OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Ecosystems is 7. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Two Mechanisms Drive Changes in Boreal Peatland Photosynthesis Following Long-Term Water Level Drawdown: Species Turnover and Altered Photosynthetic Capacity	47
Fuel Profiles and Biomass Carbon Following Bark Beetle Outbreaks: Insights for Disturbance Interactions from a Historical Silvicultural Experiment	43
A Cosmic View of ‘Tundra Gardens’: Satellite Imagery Provides a Landscape-Scale Perspective of Arctic Fox Ecosystem Engineering	35
A Topographic Gradient Drives Spatial Variability of Stem CH4 Fluxes in a Temperate Alder Stand	31
Integrating Reservoirs into the Dissolved Organic Matter Versus Primary Production Paradigm: How Does Chlorophyll-a Change Across Dissolved Organic Carbon Concentrations in Reservoirs?	31
Integrating Remote Sensing with Ground-based Observations to Quantify the Effects of an Extreme Freeze Event on Black Mangroves (Avicennia germinans) at the Landscape Scale	28
Time Scales of Ecosystem Impacts and Recovery Under Individual and Serial Invasions	27
Post-fire Regeneration Traits of Understorey Shrub Species Modulate Successional Responses to High Severity Fire in Mediterranean Pine Forests	27
Correction to: Elevated Allochthony in Stream Food Webs as a Result of Longitudinal Cumulative Effects of Forest Management	24
Mapping the Delivery of Ecological Functions Combining Field Collected Data and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)	22
Fire Recurrence and Time Since Last Fire Interact to Determine the Supply of Multiple Ecosystem Services by Mediterranean Forests	22
Hydrologic Setting Dictates the Sensitivity of Ecosystem Metabolism to Climate Variability in Lakes	22
The Relative Importance of Coarse-Scale Climate and Fine-Scale Nitrogen Availability Contrasts in Driving Home-Field Advantage Effects in Litter Decomposition	21
A Classification Framework to Assess Ecological, Biogeochemical, and Hydrologic Synchrony and Asynchrony	20
Ecosystem Functioning Influences Species Fitness at Upper Trophic Levels	20
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 Forests	19
Celebrating 25 Years of Ecosystems	18
Chronic Nitrogen Deposition Induces Phosphorus Limitation of Aquatic, But Not Terrestrial, Decomposition	18
Impacts of Compost Amendment Type and Application Frequency on a Fire-Impacted Grassland Ecosystem	18
Biophysical Controls on Soil Carbon Cycling in a Northern Hardwood Forest	18
A Severe Hurricane Increases Carbon Dioxide and Methane Fluxes and Triples Nitrous Oxide Emissions in a Tropical Forest	17
Six Decades of Changes in Pool Characteristics on a Concentric-Patterned Raised Bog	17
Fire History and Long-Term Carbon Accumulation in Hemi-boreal Peatlands	17
Material Legacies and Environmental Constraints Underlie Fire Resilience of a Dominant Boreal Forest Type	16
Plant Litter from Rare Species Increases Functional Diversity and Decomposition of Species Mixtures	15

Aboveground Responses of C3 and C4 Grass-Dominated Plant Communities to Future Larger and Less Frequent Rainfall Events	15
Biocrusts Modulate Climate Change Effects on Soil Organic Carbon Pools: Insights From a 9-Year Experiment	15
Risk Assessment for Key Socio-Economic and Ecological Species in a Sub-Arctic Marine Ecosystem Under Combined Ocean Acidification and Warming	15
A Global Synthesis of the Effects of Livestock Activity on Hydrological Processes	15
Multicentury Growth Patterns and Climate Relationships of Three Co-occurring Nothofagus Species in High-Elevation Forests of the Valdivian Andes	15
Long-Term Phosphorus Addition Strongly Weakens the Carbon Sink Function of a Temperate Peatland	14
Decoding a Soil Microbial Strategy: Prioritizing Quantity Over Quality of Phosphatases	14
Compensatory Mechanisms Absorb Regional Carbon Losses Within a Rapidly Shifting Coastal Mosaic	13
Structuring Life After Death: Plant Leachates Promote CO2 Uptake by Regulating Microbial Biofilm Interactions in a Northern Peatland Ecosystem	13
Hypolimnetic Nutrient Subsidies to Surface Waters of a Large Lake: A Coupled Hydrodynamic Modelling and Nitrogen Isotope Field Assessment	13
Changes in How Climate Forces the Vegetation of Southern Africa	12
Disturbance Level Mediates the Differential Resistance of Tropical Dry Forest Soil and Vegetation Attributes to High-Intensity Hurricanes	12
Contrasted Successional Trajectories in a Mediterranean Wetland Due to Geomorphic- and Human-Induced Perturbations	12
Ocean Acidification Influences Strain Selection and Metabolism of the Benthic Diatom Cocconeis neothumensis var. marina	12
