Global Ecology and Conservation

Article	Citations
Total concentrations and sources of heavy metal pollution in global river and lake water bodies from 1972 to 2017	246
Agricultural waste: Review of the evolution, approaches and perspectives on alternative uses	231
Pro-environmental behavior of university students: Application of protection motivation theory	113
Cropping systems in agriculture and their impact on soil health-A review	113
New Silk Road infrastructure opportunities in developing tourism environment for residents better quality of life	112
The threat of invasive species to IUCN-listed critically endangered species: A systematic review	92
Ecological security pattern: A new idea for balancing regional development and ecological protection. A case study of the Jiaodong Peninsula, China	91
Land use/cover classification in an arid desert-oasis mosaic landscape of China using remote sensed imagery: Performance assessment of four machine learning algorithms	80
Scientists’ warning – The outstanding biodiversity of islands is in peril	79
Wetland ecosystem services research: A critical review	77
Co-benefits and trade-offs of agroforestry for climate change mitigation and other sustainability goals in West Africa	58
Mobile GIS applications for environmental field surveys: A state of the art	53
Understanding farmers’ ecological conservation behavior regarding the use of integrated pest management- an application of the technology acceptance model	52
Understanding Land use/Land cover dynamics and impacts of human activities in the Mekong Delta over the last 40 years	51
Runoff loss of nitrogen and phosphorus from a rice paddy field in the east of China: Effects of long-term chemical N fertilizer and organic manure applications	51
A review of the threat of oil exploitation to mangrove ecosystem: Insights from Niger Delta, Nigeria	49
Linking land-use change, landscape patterns, and ecosystem services in a coastal watershed of southeastern China	47
Local communities’ perceptions about the impact of protected areas on livelihoods and community development	43
Progress of paludiculture projects in supporting peatland ecosystem restoration in Indonesia	43
Quantifying landscape pattern and ecosystem service value changes: A case study at the county level in the Chinese Loess Plateau	43
Changes in soil organic carbon fractions and microbial community under rice straw return in Northeast China	40
Anthropogenic drivers of soil microbial communities and impacts on soil biological functions in agroecosystems	40
Factors affecting success of conservation translocations of terrestrial vertebrates: A global systematic review	40
Large carnivores living alongside humans: Brown bears in human-modified landscapes	39
Isolation and identification of potassium-solubilizing bacteria from Mikania micrantha rhizospheric soil and their effect on M. micrantha plants	38

Gravity model toolbox: An automated and open-source ArcGIS tool to build and prioritize ecological corridors in urban landscapes	38
Terrain gradient variations in the ecosystem services value of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China	37
Linking landscape pattern, ecosystem service value, and human well-being in Xishuangbanna, southwest China: Insights from a coupling coordination model	37
Soil Health Gap: A concept to establish a benchmark for soil health management	37
Expanding niche and degrading forests: Key to the successful global invasion of Lantana camara (sensu lato)	36
Mapping human‒wildlife conflict hotspots in a transboundary landscape, Eastern Himalaya	35
Effects of combined organic/inorganic fertilizer application on growth, photosynthetic characteristics, yield and fruit quality of Actinidia chinesis cv ‘Hongyang’	33
Precipitation is the most crucial factor determining the distribution of moso bamboo in Mainland China	32
Giant Panda National Park, a step towards streamlining protected areas and cohesive conservation management in China	32
Use of urease and nitrification inhibitors to reduce gaseous nitrogen emissions from fertilizers containing ammonium nitrate and urea	31
NDVI-based vegetation dynamics and its resistance and resilience to different intensities of climatic events	31
Users of a citizen science platform for bird data collection differ from other birdwatchers in knowledge and degree of specialization	31
Traditional ecological knowledge and practices for forest conservation in Thathe Vondo in Limpopo Province, South Africa	31
Public policies for sustainability and water security: The case of Almeria (Spain)	30
Vegetation responses to climate change in the Qilian Mountain Nature Reserve, Northwest China	30
Effectiveness of private land conservation areas in maintaining natural land cover and biodiversity intactness	30
CITES and beyond: Illuminating 20 years of global, legal wildlife trade	30
