Biodiversity and Conservation

Papers
(The median citation count of Biodiversity and Conservation is 3. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
ArticleCitations
An evaluation of freshwater monitoring programs in ILTER nodes and mountain national parks: identifying key variables to monitor global change effects168
A community-based conservation approach model. the case of argan grove biosphere reserve cooperatives. in the central western part of morocco126
The iconic Jubaea chilensis teeters on the edge of local extinction: a plea for enhanced conservation policies63
Conservation priorities for Indian biodiversity: spatiotemporal patterns, policy efficacy, and future outlook53
Richness and endemism patterns of Frullania Raddi reveal key areas for conservation of liverworts in Brazil51
Turning the threat of hybridization into an asset for conserving wild species by backcrossing47
Using the ecosystem services approach to link raptors with human well-being in the Southeast Pampas of Argentina44
Investigating an implementation gap: uncovering the potential of eDNA in combating illegal wildlife trade42
Integrating ecological and biogeographical tools for the identification of conservation areas in two Neotropical biogeographic provinces in Argentina based on phytophagous insects37
The Ninth Plenary of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES-9): sustainable use, values, and business (as usual)36
Conservation value of mediterranean traditional olive groves: a quantitative assessment of an ultimate refuge for threatened arable flora36
Low cross-taxon congruence and weak stand-age effects on biodiversity in Swedish oak forests34
Genomics outperforms genetics to manage mistakes in fisheries stocking of threatened species33
A review of threatened and poorly known samphires in Australia: their distribution, observed environmental threats and ecological responses31
Assessing ungulate response to conservation-oriented village relocations and their associated management practices in a tiger reserve in central India28
Patterns and process in pseudoaerial diatom communities: impact of local and regional factors in the Eastern Himalayan and Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot28
The importance of habitat and microclimate on the functional and guild structure of canopy-dwelling beetle communities in subantarctic forest27
Macroinvertebrate diversity patterns in a guano-rich temperate cave27
Disease-driven collapse of the native Kauaʻi avifauna and the rise of introduced bird species27
The effects of agroforestry and conventional banana plantations on multiple dimensions of butterfly diversity in the Atlantic Forest26
Time pattern variation of alien plant introductions in an insular biodiversity hotspot: the Balearic Islands as a case study for the Mediterranean region26
Dominance and identity of the dominant bee drive bee diversity on flowers26
Abandoned fields show higher insectivorous Bat species and functional diversity than forest fragments in a communal land area of the Eastern Cape, South Africa25
Valuing species-at-risk recovery: A discrete choice experiment on public willingness-to-pay for conservation in Québec, Canada25
Updated review of the conservation status of Nubian giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis) in Kenya25
Seasonal direct and indirect effects of local habitat and landscape factors on wild bees in agroecosytems25
Unveiling the impacts of forest loss on taxonomic and phylogenetic beta diversity of juvenile and adult tropical trees24
Eutrophication is better indicated by functional traits than taxonomic composition of macroinvertebrate assemblages in floodplain lakes24
Biodiversity data sharing platforms are vital for the management and prevention of biological invasions23
Integrating artificial intelligence in biodiversity conservation: bridging classical and modern approaches22
Asexuality and species invasion21
Agricultural landscape influences on the solitary bees and wasps that nest in ecological restoration sites21
The role of aftercare in plant translocation21
Agricultural heritage systems and agrobiodiversity21
Patterns of genetic variation in native and non-native populations of European catfish Silurus glanis across Europe20
Correction: Surveys that prioritize site number over time per site will result in better gastropod status assessments: a case study on the rediscovery of Big Black Rocksnail20
A soundscape approach for a short-term acoustic monitoring of a critically endangered Cuban frog20
Conservation beyond protected areas: what is known about amphibians in agroforests?19
Identifying high-priority conservation areas in the Atlantic forest: a multicriteria approach using water striders19
Identifying typical and early warning species by the combination of functional-based diagnostic species and dark diversity18
