Ecological Processes

Article	Citations
Application of jasmonic acid boosts accelerative effects of silicon addition on rice defense against invasion of apple snails (Ampullariidae)	90
Predicting ixodid tick distribution in Tamil Nadu domestic mammals using ensemble species distribution models	76
Paralleled grazing and mowing differentially affected plant community diversity and productivity in a semi-arid grassland	63
Linking changes of forage production and digestibility with grassland community assembly under nitrogen enrichment	58
Tree-growth synchrony index, an effective indicator of historical climatic extremes	40
Rhizosphere fungal community assembly varied across functional guilds in a temperate forest	38
Predictive distribution modeling of Swertia bimaculata in Darjeeling-Sikkim Eastern Himalaya using MaxEnt: current and future scenarios	38
Process analysis and mitigation strategies for wetland degradation caused by increasing agricultural water demand: an ecology–economy nexus perspective	37
Recovery of bird communities following the construction of a large-scale hydroelectric dam	35
Niche breadth and overlap of spotted deer and domestic cattle with swamp deer in tropical region of Nepal	34
Estimating landscape structure effects on pollination for management of agricultural landscapes	31
Large-diameter trees and deadwood correspond with belowground ectomycorrhizal fungal richness	30
Driving factors of tree biomass and soil carbon pool in xerophytic forests of northeastern Argentina	27
Effect of shifting cultivation and fallow on soil quality index in Mokokchung district, Nagaland, India	27
Transcriptomic responses to drought stress in the Patagonian southern beech Nothofagus alpina	27
Nitrogen use efficiency of terrestrial plants in China: geographic patterns, evolution, and determinants	27
Biogeographic shifts in the microbial co-occurrence network features of three domains across complex environmental gradients in subtropical coastal waters	26
Nitrogen addition has divergent effects on phosphorus fractions in four types of soils	25
Environmental drivers of tree species richness in the southernmost portion of the Paranaense forests	24
Effects of nitrogen addition and drought on the relationship between nitrogen- and water-use efficiency in a temperate grassland	23
Environmental drivers of seasonal shifts in abundance of wild pigs (Sus scrofa) in a tropical island environment	23
The effects of stump size and within-gap position on sprout non-structural carbohydrates concentrations and regeneration in forest gaps vary among species with different shade tolerances	22
Does climate change alter the nutrient trends of Cedrela fissilis Vell. trees in the southern Brazilian Amazon?	20
A large carbon sink induced by the implementation of the largest afforestation program on Earth	20
Local habitat characteristics determine butterfly diversity and community structure in a threatened Kihansi gorge forest, Southern Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania	19

Multi-scale habitat influences sprainting and group size of a freshwater-obligate smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) in Tungabhadra Otter Conservation Reserve, India	18
Functional traits: the pathways to riverine plant resistance in times of hydropeaking	18
Artificial light at night (ALAN) pollution alters bat lunar chronobiology: insights from broad-scale long-term acoustic monitoring	18
Effects of Hedera helix L. removal on the understory early regeneration in an oak temperate forest in Mexico City	18
Seed nutrient is more stable than leaf in response to changing multiple resources in an alpine meadow	17
Simulation of urban microclimate with uhiSolver: software validation using simplified material data	17
Drivers of recovery and degradation of riverine benthic invertebrate communities: a Germany-wide analysis	16
Prediction of soil organic carbon stock combining Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 images in the Zoige Plateau, the northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau	16
Effects of different forms of nitrogen addition on microbial extracellular enzyme activity in temperate grassland soil	16
Trends in species distribution modelling in context of rare and endemic plants: a systematic review	16
High adaptability of Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica to drought-induced soil nutrient deficiency	16
Soil seed banks after Acacia dealbata Link invasion and removal: implications for restoration	16
Enhanced carbon acquisition and use efficiency alleviate microbial carbon relative to nitrogen limitation under soil acidification	15
Integrating morphological spatial pattern analysis and the minimal cumulative resistance model to optimize urban ecological networks: a case study in Shenzhen City, China	15
Contrasting plant growth performance of invasive polyploid and native diploid Prosopis is mediated by the soil bacterial community	14
Comparing leaf area index estimates in a Mediterranean forest using field measurements, Landsat 8, and Sentinel-2 data	14
