Global Ecology and Conservation

Papers
(The TQCC of Global Ecology and Conservation 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Enhanced atmospheric nitrogen deposition triggered little change in soil microbial diversity and structure in a desert ecosystem161
Ecological niche modeling of interactions in a buzz-pollinated invasive weed71
DNA barcoding of common freshwater eleotrids (Gobiiformes: Eleotridae) in the Philippines, with a global comparison and notes on their conservation and management65
Morphological, biochemical and physiological responses of a tropical coastal plant Guettarda speciosa to salt stress42
Parallel acceleration of vegetation growth rate and senescence rate across the Northern Hemisphere from 1982 to 201539
Patterns and drivers of taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional diversity of understory bird communities in Chinese forests captured by camera traps38
Come rain or come shine, the species richness will decline in the Moroccan mountains37
Changes in leaf area index by tropical forest transformation to plantations increase below-canopy surface temperatures37
Individual differentiation of habitat preferences indicate high flexibility in habitat use by European bison (Bison bonasus)37
Plant-root-litter-soil C, N, P stoichiometry and plant phosphorus accumulation and utilization response to warming and phosphorus input in desert steppe36
Resilience to fire and resistance to annual grass invasion in sagebrush ecosystems of US National Parks32
History cooling events contributed to the endangered status of Pseudotsuga brevifolia endemic to limestone habitats32
Non-systematic surveys reveal increases in areas occupied by endangered and data-deficient Nubian bustard31
Accumulation of soil microbial necromass carbon and its contribution to soil organic carbon after vegetation restoration in the Tibetan Plateau30
Dominant woody plants alter soil microbial community composition during succession30
Variations of the soil macrofauna community and corresponding influencing factors in the newly reclaimed coastal area: A case study in Yangtze Estuary, China30
The impact of harvest-based initiatives on wildlife poaching around the Ugalla and Rungwa game reserves29
Corrigendum to “Insects and spiders on the web: Monitoring and mitigating online exploitation of species and services” [Glob. Ecol. Conserv. 36 (2022) e02098]29
Patterns and mechanisms of bird community assembly along an Afrotropical elevational gradient in Kenya29
Effects of human disturbance on detectability of non-breeding birds in urban green areas28
Spatial pattern and association of shrub species in gravel hilly and rocky low mountain desert dominated by relict Helianthemum songaricum in China28
Impact of climate change on the Oueme basin in Benin28
Chromosome-scale assembly and analysis of yellow Camellia (Camellia limonia) genome reveal plant adaptation mechanism and flavonoid biosynthesis in karst region27
Species diversity assessment from camera traps in a hyper-arid desert ecosystem in central Saudi Arabia27
Community perspectives on sustaining a Vulture Safe Feeding Site27
Reduced human disturbance increases diurnal activity in wolves, but not Eurasian lynx26
Species differences in temporal response to urbanization alters predator-prey and human overlap in northern Utah25
Towards the identification of hotspots of freshwater biodiversity in North-Western Africa: A case study using species distribution models for water beetles in Morocco25
Driving factors of farmers' green agricultural production behaviors in the multi-ethnic region in China based on NAM-TPB models25
Regional variation in anthropogenic threats to Indian Ocean whale sharks25
Macroecological predictors to determine future refuges of Luciobarbus species in the Tigris–Euphrates basin: Rethinking conservation strategies and management25
No place for ground-dwellers in cities: A meta-analysis on bird functional traits25
Using meta-population models to guide conservation action24
Safeguarding China’s native trees – A review of integrated conservation practices between 2008 and 202024
Uncovering extensive populations of the ‘threatened’ Black Crowned Cranes in Gambella, Ethiopia24
Infrastructure profile and surrounding land use determine bird-train collision risk in a High-Speed Railway23
Community changes in a restored tussock sedge wetland over 15 years: Expansion and competition23
Sap-feeding insects do not respond uniformly to urbanization: The role of urban green spaces and species characteristics23
Selecting habitats to reintroduce the endangered species Ardisia gigantifolia (Primulaceae) based on growth and physiological traits23
Ecological portraits: Mapping functional spectra and space characteristics of birds in China23
Predicting the current and future distributions of Australian Loranthaceae mistletoes23
