Ecological Applications

Papers
(The TQCC of Ecological Applications is 10. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
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Optimal allocation of law enforcement patrol effort to mitigate poaching activities234
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The economic tradeoffs and ecological impacts associated with a potential mesopelagic fishery in the California Current149
Approaches for estimating benefits and costs of interventions in plant biosecurity across invasion phases119
Transgenerational plasticity in morphological characteristics and biomass of the invasive plant Xanthium strumarium96
Evaluation of a two‐season banding program to estimate and model migratory bird survival84
A recovery network leads to the natural recolonization of an archipelago and a potential trailing edge refuge78
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Wetland hydropattern and vegetation greenness predict avian populations in Palo Verde, Costa Rica49
How far to build it before they come? Analyzing the use of the Field of Dreams hypothesis in bull kelp restoration49
Mowing increased community stability in semiarid grasslands more than either fencing or grazing48
Disease and weather induce rapid shifts in a rangeland ecosystem mediated by a keystone species (Cynomys ludovicianus)46
Pelagic calcifiers face increased mortality and habitat loss with warming and ocean acidification45
Widespread agrochemicals differentially affect zooplankton biomass and community structure: Comment44
Biotic interactions in soil and dung shape parasite transmission in temperate ruminant systems: An integrative framework43
Climate change mitigation potential of Louisiana's coastal area: Current estimates and future projections43
Mimicking functional elements of the natural flow regime promotes native fish recovery in a regulated river42
Multidecadal vegetation transformations of a New Mexico ponderosa pine landscape after severe fires and aerial seeding41
Longevity of hymenopteran parasitoids in natural versus agricultural habitats and implications for biological control40
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Misapplied management makes matters worse: Spatially explicit control leverages biotic interactions to slow invasion36
Allometric relationships and trade‐offs in 11 common Mediterranean‐climate grasses34
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The changes in plant and soil C pools and their C:N stoichiometry control grassland N retention under elevated N inputs33
Spatial prioritization for widespread invasive species control: Trade‐offs between current impact and future spread33
Trends in bird abundance differ among protected forests but not bird guilds33
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Predicting anoxia in low‐nutrient temperate lakes31
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Consequences of underexplored variation in biodiversity indices used for land‐use prioritization30
Climate and fire impacts on tree recruitment in mixed conifer forests in northwestern Mexico and California29
Applying stochastic and Bayesian integral projection modeling to amphibian population viability analysis29
Forest restoration treatments indirectly diversify pollination networks via floral‐ and temperature‐mediated effects29
An approach to defining and achieving restoration targets for a threatened plant community28
Wild herbivores and cattle have differing effects on postfire herbaceous vegetation recovery in an African savanna28
Rarity begets rarity: Social and environmental drivers of rare organisms in cities27
Trucks versus treks: The relative influence of motorized versus nonmotorized recreation on a mammal community26
Monitoring partially marked populations using camera and telemetry data26
Improved assessment of baseline and additionality for forest carbon crediting26
Do southern seed or soil microbes mitigate the effects of warming on establishing prairie plant communities?26
Can the impact of canopy trees on soil and understory be altered using litter additions?26
Contrasting plant responses to multivariate environmental variations among species with divergent elevation shifts25
High‐latitude invasion and environmental adaptability of the freshwater mussel Limnopernafortunei in Beijing, China25
Cyanobacterial mats as benthic reservoirs and vectors for coral black band disease pathogens24
Joint species distribution modeling reveals a changing prey landscape for North Pacific right whales on the Bering shelf24
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Natural habitat connectivity and organic management modulate pest dispersal, gene flow, and natural enemy communities24
Finding rare species and estimating the probability that all occupied sites have been found23
Urban landscapes with more natural greenspace support higher pollinator diversity23
Unfriendly neighbors: When facilitation does not contribute to restoration success in tidal marsh23
Livestock shifts lepidopteran herbivore community due to intraguild elimination in Mediterranean agroforestry systems23
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Radio‐tracking urban breeding birds: The importance of native vegetation22
Probabilistic ecological risk assessment for deep‐sea mining: A Bayesian network for Chatham Rise, Pacific Ocean22
Invasive blackberry outcompetes the endemic Galapagos tree daisy Scalesiapedunculata22
