of oyster recruitment: Implications for restoration22
Artificial light at night affects plant–herbivore interactions22
Linking agricultural diversification practices, soil arthropod communities and soil health22
Lurking in the leaves: How large native trees and leaf litter promote amphibian diversity in Malagasy agroforests22
Perspectives in modelling ecological interaction networks for sustainable ecosystem management22
Interactions between land use, taxonomic group and aspects and levels of diversity in a Brazilian savanna: Implications for the use of bioindicators22
Smart orchard design improves crop pollination21
Herbaceous production lost to tree encroachment in United States rangelands21
Accelerated avian invasion into the Mediterranean region endangers biodiversity and mandates international collaboration21
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Retention forestry can maintain epiphytic lichens on living pine trees, but provides impoverished habitat for deadwood‐associated lichens21
Functional responses of fisheries to hydropower dams in the Amazonian Floodplain of the Madeira River21
Prioritizing terrestrial invasive alien plant species for management in urban ecosystems21
Towards effectively restoring agricultural landscapes in East African drylands: Linking plant functional traits with soil hydrology21
An epidemiological framework for chronic wasting disease in multihost communities21
Using net anthropogenic nutrient inputs at fine spatial scales benefits decision‐making in watersheds to protect water quality21
Effects of Spartina invasion on the soil organic carbon content in salt marsh and mangrove ecosystems in China21
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Barriers to seedling establishment in grasslands: Implications forNothofagusforest restoration and migration21
Mechanical management decreases arthropod biomass by changing vegetation structure in fallow fields of high conservation value20
Salvage logging and subsequent post‐windthrow management diminish forest bird communities for two decades20
Water‐saving strategies in rice farming entail cascading effects in prey–predator interactions across ecosystem boundaries20
Effects of long‐term fixed fire regimes on African savanna vegetation biomass, vertical structure and tree stem density20
Heavy migration traffic and bad weather are a dangerous combination: Bird collisions in New York City20
Controlling a tree invader for coastal plant communities' restoration affected below‐ground dynamics20
Mixed plant and arthropod biodiversity responses to solar park establishment on former agricultural lands19
Tree species richness suppresses red imported fire ant invasion in a subtropical plantation forest19
From taxonomic to functional dark diversity: Exploring the causes of potential biodiversity and its implications for conservation19
The effects of grazing on shrub expansion depend on species' palatability and long‐term alterations in propagule banks in an alpine meadow19
Native trees are responsible for the high carbon density in urban natural area forests across eight United States cities19
Complex landscapes stabilize farm bird communities and their expected ecosystem services19
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi communities shaped by host‐plant affect the outcome of plant–soil feedback in dryland restoration19
Fisheries bycatch mitigation measures as an efficient tool for the conservation of seabird populations19
Relationship between hydrological restoration and the recovery of vegetation communities in boreal forestry‐drained peatlands19
Habitat availability alters the relative risk of a bovine tuberculosis breakdown in the aftermath of a commercial forest clearfell disturbance19
Human impacts mediate freshwater invertebrate community responses to and recovery from drought19
The effects of crop type, landscape composition and agroecological practices on biodiversity and ecosystem services in tropical smallholder farms19
Effects of multiple targeted repelling measures on the behaviour of individually tracked birds in an area of increasing human–wildlife conflict18
Heathland management affects soil response to drought18
Contrasting impacts of nitrogen enrichment on soil nematode diversity in natural and managed ecosystems18
Differential effects of roots and symbiotic fungal hyphae on soil organic carbon under straw incorporation18
Using salt marshes for coastal protection: Effective but hard to get where needed most18
Large‐scale restoration of species‐rich dry grasslands on arable land: Environmental filtering drives successful species establishment over a period of 10 years18
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The value of conditional prediction: Can retained species help predict unknown discards in commercial fisheries?18
Linking root traits to phytoremediation in trees and shrubs: Implications of root economics spectrum18
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Tree species mixing can amplify microclimate offsets in young forest plantations17
Modelling amphibian road crossing points in a dynamic environment17
Modelling spatial variation in an exploited species across marine reserve boundaries17
Disease management during bloom affects the floral microbiome but not pollination in a mass‐flowering crop17
Optimizing ecological surveys for conservation17
Coupling state‐of‐the‐art modelling tools for better informed Red List assessments of marine fishes17
Slow drawdown, fast recovery: Stream macroinvertebrate communities improve quickly after large dam decommissioning17
Influence of agricultural intensification on pollinator pesticide exposure, food acquisition and diversity17
Aphid biological control in arable crops via flower strips: The predominant role of food resources over diversity effects17
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The natural ‘exclosure effect’ and tree regeneration following post‐windstorm salvage logging17
Identity and density of parasite exposures alter the outcome of coinfections: Implications for management17
Above‐ground competition by Nephrolepis brownii inhibits tree seedling recruitment in a tropical restoration experiment17
Spatiotemporal isolation of oilseed rape fields reduces insect pest pressure and crop damage17
Bridging the gap: Optimising connectivity solutions for an arboreal gliding mammal17
