Conservation Biology

Papers
(The median citation count of Conservation Biology is 2. 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.)
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Noted with Interest86
Identifying and mitigating the impacts on primates of transportation and service corridors78
Using positionality and reflexivity to support equity in partnership‐driven research72
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Issue Information65
Contributions of the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems to risk‐based design and management of protected and conserved areas in Africa61
Global assessment of the biodiversity safeguards of development banks that finance infrastructure56
Closing the gap between existing large‐area imaging research and marine conservation needs55
Quantifying the impacts of future shoreline modification on biodiversity in a case study of coastal Georgia, United States50
Conservation and coexistence at a crossroads45
Noted with Interest45
Optimizing efficiency and resilience of no‐take marine protected areas for fish conservation under climate change along the coastlines of China Seas44
How to prioritize species recovery after a megafire44
Tropical and subtropical Asia's valued tree species under threat43
Conservation priorities for functionally unique and specialized terrestrial vertebrates threatened by biological invasions43
Effects of snake fungal disease (ophidiomycosis) on the skin microbiome across two major experimental scales42
Practical implementation of cumulative‐effects management of marine ecosystems in western North America40
A call to include fungi in wildlife trade research and policy40
Making a case for the consideration of trust, justice, and power in conservation relationships38
Effects of anthropogenic landscapes on population maintenance of waterbirds36
A systematic review of animal personality in conservation science35
Spatial cost–benefit analysis of blue restoration and factors driving net benefits globally35
Fragmentation effects on an endangered species across a gradient from the interior to edge of its range35
Ecological responses to variation in seasonal snow cover35
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Noted with Interest34
Ecological impacts of traffication33
Community engagement and power dynamics in conservation philanthropy grant making33
Noted with interest33
Identifying management opportunities to combat climate, land, and marine threats across less climate exposed coral reefs33
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Diversification of refugia types needed to secure the future of coral reefs subject to climate change32
Landscape‐scale predictions of future grassland conversion to cropland or development32
Avoiding an impending collision in international conservation31
Sensitivity of tropical montane birds to anthropogenic disturbance and management strategies for their conservation in agricultural landscapes31
Lessons from Palau to end parachute science in international conservation research31
Identifying climate change refugia for South American biodiversity31
Improving protected area effectiveness through consideration of different human‐pressure baselines30
Human disturbance and shifts in vertebrate community composition in a biodiversity hotspot30
Systematic review of conservation interventions to promote voluntary behavior change29
Incorporation of human–wildlife interactions in ecosystem‐based management to enhance conservation of endangered guitarfish29
Perspectives on inclusion, safety, and belonging from members of the North American LGBTQIA+ conservation community29
Defining practical and robust study designs for interventions targeted at terrestrial mammalian predators28
Drivers of support for citizen science across state wildlife management agencies in the United States28
Global rarity of intact coastal regions28
Opportunities and challenges for Common Agricultural Policy reform to support the European Green Deal28
Effects of climate and land‐cover change on the conservation status of gibbons28
Application of decision tools to ethical analysis in biodiversity conservation28
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Three‐dimensional conservation planning of fish biodiversity metrics to achieve the deep‐sea 30×30 conservation target26
Bibliometric investigation of the integration of animal personality in conservation contexts26
In memoriam: Eleanor Jane Sterling (1960–2023)26
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A stochastic model for estimating sustainable limits to wildlife mortality in a changing world25
Importance of habitat heterogeneity in tidal flats to the conservation of migratory shorebirds25
Factors associated with preemptive conservation under the U.S. Endangered Species Act24
Highlighting the importance of biodiversity conservation through the Holy Qur'an24
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Examining the structure of plant–lemur interactions in the face of imperfect knowledge24
Communicating the true challenges of saving species: response to Wiedenfeld et al.24
