Ecological Applications

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Support for an area–heterogeneity tradeoff for biodiversity in croplands	67
Can the impact of canopy trees on soil and understory be altered using litter additions?	63
Novel associations among insect herbivores and trees: Patterns of occurrence and damage on pines and eucalypts	58
Mega‐disturbances cause rapid decline of mature conifer forest habitat in California	56
Alien insect dispersal mediated by the global movement of commodities	52
Evidence to inform spatiotemporal management of a western Pacific Ocean tuna purse seine fishery	51
Landscape composition drives winter bird assemblages in agriculture–savanna mosaics of western India	47
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Multidecadal vegetation transformations of a New Mexico ponderosa pine landscape after severe fires and aerial seeding	45
Joint species distribution modeling reveals a changing prey landscape for North Pacific right whales on the Bering shelf	45
Food‐web dynamics of a floodplain mosaic overshadow the effects of engineered logjams for Pacific salmon and steelhead	39
Functional diversity of ground beetles improved aphid control but did not increase crop yields on European farms	39
The effect of mechanical canopy reduction on big sagebrush plant communities	38
Combining co‐introduction with patch‐size optimization as a novel strategy to maximize seagrass restoration	38
Invasive blackberry outcompetes the endemic Galapagos tree daisy Scalesiapedunculata	36
Mowing increased community stability in semiarid grasslands more than either fencing or grazing	36
Diverging restoration pathways for overstory and understory communities in a Mediterranean‐climate riparian ecosystem	34
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Parasites indicate trophic complexity and faunal succession in restored oyster reefs over a 22‐year period	32
Biotic resistance across a nutrient gradient in experimental wetland mesocosms	32
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Predicting vulnerability of forest patches to invasion by non‐native plants for landscape scale management	31

Using social‐ecological models to explore stream connectivity outcomes for stakeholders and Yellowstone cutthroat trout	31
Ecological success of no‐take marine protected areas: Using population dynamics theory to inform a global meta‐analysis	30
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Biodiversity effects on seedling growth are modified by light environment across functional groups	29
Conserving ecosystem integrity: Ecological theory as a guide for marine protected area monitoring	29
Tree diversity across the Minneapolis‐St. Paul Metropolitan Area in relation to climate and social vulnerability	28
Flowering time advances since the 1970s in a sagebrush steppe community: Implications for management and restoration	28
Variation in flower morphology associated with higher bee diversity in urban green spaces	28
Predation thresholds for reintroduction of native avifauna following suppression of invasive Brown Treesnakes on Guam	28
Vegetation complexity and nesting resource availability predict bee diversity and functional traits in community gardens	28
Aspen impedes wildfire spread in southwestern United States landscapes	28
Historical ecology identifies long‐term rewilding strategy for conservingMediterranean mountain forests in southItaly	27
Counting the Capital's cats: Estimating drivers of abundance of free‐roaming cats with a novel hierarchical model	27
Making outdoor field experiences more inclusive for the LGBTQ+ community	27
Urban runoff and stream channel incision interact to influence riparian soils and understory vegetation	27
Lakeshore residential development as a driver of aquatic habitat and littoral fish communities: A cross‐system study	27
Indigenous‐led conservation: Pathways to recovery for the nearly extirpatedKlinse‐Zamountain caribou	27
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Global dynamics of functional composition in CITES‐traded reptiles	26
When a pest is not a pest: Birds indirectly increase defoliation but have no effect on yield of soybean crops	26
Fragmented landscapes affect honey bee colony strength at diverse spatial scales in agroecological landscapes in Kenya	26
Terrestrial land use signals on groundwater fauna beyond current protection buffers	26
Quantifying vulnerability to plant invasion across global ecosystems	26
Forest restoration treatments increased growth and did not change survival of ponderosa pines in severe drought, Arizona	25
Differential impacts of grazing on grassland plant diversity, biomass, soil C, and soil N across an elevation gradient	25
Crowding, climate, and the case for social distancing among trees	25
Addressing pollination deficits in orchard crops through habitat management for wild pollinators	25
