Conservation Science and Practice

Papers
(The TQCC of Conservation Science and Practice 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
88
Abandoning grassland management negatively influences plant but not bird or insect biodiversity in Europe78
Mālama i ke kai: Exploring psychosocial factors associated with personal and community coral reef conservation behavior on Maui, Hawai‘i75
One park, two owners—Inconsistencies in forest stewardship48
To spray or not to spray: Impact of phosphite spraying for Phytophthora cinnamomi control on Proteaceae species in southwestern Australia39
Investigating the effectiveness of a well‐managed hatchery as a tool for hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) conservation38
Evaluating and reflecting on coproduction of protected area management plans35
Committing to behavior change: How to prevent dogs from visiting Atlantic Forest remnants?34
Matching decision support modeling frameworks to disease emergence stages and associated management objectives31
Sea turtle conservation in São Tomé and Príncipe: Policies, practices, and insights from a community‐based initiative29
The risks and rewards of community science for threatened species monitoring28
Issue Information27
From boutique to mainstream: Upscaling wildlife‐friendly farming through consumer premiums27
Future changes in habitat availability for two specialist snake species in the imperiled rocklands of South Florida, USA26
Improved status of the conservation reliant Oahu Elepaio through effective management and natural adaptation26
25
Spatial conservation priorities for marine megafaunal predators: Multi‐taxon versus taxon‐specific approaches25
Roost characteristics and fidelity of silver‐haired bat maternity colonies in a floodplain cottonwood forest24
23
22
The value of question‐first citizen science in urban ecology and conservation21
Using scenarios‐based interviews to predict changes in wild meat hunting and consumption in response to different alternatives projects21
Bird‐of‐prey decals on transparent noise barriers mitigate bird collisions, though not as much as dot‐patterned stickers20
Tailoring evidence into action: Using a co‐design approach for biodiversity information in the Tropical Andes20
A landscape scale assessment of domestic cat occurrence in boreal forests19
Emergency conservation interventions during times of crisis: A case study for a threatened bird species in the Australian Black Summer bushfires19
Monitoring temporal and spatial trends of illegal and legal fishing in marine conservation areas across Canada's three oceans19
Filling in socio‐ecological knowledge gaps to support marine spatial planning in data‐scarce areas: Example from Zanzibar18
An interoperable and standardized protocol for reporting systematic conservation planning projects18
Social networks of solitary carnivores: The case of endangered tigers and insights on their conservation18
“Totemic species” can be an effective lens for engaging students with Indigenous knowledge and biodiversity conservation18
Effective ecological monitoring using passive acoustic sensors: Recommendations for conservation practitioners18
Biodiversity on public lands: How community science can help18
The researcher–practitioner symbiosis: Evolving mutualisms from parachutes18
A new metric for conducting 5‐year reviews to evaluate recovery progress under the Endangered Species Act18
Are local species prioritization lists sufficient for protecting endangered plants? Israeli red list as a test case17
Issue Information17
Louse‐induced mortality thresholds in Atlantic salmon of wild‐origin17
Insights into Corncrake (Crex crex) movements in a fragmented agricultural landscape using bioacoustics with implications for nature conservation strategies17
Landscape changes of alpine grasslands in the Zhari Namco basin of the central‐southern Qiangtang plateau, 2001–202117
Methods for wildlife monitoring in tropical forests: Comparing human observations, camera traps, and passive acoustic sensors17
State fish and wildlife agency culture: Access points to leverage major change17
The relative contributions of habitat area, configuration, and vegetative diversity on snake and lizard presence in agricultural landscapes16
An expert‐elicited approach to inform proactive risk assessments for chronic wasting disease in white‐tailed deer16
16
Examining stakeholder perceptions of oyster ecosystem services using fuzzy cognitive mapping16
Quantifying the cumulative impact of winter habitat loss on a critically endangered migratory parrot16
Refugia or at risk? Alpine snowbank communities in the face of climate change16
Development of an assay for the detection of the federally threatened Florida eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi) using soil eDNA16
15
Exposure, sensitivity, or adaptive capacity? Reviewing assessments that use only two of three elements of climate change vulnerability15
