OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Ecological Monographs is 6. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Predictive performance of presence‐only species distribution models: a benchmark study with reproducible code	194
A guide to state–space modeling of ecological time series	97
Scientists' warning on climate change and insects	93
A translucent box: interpretable machine learning in ecology	70
Carbon budget of the Harvard Forest Long‐Term Ecological Research site: pattern, process, and response to global change	67
Functional diversity of leaf litter mixtures slows decomposition of labile but not recalcitrant carbon over two years	55
Influence of climate, soil, and land cover on plant species distribution in the European Alps	53
From competition to facilitation and mutualism: a general theory of the niche	51
Overfishing and the ecological impacts of extirpating large parrotfish from Caribbean coral reefs	50
Thoughts on the evolution and ecological niche of diatoms	48
Repeated fire shifts carbon and nitrogen cycling by changing plant inputs and soil decomposition across ecosystems	47
Xylem vessel‐diameter–shoot‐length scaling: ecological significance of porosity types and other traits	38
The relationship between trophic level and body size in fishes depends on functional traits	35
Cross validation for model selection: A review with examples from ecology	29
Invasive dominance and resident diversity: unpacking the impact of plant invasion on biodiversity and ecosystem function	27
Changes in prey, turbidity, and competition reduce somatic growth and cause the collapse of a fish population	26
The magnitude, direction, and tempo of forest change in Greater Yellowstone in a warmer world with more fire	26
Links between soil microbial communities, functioning, and plant nutrition under altered rainfall in Australian grassland	26
An assessment of population size and demographic drivers of the Bearded Vulture using integrated population models	25
Host neighborhood shapes bacterial community assembly and specialization on tree species across a latitudinal gradient	24
The evolution of extended parental care in glassfrogs: Do egg‐clutch phenotypes mediate coevolution between the sexes?	23
Latitudinal embryonic thermal tolerance and plasticity shape the vulnerability of oviparous species to climate change	22
The promise and the perils of resurveying to understand global change impacts	21
Measurement and analysis of interspecific spatial associations as a facet of biodiversity	21
Long‐term shifts in the functional composition and diversity of a tropical dry forest: a 30‐yr study	21

A critical comparison of integral projection and matrix projection models for demographic analysis	21
Higher metabolic plasticity in temperate compared to tropical lizards suggests increased resilience to climate change	21
Testing Darwin’s naturalization conundrum based on taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional dimensions of vascular plants	20
Applying the structural causal model framework for observational causal inference in ecology	20
Soil biogeochemistry across Central and South American tropical dry forests	19
Remotely detected aboveground plant function predicts belowground processes in two prairie diversity experiments	19
Ecological and behavioral mechanisms of density‐dependent habitat expansion in a recovering African ungulate population	19
Concordance of long‐term shifts with climate warming varies among phenological events and herbaceous species	19
Synthesizing the effects of individual‐level variation on coexistence	18
Trade‐offs affect the adaptive value of plasticity: stronger cannibal‐induced defenses incur greater costs in toad larvae	18
A cultural framework for Indigenous, Local, and Science knowledge systems in ecology and natural resource management	18
Reevaluating trophic discrimination factors (Δδ¹³C and Δδ¹⁵N) for diet reconstruction	17
Resolving the consequences of gradual phenotypic plasticity for populations in variable environments	17
Widespread variation in stable isotope trophic position estimates: patterns, causes, and potential consequences	17
Maintenance of high diversity in mechanistic forest dynamics models of competition for light	16
Lessons learned from a long‐term irrigation experiment in a dry Scots pine forest: Impacts on traits and functioning	16
Solving the fourth‐corner problem: forecasting ecosystem primary production from spatial multispecies trait‐based models	16
Local endemism and ecological generalism in the assembly of root‐colonizing fungi	15
Energy landscape analysis elucidates the multistability of ecological communities across environmental gradients	15
Targeted predator defenses of sponges shape community organization and tropical marine ecosystem function	15
Spatiotemporal dynamics of abiotic and biotic properties explain biodiversity–ecosystem‐functioning relationships	13
Age‐related breeding success in little penguins: a result of selection and ontogenetic changes in foraging and phenology	13
Multi‐trophic metacommunity interactions mediate asynchrony and stability in fluctuating environments	13
Chemical disturbance cues in aquatic systems: a review and prospectus	13
Partitioning the effects of plant diversity on ecosystem functions at different trophic levels	12
Sea otter population collapse in southwest Alaska: assessing ecological covariates, consequences, and causal factors	12
Intrinsic traits, social context, and local environment shape home range size and fidelity of sleepy lizards	11
Macroevolution of defense syndromes in Ficus (Moraceae)	11
