Ecosystems

Papers
(The median citation count of Ecosystems is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Fuel Profiles and Biomass Carbon Following Bark Beetle Outbreaks: Insights for Disturbance Interactions from a Historical Silvicultural Experiment52
Integrating Remote Sensing with Ground-based Observations to Quantify the Effects of an Extreme Freeze Event on Black Mangroves (Avicennia germinans) at the Landscape Scale50
A Topographic Gradient Drives Spatial Variability of Stem CH4 Fluxes in a Temperate Alder Stand39
Post-fire Regeneration Traits of Understorey Shrub Species Modulate Successional Responses to High Severity Fire in Mediterranean Pine Forests32
A Cosmic View of ‘Tundra Gardens’: Satellite Imagery Provides a Landscape-Scale Perspective of Arctic Fox Ecosystem Engineering28
Two Mechanisms Drive Changes in Boreal Peatland Photosynthesis Following Long-Term Water Level Drawdown: Species Turnover and Altered Photosynthetic Capacity27
Integrating Reservoirs into the Dissolved Organic Matter Versus Primary Production Paradigm: How Does Chlorophyll-a Change Across Dissolved Organic Carbon Concentrations in Reservoirs?25
Time Scales of Ecosystem Impacts and Recovery Under Individual and Serial Invasions24
The Relative Importance of Coarse-Scale Climate and Fine-Scale Nitrogen Availability Contrasts in Driving Home-Field Advantage Effects in Litter Decomposition23
Correction to: Elevated Allochthony in Stream Food Webs as a Result of Longitudinal Cumulative Effects of Forest Management23
Biophysical Controls on Soil Carbon Cycling in a Northern Hardwood Forest22
Impact of a 2°C Warmer Climate on the Fine Root System of European Beech, Sessile Oak, Scots Pine, and Douglas Fir in Central European Lowland Forests22
Celebrating 25 Years of Ecosystems20
Chronic Nitrogen Deposition Induces Phosphorus Limitation of Aquatic, But Not Terrestrial, Decomposition19
Material Legacies and Environmental Constraints Underlie Fire Resilience of a Dominant Boreal Forest Type18
Fire History and Long-Term Carbon Accumulation in Hemi-boreal Peatlands18
A Severe Hurricane Increases Carbon Dioxide and Methane Fluxes and Triples Nitrous Oxide Emissions in a Tropical Forest18
Six Decades of Changes in Pool Characteristics on a Concentric-Patterned Raised Bog18
Plant Litter from Rare Species Increases Functional Diversity and Decomposition of Species Mixtures16
Wood Carbon Fractions Influence Deadwood Carbon Stock Estimates16
Biocrusts Modulate Climate Change Effects on Soil Organic Carbon Pools: Insights From a 9-Year Experiment16
Impacts of Compost Amendment Type and Application Frequency on a Fire-Impacted Grassland Ecosystem16
Multicentury Growth Patterns and Climate Relationships of Three Co-occurring Nothofagus Species in High-Elevation Forests of the Valdivian Andes15
A Global Synthesis of the Effects of Livestock Activity on Hydrological Processes15
Decoding a Soil Microbial Strategy: Prioritizing Quantity Over Quality of Phosphatases15
Aboveground Responses of C3 and C4 Grass-Dominated Plant Communities to Future Larger and Less Frequent Rainfall Events15
Hypolimnetic Nutrient Subsidies to Surface Waters of a Large Lake: A Coupled Hydrodynamic Modelling and Nitrogen Isotope Field Assessment15
Repeated High-severity Fire in the Sierra Nevada and Southern Cascades of California, United States: Landscape Trends and Belowground Effects14
Structuring Life After Death: Plant Leachates Promote CO2 Uptake by Regulating Microbial Biofilm Interactions in a Northern Peatland Ecosystem13
Dynamics of Respired Dissolved Organic Carbon in a Stream13
Ocean Acidification Influences Strain Selection and Metabolism of the Benthic Diatom Cocconeis neothumensis var. marina13
Long-Term Phosphorus Addition Strongly Weakens the Carbon Sink Function of a Temperate Peatland13
Disturbance Level Mediates the Differential Resistance of Tropical Dry Forest Soil and Vegetation Attributes to High-Intensity Hurricanes12
Response of Boreal Plant Communities and Forest Floor Carbon Fluxes to Experimental Nutrient Additions12
Flexibility in Aquatic Food Web Interactions: Linking Scales and Approaches12