15
Mismatch between conservation higher education skills training and contemporary conservation needs15
15
Mapping a conservation research network to the Sustainable Development Goals14
Mapping student understanding of bees: Implications for pollinator conservation14
Engaging stakeholders in wildlife disease management: Hunters' willingness to adopt and support biosecurity actions to prevent the spread of rabbit hemorrhagic disease14
Testing habitat suitability for shellfish restoration with small‐scale pilot experiments14
In memory of Dr Tobias Nyumba14
Reflecting on the role of human‐felid conflict and local use in big cat trade14
Digital equity in a crowded tool space: Navigating opportunities and challenges for equitable implementation of conservation technologies14
Red panda tourism gives hope in the mid‐mountain range of the Eastern Himalaya, yet inappropriate practices may lead to failure14
Priority conservation areas for Cedrus atlantica in the Atlas Mountains, Morocco14
Spatial analysis to inform the mitigation hierarchy14
Small‐bodied fish species from the western United States will be under severe water stress by 204014
Changing of the guard13
A framework and case study to systematically identify long‐term insect abundance and diversity datasets13
Investigating sacred natural sites and protected areas for forest area changes in Italy13
Using environmental education to nurture positive human–wildlife interactions in India13
RCTs in the wild: Designing and implementing conservation programs as randomized control trials13
Support to Iberian lynx reintroduction and perceived impacts: Assessments before and after reintroduction13
Issue Information13
Developing new tools to de‐risk wildlife occupancy on private lands13
Characterizing long‐term population conditions of the elusive red tree vole with dynamic individual‐based modeling13
Rerouting a major Indonesian mining road to spare nature and reduce development costs12
Road mitigation structures reduce the number of reported wildlife‐vehicle collisions in the Bow Valley, Alberta, Canada12
A genomic framework to assist conservation breeding and translocation success: A case study of a critically endangered turtle12
Global scoping review of behavioral interventions to reduce plastic pollution with recommendations for key sectors12
A practical conservation tool to combine diverse types of evidence for transparent evidence‐based decision‐making12
Building the neighborhood for the trees: Illuminating win–wins for housing densification and nature12
More than funders: The roles of philanthropic foundations in marine conservation governance12
Extinction risk patterns in a biodiversity hotspot—The case of Thesium (Santalaceae) in the Greater Cape Floristic Region12
Multispecies study of patterns and drivers of wildlife impacts on human livelihoods in communal conservancies12
Understanding motivations and attitudes among songbird‐keepers to identify best approaches to demand reduction12
Rolling covenants to protect coastal ecosystems in the face of sea‐level rise12
Breaking down abundance to understand conservation for small populations: A case study of North Atlantic right whales12
A systematic approach for scoping potential key biodiversity areas12
Empirical support of predicted larval connectivity patterns demand conservation action for queen conch (Aliger gigas) in The Bahamas12
Good intentions with adverse outcomes when conservation and pest management guidelines are ignored: A case study in rabbit biocontrol12
Conceptualizing responsible exits in conservation philanthropy12
The spatial overlap of small‐scale cannabis farms with aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity12
Michael (Mike) Meredith (July 19, 1943–January 12, 2023)11
Rare coral and reef fish species status, possible extinctions, and associated environmental perceptions in Mauritius11
A wetland permanence classification tool to support prairie wetland conservation and policy implementation11
Identifying conservation priority areas for North American bumble bee species in Canada under current and future climate scenarios11
Testing bats in rehabilitation for SARS‐CoV‐2 before release into the wild11
Issue Information11
Getting the big picture: Landscape‐scale occupancy patterns of two Annamite endemics among multiple protected areas11
Ecological integrity is both real and valuable11
Tracking species recovery status to improve U.S. endangered species act decisions11
An approach to designing efficient implementation of 30×30 terrestrial conservation commitments11
The potential for applying “Nonviolent Communication” in conservation science11
Defining and bridging the barriers to more effective conservation of island ecosystems: A practitioner's perspective11
A cost assessment of intensive wild quail management on private lands in the southeastern United States11