Effects of agriculture and nature reserves on avian behavior in northwestern Costa Rica24
Social valuation of biodiversity relative to other types of assets at risk in wildfire23
Integrating data to assess occupancy patterns of an endangered bumble bee23
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Scale of unregulated international trade in Australian reptiles and amphibians23
Use of community characteristics to predict hunting and game harvests in western Amazonian forests22
Toward multispecies justice in human–wildlife coexistence: reply to Clark et al22
Diversifying Voices in Conservation22
Issue Information ‐ TOC22
Effects of stewardship on protected area effectiveness for coastal birds22
Taxonomy, behavior, and intelligence of bees21
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Documenting the disappearance of primates from spaces where they once occurred21
From grief to hope in conservation21
Experimental validation of specialized questioning techniques in conservation21
Defining performance thresholds for effective management of biodiversity within protected areas21
Enhancing global nature conservation by integrating geodiversity in policy and practice20
Wildlife mortality risk posed by high and low traffic roads20
Strategies for advancing inclusive biodiversity research through equitable practices and collective responsibility19
A social network analysis of an epistemic community studying neoliberal conservation19
Stimulating the capacity to govern the commons19
Enhancing disciplinary diversity and inclusion in conservation science and practice based on a case study of the Society for Conservation Biology19
Defaunation impacts on the carbon balance of tropical forests19
Modeling mammal response to fire based on species’ traits18
Supporting conservationists’ mental health through better working conditions18
Influence of interactive effects on long‐term population trajectories in multispecies reintroductions18
Challenges and a call to action for protecting European red wood ants18
Habitat‐based biodiversity assessment for ecosystem accounting in the Murray–Darling Basin18
Noted with Interest17
Using interview surveys and multispecies occupancy models to inform vertebrate conservation17
A qualitative systematic review of governance principles for mangrove conservation17
Establishing a protected area network in Xinlong with other effective area‐based conservation measures17
Pitfalls in evaluating the sustainability of wildlife trade: reply to Sosnowski and Petrossian and Edwards et al.17
Spatial mismatch between wild bee diversity hotspots and protected areas17
Linking extinction risk to the economic and nutritional value of sharks in small‐scale fisheries16
Identifying inconsistencies in exotic pet regulations that perpetuate trade in risky species16
A field experiment characterizing variable detection rates during plant surveys16
Quantifying regulatory limits for multiple stressors in an open and transparent way16
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Fundamental principles of the effect of habitat fragmentation on species with different movement rates16
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New opportunities and challenges for conservation evidence synthesis from advances in natural language processing16
Efficacy of created and restored nesting sites for the conservation of colonial Laridae in the South of France15
A global ecological signal of extinction risk in terrestrial vertebrates15
Assessing species reintroduction sites based on future climate suitability for food resources15
Free, prior, and informed consent, local officials, and changing biodiversity governance in Hin Nam No, Laos15
Four challenges to an effective national nature assessment15
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Quantifying and mapping species threat abatement opportunities to support national target setting15
A practical approach to meeting national obligations for sustainable trade under CITES15
Using experimental reintroductions to resolve the roles of habitat quality and metapopulation dynamics on patch occupancy in fragmented landscapes14
Understanding variation in impacts from private protected areas across regions and protection mechanisms to inform organizational practices14
Extinction risk of the endemic vascular flora of Kauai, Hawaii, based on IUCN assessments14
An update on allegations of invasive species denialism14
Exploring the potential for online data sources to enhance species threat mapping through the case study of global bat exploitation14
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Knowledge coproduction to improve assessments of nature's contributions to people14
Collaborative and consensus‐based approaches for human–wildlife coexistence: response to Treves and Santiago‐Ávila 202014
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Predicting landscape‐scale biodiversity recovery by natural tropical forest regrowth14
Eliciting diverse perspectives to prioritize community actions for biodiversity conservation13
