Basic and Applied Ecology

Article	Citations
Nematode dynamics in an African dolomite cave: What is the role of environmental filtering in spatial and temporal distribution?	60
Tracking sucking herbivory with nitrogen isotope labelling: Lessons from an individual trait-based approach	57
Abundance and trait-matching both shape interaction frequencies between plants and birds in seed-dispersal networks	45
Non-crop habitats concurrently drive crop colonization by the millet head miner and regulation by natural enemies	43
Semi-natural habitats are key to breeding bird diversity in intensified vineyard landscapes across Europe	40
Proximity to wildflower strips did not boost crop pollination on small, diversified farms harboring diverse wild bees	39
Short-term fate of nitrogen fixed by moss-cyanobacteria associations under different rainfall regimes	37
Artificial light at night increases the nighttime feeding of monarch butterfly caterpillars without affecting host plant quality	37
Short-term response of ground-dwelling arthropods to storm-related disturbances is mediated by topography and dispersal	35
Moving north under the eye of the public: The dispersal ecology of the Nosferatu spider, documented by citizen scientists	34
Using spatially-explicit plant competition models to optimise crop productivity in intercropped systems	33
Yellowstone Wolves: Science and Discovery in the Worlds First National Park. Edited by Douglas W. Smith, Daniel R. Stahler and Daniel R. MacNulty. 339 pages, London: University of Chicago Press [2020]	31
Spatial distribution and climate dependency of the hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) in east Africa: Implications for conservation beyond protected areas	31
Australian green roofs attract bees with similar functional traits, but species-specific responses to local attributes differ significantly	28
Bird and bat diversity, herbivory and trade-offs with yield in coffee agroforests in Arabica coffee’s native range	28
Effects of land cover on honey bee foraging performance: Analysis for 185 sites in Germany	27
An observational assessment of winter human-nature interaction in urban parks	27
Foraging behaviour and pollination contribution of naturally occurring bumble bees in red clover	27
Defining the invasion boundaries of a non-native bark beetle, Ips amitinus	27
Non-additive effects of multiple predators alter the biological control of the coffee leaf miner (Leucoptera coffeella)	26
Biodiversity in urban blue space – increasing knowledge and species richness	26
Does weed suppression by high crop density depend on crop spatial pattern and soil water availability?	26
Testimonials to reconstruct past abundances of wildlife populations	26
The impact of climate, local habitat, surrounding landscape and management on coffee wilt disease and Armillaria root rot on Arabica coffee in its native range	25
Are alien plant species superior to natives, and is this determined by performance measure and study design? A meta-analysis	25

Changes in weed vegetation across transects in maize fields	24
Distance- and density-dependent recruitment of common ragwort is not driven by plant-soil feedbacks	24
Improving wild bee monitoring, sampling methods, and conservation	24
Floristic composition and plant functional type diversity of the basalt cliffs of Western Ghats, India	23
Plant functional composition as an effective surrogate for biodiversity conservation	23
Editorial Board	22
Invasive common milkweed strongly simplifies insect flower-visiting networks	22
Book Review	21
Comparing the performance of two camera trap-based methods to survey small mustelids	21
Simply the green: Urban refuges	19
Exploring relationships between time of day and pollinator activity in the context of pesticide use	19
Towards sustainable agricultural landscapes: Lessons from an interdisciplinary research-based framework applied to the Saint Lawrence floodplain	19
Extensive vegetation management and semi-natural habitats increase plant alpha and gamma diversity in European vineyards	18
Recent technological developments allow for passive acoustic monitoring of Orthoptera (grasshoppers and crickets) in research and conservation across a broad range of temporal and spatial scales	18
Traits of hymenopterans, dipterans and plants that indicate vulnerability to landscape homogenization	18
A review of global trends in the study types used to investigate bee nesting biology	18
Residents’ perceptions of cultural ecosystem services from urban green spaces: A comparative study of Korea and Germany	17
Editorial Board	17