Soil animal communities demonstrate simplification without homogenization along an urban gradient	25
Urban soil quality deteriorates even with low heavy metal levels: An arthropod‐based multi‐indices approach	25
Linking aquatic vegetation structure with ecosystem metabolism throughout the Klamath River, California, USA	24
Perspectives of invasive alien species management in China	24
Integration of aerial surveys and resource selection analysis indicates human land use supports boreal deer expansion	24
Tipping the balance: The role of seed density, abiotic filters, and priority effects in seed‐based wetland restoration	24
Paleoecology provides context for conserving culturally and ecologically important pine forest and barrens communities	24
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Stasis in forest regeneration following deer exclusion and understory gap creation: A 10‐year experiment	23
Seasonal asynchrony and harvest diversification contribute to demersal finfish fisheries stability in Chesapeake Bay	23
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Evaluating environmental drivers and synchrony of Arctic shorebird demographic rates to inform conservation management	23
Does experimental seaweed cultivation affect benthic communities and shorebirds? Applications for extensive aquaculture	23
Introducing desirable patches to initiate ecosystem transitions and accelerate ecosystem restoration	23
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Automatic selection of the number of clusters using Bayesian clustering and sparsity‐inducing priors	22
Developing fine‐grained nationwide predictions of valuable forests using biodiversity indicator bird species	22
Demographic effects of sanitary policies on European vulture population dynamics: A retrospective modeling approach	22
Invasive predators affect community‐wide pollinator visitation	22
Long‐term livestock exclusion increases plant richness and reproductive capacity in arid woodlands	22
Hydrophone placement yields high variability in detection of Epinephelus striatus calls at a spawning site	22
Accounting for animal movement improves vaccination strategies against wildlife disease in heterogeneous landscapes	22
Estimating the population size of a mountain galliform in the context of multi‐stakeholder adaptive management	21

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Migratory connectivity of North American waterfowl across administrative flyways	21
Assessing drivers of localized invasive spread to inform large‐scale management of a highly damaging insect pest	21
Low‐ and moderate‐severity fire offers key insights for landscape restoration in ponderosa pine forests	21
Nitrogen cycling and urban afforestation success inNew York City	21
Nitrification and denitrification in the Community Land Model compared with observations at Hubbard Brook Forest	21
Recommendations to enhance breeding bird diversity in managed plantation forests determined using LiDAR	20
Long‐term macrophyte and snail community responses to population declines of invasive rusty crayfish (Faxonius rusticus)	20
Landscape heterogeneity and pesticide reduction favor predation, but also grape infestation by Lobesia botrana	20
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Opposite effects of nutrient enrichment and an invasive snail on the growth of invasive and native macrophytes	20
Linking remote sensing data to the estimation of pollination services in agroecosystems	20
Relative effects of sample size, detection probability, and study duration on estimation in integrated population models	20
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An efficient method of evaluating multiple concurrent management actions on invasive populations	19
Indigenous knowledge, forest landscape modeling, and the cumulative effects of environmental changes	19
The day after mowing: Time and type of mowing influence grassland arthropods	19
Fall and rise of a threatened raptor: Unraveling long‐term population dynamics with spatially explicit integrated models	19
Reactive persistence, spatial management, and conservation of metapopulations: An application to seagrass restoration	19
Increased lead and glucocorticoid concentrations reduce reproductive success in house sparrows along an urban gradient	18
Landscape change and alien invasions drive shifts in native lady beetle communities over a century	18
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Threshold responses of birds to agricultural intensification in Mediterranean olive groves	18
Investigating the demography and dynamics of a low‐density tiger population in Southeast Asia: What limits recovery?	18
Designing a large‐scale track‐based monitoring program to detect changes in species distributions in arid Australia	18
Orchards and paddy differentially impact rock outcrop amphibians: Insights from community‐ and species‐level responses	18
