Oecologia

Papers
(The TQCC of Oecologia 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Ultraviolet radiation: a double-edged sword in old forest Lobaria lichens—reducing growth while enhancing acclimation59
The distinctive material cycle associated with seabirds and land crabs on a pristine oceanic island: a case study of Minamiiwoto, Ogasawara Islands, subtropical Japan48
Ectoparasite and blood parasite prevalence in birds: a comparative study between urbanized airport environments and natural habitats41
Human habitat modification, not apex scavenger decline, drives isotopic niche variation in a carnivore community31
Trophic effects of vertebrate insectivores and carnivorous arthropods in a subtropical forest: the roles of functional redundancy and intraguild predation29
Assessing carbon and nitrogen economics in temperate forests through the relationship between foliar nutrient resorption and root production25
Antagonistic effects of grazers and shrubs on the emergence and establishment of seedlings in a sub-humid grassland of South America24
Correction to: Hold tight or loosen up? Functional consequences of a shift in anther architecture depend substantially on bee body size24
Correction: Of goats and heat, the differential impact of summer temperature on habitat selection and activity patterns in mountain goats of different ecotypes23
Using stable isotope (δ13C, δ15N) values from feces and breath to infer shorebird diets22
Temperature dependence of carbon metabolism in the leaves in sun and shade in a subtropical forest22
Colouration matters in dull toads: ultraviolet adornment for ladies and agrochemicals fading effects20
Phenological plasticity alters community structures of mountain Lepidoptera20
Disappearance of an ecosystem engineer, the white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari), leads to density compensation and ecological release20
Of goats and heat, the differential impact of summer temperature on habitat selection and activity patterns in mountain goats of different ecotypes19
Seedling responses to soil moisture amount versus pulse frequency in a successfully encroaching semi-arid shrub18
Announcing winners of the Ehleringer and Hanski Prizes for outstanding papers published by student authors in Oecologia in 202118
Life under leaves: substrate-borne vibrations provide a window into the behavior and ecology of two miniaturized geckos17
In poor taste: leaf palatability traits are not correlated with aboveground enemy release17
Chemotype, maternal genotype, or field neighbors: what influences performance and resource allocation in a perennial plant species the most?17
Selective effect of winter weather on a songbird’s morphology depends on individual sex and winter condition16
Patterns of decomposition and functional traits for flower and leaf litter in tropical woody species16
What if the upwelling weakens? Effects of rising temperature and nutrient depletion on coastal assemblages15
Mating system induced lags in rates of range expansion for different simulated mating systems and dispersal strategies: a modelling study15
Preparing for the future offspring: European perch (Perca fluviatilis) biosynthesis of physiologically required fatty acids for the gonads happens already in the autumn15
Population genetic structure in two contrasting human-altered environments of yellow pygmy rice rat Oligoryzomys flavescens15
Modeling calcium-limitation in Daphnia with consideration of food quantity and phosphorus content15
Parasites alter food-web topology of a subarctic lake food web and its pelagic and benthic compartments15
Intrinsic water-use efficiency influences establishment in Encelia farinosa15
Individual heterogeneity in ixodid tick infestation and prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in a northern community of small mammalian hosts15
Plant invasion reduces density-dependent pollination but not florivory14
Consumer pressure and supplemental pollination mediate shrub facilitation of a native annual desert plant14
Cropland encroachment on global protected areas and its national-level drivers14
Effects of land-use change and disturbance on the fine root biomass, dynamics, morphology, and related C and N fluxes to the soil of forest ecosystems at different elevations at Mt. Kilimanjaro (Tanza14
Food supply and individual quality influence seabird energy expenditure and reproductive success14
Long-term consistency in susceptibility of prey species to predation by an avian predator14
Correction: Niche partitioning and individual specialisation in resources and space use of sympatric fur seals at their range margin14
Correction: Seed dispersal function of the brown bear Ursus arctos on Hokkaido Island in northern Japan: gut passage time, dispersal distance, germination, and effects of remaining pulp14
Assessing nitrogen deposition and chemistry in mountainous regions of Olympic National Park and North Cascades National Park Service Complex, Pacific Northwest, USA14
Mesocarnivores vary in their spatiotemporal avoidance strategies at communications hubs of an apex carnivore14
Resource availability and human activity shape the landscape distribution of white rhinoceros, a highly threatened African megaherbivore14
Recent evolution of flowering time across multiple European plant species correlates with changes in aridity13
