OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Natural Areas Journal is 1. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Wetland Restoration for the Threatened Green and Golden Bell Frog (Litoria aurea): Development of a Breeding Habitat Designed to Passively Manage Chytrid-Induced Amphibian Disease and Exotic Fish	15
Assessment of Methods to Control Invasive Reed Canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea) in Tidal Freshwater Wetlands	10
Patterns of Anthropogenic Fire within the Midwestern Tallgrass Prairie 1673–1905: Evidence from Written Accounts	9
Ensemble Species Distribution Model Identifies Survey Opportunities for At-Risk Bearded Beaksedge (Rhynchospora crinipes) in the Southeastern United States	9
Floral Resources Used by the Endangered Rusty Patched Bumble Bee (Bombus affinis) in the Midwestern United States	9
Using Invasional Meltdown Theory to Understand Patterns of Invasive Richness and Abundance in Forests of the Northeastern USA	8
Effects of Recent Wildfires in Piñon-Juniper Woodlands of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, USA	8
Methods for Prioritizing Invasive Plants in Protected Areas: A Systematic Review	8
Forest Vegetation Response to White-Tailed Deer Population Reductions in a Large Urban Park	8
Riverscour Ecosystems of Eastern Unglaciated North America: A Review	6
Poorly Vetted Conservation Ranks Can Be More Wrong Than Right: Lessons from Texas Land Snails	5
Priority Species Lists to Restore Desert Tortoise and Pollinator Habitats in Mojave Desert Shrublands	5
Current and Future Carbon Storage Capacity in a Southeastern Pennsylvania Forest	4
Bluegill Habitat Use in the Upper Mississippi River	4
Strategies for Long-Term Monitoring of Riverscour Plant Communities to Inform Science-Based Management	4
Using Citizen Science Observations to Develop Managed Area Watch Lists	4
Long-Term Recovery of Selected Indicator Species Following Soil Disturbance and Compaction in an Old-Growth Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) Woodland	3
Regional Variation in US Land Trust Capacities and Activities Related to Bird Conservation	3
Impacts of a Recent Bison Reintroduction on Grassland Bird Nests and Potential Mechanisms for These Effects	3
Honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) Presence is Associated with Reduced Diversity and Richness of Flowering Spring Flora in Central Kentucky	3
Primeval Paths: Bison in West Virginia	3
Targeted Species Projects for Volunteers to Increase Early Detection Capacity: The Water Chestnut Mapping Challenge	3
Monitoring Over 22 Years Documents Invasion of Rare Riverscour Plant Community on the Delaware River	3
Restoration for Resilience: The Role of Plant–Microbial Interactions and Seed Provenance in Ecological Restoration	2
Smooth Brome (Bromus inermis) Phenological Variability under Controlled Greenhouse Conditions	2

Comprehensive Assessment of White-Tailed Deer Browse in the Presence of Beech Bark Disease at a Great Lakes National Park	2
Co-Flowering Plant Densities Affect Bee Visitation to a Focal Plant Species, but Bee Genera Differ in Their Response	2
Forty Years of Increasing Precipitation is Correlated with Loss of Forbs in a Tallgrass Prairie	2
Effects of Prescribed Fire on Site Occupancy of Allegheny Woodrats (Neotoma magister) in a Mixed-Oak Forest in South-Central Pennsylvania	2
Pollinator Abundance and Diversity Under Differing Wet Prairie Management	2
Efficacy of Postemergence Herbicides for Control of Small-Leaf Spiderwort (Tradescantia fluminensis) in Florida	2
The Seasonal Influence of Invasive Shrubs on Light and Temperature in an Eastern Deciduous Forest Understory	2
Using Species Distribution Modeling to Delineate Richness Patterns of Chiropterophilic Plants and Allocate Conservation Efforts in Mexico and the Southwestern United States	2
Highlighting an Overlooked Hotspot for American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) in Virginia	2
A Brief History of the Natural Areas Movement	2
Spotted Knapweed Spread and Plant Community Changes in a Lacustrine Dune System	2
Integrating Social and Ecological Predictors to Understand Variation within Ecosystems: A Case Study of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park PACE	2
Lepidopteran Granivory Reduces Seed Counts in a Rare Species of Riparian Scour Prairies	2
Canopy Cover and Canopy Heterogeneity Drive Plant Alpha Diversity But Not Beta Diversity in a Midwest Oak Savanna	2
Ecosystem Services of the Buffalo National River in Arkansas	2
Natural Forest Regeneration Changes in an Urban Natural Area Forest with White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Exclusion and Felling by North American Beaver (Castor canadensis)	2
Comprehensive Valuation of the Ecosystem Services of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge	2
Prescribed Browsing by Goats Shows Promise in Controlling Multiflora Rose in a Deciduous Forest at the Erie National Wildlife Refuge in Northwestern Pennsylvania	1
New Vegetation Monitoring Field Tools Improve Plot Demarcation Consistency	1
Effect of Deer and Forest Edge on Understory Plant Communities	1
Vegetation Response to Mechanically and Chemically Treating Willows (Salix caroliniana) Invading Marshes in the Corkscrew Watershed, Southwest Florida	1
The Prairie Peninsula and Climate Change	1
Evidence of Mesophication in the Georgia Piedmont	1
Think Locally and Act Globally on Invasive Species	1
Microsite Habitat, Species Associations, and Habitat Suitability Model of a Globally Imperiled Shrub	1
Ecotourism and Natural Areas	1
Saving America's Amazon: The Threat to Our Nation's Most Biodiverse River System	1
Mapping Low-Elevation Species Richness and Biodiversity in the Eastern Mojave Desert	1
Plant–Pollinator Interactions in a Northern California Coastal Habitat, San Bruno Mountain, San Mateo County, California, USA	1
Succession from Pasture to Forest in a Mesic Southern Forest in Michigan, USA	1
A New Era in Climate Change	1
Changes in Groundlayer Communities with Variation in Trees, Sapling Layers, and Fires during 34 Years of Oak Savanna Restoration	1
Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest	1
Incorporation of Indaziflam into Natural Areas Management of Cheatgrass and Other Short-Lived Invasive Species: Post-Fire Assessment in a Semi-Arid Colorado Grassland	1
Reproductive Ecology of Physaria kingii Subsp. Kaibabensis, an Endemic Species of the Kaibab Plateau, USA	1
Extent and Intensity of Vehicle-use Impacts within a Saltmarsh Conservation Area under a Management Strategy	1
The Sandsage Prairie Ecological System: Biodiversity Hotspot for the Great Plains	1
Managed Wildfire, Drought, and Overstory Survival: A Case Study in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas	1
Survival and Growth of Wetland Species as Live Stakes with Lessons for Effective Management Practices	1
Changes in Vegetation Structure and Gopher Tortoise Population Structure after 17 Years of Restoration Management	1