Biodiversity and Conservation

Papers
(The TQCC of Biodiversity and Conservation is 6. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
An evaluation of freshwater monitoring programs in ILTER nodes and mountain national parks: identifying key variables to monitor global change effects158
A community-based conservation approach model. the case of argan grove biosphere reserve cooperatives. in the central western part of morocco79
The iconic Jubaea chilensis teeters on the edge of local extinction: a plea for enhanced conservation policies66
The Ninth Plenary of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES-9): sustainable use, values, and business (as usual)64
Turning the threat of hybridization into an asset for conserving wild species by backcrossing64
Integrating ecological and biogeographical tools for the identification of conservation areas in two Neotropical biogeographic provinces in Argentina based on phytophagous insects60
Correction: Functional redundancy in invertebrate pollinator-predator networks supports conservation of a threatened North American orchid: a case study of Platanthera integrilabia54
Investigating an implementation gap: uncovering the potential of eDNA in combating illegal wildlife trade46
Low cross-taxon congruence and weak stand-age effects on biodiversity in Swedish oak forests43
Seasonal direct and indirect effects of local habitat and landscape factors on wild bees in agroecosytems40
A review of threatened and poorly known samphires in Australia: their distribution, observed environmental threats and ecological responses38
Time pattern variation of alien plant introductions in an insular biodiversity hotspot: the Balearic Islands as a case study for the Mediterranean region38
Macroinvertebrate diversity patterns in a guano-rich temperate cave36
Updated review of the conservation status of Nubian giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis) in Kenya36
Unveiling the impacts of forest loss on taxonomic and phylogenetic beta diversity of juvenile and adult tropical trees35
Integrating artificial intelligence in biodiversity conservation: bridging classical and modern approaches32
Evaluating the resilience and implementation challenges of South Africa’s biodiversity policies and programmes the in the face of climate change threats31
Assessing ungulate response to conservation-oriented village relocations and their associated management practices in a tiger reserve in central India29
Valuing species-at-risk recovery: A discrete choice experiment on public willingness-to-pay for conservation in Québec, Canada28
Conservation priorities for Indian biodiversity: spatiotemporal patterns, policy efficacy, and future outlook28
Habitat suitability modelling and environmental drivers of Malagasy fruit bats (Pteropodidae)26
Patterns and process in pseudoaerial diatom communities: impact of local and regional factors in the Eastern Himalayan and Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot26
Asexuality and species invasion26
Disease-driven collapse of the native Kauaʻi avifauna and the rise of introduced bird species25
Uncovering hidden biodiversity through the role of soil seed banks in conserving arid wadis24
Agricultural heritage systems and agrobiodiversity24
Agricultural landscape influences on the solitary bees and wasps that nest in ecological restoration sites23
Eutrophication is better indicated by functional traits than taxonomic composition of macroinvertebrate assemblages in floodplain lakes22
Abandoned fields show higher insectivorous Bat species and functional diversity than forest fragments in a communal land area of the Eastern Cape, South Africa22
The importance of habitat and microclimate on the functional and guild structure of canopy-dwelling beetle communities in subantarctic forest22
Biodiversity data sharing platforms are vital for the management and prevention of biological invasions22
The role of aftercare in plant translocation22
Dominance and identity of the dominant bee drive bee diversity on flowers21
The effects of agroforestry and conventional banana plantations on multiple dimensions of butterfly diversity in the Atlantic Forest21
Conservation value of mediterranean traditional olive groves: a quantitative assessment of an ultimate refuge for threatened arable flora20
A soundscape approach for a short-term acoustic monitoring of a critically endangered Cuban frog19
Transformative potential of conservation actions19
Richness and endemism patterns of Frullania Raddi reveal key areas for conservation of liverworts in Brazil19
Rapid evaluation of habitat connectivity change to safeguard multispecies persistence in human-transformed landscapes19
Are the Sundarbans mangrove forest management policies adequate to conserve wildlife species?18
