Ecological Processes

Papers
(The median citation count of Ecological Processes 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Formal response to “Sophisticated modelling with inaccurate data: a comment on Steiner & Huettmann (2025)” by Eckhard W. Heymann from the German Primate Center in Göttingen, Germany57
The impact of salps (Salpa thompsoni) on the Antarctic krill population (Euphausia superba): an individual-based modelling study47
Does climate change alter the nutrient trends of Cedrela fissilis Vell. trees in the southern Brazilian Amazon?46
Contrasting plant growth performance of invasive polyploid and native diploid Prosopis is mediated by the soil bacterial community42
Estimating GPP in China using different site-level datasets, vegetation classification and vegetation indices39
Nitrogen addition has divergent effects on phosphorus fractions in four types of soils36
Fine-scale decomposition of China’s underdeveloped regional CO2 emissions peaking targets: a case study of Gansu Province35
Enhancements of soil priming effect and carbon sequestration in degraded alpine meadows via supplementation: a comparative study of Tibetan sheep (Ovis aries) and plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) exc34
IMix: a user-friendly application for source partitioning using stable isotopes31
Understanding interactive effects between habitat configuration and pesticide use for pollination: towards better informed landscape management30
Ecological niche shifts affect the potential invasive risk of Phytolacca americana (Phytolaccaceae) in China27
How resilience signals abrupt declines in vegetation productivity: globally uneven yet predictable27
Post-fire vegetation and soil recovery in dry forests of Central Monte desert: insights into natural regeneration27
Functional responses to deforestation in fish communities inhabiting neotropical streams and rivers27
Adaptive vegetation change as a pathway to sustain wetland nitrogen cycling26
Correction: Soil biological health assessment based on nematode communities under maize and peanut intercropping25
How does provincial virtual cropland mobility influence ecological compensation in China?24
Identifying ecological risk and cost–benefit value for supporting habitat restoration: a case study from Sansha Bay, southeast China23
Water quality, habitat, and fish assemblage relationships in middle-order agriculture and forest streams of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain23
Differential impacts of nitrogen compounds on soil acid phosphatase activity in a meadow steppe23
Changes in fish resources 5 years after implementation of the 10-year fishing ban in the Chishui River, the first river with a complete fishing ban in the Yangtze River Basin23
Long generation time and limited dispersal contribute to two centuries of delayed genetic response to landscape changes in forest herbs23
Applicability and improvement of different potential evapotranspiration models in different climate zones of China22
An approach for finding causal relations in environmental systems: with an application to understand drivers of a toxic algal bloom22
Tree species mixing causes shifts in nitrogen acquisition and utilization strategies of Mongolian pine and Simon poplar22
Symbiotic mycorrhizal types affect patterns of tree aboveground and belowground C allocation in Northeast China22
Wisdom of the crowd: evidence for density-dependent species fitness in Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit.22
Sex-dependent resilience to extreme drought events: implications for climate change adaptation of a South American endangered tree species21
Linking vulnerability and resilience for climate change adaptation: a GeoAI-integrated assessment across Europe21
Decoding urban heat and cold cores: spatiotemporal evolution and multidimensional drivers in hyper-urbanized regions21
Correction: Enrichment and toxic effects of triclosan on aquatic macrophytes Eichhornia crassipes and Hydrilla verticillata exposed to triclosan in sediments20
Nitrogen deposition enhances the competitive advantage of invasive plant species over common native species through improved resource acquisition and absorption20
Divergent impact of long-term anthropogenic nitrogen inputs on global particulate and mineral-associated organic carbon20
Current trends in forestry research of Latin-America: an editorial overview of the Special Issue19
Temporal dynamics of animal vocal behavior affect semi-automatic identifications19
Soil and forest floor respiration already acclimated to increasing temperatures in a mixed deciduous forest18
Simulated wind erosion and local dust deposition affect soil micro-food web by changing resource availability18
Integration of UAV LiDAR and WorldView-2 images for modeling mangrove aboveground biomass with GA-ANN wrapper17
The conversion of natural wetlands to paddy fields affects net ecosystem carbon fluxes by restructuring the coupling between soil microbial communities and physicochemical properties17
Progress on the world’s primate hotspots and coldspots: modeling ensemble super SDMs in cloud-computers based on digital citizen-science big data and 200+ predictors for more sustainable conservation 16
Soil organic carbon contents and their major influencing factors in mangrove tidal flats: a comparison between estuarine and non-estuarine areas16
