Journal for Nature Conservation

Papers
(The TQCC of Journal for Nature Conservation 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
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Improving success rates of remote conservation translocations by mitigating harsh in-situ environmental conditions: A case study on a Critically Endangered succulent47
Adaptive floristic diversity and ecological responses to environmental gradients in the saline soil ecosystem36
Fish assemblages in the Kaş-Kekova MPA: A comparative study of Posidonia oceanica meadows, sandy-rocky and rocky habitats29
The role of biodiversity communication in mobilizing public participation in conservation: A case study on the greater adjutant stork conservation campaign in Assam, Northeast India27
Ten years on from a predator removal experiment in the English uplands: Changes in numbers of ground-nesting birds and predators25
Potential biodiversity map of bird species (Passeriformes): Analyses of ecological niche, environmental characterization and identification of priority conservation areas in southern Patagonia24
Long-term vegetation monitoring in the floodplain grasslands of the lower Havel Valley (northeastern Germany) and conclusions for sustainable management practices23
Developing a rural ecological assessment index for Jiangsu Province, China23
Biased baselines? Differences in manual and computer-based modelling of blue-winged teal (Spatula discors) habitat suitability22
The unique and endangered Campo Rupestre vegetation and protected areas in the Iron Quadrangle, Minas Gerais, Brazil21
Impact of terrestrial protected areas on the fish diversity and habitat quality: Evidence from tropical river Pranhita, India21
Population structure and conservation of the coastal palm Coccothrinax borhidiana (Arecaceae) in the northwest of Cuba20
A test of the use of gray wolf (Canis lupus) urine to reduce coyote (Canis latrans) depredation rates on loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) nests19
Key questions in biodiversity: A study and revision guide19
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Predicting the distribution of green turtle nesting sites over the Mediterranean with outcoming climate driven changes18
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Rediscovery and conservation of Actinodaphne quercina Blume (Lauraceae), an endemic and Critically Endangered tree last collected in 184117
Prioritizing forest conservation strategies using a multi-attribute decision model to address concerns with the survival of the endangered dragon tree (Dracaena ombet Kotschy and Peyr.)17
Advances in orchid research in East Macedonia (NE Greece) and the importance of current data in furthering our understanding of the orchids’ altitudinal requirements17
Modelling potential habitat suitability for critically endangered Arabian leopards (Panthera pardus nimr) across their historical range in Saudi Arabia17
The replicability crisis in science and protected area research: Poor practices and potential solutions16
Large-scale grid-based detection in occupancy surveys of a threatened small mammal: A comparison of two non-invasive methods16
Integration of preference heterogeneity into sustainable nature conservation: From practice to policy16
Lessons learned and challenges for environmental management in Colombia: The role of communication, education and participation strategies16
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Expansive shrubs: Expansion factors and ecological impacts in northern Ethiopia15
A bare-bones scheme to choose between the species, subspecies, and ‘evolutionarily significant unit’ categories in taxonomy and conservation15
Exploring the knowledge and application of biosecurity practices related to invasive alien species in field research in Croatia15
A continental approach to jaguar extirpation: A tradeoff between anthropic and intrinsic causes14
Do national parks protect natural landscapes?14
Woody cover and pasture within the surrounding matrix drive puma (Puma concolor) occupancy in agroecosystems of the Argentine Dry Chaco14
Prioritizing conservation areas and vulnerability analyses of the genus Pinus L. (Pinaceae) in Mexico14
Wetland restoration challenges and eco-volunteerism14
Practical conservation action on a Critically Endangered lichen species13
A cost-benefit analysis of ecosystem services from restoring degraded soils to forest ecosystems in the Sahel13
The need for an evidence-led approach to rewilding13
Molecular tools against the illegal exploitation of the threatened Pacific seahorse Hippocampus ingens Girard, 185813
Habitat heterogeneity diversity: A simple animal biodiversity surrogate in Spain13
The conservation strategy of a short lifespan and small genet fungus after thinning12
Jaguar density in the Argentine Yungas: Overcoming camera trap failure12
Current capacity, bottlenecks, and future projections for offsetting habitat loss using Mitigation and Conservation banking in the United States12
Precipitation seasonality determines the potential distribution of Hyaena hyaena in Saudi Arabia: Towards conservation planning12
Experimental diversionary feeding of red kites Milvus milvus reduces chick predation and enhances breeding productivity of northern lapwings Vanellus vanellus12
Site occupancy of native terrestrial mammals in oil palm landscapes is driven by the synergy of land sparing and sharing strategies12
