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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Making a case for the consideration of trust, justice, and power in conservation relationships108
How to prioritize species recovery after a megafire101
A systematic review of animal personality in conservation science97
Conservation priorities for functionally unique and specialized terrestrial vertebrates threatened by biological invasions88
Effects of snake fungal disease (ophidiomycosis) on the skin microbiome across two major experimental scales71
Practical implementation of cumulative‐effects management of marine ecosystems in western North America58
Identifying and mitigating the impacts on primates of transportation and service corridors53
Issue Information51
Fragmentation effects on an endangered species across a gradient from the interior to edge of its range51
Noted with Interest50
Using positionality and reflexivity to support equity in partnership‐driven research49
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Global assessment of the biodiversity safeguards of development banks that finance infrastructure45
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How scientists can make the case for international cooperation in an age of diplomatic retrenchment43
Conservation and coexistence at a crossroads42
Integrating expert range maps and opportunistic occurrence records of marine fish species in range estimates42
Optimizing efficiency and resilience of no‐take marine protected areas for fish conservation under climate change along the coastlines of China Seas42
Quantifying the impacts of future shoreline modification on biodiversity in a case study of coastal Georgia, United States42
A call to include fungi in wildlife trade research and policy40
Contributions of the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems to risk‐based design and management of protected and conserved areas in Africa39
Forest citizens and people‐centered conservation in the Brazilian Amazon39
Tropical and subtropical Asia's valued tree species under threat38
Analysis of morphological attributes as a driver of trade in poison dart frogs37
Closing the gap between existing large‐area imaging research and marine conservation needs37
Global rarity of intact coastal regions36
Book reviewers (June 2024 to June 2025)36
Application of decision tools to ethical analysis in biodiversity conservation35
Community engagement and power dynamics in conservation philanthropy grant making35
Interdependencies between Indigenous peoples, local communities, and freshwater systems in a changing Amazon34
Identifying climate change refugia for South American biodiversity34
Landscape‐scale predictions of future grassland conversion to cropland or development34
Incorporation of human–wildlife interactions in ecosystem‐based management to enhance conservation of endangered guitarfish34
Diversification of refugia types needed to secure the future of coral reefs subject to climate change34
Avoiding an impending collision in international conservation33
Improving protected area effectiveness through consideration of different human‐pressure baselines33
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Noted with interest32
Ecological impacts of traffication31
Opportunities and challenges for Common Agricultural Policy reform to support the European Green Deal31
Lessons from Palau to end parachute science in international conservation research30
Noted with Interest30
Identifying management opportunities to combat climate, land, and marine threats across less climate exposed coral reefs29
Perspectives on inclusion, safety, and belonging from members of the North American LGBTQIA+ conservation community28
Effects of climate and land‐cover change on the conservation status of gibbons27
Sensitivity of tropical montane birds to anthropogenic disturbance and management strategies for their conservation in agricultural landscapes27
Drivers of support for citizen science across state wildlife management agencies in the United States27
Integrating biodiversity hotspots, ecological gradients, and ecosystem services for transboundary conservation in the Gaoligong Mountains27
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Systematic review of conservation interventions to promote voluntary behavior change27
Factors associated with preemptive conservation under the U.S. Endangered Species Act26
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In memoriam: Eleanor Jane Sterling (1960–2023)26
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Social valuation of biodiversity relative to other types of assets at risk in wildfire24
Bibliometric investigation of the integration of animal personality in conservation contexts24
Highlighting the importance of biodiversity conservation through the Holy Qur'an24
Examining the structure of plant–lemur interactions in the face of imperfect knowledge24
Integrating data to assess occupancy patterns of an endangered bumble bee24
A stochastic model for estimating sustainable limits to wildlife mortality in a changing world24
Effects of agriculture and nature reserves on avian behavior in northwestern Costa Rica23
