Ecological Research

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Understanding community awareness of seagrass ecosystem services for their blue carbon conservation in marine protected areas: A case study of Karimunjawa National Park	26
Review: A comprehensive overview of studies related to the ecology and genetics of Fagus crenata B	24
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Long‐term fluctuations and mechanisms of seed production of riparian tree canopy species	16
Genetic diversity and population structure of Shorea macrophylla using genome‐wide single‐nucleotide polymorphisms and microsatellite markers in Indonesi	16
How substrate type and elevation drive woody communities and influence species ecological strategies in the Brazilian savanna at local scale	16
Functional Trait Research in Brazilian Bryophytes: Advances, Biases, and Future Directions	14
Sample selection disparity: Sampling only cobble overestimates the biomass of stream benthic algae	14
The long‐term drive count and culling data of the sika deer ( Cervus nippon ) population introduced on Nakanoshima Island in Lake Toya, Hokkaido, Japan,	13
Seed dispersal of Zoysia japonica by sika deer: An example of the “foliage is the fruit” hypothesis	13
Species‐specific foraging behavior and diets of stream salmonids: An implication for negative impacts on native charr by nonnative trout in Japanese mountain streams	12
Following the trail of the elusive proboscis monkey in Borneo	12
Ecological insights into the assembly of bifidobacterial communities in the infant gut	12
“Mining” the herbarium for hyperaccumulators: Discoveries of nickel and zinc (hyper)accumulation in the genus Noccaea	12
Potential persistence of high‐mountain lizards	11
Ecosystem transition due to deer overabundance: Insights from long‐term studies and future considerations	11
The contributions of primary sources to fauna and the trophic structure in tropical seagrass areas: A case study from Thai waters	10
Applicability of the source–sink population concept to marine intertidal macro‐invertebrates with planktonic larval stages	10
Wild bee surveys across 60 years reveal remarkable reduction of bee abundance in urban green areas in northern Japan	10
Elements of the Structure of Macrophyte Metacommunities in Coastal Wetlands: Relationships With Limnological and Climatic Variables	10
Influence of Neltuma flexuosa and rainfall event on the germination of Leptochloa crinita and	9
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Effects of different shading levels on the growth of Bornmuellera emarginata , a nickel hyperaccum	8
MorFunSeed : A Morphological and Functional Seed Database of Tree and Shrub Species Commonly Used for Direct Seeding in the Cerrado and Atlantic Forest Biomes of Brazil	8

Four seasons of the phototrophic biofilms at the cave entrance zone of Petnica Cave	8
Relationship between walking movement and reproductive traits in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum	8
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Ant and termite collective behavior: Group‐level similarity arising from individual‐level diversity	7
Phenotype‐dependent downstream dispersal under ordinary flow conditions in juvenile white‐spotted char	7
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Latitudinal Gradients of Species Richness in Marine Benthos: Insights From Japan's Tidal Flat Areas	7
Taxonomic and phylogenetic perspectives reveal the community assembly of different forest strata along an altitudinal gradient	7
The use of trap‐nests to support crop pollinators in agricultural areas	7
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Exploratory individuals are bolder in Great Tit: Correlation between personality and antipredator behavior	7
Annual variability in the sound acorn production of Quercus serrata is regulated by a seed‐predato	6
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Where do “process‐oriented” community ecologists go? In search of general laws that are just “good enough”	6
A new species of Odontarrhena ( Brassicaceae ) endemic to Greek	6
Influence of Root‐Applied Glutathione on Nickel Uptake and Distribution in Brassica Roots	6
Effect of climate and flooding on the phenology of Attalea phalerata (Arecaceae) in a white‐water	6
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Linking small mammal capture probability with understory structural complexity using a mobile laser scanning‐derived metric: A case study	6
Spatiotemporal interactions between jaguars ( Panthera onca ) and their potential prey in Amazonia	6
More effect of ephemeral plant species diversity on aboveground biomass than functional diversity and functional composition	6
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Cutting propagation of Bornmuellera tymphaea , a nickel hyperaccumulator for use in agromining: Ef	6
Bridging Ecology and Geosciences in Riverscapes: Implications for Process‐Based Restoration	6
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Differences in the Elemental Profiles of Two Obligate Ultramaficophytes From the Balkans: Balkana spergulifolia and Polygonum alba	5
