Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Papers
(The median citation count of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment is 1. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
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Measuring what matters in the era of big data121
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Harnessing trait–environment interactions to predict ecosystem functions97
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Attracted to death49
What is the fitness benefit of night lighting for toads?47
Modern building structures are a landscape‐level driver of bat–human exposure risk in Kenya43
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Protecting threatened species and music traditions37
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Annual grass invasion is transforming the sagebrush biome's songbird communities34
The need for economics in wildlife conservation and management33
Relationship with the land as a foundation for ecosystem stewardship30
Marine species introduction via reproduction and its response to ship transit routes30
How to pay for ecosystem services29
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Hunting on dangerous ground29
Beauty, but at what cost? Ornamental weirs fragment China's streams28
Centering 30 × 30 conservation initiatives on freshwater ecosystems28
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Deoxygenation—coming to a water body near you23
The role of AI in ecology’s computational carbon footprint23
Historical art as a source of insight for studies of environmental change22
Anuran call properties as reliable indicators of environmental suitability for reproduction22
Cities as sanctuaries22
Sparse genetic data limit biodiversity assessments in protected areas globally21
Managing the threat of infectious disease in fisheries and aquaculture using structured decision making21
Forest ecosystem properties emerge from interactions of structure and disturbance21
Non‐consumptive killing of a conspecific dragonfly21
Four‐Dimensional Ecology Education (4DEE) for everyone: teaching ecology to non‐majors21
Urban parks and low‐dispersal species20
Can 30 × 30 targets stop island extinctions?20
Unusual nectar‐thieving behavior in Brazil20
Maximizing inference from distributed experimental networks via “add‐on” studies20
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Toward a predictable cask theory of species extinction assessment in the Anthropocene19
Aposematism as a trap? A case of heavy predation on a poisonous salamander19
Co‐benefits of and trade‐offs between natural climate solutions and Sustainable Development Goals18
Near‐term forecasts of NEON lakes reveal gradients of environmental predictability across the US18
Generating ecological insights from historical data17
Managing multi‐species plant invasions when interactions influence their impact17
How climate‐change awareness can provoke physical symptoms17
A theoretical framework for the ecological role of three‐dimensional structural diversity17
Replace the ivory tower with the fire tower16
Are all‐girls programs sexist?16
Size matters in nature16
Standing on one foot16
Transformative governance of cumulative effects through an Indigenous outlook15
Evaluating macroecological fire impacts on bird populations15
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Tree frogs serve as a hotel for moth flies14
Conceptualizing and measuring ecological spillover effects from protected areas14
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No branch left behind: tracking terrestrial biodiversity from a phylogenetic completeness perspective14
Managing ecosystem damage from extreme events13
Will greater argonaut strandings in southeast Australia increase with climate change?13
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Glass‐like flowers in the rain13
Ecotourism impacts on reef fishes in a marine reserve during the COVID‐19 era12
Ants actively carry microplastics12
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When avifauna collide: the case for lethal control of barred owls in western North America11
Science in a changing world11
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Webs of science: mentor networks influence women's integration into STEM fields11
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Structural diversity as a reliable and novel predictor for ecosystem productivity10
Dead rock python, the new fragrance from Crocuta10
Virtual conferences improve inclusion in science10
A scenario‐guided strategy for the future management of biological invasions10
Identity theft: anti‐predator mimicry by the giant anteater?10
Logistical and preference bias in participatory science butterfly data10
Browning and blueing – what is the fate of polar coasts?10
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Can we coevolve with AI?9
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Can AI interpretation increase inclusivity?9
US lakes are monitored disproportionately less in communities of color8
Geophagy in African savanna elephants8
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Re‐envisioning urban landscapes: lichens, liverworts, and mosses coexist spontaneously with us8
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Plugging the leaks: antibiotic resistance at human–animal interfaces in low‐resource settings8
Setting your service agenda8
Managing strategic linkages among natural and human systems can enhance ecosystem services7
Importance of private and communal lands to sustainable conservation of Africa's rhinoceroses7
Emergent hotspots of biotic disturbances and their consequences for forest resilience7
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Camouflaged life in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest6
A native parrot as an invasive plant controller6
Addressing diversity in undergraduate ecology textbooks6
Improving our understanding of blue carbon with a net ecosystem carbon budget framework6
Historically excluded groups in ecology are undervalued and poorly treated6
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Forecasting range shifts using abundance distributions along environmental gradients6
Disease‐smart climate adaptation for wildlife management and conservation6
Disentangling the potential of protected areas to promote sustainable development6
Time to retire “alien” from the invasion ecology lexicon6
Citizen science to address the global issue of bird–window collisions6
Exoneration of the shrike6
The American horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) spawns regularly in salt marshes6
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Legacy effects of redlining on the distribution of greenspaces in US cities5
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Mermaids by another name5
Evaluating conservation units using network analysis: a sea duck case study5