Deforestation on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and the loss of primate habitat	30
Responses of plant diversity and soil microorganism diversity to water and nitrogen additions in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau	29
Ultrasonic acoustic deterrents significantly reduce bat fatalities at wind turbines	29
Species diversity of woody vegetation along altitudinal gradient of the Western Himalayas	28
Caught on camera: The impacts of urban domestic cats on wild prey in an African city and neighbouring protected areas	28
A conservation genomics workflow to guide practical management actions	27
Soil conservation service underpins sustainable development goals	27
Thermal infrared imaging from drones can detect individuals and nocturnal behavior of the world’s rarest primate	27
Effects of the interaction between biochar and nutrients on soil organic carbon sequestration in soda saline-alkali grassland: A review	27
Understanding global spatio-temporal trends and the relationship between vegetation greenness and climate factors by land cover during 1982–2014	26
Climate models predict a divergent future for the medicinal tree Boswellia serrata Roxb. in India	26
Hunters as citizen scientists: Contributions to biodiversity monitoring in Europe	26
Protected areas to deliver biodiversity need management effectiveness and equity	26
Marine artificial reefs, a meta-analysis of their design, objectives and effectiveness	26
Trade-offs and synergies in ecosystem service values of inland lake wetlands in Central Asia under land use/cover change: A case study on Ebinur Lake, China	26
Behind the fog: Forest degradation despite logging bans in an East African cloud forest	26
Assessing the economic impact of COVID-19 on the private wildlife industry of South Africa	25
Study on Taiwania cryptomerioides under climate change: MaxEnt modeling for predicting the potential geographical distribution	25
Impact of climate change on primary production of Inner Mongolian grasslands	25
The difference of soil properties between pure and mixed Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) plantations depends on tree species	25
Determination of heavy metal tolerance threshold in a bamboo species (Arundinaria pygmaea) as treated with silicon dioxide nanoparticles	24
A human ecological analysis of water conflict in rural areas: Evidence from Iran	24
Natural and anthropogenic drivers of Bornean elephant movement strategies	24
How does grazing exclusion influence plant productivity and community structure in alpine grasslands of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau?	23
Conservation status of the Oyster Reef Ecosystem of Southern and Eastern Australia	23
Effects of legalization and wildlife farming on conservation	23
Urbanization driving changes in plant species and communities – A global view	23
An expert-based assessment of global threats and conservation measures for spiders	23
Synergistic benefits of conserving land-sea ecosystems	23
Precipitation dominants synergies and trade-offs among ecosystem services across the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau	23
Allometric relationships of stand level carbon stocks to basal area, tree height and wood density of nine tree species in Bangladesh	23
Connection to nature is predicted by family values, social norms and personal experiences of nature	23
Latitudinal, soil and climate effects on key leaf traits in northeastern China	23

Contributions of climate change and human activities to vegetation dynamics in Qilian Mountain National Park, northwest China	23
Global trade in parrots – Influential factors of trade and implications for conservation	22
Multi-temporal characterization of land surface temperature and its relationships with normalized difference vegetation index and soil moisture content in the Yellow River Delta, China	22
Cost-benefit analysis of ecological restoration based on land use scenario simulation and ecosystem service on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau	22
Population of Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) in Europe	22
Analysis of genetic diversity and population structure in endangered Populus wulianensis based on 18 newly developed EST-SSR markers	22
Identification and prevention of agricultural non-point source pollution risk based on the minimum cumulative resistance model	22
Climatic, soil, and vegetation controls of the temperature sensitivity (Q10) of soil respiration across terrestrial biomes	22
Predicting the current and future suitable habitats of the main dietary plants of the Gobi Bear using MaxEnt modeling	22
Labile organic carbon fractions drive soil microbial communities after long-term fertilization	22