Accounting for non‐random samples with distance sampling to estimate population density17
Preventing a series of unfortunate events: Using qualitative models to improve conservation17
Combining local ecological knowledge with camera traps to assess the link between African mammal life‐history traits and their occurrence in anthropogenic landscapes17
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Predicting the spatio‐temporal dynamics of biological invasions: Have rapid responses in Europe limited the spread of the yellow‐legged hornet (Vespa velutina nigrithorax)?16
Integrating ecological niche and hydrological connectivity models to assess the impacts of hydropower plants on an endemic and imperilled freshwater turtle16
The effects of gas extraction under intertidal mudflats on sediment and macrozoobenthic communities16
Restoration of native saltmarshes enhances carbon sequestration and mitigates warming effects following Spartina alterniflora removal16
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Integrating forest inventory and LiDAR observations to uncover the role of plant traits on cooling and humidifying effects in urban area16
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More grazing, more damage? Assessed yield loss on agricultural grassland relates nonlinearly to goose grazing pressure16
Plant–soil feedback drives the ‘nursing effect’ on Sitka spruce16
Efficacy of labile carbon addition to reduce fast‐growing, invasive non‐native plants: A review and meta‐analysis16
Small giants: Tributaries rescue spatially structured populations from extirpation in a highly fragmented stream16
Wolves recolonize novel ecosystems leading to novel interactions15
Density dependence only affects increase rates in baleen whale populations at high abundance levels15
The relative influences of long‐term fire management and woody cover on termite abundance and activity in an Australian tropical savanna15
Chasing windows of opportunity for habitat formation: Spatial and temporal determinants of oyster settlement rates15
An ensemble approach to species distribution modelling reconciles systematic differences in estimates of habitat utilization and range area15
Plant species composition and key‐species abundance drive ecosystem multifunctionality15
Direct and indirect effects of nitrogen enrichment and grazing on grassland productivity through intraspecific trait variability15
Doubled density and increased resilience: Consequences of seven consecutive annual dry‐season fires to the unburned Cerrado grass layer15
Different ways to success: Plant community trajectories over time and a soil moisture gradient in restored wetlands15
Enhanced competitive advantage of invasive plants by growth‐defence trade‐off: Evidence from phytohormone metabolism and transcriptomic analysis15
Mini‐acoustic sensors reveal occupancy and threats to koalas Phascolarctos cinereus in private native forests15
Large‐scale changes in macrobenthic biodiversity driven by mangrove afforestation14
Sweep netting samples, but not sticky trap samples, indicate beneficial arthropod abundance is negatively associated with landscape wide insecticide use14
Evidence for seasonal compensation of hunting mortalities in a long‐lived migratory bird14
Increasing crop richness and reducing field sizes provide higher yields to pollinator‐dependent crops14
Silvicultural regime shapes understory functional structure in European forests14
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Machine learning for biosecurity: A probabilistic framework for invasive species management14
Landscape diversity, habitat connectivity, age and size determine the conservation value of limestone quarries for diverse wild bee communities14
Grazing‐N addition interactions drive soil carbon priming and balance via bacterial assimilation in a meadow steppe14
A re‐evaluation of the effects of mechanical cockle dredging in the Dutch Wadden Sea14
Random forest modelling of multi‐scale, multi‐species habitat associations within KAZA transfrontier conservation area using spoor data14
Phenological overlap between crop and pollinators: Contrasting influence of native and non‐native bees on raspberry fruits over the flowering season14
The widespread trade in stingless beehives may introduce them into novel places and could threaten species14
The impact of species phylogenetic relatedness on invasion varies distinctly along resource versus non‐resource environmental gradients14
Riparian reserves protect butterfly communities in selectively logged tropical forest14
Large marine protected areas can encompass movements of diverse megafauna14
Can faster growth compensate for increased mortality in subtropical dry forest fragments?14
Climate change threatens amphibians and species representation within protected areas in tropical wetlands14
Active restoration fosters better recovery of tropical rainforest birds than natural regeneration in degraded forest fragments14
Fertilizer‐induced soil carbon rapidly disappears after clearcutting in boreal production forests14
Simulating the spread and establishment of alien species along aquatic and terrestrial transport networks: A multi‐pathway and high‐resolution approach14
Land‐use intensity and relatedness to native plants promote exotic plant invasion in a tropical biodiversity hotspot14
Act for the best, prepare for the worst—Defining strategic mesopredator triggers that safeguard apex predator eradication benefits14
Intercropping generates trait plasticity, which corresponds with year‐to‐year stability in productivity14
Implementing ecosystem service assessments within agribusiness: Challenges and proposed solutions14
Pioneer habitats drive high plant beta diversity and conservation value of mineral extraction sites13
A Before‐After Control‐Impact experiment reveals that culling reduces the impacts of invasive deer on endangered peatlands13
Using animal tracking for early detection of mass poisoning events13
Fish responses to manipulated microhabitat complexity in urbanised shorelines13
Climate, habitat and demography predict dispersal by an endangered bird in a fragmented landscape13
Geese migrating over the Pacific Ocean select altitudes coinciding with offshore wind turbine blades13