Food‐web dynamics of a floodplain mosaic overshadow the effects of engineered logjams for Pacific salmon and steelhead22
Large size (>100‐μm) microplastics are not biomagnifying in coastal marine food webs of British Columbia, Canada21
Modeling impacts of drought‐induced salinity intrusion on carbon dynamics in tidal freshwater forested wetlands21
Support for an area–heterogeneity tradeoff for biodiversity in croplands21
Precision and bias of spatial capture–recapture estimates: A multi‐site, multi‐year Utah black bear case study21
Recruitment variability and sampling design interact to influence the detectability of protected area effects21
Tracking an invasion front with environmental DNA21
Unraveling spatial heterogeneity of soil legacy phosphorus in subtropical grasslands21
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Thinning followed by slash burning enhances growth and reduces vulnerability to drought for Pinus nigra20
Seabirds subsidize terrestrial food webs and coral reefs in a tropical rat‐invaded archipelago20
Trajectories and state changes of a grassland stream and riparian zone after a decade of woody vegetation removal20
Residential yard management and landscape cover affect urban bird community diversity across the continental USA19
Classic indicators and diel dissolved oxygen versus trend analysis in assessing eutrophication of potable‐water reservoirs19
Long‐term Spartina alterniflora invasion simplified soil seed bank and regenerated community in a coastal marsh wetland19
Alien insect dispersal mediated by the global movement of commodities19
EcoDiet: A hierarchical Bayesian model to combine stomach, biotracer, and literature data into diet matrix estimation19
Restoration and fuel hazard reduction result in equivalent reductions in crown fire behavior in dry conifer forests19
Harvest and density‐dependent predation drive long‐term population decline in a northern ungulate18
Diverse values, philosophies and ideas beget innovation and resilience in ecology and for our world18
Pollen–insect interaction meta‐networks identify key relationships for conservation in mosaic agricultural landscapes18
Contrasting effects of shooting disturbance on the movement and behavior of sympatric wildfowl species18
Environmental DNA metabarcoding as a useful tool for evaluating terrestrial mammal diversity in tropical forests18
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Age‐specific survival rates, causes of death, and allowable take of golden eagles in the western United States18
Evidence to inform spatiotemporal management of a western Pacific Ocean tuna purse seine fishery18
Breeding bird sensitivity to urban habitat quality is multi‐scale and strongly dependent on migratory behavior18
Functional diversity of ground beetles improved aphid control but did not increase crop yields on European farms18
Whole‐of‐community invertebrate rewilding: Leaf litter transplants rapidly increase beetle diversity during restoration18
Novel associations among insect herbivores and trees: Patterns of occurrence and damage on pines and eucalypts17
Landscape composition drives winter bird assemblages in agriculture–savanna mosaics of western India17
High summer macrophyte cover increases abundance, growth, and feeding of juvenile Atlantic salmon17
Comparative assessment of satellite‐ and drone‐based vegetation indices to predict arthropod biomass in shrub‐steppes17
Temporal dynamics in the composition of bird communities along a gradient of farmland restoration17
A satellite‐based mobile warning system to reduce interactions with an endangered species17
Rapid deforestation of a coastal landscape driven by sea‐level rise and extreme events17
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Mapping marine benthic biological traits to facilitate future sustainable development17
Assessing temperature‐dependent competition between two invasive mosquito species17
Methane and nitrous oxide fluxes from reference, restored, and disturbed estuarine wetlands in Pacific Northwest, USA17
Cattle and sheep differentially alter floral resources and the native bee communities in working landscapes17
Mega‐disturbances cause rapid decline of mature conifer forest habitat in California17
Long‐term trends in the phylogenetic and functional diversity of Anatidae in South China coastal wetlands17
Functional diversity regulates the effects of habitat degradation on biocrust phylogenetic and taxonomic diversities16
Bridging the gap between commercial fisheries and survey data to model the spatiotemporal dynamics of marine species16
Nitrogen cycling in pastoral livestock systems in Sub‐Saharan Africa: knowns and unknowns16
Indigenous‐led conservation: Pathways to recovery for the nearly extirpatedKlinse‐Zamountain caribou16
The role of spatial structure in at‐risk metapopulation recoveries16
Adapting western North American forests to climate change and wildfires: 10 common questions16
Disentangling direct and indirect effects of landscape structure on urban bird richness and functional diversity16
An eco‐epidemiological modeling approach to investigate dilution effect in two different tick‐borne pathosystems16
Clonal functional traits favor the invasive success of alien plants into native communities16
Pollinator richness, pollination networks, and diet adjustment along local and landscape gradients of resource diversity16
Species traits explain public perceptions of human–bird interactions16