Potential individual and interactive effects of climate and land-cover changes on bats and implications for conservation planning: a case study in Vietnam18
Retention harvesting experiments in plantations reveal the importance of dispersed retention for canopy beetle conservation in northern Japan18
Persistence of medium- and large-sized mammals in an oil palm-dominated landscape of Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo18
Conservation beyond protected areas: what is known about amphibians in agroforests?18
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
Determining factors of endemic parrots’ large-scale occupancy: a study on climate and forest structure in the Amazon’s most at-risk region18
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 Rocksnail17
Enhancing semi-aquatic species representativeness beyond protected areas: dragonflies in networks of conservation corridors17
Zooplankton response to eutrophication in multiple aquatic habitats using remote sensing approach17
Increasingly uncommon common toads: multidecadal, ongoing abundance decline of a widespread amphibian despite volunteer conservation action16
Spatial analysis of deforestation in Indonesia in the period 1950–2017 and the role of protected areas16
Bat diversity and conservation issues in an unexplored forest of the Littoral region of Cameroon (West Central Africa): a morphological and molecular approach16
The relationship between green roofs and urban biodiversity: a systematic review16
Identifying typical and early warning species by the combination of functional-based diagnostic species and dark diversity16
Land use changes in globally important cultural forests. The case of two traditionally managed forests for non-wood forest products (NWFPs) in China and Japan16
On the road from deserts to forests: spatiotemporal modelling of owl road mortality in Israel16
Patterns of genetic variation in native and non-native populations of European catfish Silurus glanis across Europe16
Identifying high-priority conservation areas in the Atlantic forest: a multicriteria approach using water striders16
Charismatic, but not attractive: bringing attention to the conservation of freshwater cetaceans16
Correction: Prioritising natural heritage: evaluating distribution, threats, and conservation needs of species recovery targets in Vietnam15
Can road verges act as alternative habitats for meadow macrofungi?15
European Union’s Natura 2000 network: an effective tool for nature conservation? The relic pine forests of the Franconian Jura15
Correction: Human highly modified landscapes restrict gene flow of the largest neotropical canid, the maned wolf15
More than one way to count a cat: estimation of ocelot population density using frameworks for marked and unmarked species15
Can the extinction risk of Irish vascular plants be predicted using leaf traits?15
Non-native Douglas fir promotes epigeal spider density, but has a mixed effect on functional diversity15
Human influence on the distribution of cacao: insights from remote sensing and biogeography15
Assessing richness and endemism centers and conservation status of mosses in the Brazilian Atlantic forest15
Molecular marker based assessment of wheat biodiversity for conservation and sustainable breeding15
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 bet14
Gardens and agroecological farms are important land uses for pollinators in a tropical urban environment14
Spatial and temporal segregation in dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) in the Cerrado of Central Brazil14
Living alongside otters: examining human-otter interactions and attitudes towards otters in Central India for conservation in shared landscapes14
Retraction Note: Changes in management shape the spatial ecology of wild ponies in relation to habitat conservation14
Amphibians and conservation breeding programmes: how do we determine who should be on the ark?14
Insect diversity in heterogeneous agro-environments of Central Europe14
Hybridization, ecological niche, and conservation of the threatened endemic species Limonium estevei: an integrated approach in the genus Limonium14
Conservation genomics of the fringed orchids (Platanthera) in the Eastern US – species boundaries and genetic structure across landscapes14
Conservation of native tree species in the agroforest of rice-based agroecosystems will contribute to sustainable agriculture13
Challenges for coral restoration in Southwestern Atlantic reefs: guidelines for ethical and sustainable practices13
Effects of abiotic and biotic factors on latitudinal diversity patterns of tree species in temperate forests13
Grassland strip width of transhumance drove roads as a key factor of ant biodiversity in agrarian landscapes of central Spain13