Increasingly uncommon common toads: multidecadal, ongoing abundance decline of a widespread amphibian despite volunteer conservation action18
Half century in biodiversity and conservation research in Nepal: a review18
Species distribution models for the conservation of a micro-endemic animal: the contribution of regional land cover18
Spatial analysis of deforestation in Indonesia in the period 1950–2017 and the role of protected areas18
Determining factors of endemic parrots’ large-scale occupancy: a study on climate and forest structure in the Amazon’s most at-risk region18
Rapid evaluation of habitat connectivity change to safeguard multispecies persistence in human-transformed landscapes17
Enhancing semi-aquatic species representativeness beyond protected areas: dragonflies in networks of conservation corridors17
Are the Sundarbans mangrove forest management policies adequate to conserve wildlife species?17
Retention harvesting experiments in plantations reveal the importance of dispersed retention for canopy beetle conservation in northern Japan17
Transformative potential of conservation actions17
The relationship between green roofs and urban biodiversity: a systematic review16
Potential individual and interactive effects of climate and land-cover changes on bats and implications for conservation planning: a case study in Vietnam16
Can road verges act as alternative habitats for meadow macrofungi?15
Drivers of diversity of arable plant communities in one of their european conservation hotspots15
Land use changes in globally important cultural forests. The case of two traditionally managed forests for non-wood forest products (NWFPs) in China and Japan15
Non-native Douglas fir promotes epigeal spider density, but has a mixed effect on functional diversity15
Retraction Note: Changes in management shape the spatial ecology of wild ponies in relation to habitat conservation15
Assessment of ecotone changes over the last six decades in two cultural landscapes: The case of the Prosecco Hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene UNESCO site and of the Olive Groves of the Slopes bet15
Assessing richness and endemism centers and conservation status of mosses in the Brazilian Atlantic forest15
European Union’s Natura 2000 network: an effective tool for nature conservation? The relic pine forests of the Franconian Jura14
Insect diversity in heterogeneous agro-environments of Central Europe14
Living alongside otters: examining human-otter interactions and attitudes towards otters in Central India for conservation in shared landscapes14
Amphibians and conservation breeding programmes: how do we determine who should be on the ark?14
Correction: Human highly modified landscapes restrict gene flow of the largest neotropical canid, the maned wolf14
Conservation of native tree species in the agroforest of rice-based agroecosystems will contribute to sustainable agriculture14
More than one way to count a cat: estimation of ocelot population density using frameworks for marked and unmarked species14
Can the extinction risk of Irish vascular plants be predicted using leaf traits?14
Transformative change – a complex, multifaceted challenge for humanity14
Beyond biophobia: positive appraisal of bats among German residents during the COVID-19 pandemic - with consequences for conservation intentions13
A comprehensive review on biodiversity information portals13
River benthic macroinvertebrates and environmental DNA metabarcoding: a scoping review of eDNA sampling, extraction, amplification and sequencing methods13
Correction: Prioritising natural heritage: evaluating distribution, threats, and conservation needs of species recovery targets in Vietnam13
Elevation range and contemporary climate determine the taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity of forest mammals13
Spatial and temporal segregation in dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) in the Cerrado of Central Brazil13
Challenges for coral restoration in Southwestern Atlantic reefs: guidelines for ethical and sustainable practices13
Human influence on the distribution of cacao: insights from remote sensing and biogeography13
A species-specific qPCR assay provides novel insight into range expansion of the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) by means of eDNA analysis13
Charismatic, but not attractive: bringing attention to the conservation of freshwater cetaceans13
Effects of abiotic and biotic factors on latitudinal diversity patterns of tree species in temperate forests13
Recovering connectivity through restoration corridors in a fragmented landscape in the magdalena river’s valley in Colombia12
“Traditional” use in a global world: unsustainable ethnozoological usage among Himalayan ethnic groups drives species to extinction12