Threats of illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing to biodiversity and food security in the Republic of the Congo13
Facilitating biodiversity conservation through partnerships to achieve transformative outcomes13
Translating habitat class to land cover to map area of habitat of terrestrial vertebrates13
Functional diversity loss and change in nocturnal behavior of mammals under anthropogenic disturbance13
How percentage‐protected targets can support positive biodiversity outcomes13
Global trends in research output by zoos and aquariums13
Expert assessment of illegal collecting impacts on Venus flytraps and priorities for research on illegal trade12
Motivating children's cooperation to conserve forests12
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Including the urbanization gradient in people‐centered wildlife conservation in Amazonia12
Prioritizing global tall forests toward the 30 × 30 goals12
Combating parachute science in Latin America through Indigenous agency12
A tiered assessment framework for interregional flows of ecosystem services from migratory species12
A standard approach for including climate change responses in IUCN Red List assessments12
Evaluating hybrid speciation and swamping in wild carnivores with a decision‐tree approach12
Achieving conservation and restoration outcomes through ecologically beneficial aquaculture12
Impacts of climate change on herpetofauna diversity in the Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau12
Connectivity between countries established by landbirds and raptors migrating along the African–Eurasian flyway12
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Evaluating impacts of forage fish abundance on marine predators12
Power, politics, and culture of marine conservation technology in fisheries12
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Impact on species' online attention when named after celebrities11
Alarming decline of freshwater trigger species in western Mediterranean key biodiversity areas11
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Assessing the global prevalence of wild birds in trade11
A guide to qualitative attribution methods for evaluation in conservation11
Book Review11
A multidisciplinary approach to estimating wolf population size for long‐term conservation11
Bottom‐up global biodiversity metrics needed for businesses to assess and manage their impact11
Impact of cocoa agricultural intensification on bird diversity and community composition11
Effects of wind turbine noise on songbird behavior during nonbreeding season11
Navigating ethical challenges in online wildlife trade research10
Ecological and economic implications of alternative metrics in biodiversity offset markets10
Setting goals for pollinator gardens10
Trade and socioeconomic importance of an invasive giant snail in the endemic‐rich island of São Tomé, Central Africa10
Trait groups as management entities in a complex, multispecies reef fishery10
Lessons from other disciplines for setting management thresholds for biodiversity conservation10
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Balancing making a difference with making a living in the conservation sector10
Patterns and correlates of potential range shifts of bat species in China in the context of climate change10
Reptile responses to fire across the western Mediterranean Basin9
Use of the terms efficiency versus effective in conservation9
The need for formal reflexivity in conservation science9
Noted with interest9
Evaluating unintended consequences of intentional species introductions and eradications for improved conservation management9
Solving identification challenges in cetaceans and seabirds.9
Socioeconomic development and ecological traits as predictors of human–bird conflicts9
Identification, spatial distribution, and associated factors of urban protected areas in China9
Forecasting the influence of conservation strategies on landscape connectivity9
Global status, impacts, and management of rocky temperate mesophotic ecosystems9
Scaling up private land conservation to meet recovery goals for grassland birds9
Benefits of permanent adoption of virtual conferences for conservation science9
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Support for rodent ecology and conservation to advance zoonotic disease research9
The Importance of Context9
Projecting biodiversity benefits of conservation behavior‐change programs9
Improving climate and biodiversity outcomes through restoration of forest integrity9
Systematic nature positive markets9
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Improving the science and practice of using artificial roosts for bats9
Issue Information ‐ TOC9
Consumer characteristics and preferences for mobulid gill plates in China9
Erratum to “Conceptual frameworks and key questions for assessing the contribution of marine protected areas to shark and ray conservation”9
A spatial planning approach for the identification of critical habitat for threatened species9
Effect of reserve protection level and governance on tree cover loss and gain8