Predicting the potential distribution of wintering Asian Great Bustard (Otis tarda dybowskii) in China: Conservation implications22
Human-wildlife conflict in Rwanda: Linking ecoregion, changing conservation status and the local communities’ perception22
Response of soil bacteria community to experiment warming in three agroecosystems of the Tibet22
A decade of sampling reveals spittlebug population dynamics in different cultivation system22
Hippopotamus population trends in Ndumo Game Reserve, South Africa, from 1951 to 202121
Soil microbial communities and the associated effect on soil organic carbon in response to plateau pika bioturbation in alpine grasslands21
Human activities increase vigilance, movement and home range size of the endangered mountain nyala (Tragelaphus buxtoni) at the cost of foraging and resting21
Wind turbines without curtailment produce large numbers of bat fatalities throughout their lifetime: A call against ignorance and neglect21
Raptors at risk: Attributes of mortality within an anthropogenic landscape in the Mid-Hills region of Nepal21
Home range, habitat use, and activity patterns of African wolves (Canis lupaster) in the Ethiopian highlands21
Effects of climate change and human activities on net primary production of wetlands on the Zoige Plateau from 1990 to 201521
Species composition, relative abundance and distribution of rodents in Wof-Washa Natural State Forest, Ethiopia20
Owl-mediated diploendozoochorous seed dispersal increases dispersal distance and supports seedling establishment20
Multiscale spatially explicit modelling of livestock depredation by reintroduced tiger (Panthera tigris) to predict conflict risk probability20
Mowing increases the vulnerability of sand grassland restoration to secondary invasion despite the sensitivity of invasive species to drought20
Spatiotemporal distribution patterns of soil nematodes along an altitudinal gradient in the cold temperate zone of China20
Frequency-dependent seed selection by rodents: Response to seed tannins and sizes20
The spatial heterogeneity of the relationship between gross primary production and sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence regulated by climate conditions during 2007–201820
The spatio-temporal distribution of the Ponto-Caspian polychaete in the Lower Sector of the Danube River and in Danube Delta20
Leaf functional traits of dominant desert plants in the Hexi Corridor, Northwestern China: Trade-off relationships and adversity strategies19
Diversity patterns of herbaceous community in environmental gradients of dehesa ecosystems19
Taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic beta diversity in the Inner Mongolia grassland19
Nature’s contributions to people from church forests in a fragmented tropical landscape in southern Ethiopia19
Rewilding for biodiversity offsets: A case study of passive ecological restoration on lowland agricultural land for Biodiversity Net Gain in England19
National spatial and temporal patterns of the global wildlife trade19
Variations of gut microbiota in the wintering black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis) at local and regional scales and its management implications19
Scaling relationship between leaf mass and leaf area: A case study using six alpine Rhododendron species in the Eastern Tibetan Plateau19
Animal movements occurring during COVID-19 lockdown were predicted by connectivity models19
Corrigendum to “A unified approach to long-term population monitoring of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem” [Glob. Ecol. Conserv. 54 (2024) e03133]19
Responses of birds to vineyard abandonment in Slovakia18
Prey composition and seasonal dietary patterns of Chinese pangolins in southeast Taiwan18
Species distribution models and island biogeography: Challenges and prospects18
Territory densities of heathland breeding birds are enhanced by fire on military training areas18
Species-richness, abundance, and body size of stream-breeding anurans across land-use types in Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo)18
Malayan porcupines in moonlight: Assessing nocturnal activity patterns, with a review of porcupine distributions in Bangladesh18
Efficacy of the "Worth More Alive" wildlife campaign at Zambia’s Kenneth Kaunda International Airport: A case study on travelers’ perceptions and attitudes18
Distribution range contractions and identification of conservation priority areas for canids in Sichuan Province, China17
Spatial overlap between South American fur seal foraging effort and commercial trawl fisheries in the Falkland Islands17
Advancements and trends in mangrove species mapping based on remote sensing: A comprehensive review and knowledge visualization17
Exploring the origin and genetic representation of ex situ living collections of five endangered tree species established for 20–35 years17
Genetic structure of giant pandas across patchily distributed habitats in the Qinling Mountains17