Predicting tipping points of vegetation resilience as a response to precipitation: Implications for understanding impacts of climate change in India12
Role of rare species in benthic diatom communities: patterns, processes and networks12
First insular population of the critically endangered Cistus heterophyllus subsp. carthaginensis on Cabrera Archipelago National Park (Balearic Islands, Spain)12
Automatic recorders monitor wolves at rendezvous sites: do wolves adjust howling to live near humans?12
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Changes in management shape the spatial ecology of wild ponies in relation to habitat conservation12
Integrating habitat suitability modeling with gene flow improves delineation of landscape connections among African savanna elephants12
Research on ecological network identification in rare animal habitats based on the MaxEnt model and ant colony algorithm: a case study of Giant Panda National Park, China12
The importance of vertically stratified, multi-year sampling for understanding native bee assemblages in southeastern temperate deciduous forests12
Grassland strip width of transhumance drove roads as a key factor of ant biodiversity in agrarian landscapes of central Spain12
DNA barcode-based survey documents underestimated diversity and intricate phylogeographic patterns of aquatic Heteroptera in an endangered Balkan biodiversity hotspot: ancient Lake Skadar basin12
Avian indicators of land-sharing and land-sparing urban landscape configuration in European cities12
Considering plant functional connectivity in landscape conservation and restoration management12
Unstructured citizen science reduces the perception of butterfly local extinctions: the interplay between species traits and user effort12
Assessment of multiple model algorithms to predict earthworm geographic distribution range and biodiversity in Germany: implications for soil-monitoring and species-conservation needs12
Impact of landscape pattern evolution on plant alpha diversity12
Correction to: The impact of abandoned kaolin quarries on macromycetes (Fungi: Basidiomycota, Ascomycota), carabid beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae), and spider (Araneae) assemblages11
Correction to: Determining puma habitat suitability in the Eastern USA11
Comparisons of songbirds on sale across online and physical markets in Indonesia11
Guidelines for evaluating the conservation value of African cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) translocations11
Prospects and constraints in studying the biodiversity of agriculturally important microalgae and cyanobacteria and useful statistical tools11
Palms predict the distributions of birds in southwestern Amazonia and are potential surrogates for land-use planning by citizen scientists11
Undestroyed winter cover crop strips support wild bee abundance and diversity in intensive cropping systems11
The importance of fine-scale landscape characteristics for habitat selection in penguins11
Extreme predation of eggs and hatchlings for loggerhead turtles in eastern Indian Ocean11
Using genome-wide diversity and population structure to define management units in the cirio (Fouquieria columnaris), an emblematic tree of the Sonoran Desert11
Limits of cultural and traditional mechanisms in tropical forest conservation11
Forest loss and increased edge density reduce diversity and ecological functionality of dung beetle assemblages in the Tropical Atlantic Forest11
Sea level rise adaptation pushes an insular endemic rodent closer to extinction11
Trophy hunting is not one big thing11
General patterns of beavers’ selective foraging: how to evaluate the effects of a re-emerging driver of vegetation change along Central European small watercourses11
Current wildlife crime (Indian scenario): major challenges and prevention approaches11
Nine biomes and nine challenges for the conservation genetics of Neotropical species, the case of the vulnerable giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)10
Still viable despite criticism: complexities of evaluating the performance of ICDPs10
Occupancy and co-occurrence patterns of endemic mammals and introduced predators across a broad geographical gradient in eastern Australia10
Spatio-temporal variation in avian taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity and its relevance for conservation in a wetland ecosystem in Myanmar10
Impact of grasslands grazed by cattle on taxonomic and functional aspects of bird assemblages in floodplain wetlands of the Paraná River10
Spatially explicit estimates of global population potential for leopard (Panthera pardus)10
Grassland arthropod assemblages differ between a variety of neighbouring biotopes and small features in a timber production landscape10
Conservation and sustainable development of coastal species of horticultural importance: insights from genetic and environmental patterns at spatio-temporal scale10
