OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Insect Conservation and Diversity is 5. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
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Local floral abundance influences bumble bee occupancy more than urban‐agricultural landscape context	59
Consistent imprints of elevation, soil temperature and moisture on plant and arthropod communities across two subarctic landscapes	51
Ecological communities in white‐sand Amazonian rainforests are sensitive to deforestation—A dung beetle case	39
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eDNA metabarcoding of archived leaf samples reveals arthropod diversity decline in South Korean but not in German forest ecosystems	35
Thriving in the heat: How high temperatures and habitat disturbance shape odonate taxonomic and functional diversity in the tropics	35
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Scorpion assemblages in threatened Brazilian forests: The role of environmental factors in explaining beta‐diversity patterns	30
Reaching new heights: Arboreal ant diversity in a North American temperate forest ecosystem	30
Effects of climate change on the distribution of threatened invertebrates in a Mediterranean hotspot	25
Species traits to guide moth conservation in anthropogenic regions: A multi‐species approach using distribution trends in Flanders (northern Belgium)	22
Moth declines are most severe in broadleaf woodlands despite a net gain in habitat availability	22
A colourful world with a dark future: Unregulated trade as an emerging threat for woodlice (Isopoda: Oniscidea) of Spain	22
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Implementing a novel approach to long‐term monitoring of butterfly communities in the Neotropics	21
A novel low‐cost effective trap to capture sarcosaprophagous Diptera alive	20
Evolutionary genomics analysis reveals a unique lineage of Megachile pruina found in an isolated population in Bermuda	20
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Long‐distance movements, large population sizes and density‐dependent dispersal in three threatened butterfly species	19
Translocation of arthropods with Sphagnum biomass during the establishment of a Sphagnum cultivation site	19
High species turnover but functional stability in tropical ground‐dwelling ant assemblages over 12 years of monitoring in Central Amazonia	19
Gaps and spatial trends in the accurate data available on mosquitoes (Diptera, Culicidae) in Brazil: Inventory completeness and priority areas	18
Solitary oil‐collecting bee in cities: Habitat suitability and lack of population structuring in Centris analis	17
Phylogeography of the Iberian endemic butterfly Erebia palarica Chapman, 1905 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae): An integrative approach	17

Magellanic woodpeckers as indicators of wood‐dwelling beetle diversity in trees with different levels of decay and under changing environmental conditions	17
Intensity and colour of artificial light at night affect insect attraction in a taxon‐dependent manner	16
Catch effectiveness, complementarity and costs of five sampling techniques for flying insects across different land use types	16
Conservation implications of a genomic‐based taxonomy for threatened allopatric Agriades butterflies	15
Intraspecific trait variation of carrion beetle species and communities across elevations	14
Illegalities in the online trade of stingless bees in Brazil	14
Towards reliable estimates of abundance trends using automated non‐lethal moth traps	14
Does monitoring of saproxylic beetles benefit from inclusion of larvae?	14
Predicting the South American invasion pathways of the mayfly Cloeon dipterum Linnaeus 1761 (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) using species distribution models	13
Evidence of reproduction in the wild demonstrates initial success for reintroducing a Critically Endangered saproxylic hoverfly to a Scottish forest ecosystem	13
Reviving of Coenonympha oedippus: A comprehensive approach to the reintroduction of an endangered European butterfly	12
Scientists' warning on the need for greater inclusion of dragonflies in global conservation	12
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High mortality of beetle migrants along the Eastern Mediterranean Flyway	11
Urbanisation drives inter‐ and intraspecific variation in flight‐related morphological traits of aquatic insects at different landscape scales	11
Monitoring spatiotemporal patterns in the genetic diversity of a European butterfly species	11
Genetic connectivity is maintained in two insect pollinators across a human‐altered landscape	11
Modelling the scope to conserve an endemic‐rich mountain butterfly taxon in a changing climate	11
Similar temporal patterns in insect richness, abundance and biomass across major habitat types	10
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Body size and abundance patterns of male orchid bees in a fragmented Neotropical landscape	10
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Temperature drives variation in flying insect biomass across a German malaise trap network	10
Identifying key threats to a refugial population of an endangered Hawaiian moth	10
Myrmecophily is not a risk factor for long‐term occupancy trends of central European Lycaenidae butterflies	10
Seasonal and spatial variation of stream macroinvertebrate taxonomic and functional diversity across three boreal regions	10
Do carabids struggle to recolonize restored grasslands in the fragmented landscapes of Northern Belgium?	9
It is not a mere piece of the mainland: Fluvial islands contribute to regional spider diversity in a seasonally flooded Amazonian archipelago	9