Three‐dimensional conservation planning of fish biodiversity metrics to achieve the deep‐sea 30×30 conservation target23
Communicating the true challenges of saving species: response to Wiedenfeld et al.23
Insights from equitable governance assessments in conservation areas around the world22
Importance of habitat heterogeneity in tidal flats to the conservation of migratory shorebirds22
Diversifying Voices in Conservation22
Impacts of bat use of anthropogenic structures on bats and humans22
Scale of unregulated international trade in Australian reptiles and amphibians22
Integrating the resist–accept–direct framework into natural resource decision‐making processes for climate adaptation22
Call for new criteria for monitoring and registering Natura 2000 species data22
Strategies for advancing inclusive biodiversity research through equitable practices and collective responsibility21
Establishing a protected area network in Xinlong with other effective area‐based conservation measures21
Taxonomy, behavior, and intelligence of bees21
Modeling mammal response to fire based on species’ traits21
Spatial mismatch between wild bee diversity hotspots and protected areas21
Influence of interactive effects on long‐term population trajectories in multispecies reintroductions20
Defaunation impacts on the carbon balance of tropical forests20
Using camera traps to enhance community‐based management of subsistence hunting in the Amazon19
Habitat‐based biodiversity assessment for ecosystem accounting in the Murray–Darling Basin19
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
Supporting conservationists’ mental health through better working conditions18
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Defining performance thresholds for effective management of biodiversity within protected areas18
Issue Information ‐ TOC18
Wildlife mortality risk posed by high and low traffic roads18
Documenting the disappearance of primates from spaces where they once occurred18
Use of community characteristics to predict hunting and game harvests in western Amazonian forests18
A social network analysis of an epistemic community studying neoliberal conservation17
Fundamental principles of the effect of habitat fragmentation on species with different movement rates17
Challenges and a call to action for protecting European red wood ants17
Enhancing global nature conservation by integrating geodiversity in policy and practice17
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Experimental validation of specialized questioning techniques in conservation17
Quantifying regulatory limits for multiple stressors in an open and transparent way17
A global ecological signal of extinction risk in terrestrial vertebrates16
New opportunities and challenges for conservation evidence synthesis from advances in natural language processing16
Linking extinction risk to the economic and nutritional value of sharks in small‐scale fisheries16
Quantifying and mapping species threat abatement opportunities to support national target setting16
A practical approach to meeting national obligations for sustainable trade under CITES16
Effects of nitrogen deposition on territory numbers of breeding birds15
Using interview surveys and multispecies occupancy models to inform vertebrate conservation15
A qualitative systematic review of governance principles for mangrove conservation15
Using experimental reintroductions to resolve the roles of habitat quality and metapopulation dynamics on patch occupancy in fragmented landscapes15
Four challenges to an effective national nature assessment15
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Knowledge coproduction to improve assessments of nature's contributions to people15
A field experiment characterizing variable detection rates during plant surveys15
Identifying inconsistencies in exotic pet regulations that perpetuate trade in risky species15
Understanding variation in impacts from private protected areas across regions and protection mechanisms to inform organizational practices14
Evaluating hybrid speciation and swamping in wild carnivores with a decision‐tree approach14
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An update on allegations of invasive species denialism14
Including the urbanization gradient in people‐centered wildlife conservation in Amazonia14
Translating habitat class to land cover to map area of habitat of terrestrial vertebrates14
Predicting landscape‐scale biodiversity recovery by natural tropical forest regrowth14
How percentage‐protected targets can support positive biodiversity outcomes14
Eliciting diverse perspectives to prioritize community actions for biodiversity conservation14
Achieving conservation and restoration outcomes through ecologically beneficial aquaculture14
Functional diversity loss and change in nocturnal behavior of mammals under anthropogenic disturbance14
Extinction risk of the endemic vascular flora of Kauai, Hawaii, based on IUCN assessments13
Free, prior, and informed consent, local officials, and changing biodiversity governance in Hin Nam No, Laos13
Facilitating biodiversity conservation through partnerships to achieve transformative outcomes13