Evaluating drivers of recent large whale strandings on the East Coast of the United States8
Coexisting with large carnivores based on the Volterra principle8
Challenges in assessing the effects of environmental governance systems on conservation outcomes8
Adivasi (Tea Tribe) worldviews of living close to wild Asian elephants in Assam, India8
Revisiting two dogmas of conservation science8
Evaluating ecosystem protection and fragmentation of the world's major mountain regions8
Intimidation as epistemological violence against social science conservation research8
Identifying and developing effective post‐2020 conservation bridging leaders8
Global justice and the opportunity costs of conservation8
A standard lexicon of terms for area‐based conservation version 1.08
How expert insight into alpine peatland conservation complements global scientific evidence8
Conserving the evolutionary history of birds8
The scope of empowerment for conservation and communities8
Biodiversity conservation, human–animal interactions, and zootherapy in ecological knowledge of Indonesian Healers8
Noted with interest8
Modeling total predation to avoid perverse outcomes from cat control in a data‐poor island ecosystem8
Issue Information ‐ TOC7
Collective effects of rising average temperatures and heat events on oviparous embryos7
A decision framework for estimating the cost of marine plastic pollution interventions7
Extinction risk of the world's freshwater mammals7
Combining surface and soil environmental DNA with artificial cover objects to improve terrestrial reptile survey detection7
Review of ecological valuation and equivalency analysis methods for assessing temperate nearshore submerged aquatic vegetation7
Evidence‐based guidelines for automated conservation assessments of plant species7
The controversy over p‐values as an illustration of the difficulty of statistics: response to Mayo (2022)7
Dependence of Europe's most threatened mammals on movement to adapt to climate change7
Meta‐analysis contrasting freshwater biodiversity in forests and oil palm plantations with and without riparian buffers7
Illegal and legal wildlife trade analysis discourse: response to Natusch et al. 20217
The perils of flawed science in wildlife trade literature7
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Biodiversity conservation, consistency, and Mus musculus7
A new method for broad‐scale modeling and projection of plant assemblages under climatic, biotic, and environmental cofiltering7
A meta‐analysis of the effect of visiting zoos and aquariums on visitors’ conservation knowledge, beliefs, and behavior7
Conservation benefits of a large marine protected area network that spans multiple ecosystems7
Indigenous insights on human–wildlife coexistence in southern India7
Importance of timely metadata curation to the global surveillance of genetic diversity7
Linking small‐scale fisheries co‐management to U.N. Sustainable Development Goals7
Transcending capitalism growth strategies for biodiversity conservation7
Lessons from a Rubik's Cube to solve the biodiversity crisis7
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Preventing extinction in an age of species migration and planetary change7
Incorporating multidimensional behavior into a risk management tool for a critically endangered and migratory species7
Capacity and capability of remote sensing to inform invasive plant species management in the Pacific Islands region7
Design and management considerations for the Kenya–Tanzania marine transboundary conservation area7
Use of bird‐borne radar to examine shearwater interactions with legal and illegal fisheries7
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Sensitivity of North American grassland birds to weather and climate variability7
Time‐lagged effects of habitat fragmentation on terrestrial mammals in Madagascar7
Designing celebrity‐endorsed behavioral interventions in conservation7
Rapid, recurring, structured survey versus bioblitz for generating biodiversity data and analysis with a multispecies abundance model7
Niche‐based approach to explore the impacts of environmental disturbances on biodiversity6
Use of the Ramsar Convention to protect springs and other wetlands6
Validating graph‐based connectivity models with independent presence–absence and genetic data sets6
Phylogeny‐based conservation priorities for Australian freshwater fishes6
Evaluating the impact of private land conservation with synthetic control design6
Indirect effects of African megaherbivore conservation on bat diversity in the world's oldest desert6
Open‐source intelligence for conservation biology6
Community perceptions of invasive species and environmental management in a US island territory6
Use of historical and contemporary distribution of mammals in China to inform conservation6
Complex relationship between soil fungi and conservation value assessments in boreal forests6
The scientific method and p‐values: response to Mayo (2022)6
Evident but context‐dependent mortality of fish passing hydroelectric turbines6
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