Soil fauna accelerated litter C and N release by improving litter quality across an elevational gradient16
The humus layer promotes needle litter decomposition but not carbon release or phosphorus accumulation in a Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica plantation16
Knowledge gaps on drivers of change in East African dry forests: insights from a systematic literature review16
Divergence in the sensitivity of woody leaf unfolding phenology to daytime and nighttime temperatures15
Determinants of plant species richness along elevational gradients: insights with climate, energy and water–energy dynamics15
Mariculture and seagrass restoration influence water nutrients and community assembly processes in seagrass ecosystems15
13C analysis of cow tail hair and farm slurry can be used to implicitly distinguish between different dairy production systems15
Soil bacterial network complexity drives ecosystem service multifunctionality in Inner Mongolian steppes15
Relationships between land use types and urban heat island intensity in Hulu Langat district, Selangor, Malaysia15
Prolonged alkali water irrigation: impacts of treatment strategies on soil health and microbial dynamics14
The adsorption effect of aquaculture residual feed on heavy metals and its impact on microbial metabolism of feed14
Accessing the spatial distribution of aboveground biomass in tropical mountain forests using regression kriging simulation: a geostatistical approach for local-scale estimates14
Habitat suitability dynamics of the Ethiopian endemic multipurpose Millettia ferruginea subspecies under current and future climate change scenarios14
Functional traits: the pathways to riverine plant resistance in times of hydropeaking14
Can incidental ingestion of plant-dwelling insects nutritionally benefit ungulates?14
Temporal niche partitioning of bacterial communities shaped by hydrologic fluctuations and drought regimes in karst caves14
Environmental drivers of seasonal shifts in abundance of wild pigs (Sus scrofa) in a tropical island environment13
Effects of nighttime warming and changing precipitation on soil microclimate in three temperate steppes along a precipitation gradient13
Comparing leaf area index estimates in a Mediterranean forest using field measurements, Landsat 8, and Sentinel-2 data13
Driving factors of tree biomass and soil carbon pool in xerophytic forests of northeastern Argentina13
Biogeographic shifts in the microbial co-occurrence network features of three domains across complex environmental gradients in subtropical coastal waters13
Spatial and temporal patterns of forest fires in the Central Monte: relationships with regional climate13
Seed nutrient is more stable than leaf in response to changing multiple resources in an alpine meadow13
Paralleled grazing and mowing differentially affected plant community diversity and productivity in a semi-arid grassland13
Land-use intensity drives structural simplification of vegetation patches in arid woodland ecosystems13
Fire and runoff as complementary ecological filters shaping dormancy release and recruitment in Cistus albidus L.12
A new perspective for enhancing social and ecological systems coordination in ecological restoration12
Peri-urban dynamics: assessing expansion patterns and influencing factors12
Integrating environmental and LULC drivers of groundwater droughts in groundwater-dependent ecosystems: a machine learning (XGBoost)-SEM analysis with ecosystem implications12
Towards smart soil carbon pool management of grassland: a bibliometric overview from past to future12
Application of pressure–state–response approach for developing criteria and indicators of ecological health assessment of wetlands: a multi-temporal study in Ichhamati floodplains, India11
Endophytic bacteria in the periglacial plant Potentilla fruticosa var. albicans are influenced by habitat type11
Effects of litter inputs on soil aggregate C turnover and flow differ among three natural forest ecosystems along a climate gradient in China11
Physicochemical properties of soils drive floristic richness of pastures in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo11
Cd immobilization and enhanced plant photosynthesis in wetlands by sulfur-modified biochar converted from Spartina alterniflora11
Local topographic and biotic neighborhood factors influence tree survival in a tropical dry forest, western Thailand11
Trait-mediated community assembly and species responses to environmental gradients in alpine plant communities across contrasting regional species pools11
Soil water content mediates heat wave impacts on stem water status and growth of Neltuma affinis in the Espinal11
A global meta-analysis of woody plant responses to elevated CO2: implications on biomass, growth, leaf N content, photosynthesis and water relations11
Rainfall timing and intensity jointly affect the survival and growth of seedling and juvenile Poa crymophila in alpine rangelands on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau10
Exogenous nitrogen input skews estimates of microbial nitrogen use efficiency by ecoenzymatic stoichiometry10
Influence of soil properties on selenium concentration in paddy soil and rice grains in the hilly regions of southern China10
Facilitation by an endemic shrub as a nature-based approach to conserve taxonomic and phylogenetic diversities of high-value plants in the Himalayas10