Contrasted Successional Trajectories in a Mediterranean Wetland Due to Geomorphic- and Human-Induced Perturbations12
Compensatory Mechanisms Absorb Regional Carbon Losses Within a Rapidly Shifting Coastal Mosaic12
Anion Exchange Capacity Explains Deep Soil Nitrate Accumulation in Brazilian Amazon Croplands12
Abiotic Factors Modify Ponderosa Pine Regeneration Outcomes After High-Severity Fire11
Changes in How Climate Forces the Vegetation of Southern Africa11
Agile Allocation in the Tundra: A Single Growing Season of Warming Increases Nutrient Availability While Decreasing Fine-Root Length11
Embracing Uncertainty and Probabilistic Outcomes for Ecological Critical Loads11
Shifts in Ecological Legacies Support Hysteresis of Stand Type Conversions in Boreal Forests11
Nitrogen Addition Increases Freeze Resistance in Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) Shrubs in a Temperate-Tropical Ecotone10
Root Characteristics Vary with Depth Across Four Lowland Seasonal Tropical Forests10
Biomass Pyramids of Marine Mesozooplankton Communities as Inferred From Their Integrated Trophic Positions10
Soil Particulate Organic Matter is Related to Ericoid Mycorrhizal Shrubs, not Ectomycorrhizal Trees, in a Temperate Forest10
The Effect of Water Colour on Fish Communities in Boreal lakes10
Identifying Bottlenecks to Energy Circulation in the Bay of Biscay Pelagic Food Web: Key Species Under the Spotlight10
Carbon Stocks and Transfers in Coniferous Boreal Forests Along a Latitudinal Gradient9
Trophic Niche Metrics Reveal Long-Term Shift in Florida Bay Food Webs9
Are Ecosystem Engineering Traits Fixed or Flexible: A Study on Clonal Expansion Strategies in Co-occurring Dune Grasses9
Global Patterns of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Reproductive and Leaf Litterfall9
Detecting Trajectories of Regime Shifts and Loss of Resilience in Coastal Wetlands using Remote Sensing9
Herbivores’ Impacts Cascade Through the Brown Food Web in a Dryland9
Exceptions to the Heterotrophic Rule: Prevalence and Drivers of Autotrophy in Streams and Rivers9
Ecosystem Changes Caused by Hydrological Change are Associated with Population Decline in a Formerly-Common Grazing Herbivore9
Impact of Drought on Ecohydrology of Southern California Grassland and Shrubland8
Watershed-scale Variation in Potential Fungal Community Contributions to Ectomycorrhizal Biogeochemical Syndromes8
Longitudinal Declines in Autochthony and Food Web Length: Why Do Ecological Frameworks Fail to Predict Trophic Webs in Rivers of the Pampa Biome?8
Exploring the Frequency and Distribution of Ecological Non-monotonicity in Associations among Ecosystem Constituents8
Temporal Development of Microhabitats on Living Habitat Trees in Temperate European Forests8
Agricultural Land Management and Grazing Intensification Effects on Ecosystem Carbon and Nutrient Stocks8
Tree Foliage is a Methane Sink in Upland Temperate Forests8
Season and Flow Drive Productivity of a Regulated River8
Post-fire Recovery Dynamics and Resilience of Ecosystem Services Capacity in Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems8
Benthopelagic Deep-Sea Food Webs Along a Latitudinal Gradient in the Scotia Sea (Southern Ocean)8
An Outlook for Deep Learning in Ecosystem Science8
Sedimentary Organic Carbon and Nitrogen Sequestration Across a Vertical Gradient on a Temperate Wetland Seascape Including Salt Marshes, Seagrass Meadows and Rhizophytic Macroalgae Beds7
Diverse Effects of Climate, Land Use, and Insects on Dung and Carrion Decomposition7
Global Positive Effects of Litter Inputs on Soil Nitrogen Pools and Fluxes7
Impacts of Watershed Restoration on Runoff, Evapotranspiration, and Ecosystem Service Valuation in a Semi-Arid Region7
Watershed Responses to Climate Change-Driven Disturbances in Temperate Montane Ecosystems of the Western United States7
The Structural and Functional Impacts of Invasive Psidium cattleianum in Forests on the Island of Hawai’i7
Spatial Signatures of Biological Soil Crusts and Community Level Self-organization in Drylands7
Suspended Sections Within Downed Deadwood Are Drier, Have Altered Decomposer Communities, and Slower Decomposition7
