Conservation Biology

Papers
(The median citation count of Conservation Biology is 3. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Human–wildlife coexistence in a changing world196
Generation lengths of the world's birds and their implications for extinction risk159
Abundance estimation of unmarked animals based on camera‐trap data110
The scope and severity of white‐nose syndrome on hibernating bats in North America99
A strategy for the next decade to address data deficiency in neglected biodiversity98
Rethinking the study of human–wildlife coexistence88
Complex and nonlinear climate‐driven changes in freshwater insect communities over 42 years87
Five lessons to guide more effective biodiversity conservation message framing86
The challenge of biased evidence in conservation78
How to address data privacy concerns when using social media data in conservation science75
The changing sociocultural context of wildlife conservation75
Digital data sources and methods for conservation culturomics70
Guiding principles for rewilding66
Global effects of extreme temperatures on wild bumblebees65
Perspectives on area‐based conservation and its meaning for future biodiversity policy63
The need for ecocentrism in biodiversity conservation60
Ethical considerations when conservation research involves people59
Automated conservation assessment of the orchid family with deep learning58
Recognizing animal personhood in compassionate conservation57
Effects of body size on estimation of mammalian area requirements51
Testing a global standard for quantifying species recovery and assessing conservation impact50
The importance of Indigenous Peoples’ lands for the conservation of terrestrial mammals50
Conducting conservation social science surveys online49
Addressing inequality and intolerance in human–wildlife coexistence48
Evaluating the social and ecological effectiveness of partially protected marine areas46
Trends and knowledge gaps in field research investigating effects of anthropogenic noise44
Indigenous guardians as an emerging approach to indigenous environmental governance43
An introduction to decision science for conservation40
Global rarity of intact coastal regions40
Importance of species translocations under rapid climate change40
A quantitative global review of species population monitoring39
Illegal trade in wild cats and its link to Chinese‐led development in Central and South America38
Effects of spatial autocorrelation and sampling design on estimates of protected area effectiveness38
Urgent plea for global protection of springs38
Meta‐analysis of genetic representativeness of plant populations under ex situ conservation in contrast to wild source populations36
An ecological framework for contextualizing carnivore–livestock conflict36
A guide to using the internet to monitor and quantify the wildlife trade36
Incorporating putatively neutral and adaptive genomic data into marine conservation planning36
Motivations for the use and consumption of wildlife products36
An agenda for research and action toward diverse and just futures for life on Earth35
Ecological responses to variation in seasonal snow cover35
Rethinking assessment of success of mitigation strategies for elephant‐induced crop damage35
Global reforestation and biodiversity conservation34
Exploring human–nature interactions in national parks with social media photographs and computer vision34
A global evaluation of the effectiveness of voluntary REDD+ projects at reducing deforestation and degradation in the moist tropics33
Myths and assumptions about human‐wildlife conflict and coexistence33
How decisions about fitting species distribution models affect conservation outcomes32
Loss and vulnerability of lowland forests in mainland Southeast Asia32
Wildlife impacts and vulnerable livelihoods in a transfrontier conservation landscape31
A strategy for wildlife management in depopulating rural areas of Japan31
An adaptive plan for prioritizing road sections for fencing to reduce animal mortality31
The effect of summer drought on the predictability of local extinctions in a butterfly metapopulation31
Bridging research and practice in conservation30
Microplastic contamination in Great Lakes fish30
A global ecological signal of extinction risk in terrestrial vertebrates30
Using the ecological significance of animal vocalizations to improve inference in acoustic monitoring programs30
Conservation resource allocation, small population resiliency, and the fallacy of conservation triage30
Effects of bioenergy on biodiversity arising from land‐use change and crop type29
Habitat‐tree protection concepts over 200 years28
Linking human and ecological components to understand human–wildlife conflicts across landscapes and species28
Priority areas for conservation of and research focused on terrestrial vertebrates28
Tracking the response of industrial fishing fleets to large marine protected areas in the Pacific Ocean28
Addressing social attitudes toward lethal control of wildlife in national parks27
Limitations, lack of standardization, and recommended best practices in studies of renewable energy effects on birds and bats27