Efficacy of created and restored nesting sites for the conservation of colonial Laridae in the South of France13
A habitat‐based approach to reporting the direct impacts of an organization on biodiversity13
Exploring the potential for online data sources to enhance species threat mapping through the case study of global bat exploitation13
Urbanization of seed dispersal networks13
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Assessing the Corn Belt as an anthropogenic barrier to migrating landbirds in the United States12
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A multidisciplinary approach to estimating wolf population size for long‐term conservation12
Assessing the global prevalence of wild birds in trade12
Effects of wind turbine noise on songbird behavior during nonbreeding season12
Combating parachute science in Latin America through Indigenous agency12
A standard approach for including climate change responses in IUCN Red List assessments12
Prioritizing global tall forests toward the 30 × 30 goals12
Habitat dynamics of flagship species for conservation prioritization in southern Europe12
Impacts of climate change on herpetofauna diversity in the Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau12
Bottom‐up global biodiversity metrics needed for businesses to assess and manage their impact12
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Power, politics, and culture of marine conservation technology in fisheries12
Motivating children's cooperation to conserve forests12
A spatial planning approach for the identification of critical habitat for threatened species11
Balancing making a difference with making a living in the conservation sector11
Impact on species' online attention when named after celebrities11
Consumer characteristics and preferences for mobulid gill plates in China11
Forecasting the influence of conservation strategies on landscape connectivity11
Relative effects of sacred forests and protected areas on forest conservation and structure in Japan11
Expert assessment of illegal collecting impacts on Venus flytraps and priorities for research on illegal trade11
Global status, impacts, and management of rocky temperate mesophotic ecosystems11
Book Review11
Projecting biodiversity benefits of conservation behavior‐change programs11
Patterns and correlates of potential range shifts of bat species in China in the context of climate change11
Trait groups as management entities in a complex, multispecies reef fishery11
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A guide to qualitative attribution methods for evaluation in conservation11
Setting goals for pollinator gardens11
Connectivity between countries established by landbirds and raptors migrating along the African–Eurasian flyway11
Socioeconomic development and ecological traits as predictors of human–bird conflicts11
Lessons from other disciplines for setting management thresholds for biodiversity conservation11
Systematic nature positive markets11
Use of the terms efficiency versus effective in conservation11
Vulnerability of tropical fish communities across depth in the central Indian Ocean11
Assessing limits of sustainable seed harvest in wild plant populations11
A tiered assessment framework for interregional flows of ecosystem services from migratory species11
Benefits of permanent adoption of virtual conferences for conservation science10
Intimidation as epistemological violence against social science conservation research10
Trade and socioeconomic importance of an invasive giant snail in the endemic‐rich island of São Tomé, Central Africa10
Evaluating ecosystem protection and fragmentation of the world's major mountain regions10
Erratum to “Conceptual frameworks and key questions for assessing the contribution of marine protected areas to shark and ray conservation”10
Revisiting two dogmas of conservation science10
Using online reports of seahorse seizures to track their illegal trade10
Navigating ethical challenges in online wildlife trade research10
Conserving the evolutionary history of birds10
Improving the science and practice of using artificial roosts for bats10
Reptile responses to fire across the western Mediterranean Basin10
Global justice and the opportunity costs of conservation10
Weaving knowledges to support wildlife health surveillance in Kenya's pastoral rangelands10
Assessing recovery and conservation of Australian freshwater fishes with the IUCN Green Status of Species and structured expert elicitation10
Ecological and economic implications of alternative metrics in biodiversity offset markets10
Effectiveness of protected areas in conserving avian communities amid human impact in Nigeria10
Improving climate and biodiversity outcomes through restoration of forest integrity10
Identification, spatial distribution, and associated factors of urban protected areas in China10
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Use of bird‐borne radar to examine shearwater interactions with legal and illegal fisheries9
Adivasi (Tea Tribe) worldviews of living close to wild Asian elephants in Assam, India9
Underrepresentation of bats in Africa's protected areas9
Using miniaturized laboratory equipment and DNA barcoding to improve conservation genetics training and identify illegally traded species9