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South American Dry Chaco rangelands: Positive effects of cattle trampling and transit on ecohydrological functioning16
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Reconciling biodiversity with timber production and revenue via an intensive forest management experiment15
Variation in flower morphology associated with higher bee diversity in urban green spaces15
Drivers of spatiotemporal variability in a marine foundation species15
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Quantifying large carnivore predation relative to human harvest on moose in an intensively managed boreal ecosystem15
Plantation management to restore early and late‐successional bird habitat under various climatic and seasonal conditions15
Model responses to CO2 and warming are underestimated without explicit representation of Arctic small‐mammal grazing15
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Responses to natural gas development differ by season for two migratory ungulates15
Wheat field earthworms under divergent farming systems across a European climate gradient15
Social dominance influences individual susceptibility to an evolutionary trap in mosquitofish15
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Early detection of a tree pathogen using airborne remote sensing14
Loss of density dependence underpins decoupling of livestock population and plant biomass in intensive grazing systems14
Blending Indigenous and western science: Quantifying cultural burning impacts in Karuk Aboriginal Territory14
Modeling long‐distance seed dispersal of the invasive tree Spathodeacampanulata in the Society Islands14
Species‐habitat networks reveal conservation implications that other community analyses do not detect14
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Factors influencing the persistence of a fire‐sensitive Artemisia species in a fire‐dependent ecosystem14
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Land‐use homogenization reduces the occurrence and diversity of frugivorous birds in a tropical biodiversity hotspot14
Accounting for geographic variation in species‐habitat associations during habitat suitability modeling14
Declining ecological resilience and invasion resistance under climate change in the sagebrush region, United States14
Invasive species do not exploit early growing seasons in burned tallgrass prairies14
Broad‐scale analysis of fish community data suggests critical need to support regional connectivity of coral reefs14
Using social‐ecological models to explore stream connectivity outcomes for stakeholders and Yellowstone cutthroat trout14
Cross‐scale analysis reveals interacting predictors of annual and perennial cover in Northern Great Basin rangelands14
Beyond carbon flux partitioning: Carbon allocation and nonstructural carbon dynamics inferred from continuous fluxes14
Coastal squeeze on temperate reefs: Long‐term shifts in salinity, water quality, and oyster‐associated communities13
Lakeshore residential development as a driver of aquatic habitat and littoral fish communities: A cross‐system study13
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Transient dynamics during kelp forest recovery from fishing across multiple trophic levels13
Zeta diversity patterns in metabarcoded lotic algal assemblages as a tool for bioassessment13
Community‐engaged learning to broaden the impact of applied ecology: A case study13
Landscape heterogeneity provides co‐benefits to predator and prey13
β‐diversity reveals ecological connectivity patterns underlying marine community recovery: Implications for conservation13
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Predicting vulnerability of forest patches to invasion by non‐native plants for landscape scale management13
Meta‐analysis reveals drivers of restoration success for oysters and reef community13
Trait‐mediated responses of caterpillar communities to spongy moth outbreaks and subsequent tebufenozide treatments13
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Introduction of non‐native Douglas fir reduces leaf damage on beech saplings and mature trees in European beech forests13
Pollen carryover, pollinator movement, and spatial context impact the delivery of pollination services in apple orchards13
Phenological mismatches mitigate the ecological impact of a biological invader on amphibian communities12
Combining mesocosms with models reveals effects of global warming and ocean acidification on a temperate marine ecosystem12
Legacy effects of pre‐crop plant functional group on fungal root symbionts of barley12
Phylogenetic risk assessment is robust for forecasting the impact ofEuropean insects onNorthAmerican conifers12
Strong impact of management regimes on rhizome biomass across Central European temperate grasslands12
A metric‐based framework for climate‐smart conservation planning12
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Gene drives for invasive wasp control: Extinction is unlikely, with suppression dependent on dispersal and growth rates12
The effects of herbivore aggregations at water sources on savanna plants differ across soil and climate gradients12
Reef design and site hydrodynamics mediate oyster restoration and marsh stabilization outcomes12
Urban net primary production: Concepts, field methods, and Baltimore, Maryland, USA case study12
(Epi)genomic adaptation driven by fine geographical scale environmental heterogeneity after recent biological invasions12