Species Diversity and Stability of Dominant Species Dominate the Stability of Community Biomass in an Alpine Meadow Under Variable Precipitation7
Soil Legacies of Tree Species Composition in Mature Forest Affect Tree Seedlings’ Performance7
Coastal Forest in Eastern Southern Africa has Savanna Bush-clump Origins7
Vegetation Changes Following Large-scale Fence Removal Across a Protected Area Network Within the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Reserve, South Africa7
Spatial and Temporal Variation of Large Wood in a Coastal River7
An Emerging Carbon Sink in Headwater Streams and the Role of Large Wood and Riparian Forest Structure7
Coralline Algal Population Explosion in an Overgrazed Seagrass Meadow: Conditional Outcomes of Intraspecific and Interspecific Interactions7
Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Nitrogen Mobilization in Residential Lawns6
Correction to: Compensatory Mechanisms Absorb Regional Carbon Losses Within a Rapidly Shifting Coastal Mosaic6
Root Exudation by an Annual Grass Modifies Soil Biogeochemical Cycling: A Mechanism for Invasion6
Dissolved Organic Carbon Mobilization Across a Climate Transect of Mesic Boreal Forests Is Explained by Air Temperature and Snowpack Duration6
Correction: Carbon Stocks and Transfers in Coniferous Boreal Forests Along a Latitudinal Gradient6
Anthropogenic Eutrophication Drives Major Food Web Changes in Mwanza Gulf, Lake Victoria6
Integrating Field Data and a Meta-ecosystem Model to Study the Effects of Multiple Terrestrial Disturbances on Small Stream Ecosystem Function6
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
Toward a Standardized Method for Quantifying Ecosystem Hot Spots and Hot Moments6
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
Macroscale Variation in Red Maple (Acer rubrum) Foliar Carbon, Nitrogen, and Nitrogen Resorption6
Effect of Restoration on Physical and Chemical Peat Properties in Previously Drained Boreal Peatlands6
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Regulation of Water Clarity in a Large, Floodplain River Ecosystem6
How Much Soil Carbon is Derived from Woody Detritus? A Ten-Year Study of 13C Incorporation into Soil Organic Matter6
Above-Cliff Tundra Reveals Hidden Seabird Footprint: Evidence from Bjørnøya (Svalbard)6
Disentangling Ecosystem Necromass Dynamics for Biodiversity Conservation6
Year-Round Variation in Bryophyte-Associated Nitrogen Fixation in the Arctic6
Plant Multi-element Coupling as an Indicator of Nutritional Mismatches Under Global Change6
Woody Encroachment Intensifies Deep Soil Drying at Daily, Seasonal, and Decadal Scales6
Topography Mediates the Response of Soil CO2 Efflux to Precipitation Over Days, Seasons, and Years6
Soil Moisture Partitioning Between Under Canopy and Interspace Environments in Shrublands of the Northern Chihuahuan Desert5
Warming Tends to Promote Nitrogen Conservation but Stimulate N2O Emissions in Mangrove Sediments5
Tree Species Diversity Affects Litter Decomposition via Modification of the Microenvironment5
Modeling the Effects of Increased Hurricane Frequency on the Tropical Forest Carbon Cycle5
Fungal and Oomycete Pathogens Reduce Rangeland Quality Mainly Through Decreasing Forage Production5
Dynamics of Organic Matter Transport, Storage, and Processing in a Non-perennial Mediterranean River Network5
Understorey Forest Management as a Potential Tool to Promote Taxonomic and Functional Diversity in Eucalyptus Plantations5
Impacts of Riparian and Non-riparian Woody Encroachment on Tallgrass Prairie Ecohydrology5
Seafloor Terrain Shapes the Three-dimensional Nursery Value of Mangrove and Seagrass Habitats5
Soil Seed Bank Density Enhanced at Shrub Patches Due to Grazing in a Shrub-Encroached Grassland5
Assessment of the Structure and Activity of Bacterial Communities as a Tandem Tool for Estimating the Ecological Condition of Lakes in Poland5
Downstream Modification of Mercury in Diverse River Systems Underscores the Role of Local Conditions in Fish Bioaccumulation5
Chronic Nitrogen Additions Decrease Rates of N Recovery and Increase Rates of Soil Inorganic N Availability in A Temperate Grassland5
Thank You to Reviewers5
Spatial Heterogeneity of Nitrogen Fixation and Denitrification in Streams5