Limited immediate effect of artificial light of realistic intensity on flight behaviour of commuting pond bat (Myotis dasycneme)	17
Soundscape for urban ecological security evaluation	17
How cushion plant communities structure nival soil biodiversity: A metabarcoding study in the French Alps	17
Corrigendum to “Drought response and urban-pollinator attractiveness of ornamental plant species” [Basic and Applied Ecology Volume 78, August 2024, Pages 1–13]	17
The role of non-volatile chemicals of floral rewards in plant-pollinator interactions	16
Foraging risk in scavenging ecology: A study of scavenger behavior and patterns of bacterial growth	16
Contrasting effects of street light shapes and LED color temperatures on nocturnal insects and bats	16
Urbanisation reduced body size but potentially improved flight performance in bees and wasps	15
Viticulture abandonment benefits the bird community of the French Mediterranean	15
Decreasing nitrogen deposition rates: Good news for oligotrophic grassland species?	15
Seedling recruitment of small-seeded and large-seeded species in forests and pastures in southern Ecuador	15
Coffee berry borer control, but not coffee yield, is mediated by non-additive interaction between birds and ants across different cultivation systems	15
Cliffs support lichen communities unique from nearby forests	14
A meta-analysis of biocontrol potential and herbivore pressure in olive crops: Does integrated pest management make a difference?	14
Impacts of coastal realignment on biodiversity. A systematic review and meta-analysis	14
Towards precision grazing: Spatio-temporal dynamics of the relation between cattle, vegetation, and arthropods	14
Prolonged Reduction in Grassland Arthropod Activity After Mowing Revealed by AI Camera Trap Monitoring	14
Strong genetic differentiation of Pedicularis palustris supports local seed sourcing in wetland restoration	14
Sown wildflower areas for biodiversity conservation and multifunctional agricultural landscapes	13
WITHDRAWN: Sown wildflower areas for biodiversity conservation and multifunctional agricultural landscapes	13
Distribution, behavior and diet of the Asiatic black bear in human modified landscapes	13
Can novel seed mixes provide a more diverse, abundant, earlier, and longer-lasting floral resource for bees than current mixes?	13
Effects of grassland management on ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) assemblages and availability as prey for farmland birds	13
Towards an effective in-situ biodiversity assessment in European forests	12
Space-for-Time Substitution to study changes in flowering phenology in herbaceous species is most reliable for early-flowering species	12
Editorial Board	12
Larger cities host richer bee faunas, but are no refuge for species with concerning conservation status: Empirical evidence from Western Europe	12
Crop gains induced by diversification exceed crop losses to diseases and weeds in a low-input rice cultivation system	12
Temporal resource partitioning mediates vertebrate coexistence at carcasses: The role of competitive and facilitative interactions	12
Bees and pollination in grassland habitats in Helsinki (Finland) are diverse but dominated by polylectic species	12
Plant diversity on islands in the Anthropocene: Integrating the effects of the theory of island biogeography and human activities	12
BOOK REVIEW	12

Irrigation decreases flower cover and beneficial arthropod abundances in Mediterranean vineyards	11
Positive association between foliar silicon and extrafloral nectar in Vicia faba with application of methyl jasmonate	11
Challenges and opportunities when studying movement ecology in science and practical conservation	11
Quantifying the mutualism-antagonism continuum for seed removal by a granivorous disperser	11
Bumblebee workers avoid foraging in road verges along busy roads	11
A global assessment of the species composition and effectiveness of watermelon pollinators and the management strategies to inform effective pollination service delivery	11
What plant–pollinator network structure tells us about the mechanisms underlying the bidirectional biodiversity productivity relationship?	11
Olive grove intensification negatively affects wintering bird communities in central Spain	10
Unpacking the fitness consequences of a warmer spring on an overwintering butterfly	10
Ant taxonomic and functional beta-diversity respond differently to changes in forest cover and spatial distance	10
Warming enhances the effects of nitrogen addition on fungal but not on bacterial diversity in an alpine meadow	10
