Ecological Research

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Review: A comprehensive overview of studies related to the ecology and genetics of Fagus crenata B	29
Long‐term fluctuations and mechanisms of seed production of riparian tree canopy species	28
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Sample selection disparity: Sampling only cobble overestimates the biomass of stream benthic algae	19
Species‐specific foraging behavior and diets of stream salmonids: An implication for negative impacts on native charr by nonnative trout in Japanese mountain streams	17
Ecological insights into the assembly of bifidobacterial communities in the infant gut	17
Seed dispersal of Zoysia japonica by sika deer: An example of the “foliage is the fruit” hypothesis	17
Potential persistence of high‐mountain lizards	15
Ecosystem transition due to deer overabundance: Insights from long‐term studies and future considerations	13
How substrate type and elevation drive woody communities and influence species ecological strategies in the Brazilian savanna at local scale	13
Longitudinal Variation in Dispersal Phenotypes of the Fat Minnow ( Rhynchocypris oxycephala jouyi ) in a Small Stream in Western Shikoku, Japan	12
Functional Trait Research in Brazilian Bryophytes: Advances, Biases, and Future Directions	12
Understanding community awareness of seagrass ecosystem services for their blue carbon conservation in marine protected areas: A case study of Karimunjawa National Park	12
Elements of the Structure of Macrophyte Metacommunities in Coastal Wetlands: Relationships With Limnological and Climatic Variables	12
The long‐term drive count and culling data of the sika deer ( Cervus nippon ) population introduced on Nakanoshima Island in Lake Toya, Hokkaido, Japan,	12
The contributions of primary sources to fauna and the trophic structure in tropical seagrass areas: A case study from Thai waters	11
Genetic diversity and population structure of Shorea macrophylla using genome‐wide single‐nucleotide polymorphisms and microsatellite markers in Indonesi	11
“Mining” the herbarium for hyperaccumulators: Discoveries of nickel and zinc (hyper)accumulation in the genus Noccaea	11
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Wild bee surveys across 60 years reveal remarkable reduction of bee abundance in urban green areas in northern Japan	10
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Relationship between walking movement and reproductive traits in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum	9
Mineralogical and Chemical Characterization of Clay Minerals in Albania for Sustainable Soil Management	8
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Influence of Neltuma flexuosa and rainfall event on the germination of Leptochloa crinita and	8

Applicability of the source–sink population concept to marine intertidal macro‐invertebrates with planktonic larval stages	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
Effects of different shading levels on the growth of Bornmuellera emarginata , a nickel hyperaccum	8
Four seasons of the phototrophic biofilms at the cave entrance zone of Petnica Cave	8
Phenotype‐dependent downstream dispersal under ordinary flow conditions in juvenile white‐spotted char	7
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Ant and termite collective behavior: Group‐level similarity arising from individual‐level diversity	7
Taxonomic and phylogenetic perspectives reveal the community assembly of different forest strata along an altitudinal gradient	7
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Exploratory individuals are bolder in Great Tit: Correlation between personality and antipredator behavior	7
Latitudinal Gradients of Species Richness in Marine Benthos: Insights From Japan's Tidal Flat Areas	7
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Bridging Ecology and Geosciences in Riverscapes: Implications for Process‐Based Restoration	6
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A new species of Odontarrhena ( Brassicaceae ) endemic to Greek	6
More effect of ephemeral plant species diversity on aboveground biomass than functional diversity and functional composition	6
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Differences in the Elemental Profiles of Two Obligate Ultramaficophytes From the Balkans: Balkana spergulifolia and Polygonum alba	6
Where do “process‐oriented” community ecologists go? In search of general laws that are just “good enough”	6
Evolutionary and ecological trends in the Neotropical cycad genus Dioon (Zamiaceae): An example of success of evolutionary stasis	6
Landscape effects on pollinator abundance differ among taxonomic groups	6
Effect of climate and flooding on the phenology of Attalea phalerata (Arecaceae) in a white‐water	6