Elevation range and contemporary climate determine the taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity of forest mammals13
Transformative change – a complex, multifaceted challenge for humanity13
Drivers of diversity of arable plant communities in one of their european conservation hotspots13
River benthic macroinvertebrates and environmental DNA metabarcoding: a scoping review of eDNA sampling, extraction, amplification and sequencing methods13
Beyond biophobia: positive appraisal of bats among German residents during the COVID-19 pandemic - with consequences for conservation intentions13
Value of open areas to preserve euglossine bees in slash-and-burn agriculture landscapes of the Mayan forest13
The importance of vertically stratified, multi-year sampling for understanding native bee assemblages in southeastern temperate deciduous forests13
Forest loss and increased edge density reduce diversity and ecological functionality of dung beetle assemblages in the Tropical Atlantic Forest12
DNA barcode-based survey documents underestimated diversity and intricate phylogeographic patterns of aquatic Heteroptera in an endangered Balkan biodiversity hotspot: ancient Lake Skadar basin12
Diversity and seasonal dynamics of parasitoid communities sustaining biocontrol of citrus leafminer moth Phyllocnistis citrella12
Impact of landscape pattern evolution on plant alpha diversity12
Linking environmental uniqueness, local physicochemical variables, and human disturbance to zooplankton functional uniqueness in tropical ponds and streams12
Integrating habitat suitability modeling with gene flow improves delineation of landscape connections among African savanna elephants12
Recovering connectivity through restoration corridors in a fragmented landscape in the magdalena river’s valley in Colombia12
Effects of headwater wetland restoration on the demography, fecundity and ecology of the U.S. federally threatened white fringeless orchid (Platanthera integrilabia) in the Cumberland Plateau of Kentu12
Using nighttime remote sensing and maxent model to assess the impact of Russian-Ukrainian war on vertebrate biodiversity conservation value in five regions12
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
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Changes in management shape the spatial ecology of wild ponies in relation to habitat conservation12
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
Avian indicators of land-sharing and land-sparing urban landscape configuration in European cities12
Differing abundance changes in birds and butterflies in boreal agricultural landscapes12
Climate change drives short- and medium-term shifts in reptile distribution in chile’s mediterranean region: are protected areas acting as biodiversity refuges?12
“Traditional” use in a global world: unsustainable ethnozoological usage among Himalayan ethnic groups drives species to extinction12
First insular population of the critically endangered Cistus heterophyllus subsp. carthaginensis on Cabrera Archipelago National Park (Balearic Islands, Spain)12
Predicting tipping points of vegetation resilience as a response to precipitation: Implications for understanding impacts of climate change in India12
Correction to: The potential effects of climate change on medicinal plants from the Brazilian Cerrado in South America12
Role of rare species in benthic diatom communities: patterns, processes and networks12
Automatic recorders monitor wolves at rendezvous sites: do wolves adjust howling to live near humans?12
Comparisons of songbirds on sale across online and physical markets in Indonesia11
Global Leptocheliidae diversity: environmental drivers and richness hotspots11
Guidelines for evaluating the conservation value of African cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) translocations11
Using joint species distribution modelling to predict distributions of seafloor taxa and identify vulnerable marine ecosystems in New Zealand waters11
Sea level rise adaptation pushes an insular endemic rodent closer to extinction11
A critical inventory of the mediterranean endemics in the egyptian flora11
Spatially explicit estimates of global population potential for leopard (Panthera pardus)11
Current wildlife crime (Indian scenario): major challenges and prevention approaches11
Extreme predation of eggs and hatchlings for loggerhead turtles in eastern Indian Ocean11
Trophy hunting is not one big thing11
Grassland arthropod assemblages differ between a variety of neighbouring biotopes and small features in a timber production landscape11
Correction: Identifying remnant biodiversity hotspots in Southern Asia reveals disequilibrium in mammalian communities10