Contrasting effects of land-use and local disturbance on plant and pollinator communities in wetlands	10
Climate and human influence shape the interactive role of the honeybee in pollination networks beyond its native distributional range	10
Predator and pollinator? An invasive hornet alters the pollination dynamics of a native plant	10
Using historical samples to re-construct the predatory diet of carabid beetles through time	10
Carnivores cross irrigation canals more often through overpasses than through culverts	10
Proglacial slopes are protected against erosion by trait diverse and dense plant communities associated with specific microbial communities	10
Floral availability outweighs aphid presence in supporting coccinellid abundance across life stages and promotes aphid predation	9
Native and alien plant species respond differently to landscape and local factors shaping spontaneous herbaceous vegetation in villages	9
Habitat heterogeneity promotes bird diversity in agricultural landscapes: Insights from remote sensing data	9
Phenology leads to different wild bees with different traits pollinating spring- and summer-blooming crops	9
Editorial Board	9
Smelling danger: Lady beetle odors affect aphid population abundance and feeding, but not movement between plants	9
The multiple-mechanisms hypothesis of biodiversity–stability relationships	9
Functional traits mediate ant community assembly in a West African savannah-forest mosaic (Côte d'Ivoire)	9
Making the best of a hard job: A response to Nakashima (2022)	9
Drought response and urban-pollinator attractiveness of ornamental plant species	9
Climate and soil factors drive the functional and phylogenetic assembly of Qinghai-Tibetan grassland communities via multiple paths	9
Accuracy of UAV-based Natura 2000 habitat mapping: seasonal and spectral drivers, with a PlanetScope benchmark	8
Effects of phylogenetic associations on environmental and temporal niche partitioning among sympatric mammals	8
Impacts of duration and intensity of artificial light at night on life history, mating, food consumption, and chemical surface profiles of a leaf beetle species	8
Hydrological recruitment niches of wetland plants are associated with dormancy, alternating temperature, and oxygen requirements	8
Scale-dependent effectiveness of on-field vs. off-field agri-environmental measures for wild bees	8
Bumblebee pollination ensures the stability of both yield and quality of the woody oil crop Paeonia ostii ‘Fengdan’	8
Survival patterns and population stability of cliff plants suggest high resistance to climatic variability	8
Effects of land-use and climate change on grasshopper assemblages differ between protected and unprotected grasslands	8
Effects of alien host plant on wing coloration and mating behavior of an endangered butterfly	8
Nectar microbes may indirectly change fruit consumption by seed-dispersing birds	8
Environmental complexity and predator density mediate a stable earwig-woolly apple aphid interaction	8
Threats and benefits of invasive alien plant species on pollinators	8
Most habitat's and species' assessments in German Natura 2000 sites reflect unfavourable conservation states	7
The extended role of carrion: Insect consumption and hair taking at fox carcasses	7
Seasonal variability of scavenger visitations is independent of carrion predictability	7
The hidden multitrophic diversity of specialized grass-shoot insects – neglected by grassland management	7
Species ecological strategy and soil phosphorus supply interactively affect plant biomass and phosphorus concentration	7
The effects of climate change on boreal plant-pollinator interactions are largely neglected by science	7
Hoverfly assemblages in urban farms compared to urban parks in the city of Geneva	7
Evaluating the potential of agri-environmental measures (AEM) in mitigating biodiversity loss due to land consolidation in China: Understanding the function of linear habitats	7
Global patterns and mechanisms shaping dimensionality diversity in sharks	7
Unravelling the multi-scale structure of vertebrate scavenger communities: The role of beta-diversity in livestock carcass consumption	7
The activity of a subterranean small mammal alters Afroalpine vegetation patterns and is positively affected by livestock grazing	7
Cucurbit plant defenses against aboveground or belowground insect herbivores are distinct and shaped by eco-evolutionary factors	7
Pollen load, pollen species diversity and conspecific pollen carried by pollinators across 24-hour cycles	7