Park conservation or degradation? iCLUE modelling of land use change projections in the upper Manafwa watershed on Mount Elgon, Uganda12
Sustainable hunting and the conservation of the threatened houbara bustards12
Saving species in a snap: On the feasibility and efficacy of augmented reality-based wildlife interactions for conservation12
Residents’ valuation of ecosystem services in a Mediterranean coastal dune ecosystem: The case of the Ritoque dunes in central Chile11
Functional and ecological diversity of urban birds: Conservation and redesign of biocultural landscapes11
Living on the edge: Insights into habitat patterns of forest-dwelling mammals in the buffer zone of Melghat Tiger Reserve, India11
Overwinter behavior, movement, and survival in a recently reintroduced, endangered amphibian, Rana muscosa11
Challenges and opportunities of engaging biodiversity-related citizen science data in environmental decision-making: Practitioners’ perceptions and a database analysis from Estonia11
Contribution of military training areas for the conservation of calcareous grasslands11
Current state of the European grayling (Thymallus thymallus L.) in Ukraine and conservation strategy for population support. A review11
Human-elephant conflict: Understanding multidimensional perspectives through a systematic review11
Diving into warming oceans: Assessing 3D climatically suitable foraging areas of loggerhead sea turtles under climate change11
Environmental DNA survey does not detect additional populations of a critically endangered leaf frog, but reveal another threat to the species11
The more things changed, the more they stayed the same: Trends in conservation focus 2010–201911
Birds and mammals assemblages assessment in sub-Antarctic channels of the Kawésqar National Park and Reserve, southern Chile10
Rewilding Shouldn’t Be Reactive: Fragas do Eume Natural Park in the Face of an Invasive Alien Species10
Climate change causes rapid collapse of a keystone shrub from insular Alpine ecosystems10
Cattle population required for favorable conservation status of management-dependent semi-natural grasslands and forests, and associated increase in enteric methane emissions10
Farmers’ perceptions of wildlife in agroecosystems: Insights from a highly modified area of the Pampas region, Argentina10
The role of forest plantations for the native vegetation conservation in the protected areas surroundings10
Conservation prioritization of the northern hills of Uruguay based on the intra-specific phylogenetic diversity of frogs and lizards10
Employing scientific evidence through synthetic indices to support management and conservation policies for an endangered tree of the Gran Chaco10
Construction and optimization of wilderness network connectivity to address landscape fragmentation in Zhejiang Province, China10
A new locally collected environmental quality indicator for rainforests10
Riverscape analysis and habitat suitability modeling for conservation management of native crayfish species – A case study from Croatia, Slovenia and Hungary10
Land use policies and their effects on Brazilian farming production9
Macrophyte habitat selection by moulting mute swans and the effect of recreational disturbance in the largest Baltic Sea lagoon9
Contextualizing willingness to pay for sustainable management of agroecosystem services in a rapidly transforming landscape: Insights from the interdunal wetlands of Medinipur Coastal Plain, India9
Fire shapes mammal abundance at the Cerrado-Pantanal ecotone: Scale of effect, species traits and land-cover interaction9
Local vehicles add nitrogen to moss biomonitors in a low-traffic protected wilderness area as revealed by a long-term isotope study9
Human-induced rapid environmental change: A case study showing negative impact on animal culture9
Potential distribution and conservation of the hog-nosed skunk (genus Conepatus, Mammalia: Mephitidae)9
What is the scientific evidence on the linkages between citizen science engagement levels and protected areas’ governance outcomes? A systematic map and qualitative synthesis9
A nature reserve as a repository of genetic richness – The case of European larch from the Gorce Mountains9
Rarity up in the mountain: Ecological niche modeling, phenology, and reproductive biology of the most commercialized Masdevallia species9
Seabirds health and conservation medicine in Brazil9
Potential contribution of OECMs to international area-based conservation targets in a biodiversity rich country, Spain9
Examining resilience indices and influencing factors in Xishuangbanna Community Conserved Areas, southwest China9
Effects of forest stand structure on population of endangered orchid species Cypripedium calceolus L.9
To be or not to be native: From the discourse on the official status of Salix alba to the recommendation to strengthen the protection of marginal populations in Latvia, with notes to related taxa9
A baseline for prioritizing the conservation of the threatened seagrass Cymodocea nodosa in the oceanic archipelago of Madeira9
Rhinoceros accounting in Kruger National Park, South Africa9
Populations, conservation status and distribution modelling of the rare and narrow endemic Rhododendron frey-wysslingii (Ericaceae)8
Developing a monitoring protocol for a threatened species in a developing country: Lessons learned from monitoring the Togean Islands babirusa8
Downstream migration and hydropower dam passage of a Danubian cyprinid, Rutilus meidingeri, at the Seeache River, Austria8