Can vermicomposting be used to process hyperaccumulator biomass in nickel agromining?	5
Dataset of the impacts of invasive alien species in Brazil	5
Physiological profiling of the soil microbe community using the EcoPlate and assessment of soil properties at 74 planted forest sites across Japan	5
Endemic Tree Flora of India: Diversity, Distribution and Drivers	5
Diel and seasonal changes in gut contents of omnivorous–carnivorous macroinvertebrates in the Yura River, Japan	5
Landscape effects on pollinator abundance differ among taxonomic groups	5
Seasonal patterns of sugar components and their functions in branches of Fagus crenata in association with three reproduction events	5
The effects of functional differences in cultivar of Cryptomeria japonica on nutrient dynamics and soil invertebrates in a common garden	5
Conversion From Natural Broad‐Leaved Forest to Conifer Plantation Increases Relative Detritus Dependency of Aculeata Communities	5
Beyond Accuracy: Ecological Validity of Machine Learning Models for Assessing Vegetation Conservation Classes in South Korea	5
Volcanic ash in soil is a source of strontium in stream water in chert‐bedrock forests in Mount Amamaki, Japan	5
Evolutionary and ecological trends in the Neotropical cycad genus Dioon (Zamiaceae): An example of success of evolutionary stasis	5
Genetic Diversity in the Wrinkled Frog, Glandirana rugosa , Evaluated Using Microsatellite Markers Identified by Nanopore Sequencing	5
Forest monitoring data of 45 plots across the Japanese archipelago during 1980–2021	5
Adaptive Significance of Nickel Hyperaccumulation by Plants	5
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The impact of slope position on the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem multifunctionality in the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau subalpine meadows	5
Network structure indicators predict ecological robustness in food webs	4
Reproductive ecology of free‐ranging striped hyena Hyaena hyaena in central Israel	4
Disentangling biotic and abiotic factors influencing host–parasitoid interactions of butterflies, tachinid flies, and nematodes	4
Intraspecific variation in spruce seed palatability perceived by bank voles	4
Nickel hyperaccumulation in Orthion and Mayanaea (Violaceae) from Mesoamerica	4
Ontogenetic Shifts in Prey Selection by Flower‐Dwelling Spiders: Implications of Predation by Small Immatures on Floral Exploiters	4

Plant strategy of root system architecture and exudates for acquiring soil nutrients	4
Long‐term series of measurements of eggs and chicks of Caspian terns ( Hydroprogne caspia ) breedi	4
Spatial modeling of road collisions of striped hyena ( Hyaena hyaena ) in Israel	4
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Nest Predation in the Canarian Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata fuertaventurae ): An Experimental Study Using Artificial Nests	4
Utility of commercial high‐resolution satellite imagery for monitoring general flowering in Sarawak, Borneo	4
Cryptic Japanese maple species exhibit different drought tolerance, suggesting reproductive isolation	4
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Ecology with artificial intelligence and machine learning in Asia: A historical perspective and emerging trends	4
Masting Events Deplete Carbon Storage in a Clonal Perennial Herb, Veratrum album subsp. Oxysepalum	3
Deforestation, emissions, and carbon sequestration potential of Merlimau mangrove forest: A landscape‐level analysis	3
Correction for Data Papers Published Between 2011 and 2016	3
Species‐specific stoichiometric effects of leaf litter on algal growth, production, and cell quotas	3
Contrasting metacommunity patterns of fish and aquatic insects in drainage ditches of paddy fields	3
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Ecosystem responses and behaviors under changing pressure of air pollutants: Special article collection from the 10th International Conference on Acid Deposition “ ACID RAIN	3
Stress response and phytoextraction potential of two Noccaea caerulescens populations in multicont	3
A meta‐analysis of native and non‐native Amur three‐lips ( Opsariichthys uncirostris uncirostris )	3
Heritability of walnut seed size and the benefits of large seeds	3
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A Note on the Novel Passive Sampling in Environmental DNA ( eDNA ) Collection Technique to Detect	3
Management and landscape of shelterbelts contribute to butterfly and flowering plant diversity in northern Japan	3
Leaf Litter Decomposition Along an Elevation Gradient Across Two Contrasting Forest Types: Implications for Future Climate Change	3
Eclipta thermalis , a previously common weed, threatened by the expansion of the exotic congener E. alba in Japanese rice padd	3
Pollinator predation stabilizes plant–pollinator mutualisms through the modification of pollinator behavior	3
Plant diversity and ecosystem multifunctionality of different degraded grasslands in alpine meadows of Maqu	3