Mechanisms determining the multi-diversity of carrion visiting species along a gradient of carrion body mass13
Correction: Herbivore cues and plant damage-associated compounds jointly alter seed germination and seedling herbivory13
Phenological mismatch between alpine flowers and bumble bees: its mechanism and impacts on the population dynamics of bumble bees13
It is hot and cold here: the role of thermotolerance in the ability of spiders to colonize tree plantations in the southern Atlantic Forest13
Do community changes persist after irruptive population dynamics? A case study from an invasive species boom and bust12
Flock size increases with the diversity and abundance of local predators in an avian family12
Plant induced defenses that promote cannibalism reduce herbivory as effectively as highly pathogenic herbivore pathogens12
Shading and selection effect-mediated species mixing enhance the growth of native trees in dry tropical forests12
Multiple and contrasting pressures determine intraspecific phytochemical variation in a tropical shrub12
Marked differences in foraging area use and susceptibility to predation between two closely-related tropical seabirds12
Parasites, depredators, and limited resources as potential drivers of winter mortality of feral honeybee colonies in German forests12
Effects of soil nutrient enrichment on biomass, herbivores, and their predators differ between tree species in the Brazilian Cerrado12
Coexistence of territorial competitor ants in fragmented boreal forest landscape11
Sr/Ca ratios indicate frugivory versus folivory in primates: a case study using handheld XRF in Kibale National Park, Uganda11
Heat waves reduce variability in milkweed development, simplify arthropod communities, and suppress herbivory11
Effect of birds and mammals on seed integrity and germination in the columnar cactus Pilosocereus leucocephalus11
Like mother like daughter: northern elephant seals exhibit fine-scale philopatry11
Fine root trait dynamics and their relationships with productivity across grasslands under extreme drought11
Plant diversity increases spatial stability of aboveground productivity in alpine grasslands11
Colour-specific diet specialization is associated with differences in owlet weight in a polymorphic owl: influence of the trophic quality variation11
Adaptive divergence in diets between the sexes in a tropical snake (Stegonotus australis, Colubridae)11
UV treatment of the digestive fluid of Nepenthes hemsleyana pitcher plants affects their digestive process, possibly via reducing microbial inquilines11
Sex-driven neighborhood effects on herbivory in the dioecious Mediterranean palm Chamaerops humilis L.11
Clinal versus disruptive latitudinal variation in fruit traits of a South American mistletoe11
Mechanical traits as drivers of trophic interaction between macrodetritivores and leaf litter11
Responses of bryosphere fauna to drought across a boreal forest chronosequence11
Seasonal variation rather than ectoparasitic fungi infection affects hemolymph parameters, thermal stress tolerance, and movement performance of an invasive ladybird11
Legume effects in a native community invaded by alien Asteraceae in a multi-species comparison10
Can lowland plants shifting upwards outcompete mountain plants in terms of pollination efficiency?10
Intraspecific differences in leaf decomposition and associated traits in closely related Carex species: a microcosm experiment10
The relative importance of abiotic and biotic environmental conditions for taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional diversity of spiders across spatial scales10
Environmental and population correlates of variation in short torpor use by wild hazel dormice (Muscardinus avellanarius)10
Catchment scale deforestation increases the uniqueness of subtropical stream communities10
Herbivore cues and plant damage-associated compounds jointly alter seed germination and seedling herbivory10
Adaptive plasticity in egg size helps butterflies to cope with desiccation10
Effects of population density on life history traits in a moth: in search of proximate and ultimate explanations9
Host and parasite identity interact in scale-dependent fashion to determine parasite community structure9
Nitrogen and light regulate symbiotic nitrogen fixation by a temperate forest tree9
Variability in mycorrhizal status of plant species is much larger within than between plots in grassland and coastal habitats9
Seed germination and seedling growth response of Leymus chinensis to the allelopathic influence of grassland plants9
Temporal decay of similarity in bee-plant relationships throughout the day9
Invasion alters plant and mycorrhizal communities in an alpine tussock grassland9
Using isolation-by-distance to jointly estimate effective population density and dispersal distance: a practical evaluation using bumble bees9
Predicting end-of-season timing across diverse North American grasslands9
Do savanna trees mast? Phenological dynamics of flowering and fruiting in savanna tree species9
Insect functional traits reveal processes that shape niche differentiation patterns9
Telomere dynamics in female Columbian ground squirrels: recovery after emergence and loss after reproduction9
Linking omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in natural diet with brain size of wild consumers9