Effects of wild boar (Sus scrofa) rooting on abandoned calcareous grassland in Hainich National Park, Germany17
Maintaining steep slope viticulture for spider diversity17
Editorial17
Identifying the spatial drivers of net primary productivity: A case study in the Bailong River Basin, China17
Abiotic factors are more important than land management and biotic interactions in shaping vascular plant and soil fungal communities17
Diversity, distribution and drivers of alien flora in the Indian Himalayan region16
Assessing the potential for a levy-based system to replace revenue from trophy hunting in South Africa16
The regenerative capacity of eight mangrove species based on propagule traits in Dongzhai Harbor, Hainan Province, China16
Wildlife responses to livestock guard dogs and domestic sheep on open range16
Response of ecosystem services and environmental dynamics in large open-pit coal mines: A case study in semi-arid areas16
Predicting the impact of climate change on the potential distribution of a critically endangered avian scavenger, Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus, in Ghana16
Phenological overlap of terrestrial and marine food resources did not reduce salmon consumption by Kodiak brown bears16
Tradeoffs and synergies between social equity and environmental benefits in conservation16
Seasonal differences of the Milu's home range at the early rewilding stage in Dongting Lake area, China16
Limited refugia and high velocity range-shifts predicted for bat communities in drought-risk areas of the Northern Hemisphere16
Ecological vulnerability analysis for suppression of Drosophila suzukii by gene drives16
N addition decreased stand structure diversity in young but increased in middle-aged Metasequoia glyptostroboides plantations16
Obstacles affecting seedling germination and reproductive success of the critically endangered species Abies beshanzuensis16
The impact of the invasive tree Cedrela odorota on the Electric Blue Gecko (Lygodactylus williamsi) and its habitat (Pandanus rabaiensis) in Kimboza Forest Reserve, Tanzania15
Shell shape-habitat correlations in extant turtles: A global-scale analysis15
Marine birds: Vision-based wind turbine collision mitigation15
Genetic diversity of a Phascolosoma esculenta population following stock enhancement in Yueqing Bay, East China Sea15
Hunting skills and ethnobiological knowledge among the young, educated Papua New Guineans: Implications for conservation15
High-latitude EU Habitats Directive species at risk due to climate change and land use15
The above- and below-ground biomass of alpine meadow on eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau and their relationships with abiotic and biotic factors15
Investigation of the soil nematode community composition in a monoculture Robusta coffee plantation in Dak Lak, Vietnam15
Sudden change of fish functional compositions during a drought in the wet season of the middle Yangtze River, China15
A novel approach for the identification of conservation priority areas in mountainous regions based on balancing multiple ecosystem services – A case study in the Hengduan Mountain region15
Collapse of invasive competitor expands distribution of endangered ecosystem engineer15
Precipitation changes alter the structure, species composition and interspecific relationships of desert steppe plant communities14
Green turtle movements in the Gulf of Mexico: Tracking reveals new migration corridor and habitat use suggestive of MPA expansion14
Non-native plants in road verges attract pollinators despite associated declines in native flowers14
Mammalian community responses in relation to anthropogenic disturbances and resource gradients in the shade coffee forest ecosystem of Southwestern Ethiopia14
The influence of climate change on the autumn migration timing of three common migratory raptors in East Asia14
Shifting distribution patterns of an endemic conifer species in the Himalayan region under climate change: Past, present, and future14
Variation in phenology of Acacia senegal (L.) Wild. in relation to origin and ploidy level: Implications for climatic adaptation14
Predicting the distribution and habitat suitability of the smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) in lowland Nepal14
Struggles beneath the waves: Unveiling the incidental capture of sea turtles by artisanal fisheries in Angolan waters14
Restoration in degraded subtropical broadleaved forests induces changes in soil bacterial communities14
Coastal wetland degradation and ecosystem service value change in the Yellow River Delta, China14
Clarification of local causes for lesser horseshoe bat extinction in the Bavarian-Tyrolean Alpine region14
Conservation of Bewick’s swans (Cygnus columbianus bewickii): Insights from the identification of critical stopover sites and migration corridors14
Differential climate sensitivity of cell anatomy and species-specific hydraulic safety of two Asian tropical pines in Northern Thailand14