Response of Boreal Plant Communities and Forest Floor Carbon Fluxes to Experimental Nutrient Additions	12
Embracing Uncertainty and Probabilistic Outcomes for Ecological Critical Loads	11
Anion Exchange Capacity Explains Deep Soil Nitrate Accumulation in Brazilian Amazon Croplands	11
Abiotic Factors Modify Ponderosa Pine Regeneration Outcomes After High-Severity Fire	11
Shifts in Ecological Legacies Support Hysteresis of Stand Type Conversions in Boreal Forests	11
Global Patterns of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Reproductive and Leaf Litterfall	11
Flexibility in Aquatic Food Web Interactions: Linking Scales and Approaches	11
Root Characteristics Vary with Depth Across Four Lowland Seasonal Tropical Forests	10
Biomass Pyramids of Marine Mesozooplankton Communities as Inferred From Their Integrated Trophic Positions	10
The Effect of Water Colour on Fish Communities in Boreal lakes	10
Herbivores’ Impacts Cascade Through the Brown Food Web in a Dryland	10
Detecting Trajectories of Regime Shifts and Loss of Resilience in Coastal Wetlands using Remote Sensing	10
Exceptions to the Heterotrophic Rule: Prevalence and Drivers of Autotrophy in Streams and Rivers	10
Nitrogen Addition Increases Freeze Resistance in Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) Shrubs in a Temperate-Tropical Ecotone	10
Grasslands Maintain Stability in Productivity Through Compensatory Effects and Dominant Species Stability Under Extreme Precipitation Patterns	10
Ecosystem Changes Caused by Hydrological Change are Associated with Population Decline in a Formerly-Common Grazing Herbivore	10
Identifying Bottlenecks to Energy Circulation in the Bay of Biscay Pelagic Food Web: Key Species Under the Spotlight	10
Carbon Stocks and Transfers in Coniferous Boreal Forests Along a Latitudinal Gradient	10
Trophic Niche Metrics Reveal Long-Term Shift in Florida Bay Food Webs	10
Natural Advance Regeneration of Native Tree Species in Pinus radiata Plantations of South-Central Chile Suggests Potential for a Passive Restoration Approach	9
Exploring the Frequency and Distribution of Ecological Non-monotonicity in Associations among Ecosystem Constituents	9
Contrasting Patterns of Soil Chemistry and Vegetation Cover Determine Diversity Changes of Soil Phototrophs Along an Afrotropical Elevation Gradient	9
Are Ecosystem Engineering Traits Fixed or Flexible: A Study on Clonal Expansion Strategies in Co-occurring Dune Grasses	9
Watershed-scale Variation in Potential Fungal Community Contributions to Ectomycorrhizal Biogeochemical Syndromes	8
An Outlook for Deep Learning in Ecosystem Science	8
Vegetation Changes Following Large-scale Fence Removal Across a Protected Area Network Within the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Reserve, South Africa	8
Global Positive Effects of Litter Inputs on Soil Nitrogen Pools and Fluxes	8
Impact of Drought on Ecohydrology of Southern California Grassland and Shrubland	8
Temporal Development of Microhabitats on Living Habitat Trees in Temperate European Forests	8
Post-fire Recovery Dynamics and Resilience of Ecosystem Services Capacity in Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems	8
Governance in the Face of Extreme Events: Lessons from Evolutionary Processes for Structuring Interventions, and the Need to Go Beyond	8
Sedimentary Organic Carbon and Nitrogen Sequestration Across a Vertical Gradient on a Temperate Wetland Seascape Including Salt Marshes, Seagrass Meadows and Rhizophytic Macroalgae Beds	8
Season and Flow Drive Productivity of a Regulated River	8
Tree Foliage is a Methane Sink in Upland Temperate Forests	8
Species Diversity and Stability of Dominant Species Dominate the Stability of Community Biomass in an Alpine Meadow Under Variable Precipitation	8
Habitat Adaptation Mediates the Influence of Leaf Traits on Canopy Productivity: Evidence from a Tropical Freshwater Swamp Forest	8

Spatial Signatures of Biological Soil Crusts and Community Level Self-organization in Drylands	7
An Emerging Carbon Sink in Headwater Streams and the Role of Large Wood and Riparian Forest Structure	7
Tracking the Rates and Mechanisms of Canopy Damage and Recovery Following Hurricane Maria Using Multitemporal Lidar Data	7
Watershed Responses to Climate Change-Driven Disturbances in Temperate Montane Ecosystems of the Western United States	7
Suspended Sections Within Downed Deadwood Are Drier, Have Altered Decomposer Communities, and Slower Decomposition	7
Diverse Effects of Climate, Land Use, and Insects on Dung and Carrion Decomposition	7
Soil Legacies of Tree Species Composition in Mature Forest Affect Tree Seedlings’ Performance	7
Spatial and Temporal Variation of Large Wood in a Coastal River	7