Ecosystems

Papers
(The median citation count of Ecosystems is 4. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Two Mechanisms Drive Changes in Boreal Peatland Photosynthesis Following Long-Term Water Level Drawdown: Species Turnover and Altered Photosynthetic Capacity56
Fuel Profiles and Biomass Carbon Following Bark Beetle Outbreaks: Insights for Disturbance Interactions from a Historical Silvicultural Experiment41
Integrating Remote Sensing with Ground-based Observations to Quantify the Effects of an Extreme Freeze Event on Black Mangroves (Avicennia germinans) at the Landscape Scale38
Integrating Reservoirs into the Dissolved Organic Matter Versus Primary Production Paradigm: How Does Chlorophyll-a Change Across Dissolved Organic Carbon Concentrations in Reservoirs?31
A Cosmic View of ‘Tundra Gardens’: Satellite Imagery Provides a Landscape-Scale Perspective of Arctic Fox Ecosystem Engineering30
Time Scales of Ecosystem Impacts and Recovery Under Individual and Serial Invasions29
Post-fire Regeneration Traits of Understorey Shrub Species Modulate Successional Responses to High Severity Fire in Mediterranean Pine Forests26
Correction to: Elevated Allochthony in Stream Food Webs as a Result of Longitudinal Cumulative Effects of Forest Management25
Fire Recurrence and Time Since Last Fire Interact to Determine the Supply of Multiple Ecosystem Services by Mediterranean Forests24
Hydrologic Setting Dictates the Sensitivity of Ecosystem Metabolism to Climate Variability in Lakes23
Accelerating Mountain Forest Dynamics in the Alps22
Inundation, Hydrodynamics and Vegetation Influence Carbon Dioxide Concentrations in Amazon Floodplain Lakes21
Modelling Marine Predator Habitat Using the Abundance of Its Pelagic Prey in the Tropical South-Western Pacific21
Ecosystem Functioning Influences Species Fitness at Upper Trophic Levels20
A Classification Framework to Assess Ecological, Biogeochemical, and Hydrologic Synchrony and Asynchrony20
The Relative Importance of Coarse-Scale Climate and Fine-Scale Nitrogen Availability Contrasts in Driving Home-Field Advantage Effects in Litter Decomposition20
Mapping the Delivery of Ecological Functions Combining Field Collected Data and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)19
Celebrating 25 Years of Ecosystems19
Agricultural Landscape Transformation Needed to Meet Water Quality Goals in the Yahara River Watershed of Southern Wisconsin19
Biophysical Controls on Soil Carbon Cycling in a Northern Hardwood Forest19
Chronic Nitrogen Deposition Induces Phosphorus Limitation of Aquatic, But Not Terrestrial, Decomposition18
Watershed-scale Land Use Change Increases Ecosystem Metabolism in an Agricultural Stream18
Impacts of Compost Amendment Type and Application Frequency on a Fire-Impacted Grassland Ecosystem18
Fire History and Long-Term Carbon Accumulation in Hemi-boreal Peatlands18
Six Decades of Changes in Pool Characteristics on a Concentric-Patterned Raised Bog17
A Global Synthesis of the Effects of Livestock Activity on Hydrological Processes16
Material Legacies and Environmental Constraints Underlie Fire Resilience of a Dominant Boreal Forest Type16
Biocrusts Modulate Climate Change Effects on Soil Organic Carbon Pools: Insights From a 9-Year Experiment16
Nitrogen Addition in a Tibetan Alpine Meadow Increases Intraspecific Variability in Nitrogen Uptake, Leading to Increased Community-level Nitrogen Uptake16
Animal-Driven Nutrient Supply Declines Relative to Ecosystem Nutrient Demand Along a Pond Hydroperiod Gradient16
Plant Litter from Rare Species Increases Functional Diversity and Decomposition of Species Mixtures16