Evaluating species richness, turnover, and range shifts under climate change for fluvial fishes in Northeastern and Midwestern USA10
Changes in soil fertility and microbial communities following cultivation of native grassland in Horqin Sandy Land, China: a 60-year chronosequence10
An 1800-year record of Austrocedrus chilensis growth reveals an unprecedented recent decline in the Patagonian forest–steppe ecotone10
Experimental study on photodegradation and leaching of typical pesticides in greenhouse soil from Shouguang, Shandong Province, East China10
Predicting the invasion potential of two alien plant species (Parthenium hysterophorus L., Asteraceae and Salvia tiliifolia Vahl, Lamiaceae) under the current and future climate change scenarios in Et10
Suitable scale structures for urban multi-functions: an integrative approach grounded in socio-ecological system analysis10
Plant–pollinator metanetworks in fragmented landscapes: a simulation study9
Lake microbiome composition determines community adaptability to warming perturbations9
Is environmental regulation conducive to the reduction of residents’ health costs? – evidence from the Chinese Family Panel Survey9
Construction and optimization of ecological spatial network in typical mining cities of the Yellow River Basin: the case study of Shenmu City, Shaanxi9
Forest degradation affects herbivory patterns on woody species juveniles in dry forests of central Argentina9
Dispersal-based processes as drivers of fish communities and species distributions in the Yangtze River–Poyang Lake riverine floodplain of China9
Unraveling the effect of environment and decomposer diversity on deadwood decomposition: lessons from a large-scale experiment9
The assessment of climatic, environmental, and socioeconomic aspects of the Brazilian Cerrado9
The effects of multiple environmental factors on global carbon allocation8
Carbon stocks in Tierra del Fuego forests: relationships with forest structure, climate, and landscape predictors8
Phenotypic plasticity and genetic variation of Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC. across diverse rangelands in northeastern Ethiopia8
Incidence of controlled water restriction on density and chemical profiles in tree rings of Araucaria araucana seedlings8
Unveiling woody species diversity and carbon storage potential of agroforestry systems in Southeast Ethiopia8
Seasonal variations in niche partitioning between two sympatric sandgrouse8
Red-listed saproxylic beetles in a beech reserve versus logged, unlogged, and mature spruce stands in Central Europe8
Influence of tree species on soil microbial residue accumulation and distribution among soil aggregates in subtropical plantations of China8
Consecutive annual mowing reduces soil respiration and increases the proportion of autotrophic component in a meadow steppe8
Rhizosphere fungal community assembly varied across functional guilds in a temperate forest8
Effects of nitrogen addition and drought on the relationship between nitrogen- and water-use efficiency in a temperate grassland8
Effect of complex hydraulic variables and physicochemical factors on freshwater mussel density in the largest floodplain lake, China8
Hunting of hunted: an ensemble modeling approach to evaluate suitable habitats for caracals in India8
Spartina alterniflora invasion exacerbates soil microbial carbon and phosphorus co-limitations and alters microbial carbon and nitrogen use efficiency in the coastal wetlands of eastern China8
Fuzzy evaluation and obstacle factors of urban ecological health changes in the Wei River Basin, northwest China8
Sophisticated modelling with inaccurate data: a comment on Steiner & Huettmann (2025)8
Evaluating the applicability of the growth rate hypothesis in successional tree stands: evidence from temperate forests in Northeast China8
A review of landscape ecology experiments to understand ecological processes8
Fixing active sand dune by native grasses in the desert of Northwest China7
Integrating phylogenetic community structure and phylogenetic beta diversity to infer community formation in Pinus rigida plantations7
Time lag effect of vegetation response to seasonal precipitation in the Mara River Basin7
Warming and elevated nitrogen deposition accelerate the invasion process of Solidago canadensis L.7
Species richness is not a good predictor for above-ground biomass in a warm temperate deciduous broadleaf forest7
Soil drought thresholds of alpine grassland deceased rapidly under the influence of extreme low temperature in northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau7
Influence of night-time light pollution on the photosynthesis and physiological characteristics of the urban plants Euonymus japonicus and Rosa hybrida7
Correction: An approach for finding causal relations in environmental systems: with an application to understand drivers of a toxic algal bloom7
Comparisons of oxbow lake fish assemblages in relation to bigheaded carp establishment in the lower White River, Arkansas7
Optimization, applicability, and mechanisms of potential evapotranspiration models for meadow wetland ecosystems in semi-arid region7
Assessment of spongy moth infestation impacts on forest productivity and carbon loss using the Sentinel-2 satellite remote sensing and eddy covariance flux data7