Modelling past migrations to determine efficient management rules favouring silver eel escapement from a large regulated Floodplain Lake8
Local scale prioritization of cost-efficient protection within the National Park Thy8
Assessment of the pattern of fuelwood consumption and impacts on woody plant species in the Bale Mountains National Park, southeastern Ethiopia8
Combining roadkill hotspots and landscape features to guide mitigation measures on highways8
Developing a composite index of conservation value to determine the conservation status of protected areas: The case of the Krau Wildlife Reserve and Tasek Bera Ramsar Site, Peninsular Malaysia8
The importance of considering human well-being to understand social preferences of ecosystem services8
Influence of researcher experience and fieldwork intensity on the probability of brood losses in sensitive species: The case of the Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio8
The wild camel (Camelus ferus) in China: Current status and conservation implications8
Addressing ‘biodiversity naivety’ through project-based learning using iNaturalist8
Corrigendum to ‘Alien or endangered? Historical development of Chara connivens in the Baltic coastal waters and its implication for the species management’ [J. Nature Conserv. 73 (2023) 126416]8
Modeling the potential distribution and shift of an Algerian endangered endemic species (Cedrus atlantica) under climate change scenarios: Implications for conservation8
An integrated ecological security early-warning framework in the national nature reserve based on the gray model8
Is camera trapping helping us to fill knowledge gaps related to the conservation of wild mammals?8
Forest remnants in private lands are critical to the persistence of endangered birds in an Amazonian hotspot8
Online and pet stores as sources of trade for reptiles in South Africa8
Spatio-temporal human snow leopard (Panthera uncia) conflicts and mitigation measures in Baltistan - free-livestock grazing pastoral areas8
A practical novel assessment tool for the socio-ecological condition of Protected Areas: The Protection Level Index (PLI)7
Understanding preferences for pricing policies in Japan’s national parks using the best–worst scaling method7
Ecological assessment and conservation performance of the Wechiau Hippo Sanctuary: A differential assessment of protected and unprotected zones7
The Wallacean Shortfall and the role of historical distribution records in the conservation assessment of an elusive Neotropical snake in a threatened landscape7
Coexistence of people and wild species: A new approach to conservation derived from ecological competition theory7
Citizen science engagement reveals patterns of long-term persistence of an at risk butterfly in three metropolitan centers7
Assessing trophy hunting in South Africa by comparing hunting and exporting databases7
Landscape Transformations and loss of Atlantic Forests: challenges for conservation7
Discover the determining factors of the use of mangrove forests conservation behaviors7
The number of pet cats (Felis catus) on a densely-populated oceanic island (Gran Canaria; Canary Archipelago) and its impact on wild fauna7
Exploring uncertainties of ecological management in the Qilian Mountain Nature Reserve, Northwest China7
Microclimate species distribution models estimate lower levels of climate-related habitat loss for salamanders7
Applying a systematic conservation planning tool and ecological risk index for spatial prioritization and optimization of protected area networks in Iran7
A river-based approach in reconstructing connectivity among protected areas: Insights and challenges from the Balkan region7
Conservation planning in national parks may benefit from site occupancy and detection estimates of native animal species7
Impact of human disturbance in Japan on the distribution and diel activity pattern of terrestrial mammals7
Spatiotemporal dynamics of vegetation net primary productivity in Chinese ecological function conservation areas: The influences of climate and topography6
Determinant of importance-performance and willingness to participate in Komodo adaptive conservation programs6
Seabird population changes following mammal eradication at oceanic Saint-Paul Island, Indian Ocean6
Using choice Experiments to understand public preferences for reducing Lead-Based ammunition for environmental and health improvements in wetlands ecosystems6
Geckos in zoos: A global approach on distribution patterns of threatened geckos (Gekkota) in zoological institutions6
The importance of legal reserves in the conservation of the Dark-winged Trumpeter, Psophia obscura (Aves − Psophiidae), given climate change in the eastern Amazon6
Back-and-forth shifts in habitat selection by giant pandas over the past two decades in the Daxiangling Mountains, southwestern China6
Cryobanking of rare and endangered plant species: Key propagules and genetic stability assessments6
Effects of high water levels on waterbird diversity at Wuchang Lake, a gate-controlled lake in the middle and lower Yangtze River floodplain, China6
First photographic evidence of probable twin dugongs and 2024 dugong population structure study in Qatar6
The impact of climate change on the future distribution of priority crop wild relatives in Indonesia and implications for conservation planning6
Capturing endangered endemic Okinawan bats with acoustic lures6