Long‐term population changes for the UK stag beetle Lucanus cervus —Evidence from citizen science surv	9
Back to the future: Climate change effects on habitat suitability of Parnassius apollo throughout the Quaternary glacial cycles	9
Trophic level and specialization moderate effects of habitat loss and landscape diversity on cavity‐nesting bees, wasps and their parasitoids	9
Woody encroachment affects multiple dimensions of ant diversity in a neotropical savanna	9
Patch‐burn management affects grassland butterfly communities in cattle‐grazed rangelands	8
Butterfly community composition within a tropical urban landscape is influenced by habitat type and temperature	8
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Seasonality of native and non‐native flowers does not influence butterfly nectar foraging decisions in a semi‐urban meadow habitat	8
Strong genetic differentiation between fragmented alpine bush‐cricket populations demands preservation of evolutionary significant units	8
The role of seasonality and disturbance in bee–plant interactions in semi‐arid communities of the southern Chihuahuan desert	8
Conservation strategy insights for three protected Phengaris butterflies combining population genomics and landscape analyses	8
Hair‐based minimally invasive barcoding of bumblebees	8
Macroinvertebrate communities in high mountain desert wetlands: Building biological indexes to address the vulnerability of species and communities	8
Depicting environmental gradients from Malaise trap samples: Is ethanol‐basedDNAmetabarcoding enough?	8
A multidimensional study on population size, deadwood relationship and allometric variation of Lucanus cervus through citizen science	8
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Contrasting results of multiple species delimitation approaches cause uncertainty in synecological studies: A case study on Sri Lankan chafers	8
Increased urbanisation promotes winner‐loser species replacement and shifts in foraging behaviour among ant species in a large neotropical metropolis	8
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A novel farmland wildflower seed mix attracts a greater abundance and richness of pollinating insects than standard mixes	7
Using population viability analysis to inform and adapt ex situ conservation activities benefitting a critically endangered butterfly	7
DNA metabarcoding and morphological identification reveal similar richness, taxonomic composition and body size patterns among flying insect communities	7

Effects of short‐term managed honey bee deployment in a native ecosystem on wild bee foraging and plant–pollinator networks	6
Land‐use change in the Amazon decreases ant diversity but increases ant‐mediated predation	6
Large uncertainty in trait responses across insects among overall declines in a subtropical city	6
Species‐ and trait‐based responses of carabids to rotation and closer‐to‐nature forestry in a temperate forest under changing climate	6
Correction to: Changes in predator biomass may mask the negative effects of neonicotinoids on primary consumers in field settings	6
Higher bee species richness in conservation areas compared with non‐conservation areas in south‐west Germany	6
Effects of elevation and microclimatic temperatures on butterfly–flower interaction networks in a Mediterranean mountain range	6
Vulnerability and conservation value of monarch butterfly ( Danaus plexippus L.) roosting habitats east of the Appalachian Mountains, USA	6
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Limestone quarries are the most important refuge for a formerly widespread grassland butterfly	6
Associations between soil characteristics and ground‐nesting bees on farms	6
Idiosyncratic trends of woodland invertebrate biodiversity in Britain over 45 years	6
Local and landscape features of urban fragments determine the occurrence of stingless bees	6
Native insect species should be selected for classroom rearings	6
Variation in pollen load composition carried by wild bee species in native and nearby agricultural environments in south‐eastern Australia	6
Pollinators differentially respond to local and landscape grassland features	6
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Insect community composition varies between temperate and tropical regions but functional structure remains conserved	5
Cryptic diversity of Oxythyrea flower chafers and its implication for conservation of non‐forest biotopes in the Balkans	5
Pollinators respond positively to urban green space enhancements using wild and ornamental flowers	5
Strong negative effects of recent wildfires on two endemic Macaronesian bush‐crickets	5
Butterfly diversity, richness, and density patterns in Sierra Nevada (SE Spain): Conservation implications under a global change scenario	5
Fine‐scale bee species distribution models: Hotspots of richness and endemism in South Africa with species‐area comparisons	5
Dry grasslands in urban areas can harbour arthropod species of local conservation concern and should be prioritised for biodiversity‐friendly mowing regimes	5
Canopy sampling reveals hidden potential value of woodland trees for wild bee assemblages	5
Responses of the hyper‐diverse community of canopy‐dwelling Hymenoptera to oak decline	5
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Complex temporal trends in biomass and abundance of Diptera communities driven by the impact of agricultural intensity	5
Vertical stratification of leaf physical traits exerts bottom–up pressures on insect herbivory in a sugar maple temperate forest	5
Phylogeography, demographic history and distribution modelling of a funnel‐web wolf spider from southern South American grasslands: Implications for conservation strategies	5