Extinction risk in vascular plants and vertebrates is negatively correlated with family size14
Local community perception on the State Governance of mangroves in Western Indian coast of Kinondoni and Bagamoyo, Tanzania13
Floristic diversity and structural parameters on the forest tree population in the Luki biosphere reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo13
The monitoring of diet and habitat preferences indicates competitive effect of exotic Ictalurus nebulosus on native fish under food-limited conditions13
Predicting the potential distribution of the fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) under climate change in China13
Spatial mapping of vulnerability hotspots: Information for mitigating vessel-strike risks to sea turtles13
Carbon sequestration of sand-fixing plantation of Haloxylon ammodendron in Shiyang River Basin: Storage, rate and potential13
Preliminary results from applying satellite-tracking on snow leopards for the first time in China13
Response sensitivity processes of conifers radial growth to climate factors based on tree ring width variations13
Enhancing China's ecological sustainability through more optimized investment13
Assessing genetic diversity and population structure for prioritizing conservation of the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard (Aredotis nigriceps)13
Environmental features around roost sites drive species-specific roost preferences for boreal bats13
The role of environmental, structural and anthropogenic variables on underpass use by African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana) in the Tsavo Conservation Area13
Rapid economic valuation of ecosystem services in man and biosphere reserves in Africa: A review13
Factors affecting Asiatic caracal occupancy and activity in an arid landscape; vegetation, prey and predator presence are key13
Evaluation of moth community changes and northward shifts in response to climate warming in Korea using both local and global occurrences13
Individual and synergistic effects of habitat loss and roads on reptile occupancy13
Impacts of climate change on predicted habitat suitability and distribution of Djaffa Mountains Guereza (Colobus guereza gallarum, Neumann 1902) using MaxEnt algorithm in Eastern Ethiopian Highland13
Review of field methods for monitoring Asian bears13
The rise of ecological network meta-analyses: Problems and prospects13
Delineating important killer whale foraging areas using a spatiotemporal logistic model13
Impacts of the accumulated extinction of endangered species on stream food webs12
Restoration plantations accelerate recovery of fungal communities of coarse woody debris in southern Costa Rica12
Contiguous forest supports higher bird diversity compared to isolated forest: Evidence from forest landscape of Eastern Nepal12
Larger and older church forests promote bird species richness, diversity and resilience across northwest Ethiopia's deforested landscapes12
Effects of constant high water levels in winter on waterbird diversity in Caizi Lakes: A functional perspective12
Avian ecology and community structure across elevation gradients: The importance of high latitude temperate mountain habitats for conserving biodiversity in the Americas12
A framework for large-scale risk assessment of road-related impacts, with application to mustelids12
Browsing behaviour of impala, Aepyceros melampus in two contrasting savannas12
Yearly variation in individual diet specialization: Evidence from cave salamanders12
Drivers of hunting and photographic tourism income to communal conservancies in Namibia12
Vernal pools enhance local vertebrate activity and diversity in a boreal landscape12
Using expert knowledge to identify key threats and conservation strategies for wildlife: A case study with bats in China12
Analysis of the genetic diversity and population structure of Tilia amurensis from China using SSR markers: Implications for conservation12
Nitrogen enrichment affects the competition network of aboveground species on the Inner Mongolia steppe12
Assessment of fish diversity in the East China Sea hairtail national aquatic germplasm resources conservation zone using DNA barcoding12
Spatiotemporal changes and recovery of benthic macroinvertebrate communities after the Hebei Spirit oil spill in the subtidal area around the Taean Peninsula in South Korea12
Understanding the factors influencing the growth of Zelkova abelicea in browsing exclosures12
Assessing the reliability of species distribution models under changing environments: A case study on cetaceans in the North-East Atlantic12
Passive acoustic monitoring of an elusive rail, the corncrake (Crex crex): Calling patterns, detectability and monitoring recommendations12
International cooperation for a biodiverse future: Opportunities and challenges under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework12