Ecological performance underlying ecosystem multifunctionality is promoted by organic farming and hedgerows at the local scale but not at the landscape scale13
Animal‐pollinated crops and cultivars—A quantitative assessment of pollinator dependence values and evaluation of methodological approaches13
Dancing with the devil: Could native predators inside ‘predator‐free’ havens be good for the conservation of threatened native prey species?13
Mammals with large home ranges, low reproductive rates and small body sizes are most vulnerable to roads: A meta‐analysis13
Nesting of ground‐nesting bees in arable fields is not associated with tillage system per se, but with distance to field edge, crop cover, soil and landscape context13
Selecting among land sparing, sharing and Triad in a temperate rainforest depends on biodiversity and timber production targets13
Impacts of umbrella species management on non‐target species13
Perceived and actual ecosystem services by fruit bats, birds and primates in litchi orchards agroecosystems12
Temporal and spatial heterogeneity of semi‐natural habitat, but not crop diversity, is correlated with landscape pollinator richness12
Plant water‐use strategies predict restoration success across degraded drylands12
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The crucial role of ecohydraulic factors in triggering sturgeon reproduction: Implications for active habitat restoration strategies in the Yangtze River12
Evaluating the ability of wetland mitigation banks to replace plant species lost from destroyed wetlands12
Synthesis of highbush blueberry pollination research reveals region‐specific differences in the contributions of honeybees and wild bees12
Tree mixtures mediate negative effects of introduced tree species on bird taxonomic and functional diversity12
Remote sensing and GPS tracking reveal temporal shifts in habitat use in nonbreeding Black‐tailed Godwits12
Emerging stability of forest productivity by mixing two species buffers temperature destabilizing effect12
Disentangling the interrelated abiotic and biotic pathways linking landscape composition and crop production12
Assessing the mechanisms and impacts of shrub invasion in forests: A meta‐analysis12
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Integrating human trail use in montane landscapes reveals larger zones of human influence for wary carnivores12
Does restoration of plant diversity trigger concomitant soil microbiome changes in dryland ecosystems?12
A conceptual framework for measuring and improving the resilience of biosecurity systems12
Impacts of ecological restoration on the genetic diversity of plant species: A global meta‐analysis12
Grassland extensification enhances nest densities of ground‐nesting wild bees12
Validating habitat suitability models for pine marten (Martes martes) reintroductions to England and Wales12
Spring precipitation amount and timing predict restoration success in a semi‐arid ecosystem12
The effects of a decade of agri‐environment intervention in a lowland farm landscape on population trends of birds and butterflies12
Early detection strategies for invading tree pests: Targeted surveillance and stakeholder perspectives12
Diversity for Restoration (D4R): Guiding the selection of tree species and seed sources for climate‐resilient restoration of tropical forest landscapes12
Fallow deer foraging alone does not preserve the vegetation of traditionally sheep‐grazed calcareous grasslands12
Habitat heterogeneity reduces abundance of invasive mealybugs in subtropical fruit crops12
Coexistence between Przewalski's horse and Asiatic wild ass in the desert: The importance of people12
Setting aside areas for conservation does not increase disturbances in temperate forests12
Management strategies can buffer the effect of mass mortality in early life stages of fish11
Ecological niche models based on occurrence records of the amphibian chytrid fungus overestimate lethal chytridiomycosis risk11
Time and matrix quality increase the relative habitat value of smaller patches in fragmented landscapes11
Wetland restoration: Predicting vegetation trajectories over 25 years11
Marine protected areas can benefit biodiversity even when bycatch species only partially overlap fisheries11
An introduction to bee and pesticide research11
Higher cutting frequency can restore semi‐natural habitat quality on farmland11
Synergism between production and soil health through crop diversification, organic amendments and crop protection in wheat‐based systems11
The potential of wildflower strips to enhance pollination services in sweet cherry orchards grown under polytunnels11
Effects of large mammal exclusion on seedling communities depend on plant species traits and landscape protection in human‐modified Costa Rican forests11
Increased proportion of exclusion netting in the landscape affects pest damage in unnetted apple orchards11
A decadal study reveals that restoration guided by an umbrella species does not reach target levels11
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Matrix quality determines the strength of habitat loss filtering on bird communities at the landscape scale11
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Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on plant invasion success driven by nitrogen fluctuations11
Simulation‐based study design accuracy weights are not generalisable and can still lead to biased meta‐analytic inference: Comments on Christie et al. (2019)11
Putting seed traits into pellets: Using seed mass data to improve seed encapsulation technology for native plant revegetation11
From buzzes to bytes: A systematic review of automated bioacoustics models used to detect, classify and monitor insects11
A Bayesian analysis of adaptation of mountain grassland production to global change11
Impacting habitat connectivity of the endangered Florida panther for the transition to utility‐scale solar energy11
Factors influencing the rate of formation of tree‐related microhabitats and implications for biodiversity conservation and forest management11
The status and role of genetic diversity of trees for the conservation and management of riparian ecosystems: A European experts' perspective11
Evaluating diversionary feeding as a method to resolve conservation conflicts in a recovering ecosystem11
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