Examining attention given to threats to elephant conservation on social media11
Short‐term impacts of selective logging on forest elephants11
Assessing the impacts of normative and efficacy‐based messaging on the social diffusion of conservation science10
Detection of wind turbines rotary motion by birds: A matter of speed and contrast10
10
Synergies of management actions between species and community focused approaches to protecting threatened biodiversity10
A research toolbox for regional data collection to support the conservation of large batoids: A case study on the critically endangered flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius)10
changeRangeR: An R package for reproducible biodiversity change metrics from species distribution estimates10
A survey of traditional Chinese medicine consumers to investigate the impact of China's legalization of rhino horn trade on stigmatization and likelihood of use10
Looking up and down: Strong collaboration is only the first step in tackling parachute science10
Assessing diverse evidence to improve conservation decision‐making10
Incentivizing pangolin conservation: Decisions at CITES CoP19 may reduce conservation options for pangolins10
Why do animal groups matter for conservation and management?10
Issue Information10
Plant community trajectories following livestock exclusion for conservation vary and hinge on initial invasion and soil‐biocrust conditions in shrub steppe9
Towards effective management of an overabundant native bird: The noisy miner9
Rapid changes in public perception toward a conservation initiative9
Fitness effects of assisted gene flow in an endangered salmonid population9
Multiple drivers of invasive lionfish culling efficiency in marine protected areas9
Fish distribution across altitudinal gradients in the Upper Paraguay River Basin: Implications for conservation in the Pantanal region9
A climate adaptation menu for North American grasslands9
“Bins on boats”, a behaviourally‐based intervention to curb marine pollution in Bass Strait, Australia9
Exploring the relevance of the multidimensionality of wildlife recreationists to conservation behaviors: A case study in Virginia9
A multilevel perspective to understanding enablers and barriers to success in threatened species recovery planning9
Efficacy and ethics of intensive predator management to save endangered caribou9
Free‐ranging livestock reduces the habitat suitability of subalpine pheasants during breeding season in Southwest China9
The importance of message framing in rule compliance by visitors during wildlife tourism9
Risk assessment for marine ecosystem‐based management (EBM)9
Interannual variation in climate contributes to contingency in post‐fire restoration outcomes in seeded sagebrush steppe9
Conservation potentials and limitations of large carnivores in protected areas: A case study in Northeast China9
Changes in human diet, and rice agriculture as a result of international agricultural policies, are impacting the persistence of Korean treefrogs9
Seminatural areas act as reservoirs of genetic diversity for crop pollinators and natural enemies across Europe9
Physiology as a tool for at‐risk animal recovery planning: An analysis of Canadian recovery strategies with global recommendations8
8
Modeling alternative future scenarios for direct application in land use and conservation planning8
Detecting preservation and reintroduction sites for endangered plant species using a two‐step modeling and field approach8
Pathogen surveillance and epidemiology in endangered peninsular bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni)8
The importance of natural forest stewardship in adaptation planning in the United States8
Effects of habitat characteristics in an anthropized landscape on the spatial behavior and abundance of a common chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) population8
Decision biases and environmental attitudes among conservation professionals8
Achieving conservation through cattle ranching: The case of the Brazilian Pantanal8
Evidence on the role of social media in the illegal trade of Iranian wildlife8
Does endemic mammal conservation in Jamaica conflict with maintaining biocultural heritage?8
The quick and the dead: Behavioral plasticity of anti‐predator responses in an Endangered mammal8
Toward a scientific understanding of the international tiger trade: Response to Kolby and Weissgold (2022)8
A data‐driven approach to multi‐facet prioritization of biodiversity in regional conservation planning8
Scaling‐up community‐based resource management in Solomon Islands8
Invasive species increase biodiversity and, therefore, services: An argument of equivocations8
Role of local communities in the social network of the protected area management8
Evaluating key evidence and formulating regulatory alternatives regarding the UK's Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill8