Linking small mammal capture probability with understory structural complexity using a mobile laser scanning‐derived metric: A case study	6
Cutting propagation of Bornmuellera tymphaea , a nickel hyperaccumulator for use in agromining: Ef	6
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Spatiotemporal interactions between jaguars ( Panthera onca ) and their potential prey in Amazonia	6
Influence of Root‐Applied Glutathione on Nickel Uptake and Distribution in Brassica Roots	6
Seasonal patterns of sugar components and their functions in branches of Fagus crenata in association with three reproduction events	5
Forest monitoring data of 45 plots across the Japanese archipelago during 1980–2021	5
Can vermicomposting be used to process hyperaccumulator biomass in nickel agromining?	5
Estimating Distribution Range Shifts of the Japanese Alpine Butterfly Colias palaeno Induced by Historical Climate Fluctuations and the Crucial Role of I	5
The effects of functional differences in cultivar of Cryptomeria japonica on nutrient dynamics and soil invertebrates in a common garden	5
Dataset of the impacts of invasive alien species in Brazil	5
Adaptive Significance of Nickel Hyperaccumulation by Plants	5
Beyond Accuracy: Ecological Validity of Machine Learning Models for Assessing Vegetation Conservation Classes in South Korea	5
Physiological profiling of the soil microbe community using the EcoPlate and assessment of soil properties at 74 planted forest sites across Japan	5
Genetic Diversity in the Wrinkled Frog, Glandirana rugosa , Evaluated Using Microsatellite Markers Identified by Nanopore Sequencing	5
Conversion From Natural Broad‐Leaved Forest to Conifer Plantation Increases Relative Detritus Dependency of Aculeata Communities	5
Endemic Tree Flora of India: Diversity, Distribution and Drivers	5
Network structure indicators predict ecological robustness in food webs	4
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Diel and seasonal changes in gut contents of omnivorous–carnivorous macroinvertebrates in the Yura River, Japan	4
Cryptic Japanese maple species exhibit different drought tolerance, suggesting reproductive isolation	4
The impact of slope position on the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem multifunctionality in the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau subalpine meadows	4
Spatial modeling of road collisions of striped hyena ( Hyaena hyaena ) in Israel	4
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Functional Stability and the Limits of 16S ‐Based Inference in Serpentine Biocrusts	4
Volcanic ash in soil is a source of strontium in stream water in chert‐bedrock forests in Mount Amamaki, Japan	4
Utility of commercial high‐resolution satellite imagery for monitoring general flowering in Sarawak, Borneo	4

Nest Predation in the Canarian Houbara Bustard ( Chlamydotis undulata fuertaventurae ): An Experimental Study Using Artificial Nests	4
Disentangling biotic and abiotic factors influencing host–parasitoid interactions of butterflies, tachinid flies, and nematodes	4
Ontogenetic Shifts in Prey Selection by Flower‐Dwelling Spiders: Implications of Predation by Small Immatures on Floral Exploiters	4
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Reproductive ecology of free‐ranging striped hyena Hyaena hyaena in central Israel	4
Plant strategy of root system architecture and exudates for acquiring soil nutrients	4
Intraspecific variation in spruce seed palatability perceived by bank voles	3
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Eclipta thermalis , a previously common weed, threatened by the expansion of the exotic congener E. alba in Japanese rice padd	3
Announcement of the Ecological Research Paper Award 2025	3
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Leaf Litter Decomposition Along an Elevation Gradient Across Two Contrasting Forest Types: Implications for Future Climate Change	3
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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
Ecosystem responses and behaviors under changing pressure of air pollutants: Special article collection from the 10th International Conference on Acid Deposition “ ACID RAIN	3
Long‐term series of measurements of eggs and chicks of Caspian terns ( Hydroprogne caspia ) breedi	3
Changes in forest structure over 23 years under disturbances in a warm temperate rain forest on Yakushima Island, Japan	3
Correction for Data Papers Published Between 2011 and 2016	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
Pollinator predation stabilizes plant–pollinator mutualisms through the modification of pollinator behavior	3
Masting Events Deplete Carbon Storage in a Clonal Perennial Herb, Veratrum album subsp. Oxysepalum	3
Nickel hyperaccumulation in Orthion and Mayanaea (Violaceae) from Mesoamerica	3
