Functional Ecology

Papers
(The H4-Index of Functional Ecology is 33. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
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Indirect control of decomposition by an invertebrate predator131
Spatial and temporal variation in phenotypes and fitness in response to developmental thermal environments127
Active regulation of ultraviolet light exposure overrides thermal preference behaviour in eastern fence lizards116
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The structure and ecological function of the interactions between plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi through multilayer networks86
The eco‐evolutionary role of fire in shaping terrestrial ecosystems82
Species diversity and biological trait function: Effectiveness of ant–plant mutualism decreases as ant species diversity increases74
Cumulative effects of spruce budworm and moose herbivory on boreal forest ecosystems73
Drivers of phenological transitions in the seedling life stage65
Spatial assembly of grassland communities and interrelationships with productivity64
Beyond single host, single parasite interactions: Quantifying competence for complete multi‐host, multi‐parasite communities62
Sympatric finches increase trophic and spatiotemporal partitioning to enable coexistence through periods of low resource availability58
Cover Picture and Issue Information55
Trophic regulation of soil microbial biomass under nitrogen enrichment: A global meta‐analysis53
Temporal dynamics in functional fruit traits of native and invasive fleshy fruited plants in subtropical Andean forests53
Can body mass and skull morphology predict seed and fruit ingestion potential for mammal species? A test using extant species and its application to extinct species46
The temporal and spatial response of soil fungal community composition and potential function to wildfire in a permafrost region in Canada45
Mechanisms by which growth and succession limit the impact of fire in a south‐western Australian forested ecosystem44
En route to resources: Foraging strategies of plant‐associated insects to identify resources in complex dynamic environments44
More than just meat: Carcass decomposition shapes trophic identities in a terrestrial vertebrate41
Spore production monitoring reveals contrasting seasonal strategies and a trade‐off between spore size and number in wood‐inhabiting fungi41
Variation in leaf phosphorus fractions reflects plant adaptations and distribution in low‐phosphorus tropical forests40
Power law scaling relationships link canopy structural complexity and height across forest types39
Odour information enables patch choice by mammalian herbivores from afar, leading to predictable plant associational effects38
Editors are biased too: An extension of Fox et al. (2023)'s analysis makes the case for triple‐blind review37
Links between boreal forest management, soil fungal communities and below‐ground carbon sequestration37
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Convergent remodelling of the gut microbiome is associated with host energetic condition over long‐distance migration36
Abiotic stress rather than biotic interactions drives contrasting trends in chemical richness and variation in alpine willows34
Observational and experimental evidence that rapid mass loss is consistent with the flight efficiency hypothesis and not caused by reproductive effort in three passerine species34
Unravelling biodiversity–productivity relationships across a large temperate forest region34
Shifting trait coordination along a soil‐moisture‐nutrient gradient in tropical forests34
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