Applying the zoo model to conservation of threatened exceptional plant species27
Assessing the population‐level conservation effects of marine protected areas26
Rewilding in the face of climate change26
Conservation and social outcomes of private protected areas25
Effects of Natura 2000 on nontarget bird and butterfly species based on citizen science data25
Addressing behavior in pollinator conservation policies to combat the implementation gap25
Using Wikipedia to measure public interest in biodiversity and conservation25
Invasion Culturomics and iEcology25
Vascular plant extinction in the continental United States and Canada25
Guidelines for genetic monitoring of translocated plant populations25
Mitigation translocation as a management tool25
A counterfactual approach to measure the impact of wet grassland conservation on U.K. breeding bird populations25
Invasion costs, impacts, and human agency: response to Sagoff 202025
Urban sprawl into Natura 2000 network over Europe25
Use of environmental DNA in assessment of fish functional and phylogenetic diversity25
Including indigenous knowledge in species distribution modeling for increased ecological insights25
Promoting meaningful and positive nature interactions for visitors to green spaces24
Growth of non‐English‐language literature on biodiversity conservation24
Incorporating differences between genetic diversity of trees and herbaceous plants in conservation strategies24
Effects of anthropogenic landscapes on population maintenance of waterbirds24
Emotion as a source of moral understanding in conservation24
Translating the 10 golden rules of reforestation for coral reef restoration23
Positioning human heritage at the center of conservation practice23
Climate suitability as a predictor of conservation translocation failure23
Parasites as conservation tools23
The uses and implications of avian vocalizations for conservation planning23
Evaluating impacts of forage fish abundance on marine predators23
Determinants of population persistence and abundance of terrestrial and arboreal vertebrates stranded in tropical forest land‐bridge islands23
The relative importance of COVID‐19 pandemic impacts on biodiversity conservation globally22
Rapid evolution in predator‐free conservation havens and its effects on endangered species recovery22
Effects of site‐selection bias on estimates of biodiversity change22
Matching expert range maps with species distribution model predictions22
Assessing the current state of ecological connectivity in a large marine protected area system22
Evaluating the outcomes of genetic rescue attempts22
Matching biodiversity indicators to policy needs22
Manipulating water for amphibian conservation22
How the diversity of human concepts of nature affects conservation of biodiversity22
Citizen science for environmental citizenship22
Three ways to deliver a net positive impact with biodiversity offsets22
Importance of health assessments for conservation in noncaptive wildlife21
The importance of tangible and intangible factors in human–carnivore coexistence21
Marine reserves, fisheries ban, and 20 years of positive change in a coral reef ecosystem21
Age and spatial distribution of the world's oldest trees21
Correlates of bird collisions with buildings across three North American countries21
Reliability of evidence‐review methods in restoration ecology21
Closing the knowledge‐action gap in conservation with open science21
Near‐term ecological forecasting for dynamic aeroconservation of migratory birds21
Climate adaptation of biodiversity conservation in managed forest landscapes20
Three lessons for gender equity in biodiversity conservation20
Using decision science to evaluate global biodiversity indices20
The moral residue of conservation20
Focus and social contagion of environmental organization advocacy on Twitter20
Coupling urban 3‐D information and circuit theory to advance the development of urban ecological networks20
The need for formal reflexivity in conservation science20
Ex situ management as insurance against extinction of mammalian megafauna in an uncertain world19
Global protected‐area coverage and human pressure on tidal flats19
A meta‐analysis of anthropogenic impacts on physiological stress in wild primates19
The immediate costs and long‐term benefits of assisted gene flow in large populations19
Exploring nationality and social identity to explain attitudes toward conservation actions in the United States and Australia19
Characterizing the landscape of movement to identify critical wildlife habitat and corridors18
Cooling of bat hibernacula to mitigate white‐nose syndrome18
Mechanisms and impacts of an incentive‐based conservation program with evidence from a randomized control trial18
Benefits of protected areas for nonbreeding waterbirds adjusting their distributions under climate warming18
Combined effects of life‐history traits and human impact on extinction risk of freshwater megafauna18
Transcending capitalism growth strategies for biodiversity conservation18