Effects of multi-cropping system on temporal and spatial distribution of carbon and nitrogen footprint of major crops in China	22
Changes of leaf functional traits in karst rocky desertification ecological environment and the driving factors	21
Distribution, use, trade and conservation of Paris polyphylla Sm. in Nepal	21
Potential role of common mycorrhizal networks in improving plant growth and soil physicochemical properties under varying nitrogen levels in a grassland ecosystem	21
An analysis of communities’ attitudes towards wetlands and implications for sustainability	21
Women in wildlife trafficking in Africa: A synthesis of literature	21
Assessing the impact of regulations on the use and trade of wildlife: An operational framework, with a case study on manta rays	21
Changes in the understory diversity of secondary Pinus tabulaeformis forests are the result of stand density and soil properties	21
A systematic review of methods for studying the impacts of outdoor recreation on terrestrial wildlife	21
Getting the ‘most out of the hotspot’ for practical conservation of groundwater biodiversity	21
The relationship between elevation and seed-plant species richness in the Mt. Namjagbarwa region (Eastern Himalayas) and its underlying determinants	21
Satellite derived coastal reclamation expansion in China since the 21st century	20
Designing a path for the sustainable development of key ecological function zones: A case study of southwest China	20
The fate of biological soil crusts after fire: A meta-analysis	20
On-farm experiences shape farmer knowledge, perceptions of pollinators, and management practices	20
Implications on food production of the changing water cycle in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta	20
An updated analysis of the consumption of tiger products in urban Vietnam	20
A general formula for calculating surface area of the similarly shaped leaves: Evidence from six Magnoliaceae species	20
Valuing ecosystem services of Sundarbans Mangrove forest: Approach of choice experiment	20
Net primary production increases in the Yangtze River Basin within the latest two decades	20
Are well-studied marine biodiversity hotspots still blackspots for animal barcoding?	20
Effect of body length on swimming capability and vertical slot fishway design	20
Vulnerability of baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) to human disturbances and climate change in western Tigray, Ethiopia: Conservation concerns and priorities	19
Looking beyond protected areas: Identifying conservation compatible landscapes in agro-forest mosaics in north-eastern India	19
Nesting range expansion of loggerhead turtles in the Mediterranean: Phenology, spatial distribution, and conservation implications	19
Forest stand structure and coarse woody debris determine the biodiversity of beetle communities in Mediterranean mountain beech forests	19
Challenges in producing policy-relevant global scenarios of biodiversity and ecosystem services	19
Modeling environmentally responsible behaviors among rural women in the forested regions in Iran	19
The effects of degradation on alpine grassland resilience: A study based on meta-analysis data	19
Predicting human-carnivore conflict at the urban-wildland interface	19
Fecal microbiota transplantation provides new insight into wildlife conservation	19
Vegetation dynamics and their response to hydrothermal conditions in Inner Mongolia, China	19
Using geolocator tracking data and ringing archives to validate citizen-science based seasonal predictions of bird distribution in a data-poor region	19
Ecological distinctiveness of birds and mammals at the global scale	19
Long-term grazing removal increased invasion and reduced native plant abundance and diversity in a sagebrush grassland	19
Soil and climate effects on leaf nitrogen and phosphorus stoichiometry along elevational gradients	19
The importance of genetic diversity for the translocation of eight threatened plant species into the wild	18
Patterns of soil microorganisms and enzymatic activities of various forest types in coastal sandy land	18
Sustainability assessment of tourism in protected areas: A relational perspective	18
Development and evaluation of the soil water balance model in an inland arid delta oasis: Implications for sustainable groundwater resource management	18
The extent and effectiveness of protected areas in the UK	18
One-year grazing exclusion remarkably restores degraded alpine meadow at Zoige, eastern Tibetan Plateau	18
Identifying the spatial drivers of net primary productivity: A case study in the Bailong River Basin, China	18
Species richness patterns of vascular plants and their drivers along an elevational gradient in the central Himalayas	18
Large carnivore response to human road use suggests a landscape of coexistence	18
Factors influencing ranchers’ intentions to conserve rangelands through an extended theory of planned behavior	18