Labile organic carbon fractions drive soil microbial communities after long-term fertilization12
Psychological determinants of citizens' willingness to pay for ecosystem services in urban forests12
Persistent yet limited impact of protected areas on coastal wetland restoration in megacity cores12
Multispectral low altitude remote sensing of wild oyster reefs12
Daily activity rhythm of sympatric ungulate species in Fanjingshan Reserve, China12
Bad company expands in highland areas: Overlapping distribution, floral resources and habitat suggest competition between invasive and native bumblebees12
Analysis of leaf morphology variation and genetic diversity via SRAP markers for near-threatened plant Acer truncatum12
Chronicle of a death foretold: The vanishing of an emblematic cultural landscape results in the loss of its unique plant communities12
Determining the distribution factors of an endangered large carnivore: A case study of the brown bear Ursus arctos population in the Central Zagros Mountains, Southwest Iran11
The importance of old secondary forests for understory birds in the tropical Andes11
Habitat connectivity for endangered Indochinese tigers in Thailand11
Predicting bat roosts in bridges using Bayesian Additive Regression Trees11
Waterbird diversity and its influencing factors in various types of coastal wetlands in the Bohai Rim region11
Dynamics changes and prediction of ecosystem services in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, western China11
Distribution change and protected area planning of Tilia amurensis in China: A study of integrating the climate change and present habitat landscape pattern11
Effects of land use on the riparian vegetation in Mau Forest Complex in Kenya11
Identifying best conservation areas for an endangered and endemic raptor in Cuba through abundance spatial modeling: A niche-centroid distances approach11
Conservation versus development: Uncovering divergent viewpoints of conservationists on National Parks system by Q methodology in China11
Genetic diversity and population dynamics of wild Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) in South Africa11
Genetic variation and structure shaped by recent population fragmentation in the boreal conifer Thuja koraiensis: Conservation perspectives11
Complex stands in forested tropical landscapes harbor more endemic biodiversity and ecosystem functions11
Effects of increased precipitation on C, N and P stoichiometry at different growth stages of a cold desert annual11
Effect of human disturbance on the group size and population structure of geladas (Theropithecus gelada) in and surrounding area of Borena Sayint National Park, Ethiopia11
The human and financial costs of conservation for local communities living around the Greater Serengeti Ecosystem, Tanzania11
Richness and abundance of invasive and expansive plant species and their associated effects on native vegetation in a semi-arid rangeland of the Rift Valley11
Dog invasions in protected areas: A case study using camera trapping, citizen science and artificial intelligence11
Urbanization filters woodpecker assemblages: Habitat specialization limits population abundance of dead wood dependent organisms in the urban landscape11
Impacts of COVID-19 on conservation programs and research activities in Nepal11
Rapid behavioral responses of endangered tigers to major roads during COVID-19 lockdown11
Scenario-based land use simulation and integrated analysis of karst ecosystem service bundles11
Deteriorating habitat suitability and connectivity of waterbirds in the Bohai Sea Rim: Consequences of land use transformation11
Importance of private working lands for the conservation of neotropical birds on an urban-wilderness gradient11
Extensive gene flow in a threatened bat (Rhinonicteris aurantia) in an arid landscape11
Evaluating habitat suitability and potential dispersal corridors across the distribution landscape of the Chinese red panda (Ailurus styani) in Sichuan, China11
Large moths facing steeper decline than small moths in South Korea: Implications for ecosystem dynamics and conservation11
The effect of COVID-19 confinement on the activity behaviour of red deer11
Effect of inflorescence litter from distinct species and life forms on soil nutrients and microbial biomass in the eastern Tibetan Plateau10
Patterns of spatial dynamics and distribution of african elephants (Loxodonta africana) in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Botswana10
Environmental filtration and dispersal limitation explain different aspects of beta diversity in desert plant communities10
Green matters: Dietary assessment of a reptile community using DNA metabarcoding10
Female persistence during toxicant treatment predicts survival probability of offspring in invasive brown treesnakes (Boiga irregularis)10
On the move: Activity budget and ranging ecology of endangered Ashy red colobus monkeys (Piliocolobus tephrosceles) in a savanna woodland habitat10