Species Asynchrony and Large Trees Jointly Drive Community Stability in a Montane Subtropical Forest5
Interplay of Climate, Fires, Floods, and Anthropogenic Impacts on the Peat Formation and Carbon Dynamic of Coastal and Inland Tropical Peatlands in West Kalimantan, Indonesia5
Coexistence Patterns of Biocrust-Vascular Plant in the Loess Plateau5
Contrasting Responses of Soil Nematode Trophic Groups to Long-Term Nitrogen Addition5
Ecosystem Size Drives Patterns and Control Mechanisms of Mixotrophs Success Across Tropical Lakes: A Large-Scale Assessment of the Grand Écart Hypothesis5
Three Decades of Changing Nutrient Stoichiometry from Source to Sea on the Swedish West Coast4
Variable Tissue Stoichiometry Influences Nutrient Recycling by Invasive Freshwater Mussels in Nutrient-Poor Lakes4
Depth-Dependent Controls Over Soil Organic Carbon Stock across Chinese Shrublands4
Linking Resource Quality and Biodiversity to Benthic Ecosystem Functions Across a Land-to-Sea Gradient4
Sustained Three-Year Declines in Forest Soil Respiration are Proportional to Disturbance Severity4
The Interplay of the Tree and Stand-Level Processes Mediate Drought-Induced Forest Dieback: Evidence from Complementary Remote Sensing and Tree-Ring Approaches4
Effects of Urban Green Infrastructure Designs on Soil Bacterial Community Composition and Function4
Effects of Lithology on Asymbiotic N2 Fixation in Subtropical Secondary Forests, Southwest China4
Riparian Forests and Macroinvertebrates Support Multiple Ecosystem Processes Across Temperate and Tropical Streams4
Resolving the Drivers of Algal Nutrient Limitation from Boreal to Arctic Lakes and Streams4
Patterns of Herbivory and Resource Utilization of Tree Seedlings Along an Altitudinal Gradient4
Linking Post-fire Tree Density to Carbon Storage in High-Latitude Cajander Larch (Larix cajanderi) Forests of Far Northeastern Siberia4
Changes in Biotic Mechanisms of Phytoplankton Biomass Stability Along a Eutrophic Gradient4
Hydrochoric Seed Dispersal of Riparian Plants Follows Hydrological Patterns Closer Than Geomorphic Variation4
A Cross-System Analysis of Litter Chemical Dynamics Throughout Decomposition3
Tree Mortality may Drive Landscape Formation: Comparative Study from Ten Temperate Forests3
Species-Specific Root Exudation Responses to Long-Term Phosphorus and Nitrogen Fertilization Across Successional Status in Bornean Tropical Rainforests3
Bamboo Plantation Establishment Changes Rainfall Partitioning and Chemistry3
Climate Effects on Prairie Productivity Partially Ameliorated by Soil Nutrients and Plant Community Responses3
Plant Traits and Phylogeny Predict Soil Carbon and Nutrient Cycling in Mediterranean Mixed Forests3
Current Forest–Savanna Transition in Northern South America Departs from Typical Climatic Thresholds3
Phenotypic Plasticity in Sargassum Forests May Not Counteract Projected Biomass Losses Along a Broad Latitudinal Gradient3
Mapping the Spatial Heterogeneity of Watershed Ecosystems and Water Quality in Rainforest Fjordlands3
Revisiting Patterns and Controls of Productivity in a Mesic Grassland 30 Years Later: Do We Know Now What We Knew Then?3
Biophysical Determinants of Shifting Tundra Vegetation Productivity in the Beaufort Delta Region of Canada3
Water Use Efficiency of Grassland Ecosystem in Badain Jaran Desert and Its Relations to Biometeorological Variables3
Frost-Associated Defoliation in Populus tremuloides Causes Repeated Growth Reductions Over 185 years3
Long Transients May be Temporary Visits of Concealed Alternative Stable States3
A Negative Fire–Vegetation Feedback Substantially Limits Reburn Extent Across the North American Boreal Biome3
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Variation in Soil Organic Carbon Across a Latitudinal Chronosequence of Mangrove Poleward Expansion3
Subsurface Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Losses Offset Surface Carbon Accumulation in Abandoned Agricultural Fields3
Alleviation of Nutrient Co-limitation Increases Grassland Biomass Production, But Not Carbon Storage3
Experimental Evidence that Forest Structure Controls Detrital Decomposition3
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