Non-native plant species richness and influence of greenhouses and human populations in the conterminous United States	14
Uncovering current pyroregions in Italy using wildfire metrics	14
Variations in diversity, composition, and species interactions of soil microbial community in response to increased N deposition and precipitation intensity in a temperate grassland	13
Soil drought thresholds of alpine grassland deceased rapidly under the influence of extreme low temperature in northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau	12
The impact of salps (Salpa thompsoni) on the Antarctic krill population (Euphausia superba): an individual-based modelling study	12
Quantifying relations between altered hydrology and fish community responses for streams in Minnesota	12
A new perspective for enhancing social and ecological systems coordination in ecological restoration	11
Understanding interactive effects between habitat configuration and pesticide use for pollination: towards better informed landscape management	11
Autumn sunlight promotes aboveground carbon loss in a temperate mixed forest	11
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) exc	11
Functional responses to deforestation in fish communities inhabiting neotropical streams and rivers	11
Effect of complex hydraulic variables and physicochemical factors on freshwater mussel density in the largest floodplain lake, China	10
Cascading effect of source limitation on the granivore-mediated seed dispersal of Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis) in secondary forest ecosystems	10
Species richness is not a good predictor for above-ground biomass in a warm temperate deciduous broadleaf forest	10
Amphibian richness along modified riparian areas of central Mexico: conservation priorities	10
Ecological implications of twentieth century reforestation programs for the urban forests of São Paulo, Brazil: a study based on litterfall and nutrient cycling	10
Spatial and temporal patterns of forest fires in the Central Monte: relationships with regional climate	10
Ecological drivers shaping mainstem and tributary fish communities in the upper Jinsha River, southeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau	10
Changes in albedo and its radiative forcing of grasslands in East Asia drylands	10
Vertical distribution patterns and drivers of soil bacterial communities across the continuous permafrost region of northeastern China	10
Foliar nutrient concentrations and stoichiometry should not be assumed to diagnose nutrient limitation	10
A global meta-analysis of woody plant responses to elevated CO2: implications on biomass, growth, leaf N content, photosynthesis and water relations	10
Time lag effect of vegetation response to seasonal precipitation in the Mara River Basin	10
Effects of fire history on animal communities: a systematic review	9
Insights into the biodegradation process of 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid under anaerobic condition	9
Examining global warming factors using self-organizing map and Granger causality network: a case from South Korea	9
The phytolith carbon sequestration in terrestrial ecosystems: the underestimated potential of bamboo forest	9
Quality evaluation of Nothofagus pumilio seeds linked to forest management and climatic events	9
Kin recognition benefits clonal offspring performance of historically grazed Leymus chinensis: insights for grassland management	9
Assessment of spongy moth infestation impacts on forest productivity and carbon loss using the Sentinel-2 satellite remote sensing and eddy covariance flux data	9
Influence of night-time light pollution on the photosynthesis and physiological characteristics of the urban plants Euonymus japonicus and Rosa hybrida	9
Ecological niche shifts affect the potential invasive risk of Phytolacca americana (Phytolaccaceae) in China	9
Mapping soil nutrients via different covariates combinations: theory and an example from Morocco	8
Warming and altered precipitation rarely alter N addition effects on soil greenhouse gas fluxes: a meta-analysis	8

How does the 120-year cycle mast seeding of dwarf bamboo affect the rodent population?	8
Priority effects of forbs arriving early: the role of root interaction and asymmetric competition	8
The influence of window size on remote sensing-based prediction of forest structural variables	8
Differences in seasonal dynamics, ecological driving factors and assembly mechanisms of planktonic and periphytic algae in the highly urban Fenhe River	8
Using machine learning to predict habitat suitability of sloth bears at multiple spatial scales	8
Evolution of seasonal land surface temperature trend in pond-breeding newt (Neurergus derjugini) in western Iran and eastern Iraq	8
Increasing loss of mature boreal forests around protected areas with red-listed forest species	8
Effects of stand density on soil respiration and labile organic carbon in different aged Larix principis-rupprechtii plantations	7
Biology and resource acquisition of mistletoes, and the defense responses of host plants	7