Overwintering foraging tactics of sedentary sika deer in a region prone to heavy snow in northern Japan	3
Variations in soil nutrient availabilities and foliar nutrient concentrations of trees between temperate monsoon karst and non‐karst forest ecosystems on Mount Ibuki in Japan	3
Changes in forest structure over 23 years under disturbances in a warm temperate rain forest on Yakushima Island, Japan	3
Seasonal dynamics of floral composition and flower visitors in a subtropical alpine ecosystem in Taiwan	3
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Announcement of the Ecological Research Paper Award 2025	3
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Manganese Hyperaccumulation in the Genus Ilex : Discovery of New Hyperaccumulator Species and Elemental Accumulation Patterns	2
Two‐stage soil core sampler to collect a less‐compressed core from forested areas	2
Effects of Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis bloom for the first time in 120 years on the dynamics of organ	2
There and there again: Hydrothermal vent communities at Mokuyo Seamount, 30 years apart	2
Trends Toward Earlier Breeding Related to Temperature in Early Spring‐Breeding Brown Frogs Revealed by Community Science Monitoring in Japan	2
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Announcement of the 23rd Ecological Research Paper Award	2
Announcement of the 22nd Ecological Research Paper Award	2
Estimation of tributary–mainstem migration of freshwater fishes by Sr isotope analysis of otoliths	2
Shrub Expansion Mediates the Relationship Between Alpine Meadow Biodiversity and Ecosystem Multifunctionality	2
Designing cropping systems for nickel agromining on ultramafic land in Albania	2
Understanding rural and urban perceptions of seagrass ecosystem services for their blue carbon conservation strategies in the Philippines	2
Impact of livestock grazing on soil potential net C and N mineralization during the dry season in a cultivated subhumid tropical grassland ecosystem	2
A dataset for vascular plant diversity monitoring for the natural World Heritage site on Amami‐Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, and the northern Ok	2
Intercolony and Intra‐Annual Variations in Isotopic Niche of Red‐Footed Boobies Sula sula in the Tropical Indian Ocean	2
Carrying capacity for tree biomass of a subtropical mangrove along a river in Japan inferred from forest structural features	2
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Abundance and biomass of Bdelloid rotifers in the microbial mats from East Antarctica: The ecological relations between microscopic phototrophs and invertebrates	2
Temporal beta‐diversity patterns are highly dependent on fundamental parameters of neutral dynamics	2
Effects of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers on Biomass Production and Nickel Yield in the Hyperaccumulator Bornmuellera emarginata Under Field Condition	2
Soil type and precipitation level have a greater influence on fungal than bacterial diversity in serpentine and non‐serpentine biological soil crusts	2
Topographical gradient of the structure and diversity of a woody plant community in a seasonally dry tropical forest in northwestern Madagascar	2
Effects of grazing on underground parts of marsh plants by wintering Middendorf's bean goose Anser fabalis middendorffii : Its role as a keystone species	2
Announcement of the 24th Ecological Research Paper Award	2
Growth of the invasive Navua sedge ( Cyperus aromaticus ) under competitive interaction with pastu	2
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Partitioning of Major and Trace Elements in a Stand of the Nickel Hyperaccumulator Rinorea cf. bengalensis	2
Effects of vegetation type and topography on vegetation restoration after pipeline construction in the Northern Shaanxi Loess Plateau, China	2
Metal hyperaccumulation in the Indonesian flora	2
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Element accumulation by the holoparasitic species Cuscuta planiflora from serpentines in Bulgaria	1
Metal concentrations in invasive Ailanthus altissima vs native Fraxinus ornus on ultramafic soils: Evidenc	1
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Canopy cover instigating feces deposition on paved roads in urban areas	1
Analysis of fine root dynamics in forest ecosystems using artificial intelligence‐based image segmentation	1
Temporal Compensation Among Different Non‐Native Prey Sustains the Food Supply of an Intraguild Predator Threatening a Native Species	1
Using Autonomous Recording Units to Detect Variation in Cicada Calling Pattern Across Urbanized and Green Spaces	1
Seed bank and aboveground vegetation of Atlantic Forest re‐growing on mining tailings in Mariana: Highlighting diversity patterns of functional groups	1
Distribution and functional data of fungal families	1
Announcement of the Ecological Research Paper Award 2024	1
Habitat selection by invaders: Avoiding natural habitats by the red‐whiskered bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus	1