The effects of afforestation tree species mixing on soil organic carbon stock, nutrients accumulation, and understory vegetation diversity on reclaimed coastal lands in Eastern China	17
Geodiversity underpins biodiversity but the relations can be complex: Implications from two biodiversity proxies	17
Predicting the future redistribution of Chinese white pine Pinus armandii Franch. Under climate change scenarios in China using species distribution models	17
Does water diversion project deteriorate the water quality of reservoir and downstream? A case-study in Danjiangkou reservoir	17
Complex riparian habitats predict reptile and amphibian diversity	17
The construction of green infrastructure network in the perspectives of ecosystem services and ecological sensitivity: The case of Harbin, China	17
Conservation of carnivorous plants in the age of extinction	17
Effects of climate change and human activities on net primary production of wetlands on the Zoige Plateau from 1990 to 2015	17
Composition, seasonal variation, and salinization characteristics of soil salinity in the Chenier Island of the Yellow River Delta	17
Environmental filtration and dispersal limitation explain different aspects of beta diversity in desert plant communities	17
Island ecosystem evaluation and sustainable development strategies: A case study of the Zhoushan Archipelago	17
Estimating the spatial coverage of citizen science for monitoring threatened species	17
Genetic identification of African pangolins and their origin in illegal trade	17
Leaf functional traits of dominant desert plants in the Hexi Corridor, Northwestern China: Trade-off relationships and adversity strategies	17
Diversity and composition of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in the cropland black soils of China	17
Increasing soil organic carbon and nitrogen stocks along with secondary forest succession in permafrost region of the Daxing’an mountains, northeast China	17
Quantitative analysis of relative impacts of climate change and human activities on Xilingol grassland in recent 40 years	17
Use of object detection in camera trap image identification: Assessing a method to rapidly and accurately classify human and animal detections for research and application in recreation ecology	16
Grazing by over-abundant native herbivores jeopardizes conservation goals in semi-arid reserves	16
-Impact of multiple environmental factors on species abundance in various forest layers using an integrative modeling approach	16
International wildlife trade, avian influenza, organised crime and the effectiveness of CITES: The Chinese hwamei as a case study	16
A multi-scale Maxent approach to model habitat suitability for the giant pandas in the Qionglai mountain, China	16
Relationship between extreme climate indices and spatiotemporal changes of vegetation on Yunnan Plateau from 1982 to 2019	16
Dynamics of canopy development of Cunninghamia lanceolata mid-age plantation in relation to foliar nitrogen and soil quality influenced by stand density	16

Response of bacterial communities to variation in water quality and physicochemical conditions in a river-reservoir system	16
Assessment of the soil protection function of forest ecosystems using GIS-based Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis: A case study in Adıyaman, Turkey	16
Current extent, temporal trends, and rates of gully erosion in the Gumara watershed, Northwestern Ethiopia	16
Conflicts of human with the Tibetan brown bear (Ursus arctos pruinosus) in the Sanjiangyuan region, China	16
Seasonal dynamics of gut microbiota in a cohort of wild Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) in western China	16
Cropping system optimization for drought prevention and disaster reduction with a risk assessment model in Sichuan Province	16
Ex situ seed baiting to isolate germination-enhancing fungi for assisted colonization in Paphiopedilum spicerianum, a critically endangered orchid in China	16
Leaf litter carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus stoichiometry of Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) across China	16
Built-up areas within and around protected areas: Global patterns and 40-year trends	16
Influence of climatic factors on the potential distribution of pest Heortia vitessoides Moore in China	16
Linking habitat, predators and alternative prey to explain recruitment variations of an endangered caribou population	16
Will climate change impact distribution of bats in Nepal Himalayas? A case study of five species	16
Effects of ecological restoration measures on vegetation and soil properties in semi-humid sandy land on the southeast Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China	15
Modified hydrological regime from the Three Gorges Dam increases the risk of food shortages for wintering waterbirds in Poyang Lake	15