Ecology with artificial intelligence and machine learning in Asia: A historical perspective and emerging trends	3
A meta‐analysis of native and non‐native Amur three‐lips ( Opsariichthys uncirostris uncirostris )	3
Designing cropping systems for nickel agromining on ultramafic land in Albania	3
Heritability of walnut seed size and the benefits of large seeds	3
Deforestation, emissions, and carbon sequestration potential of Merlimau mangrove forest: A landscape‐level analysis	3
Dominance of Picea glehnii in the Serpentine Forests of Hokkaido: Perspectives for an Ecological U	3
Stress response and phytoextraction potential of two Noccaea caerulescens populations in multicont	3
A Note on the Novel Passive Sampling in Environmental DNA ( eDNA ) Collection Technique to Detect	2
Species‐specific stoichiometric effects of leaf litter on algal growth, production, and cell quotas	2
Estimation of tributary–mainstem migration of freshwater fishes by Sr isotope analysis of otoliths	2
Abundance and reproduction behavior data for waterbirds ( Anatidae , Rallidae ,	2
There and there again: Hydrothermal vent communities at Mokuyo Seamount, 30 years apart	2
Growth of the invasive Navua sedge ( Cyperus aromaticus ) under competitive interaction with pastu	2
Partitioning of Major and Trace Elements in a Stand of the Nickel Hyperaccumulator Rinorea cf. bengalensis	2
Two‐stage soil core sampler to collect a less‐compressed core from forested areas	2
Carrying capacity for tree biomass of a subtropical mangrove along a river in Japan inferred from forest structural features	2
Temporal beta‐diversity patterns are highly dependent on fundamental parameters of neutral dynamics	2
Metal hyperaccumulation in the Indonesian flora	2
Soil type and precipitation level have a greater influence on fungal than bacterial diversity in serpentine and non‐serpentine biological soil crusts	2
Shrub Expansion Mediates the Relationship Between Alpine Meadow Biodiversity and Ecosystem Multifunctionality	2
Abundance and biomass of Bdelloid rotifers in the microbial mats from East Antarctica: The ecological relations between microscopic phototrophs and invertebrates	2
Intercolony and Intra‐Annual Variations in Isotopic Niche of Red‐Footed Boobies Sula sula in the Tropical Indian Ocean	2
Connectivity and short‐term flood interactively affect fish community composition in drainage ditches of paddy fields in an agricultural landscape	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
Local Adaptation and Edaphic Divergence Across Ultramafic and Non‐Ultramafic Soils: Insights From Artificially Controlled Experiments and Elemental Profiles	2
Trends Toward Earlier Breeding Related to Temperature in Early Spring‐Breeding Brown Frogs Revealed by Community Science Monitoring in Japan	2
Addressing Uncertainties in Climate–Ecosystem Feedbacks in the Arctic: Ten Priority Research Questions for Integrated Observation and Modeling	2
Announcement of the 23rd Ecological Research Paper Award	2
Effects of vegetation type and topography on vegetation restoration after pipeline construction in the Northern Shaanxi Loess Plateau, China	2
Slow Succession: A Comparison of the Saxicolous Lichens of a 50‐Year‐Old Abandoned Chromite Mine and a Nearby Undisturbed Ultramafic Outcrop	2
Effects of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers on Biomass Production and Nickel Yield in the Hyperaccumulator Bornmuellera emarginata Under Field Condition	2
Seasonal dynamics of floral composition and flower visitors in a subtropical alpine ecosystem in Taiwan	2
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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
Succession and Carbon Source Utilization of Fungi Associated With Hylocomium splendens on a Subalpine Forest Floor	2
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Effects of Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis bloom for the first time in 120 years on the dynamics of organ	2
MIG ‐seq2: Multiplexed Inter‐Simple Sequence Repeat Genotyping by Sequencing With Dual‐Unique Indices	2
Topographical gradient of the structure and diversity of a woody plant community in a seasonally dry tropical forest in northwestern Madagascar	2
Manganese Hyperaccumulation in the Genus Ilex : Discovery of New Hyperaccumulator Species and Elemental Accumulation Patterns	2
Element accumulation by the holoparasitic species Cuscuta planiflora from serpentines in Bulgaria	1
Measurement of Ungulate Palatability and Browsing Pressure on Japanese Flora	1
Analysis of fine root dynamics in forest ecosystems using artificial intelligence‐based image segmentation	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
Crown structure and competitive interactions in mixed forests: Insights from an individual‐based model	1