General and specific effects of foundation species on the structure of alpine‐fellfield communities in the Taisetsu Mountains, northern Japan	1
The threat of parasitism impairs immune function in host caterpillars	1
Synchrotron Micro‐X‐Ray Fluorescence Elemental Imaging Reveals Zinc Distribution in the Hyperaccumulator Sedum plumbizincicola	1
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Limited theoretical and empirical evidence that response diversity determines the resilience of ecosystems to environmental change	1

Effects of climate and acidic deposition on interannual variations of stream water chemistry in forested watersheds in the Shimanto River Basin, southern Japan	1
Long‐distance endozoochory of fleshy‐fruited trees by sika deer in Hokkaido, Japan	1
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Small farmlands can serve as open habitat for birds in subtropical cities of southern China	1
Crown structure and competitive interactions in mixed forests: Insights from an individual‐based model	1
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Harnessing the power of microbes for sustainable development: Climate change mitigation and sustainable food security	1
Genetic diversity and population history of the Japanese black bear ( Ursus thibetanus japonicus ) based on the genome‐wide analyses	1
Life‐Cycle Plasticity Underlying the Survival of Glandirana rugosa Tadpoles in Intensively Managed Rice Fields	1
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BirdWingData : Wingspan and wing area data of birds compiled from multiple literature sources and original measurements	1
The Urban Trees of India ( UTI ): A Database of Trees in Built‐Up Areas of India	1
Utility of chloroplast DNA haplotype data for ecological restoration using Fagus crenata	1
Abundance and reproduction behavior data for waterbirds ( Anatidae , Rallidae ,	1
Interpopulation variation in leaf out phenology of Fagus crenata along topographic variation assoc	1
Space use of ungulate prey relative to lions is affected by prey species and predator behavior but not wind direction	1
Connectivity and short‐term flood interactively affect fish community composition in drainage ditches of paddy fields in an agricultural landscape	1
Variability in methane emissions from stems and buttress roots of Bruguiera gymnorrhiza trees in a subtropical mangrove forest	1
High plant diversity and characteristic plant community structure in broad‐leaved evergreen forests on Amami‐Oshima and Tokunoshima Islands, Japan's	1
Blue carbon stock in sediments of mangroves and seagrass ecosystems at Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia	1
Phylogeographic incongruence between two related Geranium species with divergent habitat preferenc	1
Applying Generalized Joint Attribute Modeling to Select Local Indicator Fish Species for River Management	1
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Investigating the use of deep learning models for land cover classification from street‐level imagery	1
Phytoremediating the air down under: Evaluating airborne particulate matter accumulation by 12 plant species in Australia	1
Aboveground biomass estimation of an old‐growth mangrove forest using airborne LiDAR in the Philippines	1
Measurement of Ungulate Palatability and Browsing Pressure on Japanese Flora	1
Transpiration and plant hydraulics of Abies veitchii under fluctuating environmental conditions in cool montane forest	1
CUSCO : A Tool for Curating Single‐Copy Orthologs and Extracting Marker Genes for Phylogenetic Tree Construction With Extra Samples	1
Construction of High‐Precision Genomic Assembled Sequences and Assessment of the Effect of Its Quality to Population Genetic Analysis of Endangered Okinawa Rail and Japanese Golden Eagle	1
Composition and temporal variation in the diet of intermediate horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus affinis , relative to insect abundance in a tropical rainforest	1
Spatial and seasonal variations in soil respiration in a subtropical forest in Okinawa, Japan	1
Soil carbon, nitrogen, and potassium regulate herbaceous community stability in the restoration phases of desertification land	1
Long‐term changes in stream water chemistry in small forested watersheds in the northern Kanto region	1
Preface: Listen to the voices of local beech forests: An ecological and evolutionary conception of beech under phylogenetic and environmental constraints	1
Effect of local‐ and landscape‐scale factors on the distribution of the spring‐dependent species Geothelphusa dehaani and larval A	1
Decrease in Effective Population Size After the Immigration of Asian Black Bears to Japan	1
Indirect Effects of Habitat Amount Mediated by Habitat Configuration Determine Bat Diversity in Peninsular Malaysia	1
Fine‐scale variation in the medium and large‐sized mammal assemblage composition in northeastern Amazon: Drivers of β‐diversity and species interactions	1
Detection of Heat and Drought Effects on the Photosynthetic Activity Using Solar‐Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence and a Photochemical Reflectance Index in a Cool‐Temperate Larch Forest in Japan	1