Challenges encountered when doing research back home: Perspectives from African conservation scientists in the diaspora8
Ground‐dwelling mammal and bird diversity in the southern Annamites: Exploring complex habitat associations and the ghost of past hunting pressure8
Developing a rapid assessment tool for identifying and safeguarding pollinators: A case study from a global avocado company8
Mind the GAP—But make it better: Improving the U.S. Gap Analysis Project's protected‐area classification system to better reflect biodiversity conservation8
Implications of wildlife trafficking on the health and conservation efforts of an endangered turtle species in Colombia8
Navigating a shifting agri‐environment policy landscape to conserve butterflies8
Carrying capacity and cumulative effects management: A case study using bighorn sheep8
Habitat protection and removal of encroaching shrubs support the recovery of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning8
Spread management priorities to limit emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) impacts on United States street trees8
Combining community science and taxonomist expertise for large‐scale monitoring of insect pollinators: Perspective and insights from Abeilles citoyennes8
Genetic erosion detected in a specialist mammal living in a fast‐developing environment8
Cultural keystone species and their role in biocultural conservation8
Reduced speed limit is ineffective for mitigating the effects of roads on ungulates8
Endangered species lack research on the outcomes of conservation action8
A simple and practical measure of the connectivity of protected area networks: TheProNetmetric8
Passive government, organized crime, and massive deforestation: The case of western Mexico8
Using an ecosystem service model to inform restoration planning: A spatially explicit oyster filtration model for Pensacola Bay, Florida8
Will this umbrella leak? A caribou umbrella index for boreal landbird conservation7
Web‐based ecological evidence entry form enables consistent, accessible extraction and visualization for synthesis applications7
Challenges and priorities for climate‐informed invasive species management across multiple scales7
Will passive acoustic monitoring make result‐based payments more attractive? A cost comparison with human observation for farmland bird monitoring7
Not enough trees – Scaling up koala habitat restoration using seed enhancement technologies7
From media campaign to local governance transition: Lessons for community‐based conservation from an Amur falcon hunting ban in Nagaland, India7
Extreme citizen science: Lessons learned from initiatives around the globe7
The impacts of free‐roaming cats cannot be generalized and their role in rodent management should not be overlooked7
Of Mojave milkweed and mirrors: The population genomic structure of a species impacted by solar energy development7
The emergence of a robust and inclusive framework for a nationwide assessment of African lions7
Avoiding a conservation pitfall: Considering the risks of unsuitably hot bat boxes: Adding context to Crawford & O'Keefe7
Reducing uncertainty in climate change responses of inland fishes: A decision‐path approach7
Using technical assistance to bridge evidence‐to‐action gaps in biodiversity conservation7
Pursuing best practices for minimizing wild bee captures to support biological research7
Exaggeration of the US role in the international tiger trade: Response to Khanwilkar et al. (2022)7
Marine artificial light at night: Implications and potential hazards for offshore songbird and bat movements in the Greater North Sea7
Assessing prioritization measures for a private land conservation program in the U.S. Prairie Pothole Region7
Assessing the vulnerability of habitats through plant rarity patterns in the Pyrenean range7
More accurate, consistent, and reliable data for amphibian species are needed from China's nature reserves7
7
Motivations for, and barriers to, landowner participation in Argentina's payments for ecosystem services program7
Introduction to special section on wildlife agency organizational change: Embracing the challenge of adaptive wildlife conservation in the United States7
Dying for love: Illegal international trade in hummingbird love charms7
Issue Information7
Issue Information7
Issue Information7
Protect large trees for climate mitigation, biodiversity, and forest resilience7
The “right‐to‐farm” in Lac Saint‐Pierre (Québec, Canada) floodplains: Are problem‐framing processes able to foster conservation conflict resolution?7
Practicing mindfulness in addressing the biodiversity crisis7
Discovery of populations of the critically endangered coral Rhizopsammia wellingtoni in the Galápagos mesophotic zone7
Documenting at‐risk status of terrestrial ecosystems in temperate and tropical North America7
Geographic distribution and supply chain of vultures in Benin, West Africa6