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Cultivating curiosity5
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“Best available science” and the reproducibility crisis5
Clever commensalism in a harsh environment5
Male and female crab spiders “cooperate” to mimic a flower5
Advancing freshwater science with sensor data collected by community scientists5
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Tropical cyclone risk to global mangrove ecosystems: potential future regional shifts5
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Maladapted in the Anthropocene: communal hyperfidelity in snakes4
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Allyship requires action4
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“Authors declare no competing interests”—really?4
Shifting along the urbanization gradient: A countryside hawk now thrives in the city4
Promoting equity in the Conservation Reserve Program across the southeastern US4
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Toward a unified understanding of people’s aversion to nature: biophobia4
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From science to policy: evolving marine biodiversity targets4
Green pockets with seeds4
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Drought and deluge—opportunities for climate‐change adaptation in US national parks4
The art of hiding in plain sight4
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What's in a name? The paradox of citizen science and community science4
An adequacy‐for‐purpose perspective for the environmental sciences4
Structural diversity: a digital revolution4
Yorke Bay, Falkland Islands: a question for coastal management4
Habitat‐mediated soundscape conservation in marine ecosystems4
The Fieldwork Wellness Framework: a new approach to field research in ecology3
Defining the pollinator garden: is conceptual flexibility a feature or a bug?3
Discovery of solar sea slugs in the Falkland Islands3
Spatial and taxonomic coverage of international migratory bird agreements3
From plant litter to soil organic matter: a game to understand carbon dynamics3
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The Translocation Continuum Framework for context‐specific decision making3
How do urban trees vary across the US? It depends on where and how you look3
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Twenty years of Frontiers3
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Participatory action research generates knowledge for Sustainable Development Goals3
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Extreme event ecology needs proactive funding3
Enabling pastoralist management of rangelands to achieve Land Degradation Neutrality3
Elevating the human dimension in ecology—a call for action3
A global synthesis of trends in human experience of nature3
Inducing biological resistance to invasive plants with adapted native species3
Managing nutritional landscapes as the next frontier in forest ecology and conservation2
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Open Access perpetuates differences between higher‐ and lower‐income countries2
Pathway to mainstream youth engagement and intergenerational partnership in nature conservation2
Three species of birds in one nest2
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The western North American forestland carbon sink: will our climate commitments go up in smoke?2
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Rangeland afforestation is not a natural climate solution2
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Floral parasites: mutualism or exploitation in pollination?2
Stuff of nightmares2
Climate‐driven diatom aggregations pose a risk to long‐lived Antarctic filter feeders2
Toward a research agenda for actionable ecological science2
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A silent spring, or a new cacophony? Invasive plants as maestros of modern soundscapes2
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Managing public lands requires a new kind of leader2
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Sea‐ice anomalies affect the acoustic presence of Antarctic pinnipeds in breeding areas2
Pacific herring spawns transfer energy to coastal ecosystems2
Hidden in the jelly: the uncommon lifestyle of a dipteran larva2
Enhancing water protection on Tribal lands2
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What's the point of peer review?2
Disgusting, delicious durians2
Host manipulation by a parasitic plant?2
Dynamic connectivity assessment for a terrestrial predator in a metropolitan region1
Subseasonal forecasts provide a powerful tool for dynamic marine mammal management1
Integrating perspectives on ecology, conservation value, and policy of bee pollinator seed mixes1
Recognition and completeness: two key metrics for judging the utility of citizen science data1
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A new era of genetic diversity conservation through novel tools and accessible data1
High mountain wanderings1
TheNEONEcological Forecasting Challenge1
Supplementary bird feeding as an overlooked contribution to local phosphorus cycles1
National parks in Spain are failing to protect wetlands1
The curious case of leaf‐rolling nematodes1
Duration record for a GPS‐transmitter fitted to a vulture1
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Conservation of the Atlantic Forest trees through Indigenous sustainability1
Where no elephant has gone before1
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The perilous and important art of definition: the case of the old‐growth forest1
A code of ethics for peer reviewers1
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Losing flow in free‐flowing Mediterranean‐climate streams1
Monitoring animal movement diversity as a component of biodiversity1
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Flagship individuals in biodiversity conservation1
Fostering ecological understanding in and engagement with local communities1
Potential for conflict between urban coyotes and people experiencing unsheltered homelessness1
Air pollution: a threat to insect pollination1
The cost of war for biodiversity: a potential ecocide in Ukraine1
High stakes and sacrifice in the Arctic1
Monitoring ecosystem services with essential ecosystem service variables1
If it ain’t broke…1
More green, fewer problems: landcover relates to perception of environmental problems1
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Building US food‐energy‐water security requires avoiding unintended consequences for ecosystems1
Lidar and deep learning reveal forest structural controls on snowpack1
Charting a path for the National Nature Assessment1
Reply to Gilbert, Eyster, and Zipkin1
Stealthier than we thought1
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