Of wolves and bears: Seasonal drivers of interference and exploitation competition between apex predators	11
Disease‐mediated nutrient dynamics: Coupling host–pathogen interactions with ecosystem elements and energy	11
Long‐term biodiversity trajectories for pest‐managed ecological restorations: eradication vs. suppression	11
Interaction of hydric and thermal conditions drive geographic variation in thermoregulation in a widespread lizard	11
Multispecies integrated population model reveals bottom‐up dynamics in a seabird predator–prey system	11
Upwelling and the persistence of coral‐reef frameworks in the eastern tropical Pacific	11
Translocation experiment reveals capacity for mountain pine beetle persistence under climate warming	11
Autopolyploidy‐driven range expansion of a temperate‐originated plant to pan‐tropic under global change	11
Tree symbioses sustain nitrogen fixation despite excess nitrogen supply	11
Static environments with limited resources select for multiple foraging strategies rather than conformity	10
Secondary forest succession buffers extreme temperature impacts on subtropical Asian ants	10
Wing transparency in butterflies and moths: structural diversity, optical properties, and ecological relevance	10
Biogeographic history and habitat specialization shape floristic and phylogenetic composition across Amazonian forests	10
Experience may outweigh cue similarity in maintaining a persistent host‐plant‐based evolutionary trap	10
Evolution of increased competitive ability may explain dominance of introduced species in ruderal communities	10
Combined influence of food availability and agricultural intensification on a declining aerial insectivore	10
El Niño and marine heatwaves: Ecological impacts on Oregon rocky intertidal kelp communities at local to regional scales	10
Environmental drivers of biseasonal anthrax outbreak dynamics in two multihost savanna systems	9
Parasites in kelp‐forest food webs increase food‐chain length, complexity, and specialization, but reduce connectance	9
Abiotic and biotic drivers of tree trait effects on soil microbial biomass and soil carbon concentration	9
Rethinking biodiversity patterns and processes in stream ecosystems	9
Wildcards in climate change biology	9

Rainfall, neighbors, and foraging: The dynamics of a population of red harvester ant colonies 1988–2019	9
The cost of ectoparasitism in Cliff Swallows declines over 35 years	9
Cumulative impacts across Australia’s Great Barrier Reef: a mechanistic evaluation	9
Trait‐based inference of ecological network assembly: A conceptual framework and methodological toolbox	9
Temporal shifts in avian phenology across the circannual cycle in a rapidly changing climate: A global meta‐analysis	9
Water and nitrogen shape winter annual plant diversity and community composition in near‐urban Sonoran Desert preserves	8
Complex multi‐predator effects on demographic habitat selection and community assembly in colonizing aquatic insects	8
Scale‐dependent diversity–biomass relationships can be driven by tree mycorrhizal association and soil fertility	8
Intraspecific trait variability is a key feature underlying high Arctic plant community resistance to climate warming	8
The geographic footprint of mutualism: How mutualists influence species' range limits	8
Phylogenetic relatedness, functional traits, and spatial scale determine herbivore co‐occurrence in a subtropical forest	8
Partner fidelity and environmental filtering preserve stage‐specific turtle ant gut symbioses for over 40 million years	8
Urbanization mediates the effects of water quality and climate on a model aerial insectivorous bird	8
Evaluating thermal performance of closely related taxa: Support for hotter is not better, but for unexpected reasons	7
Reproductive effort and terminal investment in a multispecies assemblage of Amazon electric fish	7
Keystone predation: trait‐based or driven by extrinsic processes? Assessment using a comparative‐experimental approach	7
Imprints of latitude, host taxon, and decay stage on fungus‐associated arthropod communities	7
Climate‐driven thermal opportunities and risks for leaf miners in aspen canopies	7
Stable Isotope Trajectory Analysis (SITA): A new approach to quantify and visualize dynamics in stable isotope studies	7
Causes and consequences of pair‐bond disruption in a sex‐skewed population of a long‐lived monogamous seabird	7
Lessons from four decades of monitoring vegetation and fire: maintaining diversity and resilience in Florida’s uplands	7
Metapopulation regulation acts at multiple spatial scales: Insights from a century of seabird colony census data	6
Climate drove the fire cycle and humans influenced fire occurrence in the East European boreal forest	6
Climate warming may weaken stabilizing mechanisms in old forests	6
Resilience and alternative stable states after desert wildfires	6
Stable pollination service in a generalist high Arctic community despite the warming climate	6
Do Nearctic hover flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) engage in long‐distance migration? An assessment of evidence and mechanisms	6
A replicated study on the response of spider assemblages to regional and local processes	6
Hierarchical drivers of cryptic biodiversity on coral reefs	6
Allometry of behavior and niche differentiation among congeneric African antelopes	6
Experimental repatriation of snowshoe hares along a southern range boundary reveals historical community interactions	6
Experimental study of species invasion: early population dynamics and role of disturbance in invasion success	6
From microbes to mammals: Pond biodiversity homogenization across different land‐use types in an agricultural landscape	6