Current and future climate suitability for the hazel dormouse in the UK and the impact on reintroduced populations6
Protection beyond park boundaries: On the impact of systematic patrolling in Divisional Forest Office, Sarpang, Bhutan6
Guild‐specific response of bats to motion‐triggered LED lighting of bicycle trails6
Conservation of rare and cryptic species: Challenges of uncertainty and opportunities for progress6
Ten relevant questions for applying biodiversity offsetting in the Pantanal wetland6
The crucial role of public participation in wildlife habitat restoration: A case study from Yingjing in the Giant Panda National Park6
How variation among field assessments can affect biodiversity offset outcomes6
Do revisitation studies overestimate local extinction?6
Using key and critical biodiversity areas to identify gaps in the protected area network in the Limpopo Province, South Africa6
Population genetics for insect conservation and control6
Cool‐season environmental water delivery increases extinction risk for chytrid‐infected amphibians6
Diverse diaspora in conservation science6
Leveraging projection models to evaluate long‐term dynamics of scrub mint translocations6
Seventy questions of importance to the conservation of the North Central grasslands of the United States in a changing climate6
Social outcomes associated with a public and stakeholder engagement process for wolf reintroduction6
Illegal trade of crocodylians in Colombia: Spatiotemporal dynamics and implications on conservation efforts6
Understanding retail dynamics of a regionally important domestic bird market in Guangzhou, China6
Conservation enterprises: Community‐led businesses that contribute to conservation outcomes. A generic theory of change, v 1.06
Strategic land conservation: An applied, multi‐target approach to prioritization of resilient sites for protection6
When do extraction rights help forests? Robustness and heterogeneity for linked interventions in the Peruvian Amazon6
Low optimal fisheries yield creates challenges for sustainability in a climate refugia6
Wild boar hunting and trapping as a threat for wildlife conservation on Sumatra, Indonesia6
Recommendations for incorporating invasive species into U.S. climate change adaptation planning and policy6
Biodiversity hotspots and conservation efficiency of a large drainage basin: Distribution patterns of species richness and conservation gaps analysis in the Yangtze River Basin, China6
Traditional knowledge and practices, sacred spaces and protected areas, technological progress: Their success in conserving biodiversity6
Assessing the outcome of reintroduction efforts: Trends in population size and drivers of breeding success in alpine bearded vultures6
Management lessons from a long‐term captive‐breeding program for a critically endangered species, Leadbeater's possum, Gymnobelideus leadbeateri6
Plant–pollinator interactions in apple orchards from a production and conservation perspective6
Simultaneous effect of habitat remnancy, exotic species, and anthropogenic disturbance on orchid diversity in South Australia6
Issue Information6
A before after control impact experiment on a historically fished seagrass (Zostera marina) bed6
Emperor goose fall–winter harvest monitoring and hunter's perspectives in Alaska6
Total response models as a conceptual management framework for conserving vulnerable secondary prey6
The next generation of conservation research and policy priorities for threatened and exploited chondrichthyan fishes in the United States: An expert solicitation approach6
Uncovering antagonisms in recovery planning for species at risk: A diagnostic approach6
Spatiotemporal habitat use of large African herbivores across a conservation border6
Friend or foe? Engaging public can save the critically endangered common hamster (Cricetus cricetus)6
Emerging laws must not protect stray cats and their impacts5
Multiscale effects of habitat loss and degradation on occurrence and landscape connectivity of a threatened subspecies5
Tradeoffs and win‐wins between large landscape conservation and wildlife viewing in protected areas5
Mountain gorillas benefit from social distancing too: Close proximity from tourists affects gorillas' sociality5
A network of refugia: Whooping Crane drought response informs international habitat conservation goals5
Defining relevant conservation targets for the endangered Southern California distinct population segment of the mountain yellow‐legged frog (Rana muscosa)5
Drivers of large carnivore density in non‐hunted, multi‐use landscapes5
Social and ecological drivers of illegal bird hunting in the Indawgyi wetland ecosystem in Myanmar5
ShiningNIRlight on ivory: A practical enforcement tool for elephant ivory identification5
Demographic responses of an insular elephant population to removal as a management intervention5
0.052742004394531