General patterns of beavers’ selective foraging: how to evaluate the effects of a re-emerging driver of vegetation change along Central European small watercourses10
Undestroyed winter cover crop strips support wild bee abundance and diversity in intensive cropping systems10
Impact of grasslands grazed by cattle on taxonomic and functional aspects of bird assemblages in floodplain wetlands of the Paraná River10
Correction to: Determining puma habitat suitability in the Eastern USA10
Palms predict the distributions of birds in southwestern Amazonia and are potential surrogates for land-use planning by citizen scientists10
Koalas on Australian Islands10
Understanding the prospects of human-wildlife coexistence: a conceptual framework10
Spatio-temporal variation in avian taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity and its relevance for conservation in a wetland ecosystem in Myanmar10
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
Limits of cultural and traditional mechanisms in tropical forest conservation10
Spatial phylogenetics and biocultural conservation of medicinal plants in ethnic minority communities of china: implications for environmental sustainability10
Come back to stay: landscape connectivity analysis for the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) in the western Alps10
Passive acoustic monitoring in difficult terrains: the case of the Principe Scops-Owl10
Still viable despite criticism: complexities of evaluating the performance of ICDPs10
Prioritising species for monitoring in a South African protected area and the Red List for plants10
Analysing spatiotemporal patterns of snake occurrence in an Australian city to help manage human-wildlife conflict10
Using genome-wide diversity and population structure to define management units in the cirio (Fouquieria columnaris), an emblematic tree of the Sonoran Desert10
Characterization of the morphological and ecological characteristics of the endemic Phlomis chimerae Boissieu, in Antalya, Türkiye10
The importance of fine-scale landscape characteristics for habitat selection in penguins10
Correction to: The impact of abandoned kaolin quarries on macromycetes (Fungi: Basidiomycota, Ascomycota), carabid beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae), and spider (Araneae) assemblages10
Conservation and sustainable development of coastal species of horticultural importance: insights from genetic and environmental patterns at spatio-temporal scale10
Drivers of benthic invertebrate diversity in the protected Walpole-Nornalup Estuary, southwest Australia10
Mixed responses of ant communities to the eradication of black rats and iceplants on a small Mediterranean island10
Changes in epiphytic lichen diversity along the urban-rural gradient before, during, and after the acid rain period10
Landrace in situ (on-farm) conservation: European Union achievements9
Emerging patterns of genetic diversity in the critically endangered Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni)9
DNA barcoding reveals taxonomic uncertainties and cryptic lineages of fish from the Mearim River basin, Maranhão, Brazil9
Updating knowledge of vegetation belts on a complex oceanic island after 20 years under the effect of climate change9
Taxonomic, geographic, and phylogenetic patterns in the conservation status of the squamate reptiles (Reptilia: Squamata) of Colombia9
Identifying priority areas using a multispecies approach for the conservation of marine megafauna species vulnerable to bycatch in commercial gillnet fisheries9
Computer vision-based population monitoring of immobile synchronous firefly swarms9
Wind energy infrastructures drive habitat loss and fragmentation for threatened Orthoptera: spatial planning needed in developed landscapes9
Regional assessment of diversity and distribution of native tree species in South Asia9
Amphibian strongholds: protected areas and the future of direct-developing frogs of the genus Ischnocnema in the Atlantic forest under climate change9
Nine biomes and nine challenges for the conservation genetics of Neotropical species, the case of the vulnerable giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)9
Significant decline in habitat specialists in semi-dry grasslands over four decades9
Viral yet vulnerable: the double-edged impact of social media on primate conservation9
How to promote spider diversity of heathlands: impact of management intensity8
Young farmers’ willingness to protect species at risk in Prince Edward Island8
Historical context and drivers of forest cover change in Wayanad plateau: a key elephant landscape in India’s Western Ghats8
Factors driving human–elephant conflict: statistical assessment of vulnerability and implications for wildlife conflict management in Sri Lanka8