Risk Assessment for Key Socio-Economic and Ecological Species in a Sub-Arctic Marine Ecosystem Under Combined Ocean Acidification and Warming15
A Severe Hurricane Increases Carbon Dioxide and Methane Fluxes and Triples Nitrous Oxide Emissions in a Tropical Forest15
Long-Term Phosphorus Addition Strongly Weakens the Carbon Sink Function of a Temperate Peatland15
Decoding a Soil Microbial Strategy: Prioritizing Quantity Over Quality of Phosphatases15
Compensatory Mechanisms Absorb Regional Carbon Losses Within a Rapidly Shifting Coastal Mosaic14
A Trait-Based Approach for Understanding Changes in Carbon Sequestration in Semi-Arid Grassland During Succession14
Disturbance Level Mediates the Differential Resistance of Tropical Dry Forest Soil and Vegetation Attributes to High-Intensity Hurricanes14
Structuring Life After Death: Plant Leachates Promote CO2 Uptake by Regulating Microbial Biofilm Interactions in a Northern Peatland Ecosystem13
Response of Boreal Plant Communities and Forest Floor Carbon Fluxes to Experimental Nutrient Additions13
Changes in How Climate Forces the Vegetation of Southern Africa13
Contrasted Successional Trajectories in a Mediterranean Wetland Due to Geomorphic- and Human-Induced Perturbations13
Carbon Stocks and Transfers in Coniferous Boreal Forests Along a Latitudinal Gradient12
Flexibility in Aquatic Food Web Interactions: Linking Scales and Approaches12
Turbidity Structures the Controls of Ecosystem Metabolism and Associated Metabolic Process Domains Along a 75-km Segment of a Semiarid Stream12
Anion Exchange Capacity Explains Deep Soil Nitrate Accumulation in Brazilian Amazon Croplands12
Embracing Uncertainty and Probabilistic Outcomes for Ecological Critical Loads12
Shifts in Ecological Legacies Support Hysteresis of Stand Type Conversions in Boreal Forests12
The Effect of Water Colour on Fish Communities in Boreal lakes11
Nitrogen Addition Increases Freeze Resistance in Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) Shrubs in a Temperate-Tropical Ecotone11
Global Patterns of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Reproductive and Leaf Litterfall11
Abiotic Factors Modify Ponderosa Pine Regeneration Outcomes After High-Severity Fire11
Snail Mucus Increases the CO2 Efflux of Biological Soil Crusts11
Biomass Pyramids of Marine Mesozooplankton Communities as Inferred From Their Integrated Trophic Positions11
Exceptions to the Heterotrophic Rule: Prevalence and Drivers of Autotrophy in Streams and Rivers10
Grasslands Maintain Stability in Productivity Through Compensatory Effects and Dominant Species Stability Under Extreme Precipitation Patterns10
Natural Advance Regeneration of Native Tree Species in Pinus radiata Plantations of South-Central Chile Suggests Potential for a Passive Restoration Approach10
Topography and Tree Species Improve Estimates of Spatial Variation in Soil Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in a Subtropical Forest10
Detecting Trajectories of Regime Shifts and Loss of Resilience in Coastal Wetlands using Remote Sensing10
Trophic Niche Metrics Reveal Long-Term Shift in Florida Bay Food Webs10
Contrasting Patterns of Soil Chemistry and Vegetation Cover Determine Diversity Changes of Soil Phototrophs Along an Afrotropical Elevation Gradient10
Root Characteristics Vary with Depth Across Four Lowland Seasonal Tropical Forests10
Exploring the Frequency and Distribution of Ecological Non-monotonicity in Associations among Ecosystem Constituents10
Ecosystem Changes Caused by Hydrological Change are Associated with Population Decline in a Formerly-Common Grazing Herbivore10
Season and Flow Drive Productivity of a Regulated River9
Herbivores’ Impacts Cascade Through the Brown Food Web in a Dryland9