How does maternal age influence reproductive performance and offspring phenotype in the snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea)?9
How competition between overlapping generations can influence optimal egg-laying strategies in annual social insects9
Environmental drivers of ground-floor bryophytes diversity in temperate forests9
Plant species richness and phylogenetic diversity can favor the recovery of dung beetle communities in ecological restoration plots9
Effects of pronounced seasonal turnover and intraspecific variation in leaf traits on specialization of insect herbivores associated with six Salicaceae hosts9
Correction to: Clinal versus disruptive latitudinal variation in fruit traits of a South American mistletoe9
Repeated migration informs amino acid nitrogen isotope incorporation in the African elephant Loxodonta africana9
Consistent responses to moisture stress despite diverse growth forms within mountain fynbos communities9
Nutrient responses of vascular plants to N2-fixing tree Alnus hirsuta encroachment in a boreal peatland9
Predation threat affects isotope ratios of planktonic consumers8
Constant herbivory rates and plant–herbivore interactions along a resource availability gradient in South African fynbos8
Cross-tolerance as an ecological paradox: a hypothesis-driven systematic review of Leersia hexandra as both remediator and pathogen reservoir8
Divergent water use efficiency trends among eastern North American temperate tree species8
Disturbance history, neighborhood crowding and soil conditions jointly shape tree growth in temperate forests8
Effects of climate change on Lepidoptera pollen loads and their pollination services in space and time8
Ensemble evaluation of potential distribution of Procambarus clarkii using multiple species distribution models8
Wing morphology of a damselfly exhibits local variation in response to forest fragmentation8
Changes of cyprinid fishery resources in Lake Biwa over 57 years: association with multiple stressors and restoration measures8
Global investigation of lake habitat coupling by fishes8
Ecological strategies of evergreen and deciduous woody species: including nitrogen and phosphorus allocation among organs, and element-based network8
Coral reef fish density at a tourist destination responded rapidly to COVID-19 restrictions8
The influence of landscape characteristics on breeding bird dark diversity8
Individual variability in the phenology of an asynchronous penguin species induces consequences on breeding and carry-over effects8
The evolution of prey-attraction strategies in spiders: the interplay between foraging and predator avoidance8
Parallel elevational replacement of hosts and parasites in a highly susceptible songbird genus8
Disturbance and disease: host–parasite interactions in freshwater streams remain stable following wildfire8
Correction: Do savanna trees mast? Phenological dynamics of flowering and fruiting in savanna tree species8
Food quality upgrade of carbon from submerged macrophytes by flagellates via a heterotrophic pathway can stimulate growth of Daphnia magna8
Niche construction and niche choice by aphids infesting wheat ears8
Will climate warming amplify the effects of a range-expanding marine predator?8
Rapid plant functional trait responses to warming, flooding, and herbivory in high-latitude coastal wetlands8
Influence of the nurse-protégé interaction on the frugivory pattern of the columnar cactus Pilosocereus leucocephalus8
Mitigating the light pollution problem via spectral adjustment: color-biased phototaxis in male glow-worms8
Functional diversity of Brazilian bees: revealing the unique patterns of the Neotropics7
How to keep your cool: heat tolerance and thermoregulatory strategies of a cold adapted insectivorous bat7
Leaf status drives shifts in both community composition and trophic mode of foliar endophytic fungi via variation in functional traits in Tibetan alpine meadow7
Browning-induced changes in trophic functioning of planktonic food webs in temperate and boreal lakes: insights from fatty acids7
Adult survival has a stronger role than productivity in the annual population change of European songbirds7
Seasonal changes in diet, immune function, and oxidative stress in three passerines inhabiting a Mediterranean climate7
Correction: Wind conditions do not consistently affect large-scale movement decisions of large savanna herbivores7
Legacies of precipitation influence primary production in Panicum virgatum7
The allocation of anatomical traits determines the trade-off between fine root resource acquisition–transport function7
Effect of symbiotic N2 fixation on leaf protein contents, protein degradation and nitrogen resorption during leaf senescence in temperate deciduous woody species7
N-fertilization and disturbance exert long-lasting complex legacies on subarctic ecosystems7
Timing of extreme heat events matters: exposure during parasitism disrupts top-down control7
Climate-dependent plant responses to earthworms in two land-use types7
Impacts of invasion on a freshwater cleaning symbiosis7
Native range climate influences nonstructural carbohydrate storage in oak species growing in a common garden7
The effects of carnivory and herbivory on the energy balance of Arctic grizzly bears7
The impact of global change factors on the functional genes of soil nitrogen and methane cycles in grassland ecosystems: a meta-analysis7