Studies on earthworm diversity with respect to soil properties in different land use systems in Koraput region of the Eastern Ghats, India8
Biodiversity in residential gardens: a review of the evidence base8
Global species hotspots and COI barcoding cold spots of marine Gastropoda8
Red List for British seaweeds: evaluating the IUCN methodology for non-standard marine organisms8
Cross-taxon analysis in the highly threatened Mediterranean dunes reveals consistent diversity patterns in butterfly and plant communities8
Legal deforestation can jeopardize plant diversity conservation in an agricultural frontier in the brazilian Cerrado: a spatial explicit contribution to Santana and Simon (2022)8
Publication trends and captive population dynamics: complementary insights for advancing conservation efforts of endangered Brazilian wild cats8
Beauty and the beast: multiple effects of wild boar rooting on butterfly microhabitat8
Early signals of climate change impacts on alpine plant diversity in Indian Himalaya8
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
Taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity of ant communities in response to elevational gradients in the Qinling Mountains8
Climate drove taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic bird diversity in an elevational gradient in eastern Brazil8
Hotspots in transition: Mediterranean amphibian diversity under different climate scenarios8
New Australian frontier in freshwater fish invasion via Torres Strait Islands8
Lichen communities on understory rowans (Sorbus aucuparia) in managed, urban, and old-growth forests in southern Finland8
Compositional change in vascular plant diversity in the alpine mountainous region of Indian north-western Himalaya indicate effects of warming8
Conservation implications of livelihood activities of communities living adjacent protected areas: case study of the Mount Nlonako reserve in Cameroon8
Landscape matrix and substrate jointly shape the trait composition of true bug (Heteroptera) communities in drainage ditches8
Restoration legacy, landscape context and elevation shape frugivory in a tropical landscape8
Flight speed and time of day heavily influence rainforest canopy wildlife counts from drone-mounted thermal camera surveys8
Diversity, distribution and need of urgent conservation of endemic plants in Himalaya8
Analysing the distribution of strictly protected areas toward the EU2030 target8
Endemism patterns in South American lizards and their application in the identification of priority areas for conservation8
Suitable habitats shifting toward human-dominated landscapes of Asian elephants in China8
Fishing and recording dead fish by citizen scientists contribute valuable data on south American ray-finned fish diversity8
A review on the biodiversity and conservation of mangrove ecosystems in Indonesia8
Correction to: Elevational changes in canopy Collembola community composition are primarily driven by species turnover on Changbai Mountain, northeastern China7
Biodiversity associated with restored small-scale mussel habitats has restoration decision implications7
How threatened are orchids? A review of the state of play and identification of gaps and priorities7
Comparison of methods for the automatic classification of forest habitat types in the Southern Alps—Application to ecological data from the French national forest inventory7
Are these islands isolated? Floristic diversity in inselberg habitats of the Caatinga, Northeastern Brazil7
Threatened saproxylic beetle species in tree hollows react more sensitively to surrounding landscape composition in central European managed forests than total species richness7
Influence of microhabitats on the bryophyte community in a coastal subtropical forest7
Optimal placement of wildlife crossing structures along roads in an open natural ecosystem7
The local ecological knowledge of butterfly diversity is derived from utilitarian purposes in Southwest China’s biodiversity hotspot7
A participatory spatial risk assessment of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) with indigenous rangers in northern Australia7
Correction: Innovation of argan (Argania spinosa (L.) Skeels) products and byproducts for sustainable development of rural communities in Morocco. A systematic literature review7
Risk of Asian hornet invasion in Mexico: a proposal for invasive species risk assessment from a spatial perspective7
Conserving Amazonian vascular epiphytes: evaluating protected areas and unveiling biodiversity through comprehensive species inventories7
Determining puma habitat suitability in the Eastern USA7
Conserving large mammals on small islands: A case study on one of the world’s most understudied pigs, the Togean islands babirusa7