Tree Foliage is a Methane Sink in Upland Temperate Forests9
Impact of Drought on Ecohydrology of Southern California Grassland and Shrubland9
Are Ecosystem Engineering Traits Fixed or Flexible: A Study on Clonal Expansion Strategies in Co-occurring Dune Grasses9
BVOC Emissions From a Subarctic Ecosystem, as Controlled by Insect Herbivore Pressure and Temperature9
Temporal Development of Microhabitats on Living Habitat Trees in Temperate European Forests9
Watershed-scale Variation in Potential Fungal Community Contributions to Ectomycorrhizal Biogeochemical Syndromes9
Global Positive Effects of Litter Inputs on Soil Nitrogen Pools and Fluxes8
Spatial and Temporal Variation of Large Wood in a Coastal River8
Sedimentary Organic Carbon and Nitrogen Sequestration Across a Vertical Gradient on a Temperate Wetland Seascape Including Salt Marshes, Seagrass Meadows and Rhizophytic Macroalgae Beds8
An Outlook for Deep Learning in Ecosystem Science8
Species Diversity and Stability of Dominant Species Dominate the Stability of Community Biomass in an Alpine Meadow Under Variable Precipitation8
An Emerging Carbon Sink in Headwater Streams and the Role of Large Wood and Riparian Forest Structure8
Governance in the Face of Extreme Events: Lessons from Evolutionary Processes for Structuring Interventions, and the Need to Go Beyond8
Vegetation Changes Following Large-scale Fence Removal Across a Protected Area Network Within the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Reserve, South Africa8
Post-fire Recovery Dynamics and Resilience of Ecosystem Services Capacity in Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems8
Spatial Signatures of Biological Soil Crusts and Community Level Self-organization in Drylands8
Suspended Sections Within Downed Deadwood Are Drier, Have Altered Decomposer Communities, and Slower Decomposition8
Is Zooplankton Body Size an Indicator of Water Quality in (Sub)tropical Reservoirs in China?8
Habitat Adaptation Mediates the Influence of Leaf Traits on Canopy Productivity: Evidence from a Tropical Freshwater Swamp Forest8
Archaeological and Contemporary Evidence Indicates Low Sea Otter Prevalence on the Pacific Northwest Coast During the Late Holocene7
Greenhouse Gas Balance of Sphagnum Farming on Highly Decomposed Peat at Former Peat Extraction Sites7
Tracking the Rates and Mechanisms of Canopy Damage and Recovery Following Hurricane Maria Using Multitemporal Lidar Data7
Soil Legacies of Tree Species Composition in Mature Forest Affect Tree Seedlings’ Performance7
Ongoing Fen–Bog Transition in a Boreal Aapa Mire Inferred from Repeated Field Sampling, Aerial Images, and Landsat Data7
Toward a Standardized Method for Quantifying Ecosystem Hot Spots and Hot Moments7
Coralline Algal Population Explosion in an Overgrazed Seagrass Meadow: Conditional Outcomes of Intraspecific and Interspecific Interactions7
Multi-Scale Temporal Patterns in Stream Biogeochemistry Indicate Linked Permafrost and Ecological Dynamics of Boreal Catchments7
Positive Effects of Legumes on Soil Organic Carbon Stocks Disappear at High Legume Proportions Across Natural Grasslands in the Pyrenees7
Dissolved Organic Carbon Mobilization Across a Climate Transect of Mesic Boreal Forests Is Explained by Air Temperature and Snowpack Duration7
Coastal Forest in Eastern Southern Africa has Savanna Bush-clump Origins7
Diverse Effects of Climate, Land Use, and Insects on Dung and Carrion Decomposition7
Watershed Responses to Climate Change-Driven Disturbances in Temperate Montane Ecosystems of the Western United States7
Is Oxygenation Related to the Decomposition of Organic Matter in Cryoconite Holes?6
Fungal Biodiversity Mediates the Effects of Drying on Freshwater Ecosystem Functioning6