Response of honeybee colony size to flower strips in agricultural landscapes depends on areal proportion, spatial distribution and plant composition	7
Within-bloom shift in abundance of a wild pollinator mediates pollen deposition rates to blueberry	7
Prevalence of major pests and diseases in wild and cultivated coffee in Ethiopia	7
Wildflower sowings as alternative for conventional inter-row greening in German vineyards	6
Resource availability and competition shape pollinator trophic specialization in longleaf pine savannas	6
Sealed surfaces limit bird diversity, whereas tall structures may support abundance of some species, while both filter traits in urban landscapes	6
Ecological assessment of forest management approaches to develop resilient forests in the face of global change in Central Europe	6
Effects of plant functional group removal on caterpillars (Gynaephora alpherakii) performance and plant production in an alpine meadow	6
Distance decay effects predominantly shape spider but not carabid community composition in crop fields in north-western Europe	6
Nature-based solutions to increase sustainability and resilience of vineyard-dominated landscapes	6
Providing evidence for the conservation of a rare forest butterfly: Results from a three-year capture-mark-recapture study	6
Hydrological dynamics, wetland morphology and vegetation structure determine riparian arthropod communities in constructed wetlands	6
Shrub anti-herbivore defenses exhibit non-linear and varied responses to increased herbivore density	6
Farmland bird decline is associated with a strong population limitation of open-habitat species	6
Temporal stability of agricultural land-use effects on morphological traits and abundance in bumblebees and syrphid flies	6
From pattern to process: Towards mechanistic design principles for pest suppressive landscapes	6
Hedgerow structural diversity is key to promoting biodiversity and ecosystem services: A systematic review of Central European studies	6
Microhabitat structure modulates seed fate outcomes through differential effects on native and exotic rodent interactions in an endangered palm species	6
Editorial Board	6
Impact of an extreme drought event on clonal reproduction and the acclimation capacity of the succulent plant Sempervivum tectorum L.	5
Drivers of cultivated and wild plant pollination in urban agroecosystems	5
Mycorrhizal fungi improve growth of Juniperus communis but only at sufficiently high soil element concentrations	5
Floral resource distribution and fitness consequences for two solitary bee species in agricultural landscapes	5
Corrigendum to “Most habitat's and species' assessments in German Natura 2000 sites reflect unfavourable conservation states” [Basic and Applied Ecology 87 (2025) Pages 128-143]	5
Agricultural intensification affects birds' trait diversity across Europe	5
Insect pollinators profit from moderate diversification of intensively used grasslands	5
Evolutionary Agroecology: Individual fitness, population yield and resource availability in wheat	5

The impact of maize-bean intercropping on insect biodiversity	5
Human disturbances explain the small-island effect of large and medium-sized mammals in the largest archipelago of China	5
Glyphosate reduces the biodiversity of soil macrofauna and benefits exotic over native species in a tropical agroecosystem	5
Enhanced invertebrate activity-densities and weed seed predation in an integrated cropping system	5
BOOK REVIEW	5
Bird species richness peaks at intermediate levels of farmland in wooded savannas and dry forests, but not in rainforests	5
High soil moisture promotes the emergence of ground beetles and spiders from soils in wheat fields	5
The influence of habitat properties on sex determination in cavity-nesting Hymenoptera	5
The global conservation status of plants growing on cliffs and rocky outcrops	4
Integrating species distribution models (SDM) in spatially explicit GIS-tools to support nature-sensitive urban planning	4
Niche differentiation of arthropods and plants along small-scale gradients in temporary wetlands (kettle holes)	4
Experimental manipulation of biotic and abiotic parameters changes the outcome of insect-plant interactions	4
Vegetation-based ecosystem service delivery in urban landscapes: A systematic review	4
Spatio-temporal modelling of the effect of environmental and land-use factors on species-rich calcareous grasslands	4
Agricultural drivers of field margin plant communities are scale-dependent	4
Disentangling food-web environment relationships: A review with guidelines	4
Editorial Board	4