Aboveground biomass estimation of an old‐growth mangrove forest using airborne LiDAR in the Philippines	1
Fine‐scale variation in the medium and large‐sized mammal assemblage composition in northeastern Amazon: Drivers of β‐diversity and species interactions	1
Canopy cover instigating feces deposition on paved roads in urban areas	1
Effect of local‐ and landscape‐scale factors on the distribution of the spring‐dependent species Geothelphusa dehaani and larval A	1
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General and specific effects of foundation species on the structure of alpine‐fellfield communities in the Taisetsu Mountains, northern Japan	1
Interpopulation variation in leaf out phenology of Fagus crenata along topographic variation assoc	1
Soil carbon, nitrogen, and potassium regulate herbaceous community stability in the restoration phases of desertification land	1
Habitat selection by invaders: Avoiding natural habitats by the red‐whiskered bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus	1
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Applying Generalized Joint Attribute Modeling to Select Local Indicator Fish Species for River Management	1
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Using Autonomous Recording Units to Detect Variation in Cicada Calling Pattern Across Urbanized and Green Spaces	1
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Life‐Cycle Plasticity Underlying the Survival of Glandirana rugosa Tadpoles in Intensively Managed Rice Fields	1
Limited theoretical and empirical evidence that response diversity determines the resilience of ecosystems to environmental change	1
BirdWingData : Wingspan and wing area data of birds compiled from multiple literature sources and original measurements	1
Investigating the use of deep learning models for land cover classification from street‐level imagery	1
Long‐term changes in stream water chemistry in small forested watersheds in the northern Kanto region	1
Acknowledgements to Reviewers	1
Announcement of the Ecological Research Paper Award 2024	1
High plant diversity and characteristic plant community structure in broad‐leaved evergreen forests on Amami‐Oshima and Tokunoshima Islands, Japan's	1
Synchrotron Micro‐X‐Ray Fluorescence Elemental Imaging Reveals Zinc Distribution in the Hyperaccumulator Sedum plumbizincicola	1
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Seed bank and aboveground vegetation of Atlantic Forest re‐growing on mining tailings in Mariana: Highlighting diversity patterns of functional groups	1
Preface: Listen to the voices of local beech forests: An ecological and evolutionary conception of beech under phylogenetic and environmental constraints	1
Long‐distance endozoochory of fleshy‐fruited trees by sika deer in Hokkaido, Japan	1
Harnessing the power of microbes for sustainable development: Climate change mitigation and sustainable food security	1
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Phytoremediating the air down under: Evaluating airborne particulate matter accumulation by 12 plant species in Australia	1
Decrease in Effective Population Size After the Immigration of Asian Black Bears to Japan	1
CUSCO : A Tool for Curating Single‐Copy Orthologs and Extracting Marker Genes for Phylogenetic Tree Construction With Extra Samples	1
Blue carbon stock in sediments of mangroves and seagrass ecosystems at Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia	1
Composition and temporal variation in the diet of intermediate horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus affinis , relative to insect abundance in a tropical rainforest	1
Metal concentrations in invasive Ailanthus altissima vs native Fraxinus ornus on ultramafic soils: Evidenc	1
Utility of chloroplast DNA haplotype data for ecological restoration using Fagus crenata	1
Variability in methane emissions from stems and buttress roots of Bruguiera gymnorrhiza trees in a subtropical mangrove forest	1
Spatial and seasonal variations in soil respiration in a subtropical forest in Okinawa, Japan	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
Temporal Compensation Among Different Non‐Native Prey Sustains the Food Supply of an Intraguild Predator Threatening a Native Species	1
Space use of ungulate prey relative to lions is affected by prey species and predator behavior but not wind direction	1
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Transpiration and plant hydraulics of Abies veitchii under fluctuating environmental conditions in cool montane forest	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
Indirect Effects of Habitat Amount Mediated by Habitat Configuration Determine Bat Diversity in Peninsular Malaysia	1
The Urban Trees of India ( UTI ): A Database of Trees in Built‐Up Areas of India	1