Defining corridors for movement of multiple species in a forest-plantation landscape	15
A Scientist’s Warning to humanity on human population growth	15
Future of Asian horseshoe crab conservation under explicit baseline gaps: A global perspective	15
Potential changes in the distributions of Near Eastern fire salamander (Salamandra infraimmaculata) in response to historical, recent and future climate change in the Near and Middle East: Implication	15
Best practices for reporting individual identification using camera trap photographs	15
On the tiger trails: Leopard occupancy decline and leopard interaction with tigers in the forested habitat across the Terai Arc Landscape of Nepal	15
Men and wolves: Anthropogenic causes are an important driver of wolf mortality in human-dominated landscapes in Italy	15
Large discrepancies of global greening: Indication of multi-source remote sensing data	15
Identifying new sites of significance to waterbirds conservation and their habitat modification in the Yellow and Bohai Seas in China	15
Spatial distribution, source identification, and risk assessment of heavy metals in the cultivated soil of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau region: Case study on Huzhu County	15
Butterflies are weakly protected in a mega-populated country, Bangladesh	15
Ecological specialization and population trends in European breeding birds	15
Effects of vegetation structure on avian biodiversity in a selectively logged hill dipterocarp forest	15
Abundance estimation from genetic mark-recapture data when not all sites are sampled: An example with the bowhead whale	15
Taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic beta diversity in the Inner Mongolia grassland	15
River-groundwater interaction affected species composition and diversity perpendicular to a regulated river in an arid riparian zone	15
Effects of hydrological alteration on fish population structure and habitat in river system: A case study in the mid-downstream of the Hanjiang River in China	15
Forest stand susceptibility mapping during harvesting using logistic regression and boosted regression tree machine learning models	15
Effects of a broadleaf-oriented transformation of coniferous plantations on the hydrological characteristics of litter layers in subtropical China	15
Response of plant traits of Stipa breviflora to grazing intensity and fluctuation in annual precipitation in a desert steppe, northern China	15
Human infrastructure development drives decline in suitable habitat for Reeves’s pheasant in the Dabie Mountains in the last 20 years	15
Warning on nine pollutants and their effects on avian communities	15
The relationships between photosynthesis and stomatal traits on the Loess Plateau	14
Spatiotemporal differentiation and geographic detection mechanism of ecological security in Chongqing, China	14
Comparison of methods for estimating density and population trends for low-density Asian bears	14
Abundance of jaguars and occupancy of medium- and large-sized vertebrates in a transboundary conservation landscape in the northwestern Amazon	14
Study on the change of negative air ion concentration and its influencing factors at different spatio-temporal scales	14
Conservation units and historical matrilineal structure in the tequila bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae)	14
Degree of desertification based on normalized landscape index of sandy lands in inner Mongolia, China	14
The dependency of rural livelihood on forest resources in Northern Pakistan’s Chaprote Valley	14
Evaluating the dynamics of grassland net primary productivity in response to climate change in China	14
Multiple environmental factors and prey depletion determine declines in abundance and timing of departure in migratory shorebirds in the west coast of India	14
Will legal international rhino horn trade save wild rhino populations?	14
Potential geographical distribution of the edangred plant Isoetes under human activities using MaxEnt and GARP	14
Response of soil extracellular enzyme activity to experimental precipitation in a shrub-encroached grassland in Inner Mongolia	14
Genetic diversity and population structure of the endangered plant Salix taishanensis based on CDDP markers	14
Predation of loggerhead sea turtle eggs across Georgia’s barrier islands	14
Climate change impact on medicinal plants in Indonesia	14
Prediction of the potential distribution of the predatory mite Neoseiulus californicus McGregor in China using MaxEnt	14
Effect of stand density, canopy leaf area index and growth variables on Dendrocalamus brandisii (Munro) Kurz litter production at Simao District of Yunnan Province, southwestern China	14
Herders' aversion to wildlife population increases in grassland ecosystem conservation: Evidence from a choice experiment study	14