Reducing uncertainty with iterative model updating parses effects of competition and environment on salamander occupancy7
Short- and long-term effects of nutritional state on IGF-1 levels in nestlings of a wild passerine7
Can smaller predators expand their prey base through killing juveniles? The influence of prey demography and season on prey selection for cheetahs and lions7
Access to agricultural lands influences the effects of seasonal drought on early growth and juvenile body mass in a large herbivore7
Age-specific effects of density and weather on body condition and birth rates in a large herbivore, the Przewalski’s horse7
Colonial waterbirds provide persistent subsidies to swamp forests along an estuarine island food chain7
Plant richness, land use and temperature differently shape invertebrate leaf-chewing herbivory on plant functional groups7
Incorporation of the 15N-labeled simulated arthropod rain in the soil food web7
A silver spoon effect reduces lifetime fitness in a declining loon population7
Divergent demographic responses of boreal-breeding ducks to growing season variability7
A large-scale field experiment across six rivers illustrates how the effects of resource enrichment are context dependent7
Dealing with disjunct populations of vascular plants: implications for assessing the effect of climate change7
Fatty acid isotopic composition in Atlantic pollock is not influenced by environmentally relevant dietary fat concentrations7
Synergistic effects of soil nutrient level and native species identity and diversity on biotic resistance to Sicyos angulatus, an invasive species7
Resistance of shallow soil carbon to both short-term isolated and recurrent droughts in two semi-arid grasslands6
Phenotypic variation in Xenopus laevis tadpoles from contrasting climatic regimes is the result of adaptation and plasticity6
Social context mediates the expression of a personality trait in a gregarious lizard6
Mismatches in thermal performance between ectothermic predators and prey alter interaction strength and top-down control6
Defensive tolerance to parasitism is correlated with sexual selection in swallows6
Global analysis of seasonal changes in trematode infection levels reveals weak and variable link to temperature6
Invasive and native grasses exert negative plant–soil feedbacks on the woody shrub Artemisia tridentata6
Correction to: Native and exotic plants play different roles in urban pollination networks across seasons6
Forest gaps increase true bug diversity by recruiting open land species6
Mechanism of acorn ellagitannin regulating rodent population quantity6
Does a coexisting congener of a mixed mating species affect the genetic structure and selfing rate via reproductive interference?6
Diet effects on longevity, heat tolerance, lipid peroxidation and mitochondrial membrane potential in Daphnia6
Active breeding seabirds prospect alternative breeding colonies6
The role of morphological traits in predicting the functional ecology of arboreal and ground ants in the Cerrado–Amazon transition6
A test of trade-offs in dispersal and reproduction within and between a sister species pair of specialist insect herbivores6
Wolf spatial behavior promotes encounters and kills of abundant prey6
Navigating thermal landscapes: habitat use and thermoregulatory trade-offs in a northern viper6
Population density and vegetation resources influence demography in a hibernating herbivorous mammal6
Without the locals’ aid: no evidence for a role of admixture in the colonisation success of Italian wall lizards6
Floral scent divergence across an elevational hybrid zone with varying pollinators6
Contemporary evolution rivals the effects of rhizobium presence on community and ecosystem properties in experimental mesocosms6
Inter- and intrapopulation resource use variation of marine subsidized western fence lizards6
Pathways linking nutrient enrichment, habitat structure, and parasitism to host–resource interactions6
Induced drought strongly affects richness and composition of ground-dwelling ants in the eastern Amazon6
Linear features affect pollination success in experimental plant assemblages6
Early spring onset increases carbon uptake more than late fall senescence: modeling future phenological change in a US northern deciduous forest6
Early-life, but not late-life, exposure to predator cues reduce the lifespan and reproductive output of freshwater snails6
Tree-related microhabitats harbor distinct micro-invertebrate communities and support complex food webs6
The morphological allometry of four closely related and coexisting insect species reveals adaptation to the mean and variability of the resource size6
Diversity and assembly of lichens and bryophytes on tree trunks along a temperate to boreal elevation gradient6
A hybrid beachgrass (Ammophila arenaria × A. breviligulata) is more productive and outcompetes its non-native parent species6
Consistent timelines, divergent end points: plant community change in multiple tallgrass nitrogen addition experiments6
Colonization of mudflat substrate by microarthropods: the role of distance, inundation frequency and body size6
Warming suppresses grassland recovery in biomass but not in community composition after grazing exclusion in a Mongolian grassland6
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