Integrating Field Data and a Meta-ecosystem Model to Study the Effects of Multiple Terrestrial Disturbances on Small Stream Ecosystem Function6
Topography Mediates the Response of Soil CO2 Efflux to Precipitation Over Days, Seasons, and Years6
Interplay of Climate, Fires, Floods, and Anthropogenic Impacts on the Peat Formation and Carbon Dynamic of Coastal and Inland Tropical Peatlands in West Kalimantan, Indonesia6
Species Asynchrony and Large Trees Jointly Drive Community Stability in a Montane Subtropical Forest6
Anthropogenic Eutrophication Drives Major Food Web Changes in Mwanza Gulf, Lake Victoria6
Correction: Sedimentary Organic Carbon and Nitrogen Sequestration Across a Vertical Gradient on a Temperate Wetland Seascape Including Salt Marshes, Seagrass Meadows and Rhizophytic Macroalgae Beds6
Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Nitrogen Mobilization in Residential Lawns6
Disentangling Ecosystem Necromass Dynamics for Biodiversity Conservation6
Local Environmental Context Structures Animal-Habitat Associations Across Biogeographic Regions6
Macroscale Variation in Red Maple (Acer rubrum) Foliar Carbon, Nitrogen, and Nitrogen Resorption6
Plant Multi-element Coupling as an Indicator of Nutritional Mismatches Under Global Change6
Correction to: Compensatory Mechanisms Absorb Regional Carbon Losses Within a Rapidly Shifting Coastal Mosaic6
How Much Soil Carbon is Derived from Woody Detritus? A Ten-Year Study of 13C Incorporation into Soil Organic Matter6
Correction: Carbon Stocks and Transfers in Coniferous Boreal Forests Along a Latitudinal Gradient6
Calculating Nitrogen Uptake Rates in Forests: Which Components Can Be Omitted, Simplified, or Taken from Trait Databases and Which Must Be Measured In Situ?6
Impacts of Riparian and Non-riparian Woody Encroachment on Tallgrass Prairie Ecohydrology6
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Regulation of Water Clarity in a Large, Floodplain River Ecosystem6
Integrating Decomposers, Methane-Cycling Microbes and Ecosystem Carbon Fluxes Along a Peatland Successional Gradient in a Land Uplift Region5
Ecosystem Size Drives Patterns and Control Mechanisms of Mixotrophs Success Across Tropical Lakes: A Large-Scale Assessment of the Grand Écart Hypothesis5
Fungal and Oomycete Pathogens Reduce Rangeland Quality Mainly Through Decreasing Forage Production5
Sea-Level Rise and the Persistence of Tree Islands in Coastal Landscapes5
Climate Records, Isotopes, and C:N Stoichiometry Reveal Carbon and Nitrogen Flux Dynamics Differ Between Functional Groups of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi5
Disentangling the Legacies of Climate and Management on Tree Growth5
Fine Wood Decomposition Rates Decline with the Age of Tropical Successional Forests in Southern Mexico: Implications to Ecosystem Carbon Storage5
Dynamics of Organic Matter Transport, Storage, and Processing in a Non-perennial Mediterranean River Network5
Linking Post-fire Tree Density to Carbon Storage in High-Latitude Cajander Larch (Larix cajanderi) Forests of Far Northeastern Siberia5
The Interplay of the Tree and Stand-Level Processes Mediate Drought-Induced Forest Dieback: Evidence from Complementary Remote Sensing and Tree-Ring Approaches5
Contrasting Responses of Soil Nematode Trophic Groups to Long-Term Nitrogen Addition5
Chronic Nitrogen Additions Decrease Rates of N Recovery and Increase Rates of Soil Inorganic N Availability in A Temperate Grassland5
Thank You to Reviewers5
Integrating Aquatic Metabolism and Net Ecosystem CO2 Balance in Short- and Long-Hydroperiod Subtropical Freshwater Wetlands5
Soil Seed Bank Density Enhanced at Shrub Patches Due to Grazing in a Shrub-Encroached Grassland5