Peri-urban dynamics: assessing expansion patterns and influencing factors	7
Effects of fertilization on radial growth of Pinus pinea explored hourly using dendrometers	7
Hydrological alteration and biodiversity change along the river network caused by anthropogenic activities and climate variability	7
Warming and elevated nitrogen deposition accelerate the invasion process of Solidago canadensis L.	7
Scale-dependent dispersal drives community assembly of breeding birds along elevational gradients	7
Divergent responses of plant biomass and diversity to short-term nitrogen and phosphorus addition in three types of steppe in Inner Mongolia, China	7
Dual stable isotopes approach reveals the nitrogen sources, transformations, and effects on phytoplankton community structure in a large floodplain lake	7
Consistency in bird community assembly over medium-term along rural-urban gradients in Argentina	7
Root-order-associated variations in fine-root decomposition and their effects on soil in a subtropical evergreen forest	7
Environmental filtering and spatial processes equally contributed to macroinvertebrate metacommunity dynamics in the highly urbanized river networks in Shenzhen, South China	7
Patterns and drivers of tree carbon stocks in Kashmir Himalayan forests: implications for climate change mitigation	7
Response mechanism of soil microorganisms to simulated precipitation in the source wetland of Qinghai Lake	7
Lateral detrital C transfer across a Spartina alterniflora invaded estuarine wetland	6
Comparisons of oxbow lake fish assemblages in relation to bigheaded carp establishment in the lower White River, Arkansas	6
Fixing active sand dune by native grasses in the desert of Northwest China	6
The geographical variation in grassland forage quality on the eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is driven mainly by climate	6
Effects of floods on macroinvertebrate communities in the Zarin Gol River of northern Iran: implications for water quality monitoring and biological assessment	6
Effect of forest fire on soil microbial biomass and enzymatic activity in oak and pine forests of Uttarakhand Himalaya, India	6
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 Basin	6
Fungi stimulate organic phosphorus fraction transformation in subtropical masson pine plantation soils after nine years of thinning and understory removal	6
Nitrogen and water additions with or without mowing altered soil microbial community characteristics in a semi-arid steppe	6
Nitrogen addition reduced carbon mineralization of aggregates in forest soils but enhanced in paddy soils in South China	6
Carbon pool dynamics after variable retention harvesting in Nothofagus pumilio forests of Tierra del Fuego	6
Relating environmental variables with aquatic community structure in an agricultural/urban coldwater stream	6
Suitable scale structures for urban multi-functions: an integrative approach grounded in socio-ecological system analysis	6
Spatial patterns of causality in temperate silvopastoral systems: a perspective on nitrification stability in response to flooding	6
Correction: Soil biological health assessment based on nematode communities under maize and peanut intercropping	5
Soil biological health assessment based on nematode communities under maize and peanut intercropping	5
Understory bamboo removal impacts on woody seedling regeneration in forest ecosystems: a meta-analysis	5
Setting large- and medium-sized mammal restoration goals in a last mountain Chaco remnant from central Argentina	5
The effect of landscape structure on the evolution of two alternative dispersal strategies	5
Distribution of organic carbon fractions in soil aggregates in Chinese fir plantations with different stand ages	5
Water quality, habitat, and fish assemblage relationships in middle-order agriculture and forest streams of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain	5
Morphological characterization and habitat suitability modeling of the goat population of Benin under climate change scenarios	5
Endophytic bacteria in the periglacial plant Potentilla fruticosa var. albicans are influenced by habitat type	5
Assessing the migratory histories, trophic positions, and conditions of lake sturgeon in the St. Croix and Mississippi Rivers using fin ray microchemistry, stable isotopes, and fatty acid profiles	5
Identifying ecological risk and cost–benefit value for supporting habitat restoration: a case study from Sansha Bay, southeast China	5
Contrasting responses of an invasive plant to herbivory of native and introduced insects	5
Body size induced changes in metabolic carbon of soil nematodes under N deposition and precipitation regime change in a temperate grassland	5
Reimagining large river management using the Resist–Accept–Direct (RAD) framework in the Upper Mississippi River	5
Multi-temporal analysis of past and future land cover change in the highly urbanized state of Selangor, Malaysia	5
Impact of human disturbances on soil cyanobacteria diversity and distribution in suburban arid area of Marrakesh, Morocco	5