Inferring population connectivity in eastern massasauga rattlesnakes (Sistruruscatenatus) using landscape genetics	18
Monitoring resistance and resilience using carbon trajectories: Analysis of forest management–disturbance interactions	18
Avian species richness and tropical urbanization gradients: Effects of woodland retention and human disturbance	18
Tidal channel meanders serve as stepping‐stones to facilitate cordgrass landward spread by creating invasion windows	18
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Sharing land via keystone structure: Retaining naturally regenerated trees may efficiently benefit birds in plantations	18
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Factors limiting the potential range expansion of lodgepole pine in Interior Alaska	17
Habitat fragmentation reduces survival and drives source–sink dynamics for a large carnivore	17
Differential recruitment drives pathogen‐mediated competition between species in an amphibian chytridiomycosis system	17
Nucleation sites and forest recovery under high shrub competition	17
Identifying managerial legacies within conservation corridors using remote sensing and grasshoppers as bioindicators	17
Linking changes in landscape structure to insect herbivory in forest edges and interiors of Atlantic Forest remnants	17
Unveiling the effects of landscape–fire interactions on functional diversity in a Southern European mountain	17
Towards a continent‐wide ecological site condition database using calibrated expert evaluations	17
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Logging response alters trajectories of reorganization after loss of a foundation tree species	17
Forest restoration treatments indirectly diversify pollination networks via floral‐ and temperature‐mediated effects	16
An approach to defining and achieving restoration targets for a threatened plant community	16
A comprehensive experimental assessment of glyphosate ecological impacts in riparian forest restoration	16
Root functional traits are important predictors for plant resource acquisition strategies in subtropical forests	16
Testing a generalized leaf mass estimation method for diverse tree species and climates of the continental United States	16
Centering Amah Mutsun voices in the analysis of a culturally important, fire‐managed coastal grassland	16
Objective risk assessment of bark and ambrosia beetles non‐indigenous to North America	16
Non‐native prey availability and over‐compensatory density dependence drive population dynamics of a native fish predator	16
Native generalist natural enemies and an introduced specialist parasitoid together control an invasive forest insect	16
Modeling cheatgrass distribution, abundance, and response to climate change as a function of soil microclimate	16
Landscape‐scale floral resource discontinuity decreases bumble bee occurrence and alters community composition	16
Similar zooplankton responses to lowpHand calcium may impair long‐term recovery from acidification	16
Simulations of historical impacts of climate change and atmospheric chemistry on a northeastern U.S. forest ecosystem	16
Transgenerational plasticity in morphological characteristics and biomass of the invasive plant Xanthium strumarium	16
Archetype models upscale understanding of natural pest control response to land‐use change	16
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Effects of free‐ranging livestock on occurrence and interspecific interactions of a mammalian community	16
Positive feedback between wind‐eroded patch size, plant recruitment failure, and desertification in semiarid sandlands	15
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Finding rare species and estimating the probability that all occupied sites have been found	15
The impact of plant‐derived fire management prescriptions on fire‐responsive bird species	15
Introduction of non‐native Douglas fir reduces leaf damage on beech saplings and mature trees in European beech forests	15
Post‐restoration grassland management overrides the effects of restoration methods in propagule‐rich landscapes	15
Model responses to CO2 and warming are underestimated without explicit representation of Arctic small‐mammal grazing	15
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The economic tradeoffs and ecological impacts associated with a potential mesopelagic fishery in the California Current	15
Disease and weather induce rapid shifts in a rangeland ecosystem mediated by a keystone species (Cynomys ludovicianus)	15
Long‐term frequent fire and cattle grazing alter dry forest understory vegetation	15
Blending Indigenous and western science: Quantifying cultural burning impacts in Karuk Aboriginal Territory	15
High densities of hatchery‐origin white sturgeon suppress somatic growth rates of an endangered wild population	15