Rock climbing affects cliff-plant communities by reducing species diversity and altering species coexistence patterns7
Standardized transect walks outperform pan traps in assessing wild bee community in a Mediterranean protected area (Asinara National Park, Italy)7
Patterns of extinction across Hawaiian Lepidoptera offer lessons from a diverse, neglected, and vulnerable endemic fauna7
Correction: Wild and domestic animals shape herbivory threats to endangered plants differently7
Rivers run through it – exploring drivers of aquatic macrozoobenthic diversity in an inner alpine dry valley7
Fine-scale fern ecological responses inform on riparian forest habitat conservation status7
Sex-specific responses to climate change in unisexual bryophytes7
The structure of intertidal kelp forests and their associated assemblages along the north-east coast of the United Kingdom7
Neglected predatory insects trigger potential Key Biodiversity Areas in threatened coastal habitats7
Distribution, endemism and conservation of Abatia - the American lineage of Salicaceae with opposite leaves7
Observed and dark diversity of plants’ life-forms are driven by climate and human impacts in a tropical dry forest7
Anthropogenic city noise affects the vocalizations of key forest birds7
Antarctica is less isolated with increasing depth - evidence from pycnogonids7
Projected biodiversity in the Hyrcanian Mountain Forest of Iran: an investigation based on two climate scenarios7
Land and deep-sea mining: the challenges of comparing biodiversity impacts7
Reimagining the wilderness ethic to include “people and nature”7
Smallholders farmers defying global genetic erosion: documenting 60 years of peanut landrace conservation in a South American diversity center7
Comparative density estimates of South Africa’s forest birds: integrating distance sampling, fixed radius counts, and trait-based predictive models7
Agrobiodiversity and agroecological practices in ‘jhumscape’ of the Eastern Himalayas: don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater7
Effect of outdoor recreation on forest phytocenosis7
Multifaceted diversity-area relationships in avian assemblages: insights from naturally fragmented Southern Mistbelt Forests7
Correction: Effective conservation and management of giraffe require adopting recent advances of their taxonomy7
Our vision for Biodiversity and conservation in a changing world6
Rethinking agro-biodiversity conservation: livestock science and policy relationship in India6
Prioritizing Colombian plant genetic resources for investment in research using indicators about the geographic origin, vulnerability status, economic benefits, and food security importance6
Efficacy of species distribution models (SDMs) for ecological realms to ascertain biological conservation and practices6
Conservation management in the context of unidentified and unmitigated threatening processes6
How effective are ecological metrics in supporting conservation and management in degraded streams?6
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
Towards invasion ecology for subterranean ecosystems6
Plant community and climate differ between former islands and submerged hills by proglacial lake Ojibway in eastern boreal Canada6
Marine genetic resources as common heritage of mankind under the BBNJ Agreement; the international community toward a pragmatic benefit-sharing approach?6
Remnant habitat patches provide high value for a wide range of insect species in a timber plantation mosaic6
Modeling responses of Brazilian Atlantic Forest mammals assemble to climate change6
Factors affecting the availability of data on East African wildlife: the monitoring needs of conservationists are not being met6
Motorways, drought and wildfire: do they shape trajectories of arboreal mammal populations in eastern Australia?6
Why didn’t the caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) cross the winter road? The effect of industrial traffic on the road-crossing decisions of caribou6
Characterization and differentiation of sublittoral sandbanks in the southeastern North Sea6
Cosmopolitan conservation: the multi-scalar contributions of urban green infrastructure to biodiversity protection6
Initiatives for biodiversity conservation and utilization in crop protection: A strategy for sustainable crop production6
The importance of accurate visual representation of species in scientific articles: insights from asian hornets6
Benthic habitats of Western mediterranean seamounts: Spatial modelling and environmental drivers6
Bird and hoverfly communities are impacted by vegetation heterogeneity in wood-pastures in the Swiss Jura6
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