A decision support tool for evaluating the wildlife corridor design and conservation performance using analytic network process (ANP)6
Wildlife mortality on roads crossing a protected area: The case of Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli National Park in north-eastern Greece6
Climate change and land use threats to species of aapa mires, an EU priority habitat6
How safe are vulture safe zones in Indian subcontinent: A climate change perspective6
Can darker window tints reduce interior light impacts to hatchling sea turtles on developed coastlines? An experimental assessment6
Responses of black-headed gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) to observers holding popguns: Adult and juvenile gulls differ6
The effect of fire on the structure of animal metacommunities in a Cerrado landscape: A 10-year survey of anurans, birds and moth assemblages6
Forecasting suitable areas for wind turbine occurrence to proactively improve wildlife conservation6
Measuring the premium effect of marine ecological restoration on housing prices: A quasi-experimental design based on real estate transaction data6
From virtue to sin: Is the installation of bat boxes an effective conservation measure or a potential pitfall for vulnerable bat species?6
Public risk perception and treatment preferences for marine microplastic pollution: Choice experiments and the latent class model6
Responses of vegetation dynamics to complex environmental changes in the Runoff Producing area of the World’s Sixth Longest River: Evolution, Identification, and Prediction6
Biodiversity between volcanoes: A multi-taxa analysis to identify priority conservation areas in a highly fragmented landscape of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt6
Does natural resource dependence reshape household livelihood vulnerability in China’s disaster resettlement?6
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Is it time for genetic reinforcement of French Iberian ibex populations?5
Spatiotemporal dynamics in the roosting ecology of the green toad: Implications for urban planning and nature conservation5
Assessing the carbon stock in the Alps: Considerations on three different approaches5
The ability of short-term responses to predict the long-term consequences of conservation management actions: The case of the endangered Paeonia mascula (L.) Mill.5
Exploring plant diversity and aesthetic service of mountain and plain landscapes in semiarid ecosystems5
Phylogeography and population structure of Squalius lucumonis: A baseline for conservation of an Italian endangered freshwater fish5
High dependence on protected areas by the endangered giant armadillo in Argentina5
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Characterising ecological resource utilization by the endangered Egyptian vulture in Oman to better manage and mitigate electrocution risk5
Fence management and time since pack formation influence African wild dog escapes from protected areas in South Africa5
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Sampling method drives differing detection of responses to land-use change in small mammals5
Exotic pet trade in Canada: The influence of social media on public sentiment and behaviour5
Human-induced fear in wildlife: A review5
Stream restorations with meanders increase dragonfly and damselfly diversity and abundance, including an endangered species5
Valuing wetland conservation: A contingent valuation analysis among Iranian beneficiaries5
Relationships between ergodic indicators of dispersal intensity, IUCN Red List values, and selected environmental variables in connection with European birds whose foraging and flying behavior is asso5
Two decades of wildlife rehabilitation in Greece: Major threats, admission trends and treatment outcomes from a prominent rehabilitation centre5
Unveiling poaching patterns and threat sources for informed conservation in southeast Angola5
The failure of conservation strategies in tropical regions and the need to challenge the “Western World Paradigm”5
Assessing the identification uncertainty in plant products traded as traditional Asian medicines5
Identifying multiple wildlife species-crop interactions using network analysis5
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Human–elephant coexistence challenges in Myanmar: An analysis of fatal elephant attacks on humans and elephant mortality5
Woody plant communities in different land management types and implications on mountain biodiversity conservation in central Ethiopia5
The impact of climate change and potential distribution of the endangered white winged wood duck (Asarcornis scutulata, 1882) in Indian eastern Himalaya5
Responsibilization dynamics in naṭural resource management: Insights from two protected areas in Cameroon5
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A big leap forward for Afrotheria conservation in South Africa: A new environmental screening tool ensures cryptic species of conservation concern are not overlooked during the environmental impact as5
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Folk taxonomy and scientific nomenclature: Working together for conservation of fishery resources in Brazil5
Forestry feedbacks in Malezales’ degradation: Insights from past to plan future policy-driven forestry expansion over wetlands in Argentina4
Influence of grazing and fire on breeding birds and perennial plants in Cyprus scrub and forest systems4