Cyanobacterial mats as benthic reservoirs and vectors for coral black band disease pathogens	15
Functional diversity regulates the effects of habitat degradation on biocrust phylogenetic and taxonomic diversities	15
Recruitment variability and sampling design interact to influence the detectability of protected area effects	15
Food webs can deliver win–win strategies for tropical agroforestry and biodiversity conservation	15
Restoration maintains high soil carbon stocks in Asia's largest tropical grassland	15

Vegetation zones as indicators of denitrification potential in salt marshes	15
Impacts of forest fragmentation on interactions between plants and their insect herbivores and fungal pathogens	15
Active restoration increases tree species richness and recruitment of large‐seeded taxa after 16–18 years	14
Are we telling the same story? Comparing inferences made from camera trap and telemetry data for wildlife monitoring	14
Increasing taxonomic diversity and spatial resolution clarifies opportunities for protecting US imperiled species	14
Experimental water hyacinth invasion and destructive management increase human schistosome transmission potential	14
Bird species responses to rangeland management in relation to their traits: Rio de la Plata Grasslands as a case study	14
The impact of urbanization on genetic connectivity of 10 mammal species in New Jersey	14
Coastal squeeze on temperate reefs: Long‐term shifts in salinity, water quality, and oyster‐associated communities	14
A global review of socioeconomic and environmental impacts of ants reveals new insights for risk assessment	14
White‐tailed deer population dynamics in a multipredator landscape shaped by humans	14
Early detection of a tree pathogen using airborne remote sensing	14
A metric‐based framework for climate‐smart conservation planning	14
Bee diversity decreases rapidly with time since harvest in intensively managed conifer forests	14
Community‐ecosystem interactions control plant biodiversity change before and after mangrove restoration	13
Arthropod dark taxa provide new insights into diversity responses to bark beetle infestations	13
Landscape‐wide pulse events predict trait‐based responses among wetland birds in perennial channels of a dryland wetland	13
Forest phenoclusters for Argentina based on vegetation phenology and climate	13
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Invasion timing affects multiple scales, metrics, and facets of biodiversity outcomes in ecological restoration experiments	13
Disentangling the role of environmental filtering and biotic resistance on alien invasions in a reservoir area	13
A newly invasive species may promote dissimilarity of pest populations between organic and conventional farming systems	13
Discrete‐space continuous‐time models of marine mammal exposure to Navy sonar	13
Short‐ and long‐term wildfire threat when adapting infrastructure for wildlife conservation in the boreal forest	13
Multi‐Factor Coral Disease Risk: A new product for early warning and management	13
Application of modern coexistence theory to rare plant restoration provides early indication of restoration trajectories	13
Long‐term exclusion of invasive ungulates alters tree recruitment and functional traits but not total forest carbon	13
Eastern Canadian boreal forest soil and foliar chemistry show evidence of resilience to long‐term nitrogen addition	13
Wildflower plantings enhance nesting opportunities for soil‐nesting bees	13
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A new tool to quantify biodiversity change under landscape transformation	12
Comparing the efficacy of control strategies for infectious disease outbreaks using field and simulation studies	12
Influence of vessel disturbance on Pacific harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena vomerina) echolocation	12
Changes in reproduction mediate the effects of climate change and grassland management on plant population dynamics	12
Human access constrains optimal foraging and habitat availability in an avian generalist	12
Modeling net ecosystem carbon balance and loss in coastal wetlands exposed to sea‐level rise and saltwater intrusion	12
Quantifying the impact of habitat modifications on species behavior and mortality: A case study of tropical tuna	12
Identifying and protecting macroalgae detritus sinks toward climate change mitigation	12
The potential for synthesized invasive plant biochar with hydroxyapatite to mitigate allelopathy of Solidagocanadensis	12
Higher spatial than seasonal variation of microbial communities in long‐term reclaimed water headwater urban stream	12
Smaller and bolder fish enhance ecosystem‐scale primary production around artificial reefs in seagrass beds	12
Pathways for accidental biocontrol: The human‐mediated dispersal of insect predators and parasitoids	12
Successful recovery of native plants post‐invasive removal in forest understories is driven by native community features	12