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Solving identification challenges in cetaceans and seabirds.9
Biodiversity conservation, human–animal interactions, and zootherapy in ecological knowledge of Indonesian Healers9
The controversy over p ‐values as an illustration of the difficulty of statistics: response to Mayo (2022)9
Evaluating drivers of recent large whale strandings on the East Coast of the United States9
Forest fire smoke as a threat to the health of river dolphins9
The scope of empowerment for conservation and communities9
Identifying and developing effective post‐2020 conservation bridging leaders9
Coexisting with large carnivores based on the Volterra principle9
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Reconciling opposite conclusions in umbrella species evaluation9
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Identifying priority areas for conservation to promote connectivity and mitigate the impacts of anthropogenic disturbance9
Collective effects of rising average temperatures and heat events on oviparous embryos9
Challenges in assessing the effects of environmental governance systems on conservation outcomes9
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Effect of reserve protection level and governance on tree cover loss and gain9
How expert insight into alpine peatland conservation complements global scientific evidence9
Design and management considerations for the Kenya–Tanzania marine transboundary conservation area8
Evidence‐based guidelines for automated conservation assessments of plant species8
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Preventing extinction in an age of species migration and planetary change8
Sensitivity of North American grassland birds to weather and climate variability8
Capacity and capability of remote sensing to inform invasive plant species management in the Pacific Islands region8
Incomplete progress toward reasoning about the gull problem: Reply to Diamond et al. (2025)8
Review of ecological valuation and equivalency analysis methods for assessing temperate nearshore submerged aquatic vegetation8
Conservation benefits of a large marine protected area network that spans multiple ecosystems8
Combining surface and soil environmental DNA with artificial cover objects to improve terrestrial reptile survey detection8
Importance of timely metadata curation to the global surveillance of genetic diversity8
Extinction risk of the world's freshwater mammals8
A meta‐analysis of the effect of visiting zoos and aquariums on visitors’ conservation knowledge, beliefs, and behavior8
A standard lexicon of terms for area‐based conservation version 1.08
Modeling total predation to avoid perverse outcomes from cat control in a data‐poor island ecosystem8
Indigenous insights on human–wildlife coexistence in southern India8
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Dependence of Europe's most threatened mammals on movement to adapt to climate change8
Incorporating multidimensional behavior into a risk management tool for a critically endangered and migratory species8
Lessons from a Rubik's Cube to solve the biodiversity crisis8
A global evaluation of the effectiveness of voluntary REDD+ projects at reducing deforestation and degradation in the moist tropics7
Effect of uneven tolerance to human disturbance on dominance interactions of top predators7
A social network analysis of the European science–policy–society interface on biodiversity7
Effects of land cover and protected areas on flying insect diversity7
Improvements for better scaling of locally managed marine areas7
Complex relationship between soil fungi and conservation value assessments in boreal forests7
Assessment of demographic sustainability of Comanthera elegans under traditional management in the Brazilian savanna7
An assessment of future rewilding potential in the United Kingdom7
Bright spots for advancing ecological understanding and conservation decision‐making7
A Palearctic view of a bat fungal disease7
Use of carrion fly iDNA metabarcoding to monitor invasive and native mammals7
Evaluating the impact of private land conservation with synthetic control design7
Transcending capitalism growth strategies for biodiversity conservation7
Rapid, recurring, structured survey versus bioblitz for generating biodiversity data and analysis with a multispecies abundance model7
Time‐lagged effects of habitat fragmentation on terrestrial mammals in Madagascar7
Insights on the roles of women in effective and procedurally just environmental governance from coastal fisheries management in Fiji7
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Meta‐analysis contrasting freshwater biodiversity in forests and oil palm plantations with and without riparian buffers7
Importance and spatial patterns of invisible fisheries in Amazonian clear‐water rivers as revealed by fisher knowledge and collaboration7
Evaluating the influence of marine protected areas on surf zone fish7
Learning outcomes measured in zoo and aquarium conservation education7
Mitigating the effects of climate change on the nests of sea turtles with artificial irrigation7
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