Seafloor Terrain Shapes the Three-dimensional Nursery Value of Mangrove and Seagrass Habitats5
Three Decades of Changing Nutrient Stoichiometry from Source to Sea on the Swedish West Coast5
Sustained Three-Year Declines in Forest Soil Respiration are Proportional to Disturbance Severity5
Variable Tissue Stoichiometry Influences Nutrient Recycling by Invasive Freshwater Mussels in Nutrient-Poor Lakes5
Linking Resource Quality and Biodiversity to Benthic Ecosystem Functions Across a Land-to-Sea Gradient5
Coexistence Patterns of Biocrust-Vascular Plant in the Loess Plateau5
Downstream Modification of Mercury in Diverse River Systems Underscores the Role of Local Conditions in Fish Bioaccumulation5
Resolving the Drivers of Algal Nutrient Limitation from Boreal to Arctic Lakes and Streams5
Assessment of the Structure and Activity of Bacterial Communities as a Tandem Tool for Estimating the Ecological Condition of Lakes in Poland5
Warming Tends to Promote Nitrogen Conservation but Stimulate N2O Emissions in Mangrove Sediments5
Spatial Heterogeneity of Nitrogen Fixation and Denitrification in Streams5
Tree Species Diversity Affects Litter Decomposition via Modification of the Microenvironment5
Modeling the Effects of Increased Hurricane Frequency on the Tropical Forest Carbon Cycle5
Effects of Lithology on Asymbiotic N2 Fixation in Subtropical Secondary Forests, Southwest China5
Effects of Urban Green Infrastructure Designs on Soil Bacterial Community Composition and Function5
Mapping the Spatial Heterogeneity of Watershed Ecosystems and Water Quality in Rainforest Fjordlands4
Hydrochoric Seed Dispersal of Riparian Plants Follows Hydrological Patterns Closer Than Geomorphic Variation4
Response of Stream Metabolism to Coarse Woody Debris Additions Along a Catchment Disturbance Gradient4
A Cross-System Analysis of Litter Chemical Dynamics Throughout Decomposition4
Long Transients May be Temporary Visits of Concealed Alternative Stable States4
Savanna–Forest Coexistence Across a Fire Gradient4
Changes in Biotic Mechanisms of Phytoplankton Biomass Stability Along a Eutrophic Gradient4
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Long-Term Drought and Warming Alter Soil Bacterial and Fungal Communities in an Upland Heathland4
Soil Fungi Promote Biodiversity–Productivity Relationships in Experimental Communities of Young Trees4
Ocean Warming Will Reduce Standing Biomass in a Tropical Western Atlantic Reef Ecosystem4
Tree Mortality may Drive Landscape Formation: Comparative Study from Ten Temperate Forests4
Anthropogenic Transformation Disconnects a Lowland River From Contemporary Carbon Stores in Its Catchment4
Ecological Networks in the Scotia Sea: Structural Changes Across Latitude and Depth4
Ectomycorrhizal Stands Accelerate Decomposition to a Greater Extent than Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Stands in a Northern Deciduous Forest4
Bamboo Plantation Establishment Changes Rainfall Partitioning and Chemistry4
Tree Diversity, Initial Litter Quality, and Site Conditions Drive Early-Stage Fine-Root Decomposition in European Forests4
Climate Effects on Prairie Productivity Partially Ameliorated by Soil Nutrients and Plant Community Responses4
Phenotypic Plasticity in Sargassum Forests May Not Counteract Projected Biomass Losses Along a Broad Latitudinal Gradient4
Fire Severity and Post-fire Hydrology Drive Nutrient Cycling and Plant Community Recovery in Intermittent Wetlands4
Depth-Dependent Controls Over Soil Organic Carbon Stock across Chinese Shrublands4
Current Forest–Savanna Transition in Northern South America Departs from Typical Climatic Thresholds4
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