Predator niche overlap predicts effects on aphid vectors and a vector‐borne virus	12
Fire‐driven vegetation type conversion in Southern California	12
Substituting space for time: Bird responses to forest loss in space provide a general picture of responses over time	12
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Native megafauna (Bison bison) act as a surprising inhibitor of cedar tree expansion in a Great Plains grassland	12
Regard and protect ground‐nesting pollinators as part of soil biodiversity	12
Replacing native grazers with livestock influences arthropods to have implications for ecosystem functions and disease	12
Microbes in reconstructive restoration: Divergence in constructed and natural tree island soil fungi affects tree growth	12
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Range‐wide sources of variation in reproductive rates of northern spotted owls	12
Improving coral cover using an integrated pest management framework	12
Ten‐year trends reveal declining quality of seeded pollinator habitat on reclaimed mines regardless of seed mix diversity	12
Evaluating intra‐ and inter‐life stage density‐dependent dynamics for management of perennial amphidromous fish	12
Seafloor sediment microtopography as a surrogate for biodiversity and ecosystem functioning	12
Independent effects of tree diversity on aboveground and soil carbon pools after six years of experimental afforestation	12
The national Fire and Fire Surrogate study: Effects of fuel treatments in the Western and Eastern United States after 20 years	11
Changes in plant community assembly from patchy degradation of grasslands and grazing by different‐sized herbivores	11
Secondary production of the central rangeland region of the United States	11
A utilization distribution for the global population of Cape Vultures (Gypscoprotheres) to guide wind energy development	11
Soil Heating in Fire (SheFire): A model and measurement method for estimating soil heating and effects during wildland fires	11
Thermal drone surveys to detect arboreal fauna: Improving population estimates and threatened species monitoring	11
Limitations to coral recovery along an environmental stress gradient	11
Besides aridity, plant communities are a non‐negligible factor in determining soil bacterial and fungal diversity	11
Diversifying and perennializing plants in agroecosystems alters retention of newCandNfrom crop residues	11
Recolonization of secondary forests by a locally extinct Caribbean anole through the lens of range expansion theory	11
Satellite greenness and solar‐induced chlorophyll fluorescence reveal reverse desertification in Gurbantunggut Desert	11
High vulnerability of juvenileNathusius' pipistrelle bats (Pipistrellus nathusii) at wind turbines	11
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Shortened food chain length in a fished versus unfished coral reef	11
Thinning restores ungulate foraging habitat in historically logged forests	11
Partial refuges from biological control due to intraspecific variation in protective host traits	10
Fertility and tillage intensity affect weed community diversity and functional structure in long‐term organic systems	10
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Urbanization exacerbates climate sensitivity of eastern United States broadleaf trees	10
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Natural disturbance regimes as a guide for sustainable forest management in Europe	10
Response of riparian vegetation to short‐ and long‐term hydrologic variation	10
Ecosystem restoration and belowground multifunctionality: A network view	10
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Optimizing the use of suppression zones for containment of invasive species	10
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Effectiveness of population‐based recovery actions for threatened southern mountain caribou	10
Return of diversity: Wetland plant community recovery following purple loosestrife biocontrol	10
Pesticide exposure enhances dominance patterns in a zooplankton community	10
Evaluating the performance of temporal and spatial early warning statistics of algal blooms	10
Optimizing control of a freshwater invader in time and space	10
The potential of trait data to increase the availability of bioindicators: A case study using plant conservatism values	10
Eradicating an invasive mammal requires local elimination and reduced reinvasion from an urban source population	10
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Urban landscapes with more natural greenspace support higher pollinator diversity	9
High‐latitude invasion and environmental adaptability of the freshwater mussel Limnopernafortunei in Beijing, China	9
Contrasting plant responses to multivariate environmental variations among species with divergent elevation shifts	9