Prevalence of sustainable and unsustainable use of wild species inferred from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species18
Genetic diversity and IUCN Red List status18
Data justice and biodiversity conservation18
Wild meat trade over the last 45 years in the Peruvian Amazon18
Markets and the crowding out of conservation‐relevant behavior18
Long‐term drivers of persistence and colonization dynamics in spatially structured amphibian populations17
Emergent conservation outcomes of shared risk perception in human‐wildlife systems17
Bridging gaps in demographic analysis with phylogenetic imputation17
Turning a lost reef ecosystem into a national restoration program17
A critical review of the compassionate conservation debate17
Approaches to interdisciplinary mixed methods research in land‐change science and environmental management16
Determining the role of eudaimonic values in conservation behavior16
Estimating changes and trends in ecosystem extent with dense time‐series satellite remote sensing16
Efficacy‐based and normative interventions for facilitating the diffusion of conservation behavior through social networks16
Incorporating connectivity into conservation planning for the optimal representation of multiple species and ecosystem services16
Impacts of rural to urban migration, urbanization, and generational change on consumption of wild animals in the Amazon16
A genoscape‐network model for conservation prioritization in a migratory bird16
Large carnivore hunting and the social license to hunt16
Tropical and subtropical Asia's valued tree species under threat16
Consensus and controversy in the discipline of invasion science16
Bird‐friendly wine country through diversified vineyards16
Using ensemble modeling to predict the impacts of assisted migration on recipient ecosystems16
Applying assessments of adaptive capacity to inform natural‐resource management in a changing climate16
Negative effects of nitrogen deposition on Swiss butterflies15
Automated detection of frog calls and choruses by pulse repetition rate15
Assisted species migration and hybridization to conserve cold‐adapted plants under climate change15
How percentage‐protected targets can support positive biodiversity outcomes15
Boosting freshwater fish conservation with high‐resolution distribution mapping across a large territory15
Quantifying the impact of vegetation‐based metrics on species persistence when choosing offsets for habitat destruction15
Using expert knowledge to support Endangered Species Act decision‐making for data‐deficient species15
Rigid laws and invasive species management15
An emerging coastal wetland management dilemma between mangrove expansion and shorebird conservation15
Applying a values‐based decision process to facilitate comanagement of threatened species in Aotearoa New Zealand15
Effects of human footprint and biophysical factors on the body‐size structure of fished marine species15
Catalyzing sustainable fisheries management through behavior change interventions15
The U.S. market for imported wildlife not listed in the CITES multilateral treaty15
The place of nature in conservation conflicts14
Genomic erosion in a demographically recovered bird species during conservation rescue14
Assessing the extinction risk of insular, understudied marine species14
Understanding conflicting cultural models of outdoor cats to overcome conservation impasse14
Ethics and biodiversity offsetting14
Effects of amusing memes on concern for unappealing species14
The species awareness index as a conservation culturomics metric for public biodiversity awareness14
Psychological drivers of risk‐reducing behaviors to limit human–wildlife conflict14
Threats posed to conservation by media misinformation13
Using historical spy satellite photographs and recent remote sensing data to identify high‐conservation‐value forests13
Ensuring tests of conservation interventions build on existing literature13
Illegal fisheries, environmental crime, and the conservation of marine resources13
Estimation of spatiotemporal trends in bat abundance from mortality data collected at wind turbines13
Effects of climate and human activity on the current distribution of amphibians in China13
Darwin, the devil, and the management of transmissible cancers13
Translating large‐scale prioritization models for vultures to local‐scale decision‐making: response to Santangeli et al. 201913
Animal agency in wildlife conservation and management13
The role of psychology in determining human–predator conflict across southern Kenya13
Functional diversity loss and change in nocturnal behavior of mammals under anthropogenic disturbance13
Improving species status assessments under the U.S. Endangered Species Act and implications for multispecies conservation challenges worldwide13
Subterranean freshwater gastropod biodiversity and conservation in the United States and Mexico13
Combining culturomic sources to uncover trends in popularity and seasonal interest in plants13
Impact of marine protected areas on temporal stability of fish species diversity13
Spatial cost–benefit analysis of blue restoration and factors driving net benefits globally12