Deforestation in forest-savannah transition zone of Ghana: Boabeng-Fiema monkey sanctuary	14
Different response of alpine meadow and alpine steppe to climatic and anthropogenic disturbance on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau	14
Diversity, distribution and drivers of alien flora in the Indian Himalayan region	14
Enhanced atmospheric nitrogen deposition triggered little change in soil microbial diversity and structure in a desert ecosystem	14
Habitat availability disproportionally amplifies climate change risks for lowland compared to alpine species	14
Predicting the potential distribution and habitat variables associated with pangolins in Nepal	14
Effect of forestland tenure security on rural household forest management and protection in southern China	14
Analysis of the time-lag effects of climate factors on grassland productivity in Inner Mongolia	14
A recent review of fire behavior and fire effects on native vegetation in Central Chile	13
The use of drone-based aerial photogrammetry in population monitoring of Southern Giant Petrels in ASMA 1, King George Island, maritime Antarctica	13
Climate change projections suggest severe decreases in the geographic ranges of bird species restricted to Mexican humid mountain forests	13
Estimates of aerial vertebrate mortality at wind farms in a bird migration corridor and bat diversity hotspot	13
Biotic interactions govern the distribution of coexisting ungulates in the Arctic Archipelago – A case for conservation planning	13
The road less traveled: Addressing reproducibility and conservation priorities of wildlife-vehicle collision studies in tropical and subtropical regions	13
Microbial diversity in the rhizosphere soils of three Stipa species from the eastern Inner Mongolian grasslands	13
Pre-release training, predator interactions and evidence for persistence of anti-predator behavior in reintroduced `alalā, Hawaiian crow	13
Effects of weed biodiversity on the ecosystem service of weed seed predation along a farming intensity gradient	13
Comparative study of desertification control policies and regulations in representative countries of the Belt and Road Initiative	13
Historical changes in seagrass beds in a rapidly urbanizing area of Guangdong Province: Implications for conservation and management	13
Responses of palatable plants to climate and grazing in semi-arid grasslands of Mongolia	13
Area-based conservation planning in Japan: The importance of OECMs in the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework	13
Effect of the competition mechanism of between co-dominant species on the ecological characteristics of Populus euphratica under a water gradient in a desert oasis	13
Aboveground tree carbon stocks in West African semi-arid ecosystems: Dominance patterns, size class allocation and structural drivers	13
Gap analysis of Indonesian priority medicinal plant species as part of their conservation planning	13
Decline in forest bird species and guilds due to land use change in the Western Himalaya	13
Carbon sequestration of sand-fixing plantation of Haloxylon ammodendron in Shiyang River Basin: Storage, rate and potential	13
Wolves without borders: Transboundary survival of wolves in Banff National Park over three decades	13
Biological diversity in protected areas: Not yet known but already threatened	13
Land cover drives amphibian diversity across steep elevational gradients in an isolated neotropical mountain range: Implications for community conservation	13
Wolverines (Gulo gulo) in a changing landscape and warming climate: A decadal synthesis of global conservation ecology research	12
An eDNA diagnostic test to detect a rare, secretive marsh bird	12
Changes in habitat suitability over a two decade period before and after Asian elephant recolonization	12
Tropical forest fragmentation and isolation: Is community decay a random process?	12
Surveying frogs from the bellies of their parasites: Invertebrate-derived DNA as a novel survey method for frogs	12
Origin-based biomass allometric equations, biomass partitioning, and carbon concentration variations of planted and natural Larix gmelinii in northeast China	12
Efficacy of different types of “bird flight diverter” in reducing bird mortality due to collision with transmission power lines	12
Multi-decadal land cover change analysis over Sundarbans Mangrove Forest of Bangladesh: A GIS and remote sensing based approach	12
Bioaccumulation of the pesticide imidacloprid in stream organisms and sublethal effects on salamanders	12
Insights into the composition of gut microbiota in response to environmental temperature: The case of the Mongolia racerunner (Eremias argus)	12
Pattern and distribution of human-elephant conflicts in three conflict-prone landscapes in Myanmar	12