Changes in vegetation types affect soil microbial communities in tropical islands of southern China10
There is still time to reconcile forest management with climate-driven declines in habitat suitability for boreal caribou10
The species richness and community composition of different growth forms and life forms of mosses are dominated by different factors along an elevational gradient of China10
Enhancing understanding of ecological niche and CSR strategies of woody plants in remnant forests: Exploring the impact of surrounding spatiotemporal urban expansion10
Inconsistent reproductive cycles and postnatal growth between captive and wild Chinese pangolins and its conservation implications10
Tree regeneration on stumps in second-growth temperate rainforests of British Columbia, Canada10
A novel method to measure the impact of water quality on judgement bias in wild juvenile fish10
Informing forest conservation planning with detailed human footprint data for Argentina10
Conservation genetics of Firmiana major, a threatened tree species with potential for afforestation of hot, arid climates10
The seasonal dynamics of cross-sectional tissue characteristics of Corylus mandshurica twig, petiole, and leaf vein are inconsistent10
A box quadrat for standardised sampling of Orthoptera in open habitats: Design, handling, applications and baseline data10
Duckling body mass increases with abundant aquatic invertebrates: Experimental approach10
Seasonal variation of environment and conspecific density-dependence effects on early seedling growth of a tropical tree in semi-arid savannahs10
Soil conservation ecosystem service supply-demand and multi scenario simulation in the Loess Plateau, China10
The decline of ground nesting birds in Europe: Do we need to manage predation in addition to habitat?10
Modern Abies, Picea, and Tsuga pollen distribution along the elevation gradient in East Asia10
Low spatial habitat overlap of herbivores in the High Arctic tundra10
Mid-Pleistocene Transition as a trigger for diversification in the Irano-Anatolian region: Evidence revealed by phylogeography and distribution pattern of the eastern three-lined lizard10
Spatial pattern analysis reveals intra-specific competition and fractal characteristics of Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica populations in Xiaotaojia Gulley Watershed10
Growth resilience of Pinus latteri to extreme drought events across aridity gradients in southern Laos10
Thank You to Professor Richard Corlett10
Geospatial assessment of climate and human pressure on Snow Leopard habitat in the Trans-Himalayan region of Pakistan10
Increase in precipitation will facilitate the ecological stability of desert steppe in the future10
Temporal beta diversity and community concordance in freshwater fish and benthic macroinvertebrates on a national scale: Does biodiversity change at the same rate?10
Space use and activity of Boiga cyanea – A major songbird nest predator in a seasonal tropical forest in Thailand10
Modelling and mapping the abundance of lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.) in Norway10
Genetic diversity and population structure of the endangered medicinal plant Ferula sinkiangensis10
Occupancy and N-mixture modeling applications in ecology: A bibliometric analysis10
Annual bromes decrease with increasing fall defoliation intensity10
Combined demographic, ecological and genetic tools reveal connectivity within a fragmented butterfly population10
Using global trade data to identify priorities for agarwood conservation and trade management10
Mitogenome-based genetic management of captive Great Hornbill in Thailand: Implications for reintroduction10
Exploring explicit and implicit attitudes towards wildlife food10
Initial assessment of the peatlands of the upper-Ucayali Valley, Central Peruvian Amazon: Basic analysis of geographic products & predictors10
Tidal emersion effects on universal metrics, elemental contents, and health conditions of Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) on artificial reefs in Yellow River Delta, China10
Impact of tillage intensity and an invasive grass on plant-pollinator networks in riparian agroecosystems10
A survey on trade in wildlife parts in the Northern Region of Ghana10
Identifying conservation priorities for an understudied species in decline: Golden cats (Catopuma temminckii) in mainland Tropical Asia10
Community-managed forests can secure forest regrowth and permanence in human-modified landscapes9
Reinforcement of declining little owl (Athene noctua) population: A peculiar case of post-release habitat selection and underground roosting9
A regionally varying habitat model to inform management for greater sage-grouse persistence across their range9
Effects of grazing disturbances on soil seed bank diversity in two vegetation types9
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