Correction: An approach for finding causal relations in environmental systems: with an application to understand drivers of a toxic algal bloom	5
Application of pressure–state–response approach for developing criteria and indicators of ecological health assessment of wetlands: a multi-temporal study in Ichhamati floodplains, India	4
Species richness, phylogenetic diversity and phylogenetic structure patterns of exotic and native plants along an elevational gradient in the Himalaya	4
Linking soil organic carbon mineralization to soil physicochemical properties and bacterial alpha diversity at different depths following land use changes	4
Impacts of land use/land cover and climate changes on soil erosion in Muga watershed, Upper Blue Nile basin (Abay), Ethiopia	4
Tree species mixing causes shifts in nitrogen acquisition and utilization strategies of Mongolian pine and Simon poplar	4
Spatial distribution of above ground carbon density in Harana Forest, Ethiopia	4
Restoration recovers plant diversity but changes species composition and biomass allocation in an alpine peatland	4
A global analysis of the introduction pathways and characteristics associated with non-native fish species introduction, establishment, and impacts	4
Radial variations in xylem sap flux in a temperate red pine plantation forest	4
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 Sea	4
Relationship between riparian zones and water quality in the main watersheds of Ushuaia City, Tierra del Fuego (Argentina)	4
Impaired cellulose decomposition in a headwater stream receiving subsurface agricultural drainage	4
Differential impacts of nitrogen compounds on soil acid phosphatase activity in a meadow steppe	4
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 Ethiopia	4
Sustainable urban systems: from landscape to ecological processes	4
Development of a phytoplankton-based index of biotic integrity for ecological health assessment in the Yangtze River	4
Estimation of estuarine habitat degradation and its influence on the reproduction process of the crab Eriocheir sinensis in the Yangtze River Estuary	3
Exclusion of tourist species from assemblages in ecological studies: a methodological approach using spiders	3
Rainfall amount determines annual herb controls over soil seed bank and its similarity with vegetation in the Tengger Desert	3
Will fire-smart landscape management buffer the effects of climate and land-use changes on fire regimes?	3
Aquatic community structure and stream habitat in a karst agricultural landscape	3
Soil organic carbon stocks in native forest of Argentina: a useful surrogate for mitigation and conservation planning under climate variability	3
Is the response of plant root systems to precipitation primarily driven by the rhizosphere soil?	3
Disentangling the invasion process of subtropical native forests of Uruguay by the exotic tree Ligustrum lucidum: establishment and dominance determinants	3
Non-linear response of plant caloric value to N addition and mowing treatments in a meadow steppe	3
Retraction Note: Lichens reveal the quality of indoor air in Selangor, Malaysia	3
Symbiotic mycorrhizal types affect patterns of tree aboveground and belowground C allocation in Northeast China	3
Nitrogen deposition enhances the competitive advantage of invasive plant species over common native species through improved resource acquisition and absorption	3

Effects of sulfuric, nitric, and mixed acid rain on the decomposition of fine root litter in Southern China	3
Functional and phylogenetic structure of mammals along elevational gradients in the Central and East Himalayas	3
Forage offering and seasonal intake comparisons to evaluate European rabbit threat in Nothofagus forests of southern Patagonia	3
Effects of logging on the trade-off between seed and sprout regeneration of dominant woody species in secondary forests of the Natural Forest Protection Project of China	3
Effects of warming on soil fungal community and its function in a temperate steppe	3
Sex-dependent resilience to extreme drought events: implications for climate change adaptation of a South American endangered tree species	3
Long-term monitoring reveals the effect of precipitation and silviculture on Nothofagus regeneration in Northern Patagonia mixed forests	3
Effects of variable retention harvesting on canopy transpiration in a red pine plantation forest	3
Applicability and improvement of different potential evapotranspiration models in different climate zones of China	3
Effects of topographic variability and forest attributes on fine-scale soil fertility in late-secondary succession of Atlantic Forest	3
Residue recycling options and their implications for sustainable nitrogen management in rice–wheat agroecosystems	3
Understanding soil and ecosystem respiration in a dune-meadow cascade ecosystem	3
Trajectories in nitrogen availability during forest secondary succession: illustrated by foliar δ15N	3
Physiological responses and algae inhibition of Pontederia cordata to simulated eutrophication and acid rain co-pollution	3