Mixed responses of ant communities to the eradication of black rats and iceplants on a small Mediterranean island10
Updating knowledge of vegetation belts on a complex oceanic island after 20 years under the effect of climate change10
Analysing spatiotemporal patterns of snake occurrence in an Australian city to help manage human-wildlife conflict10
Understanding the prospects of human-wildlife coexistence: a conceptual framework10
Correction: Identifying remnant biodiversity hotspots in Southern Asia reveals disequilibrium in mammalian communities10
Emerging patterns of genetic diversity in the critically endangered Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni)10
Using joint species distribution modelling to predict distributions of seafloor taxa and identify vulnerable marine ecosystems in New Zealand waters10
A critical inventory of the mediterranean endemics in the egyptian flora10
Passive acoustic monitoring in difficult terrains: the case of the Principe Scops-Owl10
Changes in epiphytic lichen diversity along the urban-rural gradient before, during, and after the acid rain period10
Prioritising species for monitoring in a South African protected area and the Red List for plants10
Drivers of benthic invertebrate diversity in the protected Walpole-Nornalup Estuary, southwest Australia10
Landrace in situ (on-farm) conservation: European Union achievements10
Correction: Metabarcoding reveals that arboreal habitats contribute significantly to nematode diversity in different forest ecosystems10
Identification crisis: a fauna-wide estimate of biodiversity expertise shows massive decline in a Central European country10
Come back to stay: landscape connectivity analysis for the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) in the western Alps10
Historical context and drivers of forest cover change in Wayanad plateau: a key elephant landscape in India’s Western Ghats9
Amphibian strongholds: protected areas and the future of direct-developing frogs of the genus Ischnocnema in the Atlantic forest under climate change9
Regional assessment of diversity and distribution of native tree species in South Asia9
A review on the biodiversity and conservation of mangrove ecosystems in Indonesia9
Conservation by trans-border cooperation: population genetic structure and diversity of geoffroy’s bat (Myotis emarginatus) at its north-western european range edge9
Cross-taxon analysis in the highly threatened Mediterranean dunes reveals consistent diversity patterns in butterfly and plant communities9
Plant diversity conservation in an agricultural frontier in the Brazilian Cerrado9
Young farmers’ willingness to protect species at risk in Prince Edward Island9
Fishing and recording dead fish by citizen scientists contribute valuable data on south American ray-finned fish diversity9
Significant decline in habitat specialists in semi-dry grasslands over four decades9
Global species hotspots and COI barcoding cold spots of marine Gastropoda9
Legal deforestation can jeopardize plant diversity conservation in an agricultural frontier in the brazilian Cerrado: a spatial explicit contribution to Santana and Simon (2022)9
Spatial prioritisation of management zones in protected areas for the integration of multiple objectives9
New Australian frontier in freshwater fish invasion via Torres Strait Islands9
Taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity of ant communities in response to elevational gradients in the Qinling Mountains9
Publication trends and captive population dynamics: complementary insights for advancing conservation efforts of endangered Brazilian wild cats9
Koalas on Australian Islands9
Identifying priority areas using a multispecies approach for the conservation of marine megafauna species vulnerable to bycatch in commercial gillnet fisheries9
Compositional change in vascular plant diversity in the alpine mountainous region of Indian north-western Himalaya indicate effects of warming9
Conservation implications of livelihood activities of communities living adjacent protected areas: case study of the Mount Nlonako reserve in Cameroon9
Analysing the distribution of strictly protected areas toward the EU2030 target9
Studies on earthworm diversity with respect to soil properties in different land use systems in Koraput region of the Eastern Ghats, India9
Conservation of Latin America freshwater biodiversity: beyond political borders9
Distribution, endemism and conservation of Abatia - the American lineage of Salicaceae with opposite leaves8
Correction to: Elevational changes in canopy Collembola community composition are primarily driven by species turnover on Changbai Mountain, northeastern China8
Landscape matrix and substrate jointly shape the trait composition of true bug (Heteroptera) communities in drainage ditches8
Early signals of climate change impacts on alpine plant diversity in Indian Himalaya8