Assessing dynamic vegetation model parameter uncertainty across Alaskan arctic tundra plant communities12
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Species‐level tree crown maps improve predictions of tree recruit abundance in a tropical landscape12
Predation thresholds for reintroduction of native avifauna following suppression of invasive Brown Treesnakes on Guam12
Long‐term frequent fire and cattle grazing alter dry forest understory vegetation12
Rodents mediate the relationship between seed rain, seed bank, and plant community with increased grazing disturbance12
“No‐regrets” pathways for navigating climate change: planning for connectivity with land use, topography, and climate12
Inconsistent responses of conservation biocontrol to landscape structure: new insights from a network‐based review12
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Integrating principles and tools of decision science into value‐driven watershed planning for compensatory mitigation12
Land‐use change alters associations between personality and microhabitat selection11
Evolutionary management of coral‐reef fisheries using phylogenies to predict density dependence11
Reforestation of high elevation pines: Direct seeding success depends on seed source and sowing environment11
Environment, vector, or host? Using machine learning to untangle the mechanisms driving arbovirus outbreaks11
Prediction of regional wildfire activity in the probabilistic Bayesian framework of Firelihood11
Habitat management for stopover and breeding songbird communities along rights‐of‐way in forest‐dominated landscapes11
Moderating effects of past wildfire on reburn severity depend on climate and initial severity in Western US forests11
Mapping the vulnerability of giant sequoias after extreme drought in California using remote sensing11
Cryptic persistence and loss of local endemism in Lake Constance charr subject to anthropogenic disturbance11
The role of microtopography and resident species in post‐disturbance recovery of arid habitats in Hawaiʻi11
Widespread agrochemicals differentially affect zooplankton biomass and community structure11
Flowering time advances since the 1970s in a sagebrush steppe community: Implications for management and restoration11
Ecological success of no‐take marine protected areas: Using population dynamics theory to inform a global meta‐analysis11
Parasites indicate trophic complexity and faunal succession in restored oyster reefs over a 22‐year period11
Predictive accuracy of post‐fire conifer death declines over time in models based on crown and bole injury11
Estimation of breeding probability can make monitoring data more revealing: a case study of amphibians11
Conspecific and congeneric interactions shape increasing rates of breeding dispersal of northern spotted owls11
Farm management and landscape context shape plant diversity at wetland edges in the Prairie Pothole Region of Canada11
Migrating Whooping Cranes avoid wind‐energy infrastructure when selecting stopover habitat11
Response of stream habitat and microbiomes to spruce budworm defoliation: New considerations for outbreak management11
Canopy reflectance models illustrate varying NDVI responses to change in high latitude ecosystems11
Using near‐term forecasts and uncertainty partitioning to inform prediction of oligotrophic lake cyanobacterial density10
A comparison of monitoring designs to assess wildlife community parameters across spatial scales10
Finding Liebig’s law of the minimum10
Landscape composition mediates the relationship between predator body size and pest control10
Complementarity and sensitivity of benthic state indicators to bottom‐trawl fishing disturbance10
Multiple genetic sources facilitate the northward range expansion of an intertidal oyster along China's coast10
Climate‐informed forecasts reveal dramatic local habitat shifts and population uncertainty for northern boreal caribou10
Snapshot Wisconsin: networking community scientists and remote sensing to improve ecological monitoring and management10
Eyes on the herd: Quantifying ungulate density from satellite, unmanned aerial systems, andGPScollar data10
Early‐season plant cover supports more effective pest control than insecticide applications10
Social‐ecological cascade effects of land use on vertebrate pest dynamics in arid agricultural communities10
The effect of species, size, and fire intensity on tree mortality within a catastrophic bushfire complex10
Using spaceborne LiDAR to reveal drivers of animal demography10
Tree identity and canopy openness mediate oil palm biodiversity enrichment effects on insect herbivory and pollination10
The impact of plant‐derived fire management prescriptions on fire‐responsive bird species10
Socio‐ecological drivers of public conservation voting: Restoring gray wolves to Colorado, USA10
Long‐term demographic dynamics of a keystone scavenger disrupted by human‐induced shifts in food availability10
Urban runoff and stream channel incision interact to influence riparian soils and understory vegetation10
Vegetation zones as indicators of denitrification potential in salt marshes10
Tree diversity across the Minneapolis‐St. Paul Metropolitan Area in relation to climate and social vulnerability10
Habitat structure and an introduced predator limit the abundance of an endangered ground‐nesting bird10
Multiple co‐occurrent alien invaders constrain aquatic biodiversity in rivers10
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