Estimating the household costs of human–wildlife conflict in China’s giant panda national park4
Economic incentives for preserving biodiverse semi-natural pastures with calves from dairy cows4
Enhancing rice yield in paddy fields through beneficial organisms4
From ex situ cultivation to stands in natural habitats: Critical periods for plants during the reintroduction of Salix lapponum L. in Eastern Poland4
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Modelling the distribution of fish habitat type and habitat diversity in natural rivers4
Combining predictive distribution methods and life history to reduce geographic distribution shortfalls for two rocky Cerrado endemic leaf frogs4
First description of a remnant population of sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus, LINNAEUS 1758) in the eastern Austrian Danube4
Beyond bees and butterflies: The role of beetles in pollination system4
Recovery of grassland after clear-cutting of invasive Robinia pseudoacacia – Long-term study in Prague (Czech Republic)4
Twists and turns in conservation sub-contracting: Politico-ecological insights from Cameroon’s Dja Landscape4
Using population viability analysis to examine the potential long-term impact of fisheries bycatch on protected species4
Public perceptions of Ireland’s pollinators: A case for more inclusive pollinator conservation initiatives4
A bat a day keeps the pest away: Bats provide valuable protection from pests in organic apple orchards4
Are Antarctic aquatic invertebrates hitchhiking on your footwear?4
Mixed responses to paddling frequency of a bird community dominated by terrestrial species in a paddling tourism hotspot4
Population-level effects of wildlife rehabilitation and release vary with life-history strategy4
Extensive restoration of the entire habitat complex is key to the successful recovery of threatened species: The case of the natterjack toad Epidalea calamita at the northern range margin4
Estimating the impact of wildlife damage compensation policy on farmers’ incomes4
Can ecological networks established through interactions of multi-species conservation priorities maintain biodiversity and contain urban development?4
Requiem for Argentine mammals: A spatial framework for mapping extinction risk4
Stakeholder attitudes toward the incentives used to mitigate human-elephant conflict in southern Africa: A news media content analysis4
Considerable qualitative variability in local-level biodiversity surveys in Finland: A challenge for biodiversity offsetting4
Climate refugia for Atlantic Forest widespread endemic anurans will persist in future climate change scenarios4
Year-round longitudinal monitoring of a bushmeat market in central-western Côte d’Ivoire: Implication for wildlife conservation4
Lighting up mountain coexistence: Understanding the effects of environment and livestock on habitat use by Andean bear in a conflict zone in Peruvian Andes4
Predicting climate driven habitat shifts for the Egyptian vulture in Punjab, Pakistan4
Perceptions of pequi (Caryocar coriaceum Wittm) decline: Insights from extractivist communities in the Araripe-Apodi National Forest, Brazil4
Connectivity of priority areas for the conservation of large carnivores in northern Mexico4
Willingness to pay for biodiversity conservation in Dachigam National Park, India4
Sharing land with bears: Insights toward effective coexistence4
Identifying conservation priority areas and predicting the climate change impact on the future habitats of endangered Nepenthes khasiana Hook.f. utilizing ecological niche modelling4
Habitat, water quality or geomorphological degradation in the streams: Which is most important for conserving an endemic amphibian of Central Mexico?4
Understanding the interacting factors that determine ecological effectiveness of terrestrial protected areas4
Inferring population trends of Syagrus coronata (Arecaceae) in areas under different management in Brazilian Caatinga using a transition matrix model4
Life on the edge: Considering ecotonal habitat for the conservation of alpine reptile metacommunities4
March or get infected: Influence of winter ranging shaped by supplementary feeding on the spread of non-native nematode Ashworthius sidemi in European bison populations4
Environmental economic valuation of production and preservation of fresh water: A systematic review4
Mapping rewilding potential – A systematic approach to prioritise areas for rewilding in human-dominated regions4
Small-scale removal of an emergent coastal weed does not affect space use of a territorial bird which uses those weeds4
Point pattern analysis as a tool for assessing disease spread and population features in remaining sanctuaries of the critically endangered bivalve Pinna nobilis4
Occupancy and habitat use by the Andean bear are negatively affected by human presence and forest loss4
A partitioning approach for regional sustainability based on economic development indicators and ecological values for China4
Using angling logbook data to inform fishery management decisions4
Exploring expert perception of protected areas’ vulnerability to biological invasions4
A case study on the impact of coppicing on small mammal diversity: First evidence from the high Agri Valley in the Basilicata Region, Italy4
All we know about the crocodile shark (Pseudocarcharias kamoharai): Providing information to improve knowledge of this species4
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