Hotspots in transition: Mediterranean amphibian diversity under different climate scenarios8
Correction to: The potential role of public gardens as sentinels of plant invasion8
Diversity, distribution and need of urgent conservation of endemic plants in Himalaya8
Biodiversity in residential gardens: a review of the evidence base8
Neglected predatory insects trigger potential Key Biodiversity Areas in threatened coastal habitats8
Conserving large mammals on small islands: A case study on one of the world’s most understudied pigs, the Togean islands babirusa8
Agrobiodiversity and agroecological practices in ‘jhumscape’ of the Eastern Himalayas: don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater8
Conserving Amazonian vascular epiphytes: evaluating protected areas and unveiling biodiversity through comprehensive species inventories8
Red List for British seaweeds: evaluating the IUCN methodology for non-standard marine organisms8
Beauty and the beast: multiple effects of wild boar rooting on butterfly microhabitat8
Fine-scale fern ecological responses inform on riparian forest habitat conservation status8
Risk of Asian hornet invasion in Mexico: a proposal for invasive species risk assessment from a spatial perspective8
Biodiversity associated with restored small-scale mussel habitats has restoration decision implications8
Saproxylic beetles respond to habitat variables at different spatial scales depending on variable type and species’ mobility: the need for multi-scale forest structure management8
Observed and dark diversity of plants’ life-forms are driven by climate and human impacts in a tropical dry forest8
Anthropogenic city noise affects the vocalizations of key forest birds8
Correction: Effective conservation and management of giraffe require adopting recent advances of their taxonomy8
How to promote spider diversity of heathlands: impact of management intensity8
Flight speed and time of day heavily influence rainforest canopy wildlife counts from drone-mounted thermal camera surveys8
Suitable habitats shifting toward human-dominated landscapes of Asian elephants in China8
Are novel ecosystems suitable habitats for native birds? Birds’ association with spontaneous vegetation patches in the argentinean pampas8
Comparison of methods for the automatic classification of forest habitat types in the Southern Alps—Application to ecological data from the French national forest inventory8
How threatened are orchids? A review of the state of play and identification of gaps and priorities8
Determining puma habitat suitability in the Eastern USA8
Factors driving human–elephant conflict: statistical assessment of vulnerability and implications for wildlife conflict management in Sri Lanka8
Correction: Innovation of argan (Argania spinosa (L.) Skeels) products and byproducts for sustainable development of rural communities in Morocco. A systematic literature review7
Correction to: Spectral behavior of vegetation in Harmony Point, Nelson Island, Antarctica7
Geographical divergence of species richness and local homogenization of plant assemblages due to climate change in grasslands7
Sex-specific responses to climate change in unisexual bryophytes7
Predicting the distribution of plant species from southern South America: are the hotspots of genetic diversity threatened by climate change?7
Correction to: The extreme rainfall gradient of the Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve and its impact on forest bird richness7
Human highly modified landscapes restrict gene flow of the largest neotropical canid, the maned wolf7
Threatened saproxylic beetle species in tree hollows react more sensitively to surrounding landscape composition in central European managed forests than total species richness7
How effective are ecological metrics in supporting conservation and management in degraded streams?7
Modeling responses of Brazilian Atlantic Forest mammals assemble to climate change7
Site fidelity of harbor seals in Casco Bay, ME, USA using facial recognition technology: a pilot study7
Climate change from an ectotherm perspective: evolutionary consequences and demographic change in amphibian and reptilian populations7
Are these islands isolated? Floristic diversity in inselberg habitats of the Caatinga, Northeastern Brazil7
Correction: Wild and domestic animals shape herbivory threats to endangered plants differently7
Projected biodiversity in the Hyrcanian Mountain Forest of Iran: an investigation based on two climate scenarios7
The local ecological knowledge of butterfly diversity is derived from utilitarian purposes in Southwest China’s biodiversity hotspot7
Antarctica is less isolated with increasing depth - evidence from pycnogonids7
The composition and phenology of butterflies are determined by their functional trait in Indian tropical dry forests7