Convergence of stakeholders’ environmental threat perceptions following mass coral bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef12
Challenges of and opportunities for protecting European soil biodiversity12
Ecological and economic implications of alternative metrics in biodiversity offset markets12
Participatory scenario planning to facilitate human–wildlife coexistence12
Combining surface and soil environmental DNA with artificial cover objects to improve terrestrial reptile survey detection12
Prioritizing debt conversion opportunities for marine conservation12
Opportunities and challenges for Common Agricultural Policy reform to support the European Green Deal12
Evaluating surrogates of genetic diversity for conservation planning12
A roadmap for the conservation of freshwater mussels in Europe12
Effects of the Argentine ant venom on terrestrial amphibians12
Evaluating unintended consequences of intentional species introductions and eradications for improved conservation management12
Ethics and governance for internet‐based conservation science research11
Synthesizing habitat connectivity analyses of a globally important human‐dominated tiger‐conservation landscape11
Systematic map of conservation psychology11
Risks to large marine protected areas posed by drifting fish aggregation devices11
Gillnet illumination as an effective measure to reduce sea turtle bycatch11
Three lessons conservation science can learn from the COVID‐19 pandemic11
Effects of aquaculture on the maintenance of waterbird populations11
Antagonistic effect of natural habitat conversion on community adjustment to climate warming in nonbreeding waterbirds11
A landscape‐scale framework to identify refugia from multiple stressors11
Tools for assessing the psychometric adequacy of latent variables in conservation research11
Alarming decline of freshwater trigger species in western Mediterranean key biodiversity areas11
A roadmap for ladybird conservation and recovery11
Extinction risk of the endemic vascular flora of Kauai, Hawaii, based on IUCN assessments11
Translating habitat class to land cover to map area of habitat of terrestrial vertebrates11
A decision framework for estimating the cost of marine plastic pollution interventions11
Quantifying the global threat to native birds from predation by non‐native birds on small islands11
Global status, impacts, and management of rocky temperate mesophotic ecosystems11
A multispecies assessment of wildlife impacts on local community livelihoods11
Geology‐dependent impacts of forest conversion on stream fish diversity11
Using environmental and geographic data to optimize ex situ collections and preserve evolutionary potential10
Supporting habitat conservation with automated change detection in Google Earth Engine10
Effects of protected areas on survival of threatened gibbons in China10
Relative influence of environmental factors and fishing on coral reef fish assemblages10
Habitat use of and threats to African large carnivores in a mixed‐use landscape10
Evaluating the impact of caribou habitat restoration on predator and prey movement10
Conservation planning on China's borders with Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam10
Reconsidering humaneness10
Change in avian functional fingerprints of a Neotropical montane forest over 100 years as an indicator of ecosystem integrity10
Improving protected area effectiveness through consideration of different human‐pressure baselines10
Identifying robust strategies for assisted migration in a competitive stochastic metacommunity10
Reconciling multiple counterfactuals when evaluating biodiversity conservation impact in social‐ecological systems10
A guide to representing variability and uncertainty in biodiversity indicators10
Edge effects on trophic cascades in tropical rainforests10
Software for prioritizing conservation actions based on probabilistic information9
Challenges and a call to action for protecting European red wood ants9
Contribution of warm habitat to cold‐water fisheries9
Scaling up private land conservation to meet recovery goals for grassland birds9
Introduction9
Impact of cocoa agricultural intensification on bird diversity and community composition9
Improving species‐based area protection in Antarctica9
Invasion biology and uncertainty in native range definitions: response to Pereyra 20199
Let's welcome a variety of voices to invasion biology9
Balancing making a difference with making a living in the conservation sector9
Using fisher‐contributed secondary fins to fill critical shark‐fisheries data gaps9
The statistics wars and intellectual conflicts of interest9
Novel chytrid pathogen variants and the global amphibian pet trade9
Conservation overstretch and long‐term decline of wildlife and tourism in the Central African savannas9
Introduction: New directions in conservation psychology at a critical time9
Connectivity between countries established by landbirds and raptors migrating along the African–Eurasian flyway9
Importance of conserving large and old trees to continuity of tree‐related microhabitats9
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