Grassland plant and invertebrate species richness increases from mowing are mediated by impacts on soil chemistry	4
A call to action for inventorying and monitoring of cliff ecosystems to support conservation	4
Species-genetic diversity correlation in a metacommunity of urban pond invertebrates	4
Not all pollinisers are equal: donor identity shapes fruit set, weight, and seed quality in apples	4
River dike grasslands can reconcile biodiversity and different ecosystem services to provide multifunctionality	4
Recent biodiversity changes in grasslands across elevational bands in Switzerland	4
Humid grassland fallows promote spider diversity in a traditionally managed landscape	4
Trade-offs in Defense Allocation: How Soil Legacy Modulates Plant-Herbivore-Predator Dynamics	4
Species and functional responses of ants to inter-row tillage and vegetation in organic Mediterranean vineyards	4
Positive effects of ants on host trees are critical in years of low reproduction and not influenced by liana presence	4
Rich assemblages of native pollinators profit from flowering strips with lacy phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia) and from monocultures of this plant	4
Ecology for future cities	3
Moving away from objectivity—A response to Wirth & Schulemann-Maier	3
Selective observation causes differences in citizen science butterfly data	3
Climate and land use primarily drive the diversity of multi-taxonomic communities in agroecosystems	3
Mammal Mia: A review on how ecological and human dimension research on urban wild mammals can benefit future biophilic cities	3
Plant cover rather than species richness drives nematode community structure and function on extensive and semi-intensive roof greening	3
Nematode diversity loss and community change in urban green spaces explained by alterations in soil pore structure and chemical properties	3
Artificial light at night reduces larval survival and constrains female body mass in a capital breeding moth	3
The importance of shrubland and local agroecological practices for pumpkin production in sub-Saharan smallholdings	3
Editorial Board	3
New fungal core microbiome members of the ground nesting bee Andrena vaga: The key to oligolecty?	3
The relationship between plant and butterfly biodiversity is altered by compound effects of human activities at landscape and regional scales	3
Rhizobial diversity impacts soybean resistance, but not tolerance, to herbivory during drought	3
Testing the intermediate-disturbance hypothesis – managed roe deer populations are not disrupting forest faunal communities	3
Introducing fwtraits – an R package for obtaining freshwater biodiversity trait information	3
The positive plant diversity/consumer relationship is independent of grassland age	3
Trait-mediated insect colonization of newly established grassland strips in agricultural landscapes	3
“Mixed” occupancy designs: When do additional single-visit data improve the inferences from standard multi-visit models?	3
Refugia for non-timber forest product populations: Prevalence and efficacy	3
Experimental reduction of land use increases invertebrate abundance in grasslands	3
On the edge: Conservation genomics of the critically endangered dwarf mountain pine Pherosphaera fitzgeraldii	3
Limited honeybee hive placement balances the trade-off between biodiversity conservation and crop yield of buckwheat cultivation	3
Better red than dead: Plasticine moths are attacked less under HPS streetlights than LEDs	3
Allometric constraints on carabid diets: interspecific differences in carabid-to-seed mass ratios impact seed choice	3
Economic value of dung removal by dung beetles in US sub-tropical pastures	3
Sheep grazing in vineyards benefits wild bees in vineyard embankments and sheep dung attracts dung beetles to vineyards	3
Beyond pollination – The neglected contribution of ground-nesting bees to soil functions	3
Measuring thermal performance and reproductive success of the dung beetle Onthophagus vacca (Linnaeus, 1767)	3
Partitioning of arthropod species diversity in temperate meadows, wildflower areas and pastures	3
Human-Wildlife Conflicts Management: Prevention and Problem Solving, 2nd ed., Russell F. Reidinger, Jr. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland (2022). 272 pp., ISBN 978-1421445250, US$89.	3
The impact of submontane meadows management on the structure of millipede (Diplopoda) communities	3
Cliff nesting birds provide nutrient inputs to cliff ecosystems	3
Not only hedgerows, but also flower fields can enhance bat activity in intensively used agricultural landscapes	3
Editorial Board	3