Multiple facets of avian diversity in pine forests along an urban-agricultural gradient7
Assessing Brazilian turtles’ vulnerability BY USING species distribution models AND dispersal constraints7
Correction to: Historical reconstruction of sturgeon (Acipenser spp.) spatiotemporal distribution and causes for their decline in North-Western Europe7
Land and deep-sea mining: the challenges of comparing biodiversity impacts7
Influence of microhabitats on the bryophyte community in a coastal subtropical forest7
Detecting spider monkeys from the sky using a high-definition RGB camera: a rapid-assessment survey method?7
Reimagining the wilderness ethic to include “people and nature”7
Are threatened seabird colonies of the pacific ocean genetically vulnerable? The case of the red-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon rubricauda, as a model species7
Long term benthic survey demonstrates a shift in the composition of benthic reef communities at shallow sites in Roatán, Honduras7
Effect of outdoor recreation on forest phytocenosis7
Standardized transect walks outperform pan traps in assessing wild bee community in a Mediterranean protected area (Asinara National Park, Italy)7
Marine genetic resources as common heritage of mankind under the BBNJ Agreement; the international community toward a pragmatic benefit-sharing approach?7
Factors affecting the availability of data on East African wildlife: the monitoring needs of conservationists are not being met7
Patterns of extinction across Hawaiian Lepidoptera offer lessons from a diverse, neglected, and vulnerable endemic fauna7
Rock climbing affects cliff-plant communities by reducing species diversity and altering species coexistence patterns7
Fungal diversity in wood of living trees is higher in oak than in beech, maple or linden, and is affected by tree size and climate6
Changes in land cover and bird community composition in a Dutch coastal Dune landscape – a two-decade analysis6
Efficacy of species distribution models (SDMs) for ecological realms to ascertain biological conservation and practices6
Including biological diversity in natural capital accounts for marine biodiversity conservation and human well-being6
Negative impact of deforestation and mammal defaunation on dung beetle diversity and biomass: a landscape–scale approach6
Remnant habitat patches provide high value for a wide range of insect species in a timber plantation mosaic6
Towards invasion ecology for subterranean ecosystems6
Characterization and differentiation of sublittoral sandbanks in the southeastern North Sea6
Rethinking agro-biodiversity conservation: livestock science and policy relationship in India6
Mini Safe Havens for population recovery and reintroductions ‘beyond-the-fence’6
Wild and domestic animals shape herbivory threats to endangered plants differently6
Spatial patterns and drivers of benthic community structure on the northern Adriatic biogenic reefs6
Relation between honey bee abundance and wild bee communities in Moroccan agro-ecosystems6
Temporal changes in the taxonomic and functional structure of bryophyte assemblages warn about the conservation status of biological refuges6
Niche shift in invasive species: is it a case of “home away from home” or finding a “new home”?6
Rapid climate shifts and cenozoic river barriers constrain Bengal slow loris (Nycticebus bengalensis) into narrow extent in South and Southeast Asia6
Meta-analysis of spatial genetic patterns among European saproxylic beetles6
Nature abhors a vacuum: invasive themes and other outputs from the tenth plenary of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES-10)6
Plant community and climate differ between former islands and submerged hills by proglacial lake Ojibway in eastern boreal Canada6
Projecting climate change impacts on the distribution of the most captured tuna species on Atlantic waters6
Commentary to biodiversity and conservation Upgrading Birgus: lessons for invertebrate conservation6
Bird and hoverfly communities are impacted by vegetation heterogeneity in wood-pastures in the Swiss Jura6
Initiatives for biodiversity conservation and utilization in crop protection: A strategy for sustainable crop production6
Stoneflies in the genus Lednia (Plecoptera: Nemouridae): sentinels of climate change impacts on mountain stream biodiversity6
Identifying factors across multiple scales that impact bat activity and species richness along roads in a fragmented landscape6
Effect of local climate anomalies on giraffe survival6
A global summary of local residents’ perceptions of benefits and problems of protected areas6
Variation in dispersal traits and geography predict loss of ranges due to climate change in cold-adapted amphibians6
Rodents of the Afar Triangle (Ethiopia): geographical isolation causes high level of endemism6
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