Changes in albedo and its radiative forcing of grasslands in East Asia drylands7
Retraction Note: Lichens reveal the quality of indoor air in Selangor, Malaysia6
Quantifying the impacts of spatiotemporal land use and land cover changes on soil loss across agroecologies and slope categories using GIS and RUSLE model in Zoa watershed, southwest Ethiopia6
Sediment phosphorus mobility in a semi-arid wetland with highly fluctuating hydrology6
Combined smooth vetch cover and fertilization optimizes plant–soil–microbial C:N:P stoichiometry and leverages clay-associated nutrient retention to enhance citrus yield6
Will fire-smart landscape management buffer the effects of climate and land-use changes on fire regimes?6
Exploring the impacts of agricultural emissions from natural gas on ecological footprint6
Evaluating the dynamics of carbon accumulation in extensive argan orchard ecosystems in arid regions6
Optimal foraging by large herbivores maintains a dynamic balance of plant diversity in semiarid grasslands6
A global analysis of the introduction pathways and characteristics associated with non-native fish species introduction, establishment, and impacts6
Understory bamboo removal impacts on woody seedling regeneration in forest ecosystems: a meta-analysis6
Contrasting responses of an invasive plant to herbivory of native and introduced insects6
Interspecific variation in seed traits facilitates divergent pre-dispersal seed predation among five stone oak species6
Fluctuating saline conditions favor competition of Bolboschoenus planiculmis, a dominant species in inland salt marshes6
Grazing exclusion promotes soil organic carbon accumulation in Tibetan grasslands with lower temperatures6
Impacts of Spartina alterniflora invasion on C-cycling functional genes and microbial communities in salt marsh wetlands during cold season6
Functional and phylogenetic structure of mammals along elevational gradients in the Central and East Himalayas6
Multi-dimensional ecological security analysis in North-Eastern Region of India6
Fungi stimulate organic phosphorus fraction transformation in subtropical masson pine plantation soils after nine years of thinning and understory removal6
Long-term monitoring reveals the effect of precipitation and silviculture on Nothofagus regeneration in Northern Patagonia mixed forests6
Biodiversity effects of the Russia–Ukraine War and the Kakhovka Dam destruction: ecological consequences and predictions for marine, estuarine, and freshwater communities in the northern Black Sea6
Stem CH4 emissions from the reclaimed forests: magnitude, drivers, and contribution6
Rapid recovery of desert shrubs is attributed to imbalance of water supply to demand after disturbance in Northwest China6
Interregional eco-compensation: towards equity between emitting and greening in China5
Reproductive patterns in Araucaria araucana forests in the Andean range, Chile5
Spatio-temporal variations of drought in the Welmel watershed, southeast of Ethiopia using the vegetation condition index and standardized precipitation index5
Enrichment and toxic effects of triclosan on aquatic macrophytes Eichhornia crassipes and Hydrilla verticillata exposed to triclosan in sediments5
Light grazing alleviates aeolian erosion–deposition effects on microbial communities in a semi-arid grassland5
Process analysis and mitigation strategies for wetland degradation caused by increasing agricultural water demand: an ecology–economy nexus perspective5
Nitrogen addition changes the nitrogen conversion process in forest steppe ecotone by increasing enzyme activity5
Environmental drivers of tree species richness in the southernmost portion of the Paranaense forests5
Analyses of fin ray types to detect strontium markers in juvenile blunt-snout bream Megalobrama amblycephala5
Exploring the multi-scale drivers of predation on artificial caterpillars by insectivorous birds in a Central European montane forest region5
The contributions of soil biota to litter mass loss and home-field advantage in temperate forests5
Differential responses to cadmium stress and competition in Alternanthera philoxeroides and Trifolium repens: stress resistance and adaptive strategies5
Application of jasmonic acid boosts accelerative effects of silicon addition on rice defense against invasion of apple snails (Ampullariidae)5
A large carbon sink induced by the implementation of the largest afforestation program on Earth5
Priority effects of forbs arriving early: the role of root interaction and asymmetric competition5
Contrasting diurnal impacts of vapor pressure deficit on water use efficiency in two semiarid steppe ecosystems5
Passivation remediation of weakly alkaline Cd-contaminated soils using combined treatments of biochar and sepiolite5
The spatiotemporal dynamics of terrestrial water storage and the main driving factors in the drylands of northern China based on PLS-SEM5
Variations in diversity, composition, and species interactions of soil microbial community in response to increased N deposition and precipitation intensity in a temperate grassland5
Artificial light at night (ALAN) pollution alters bat lunar chronobiology: insights from broad-scale long-term acoustic monitoring5
Soil seed banks after Acacia dealbata Link invasion and removal: implications for restoration5
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