Ecological Research

Papers
(The median citation count of Ecological Research 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
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Long‐term fluctuations and mechanisms of seed production of riparian tree canopy species22
Species‐specific foraging behavior and diets of stream salmonids: An implication for negative impacts on native charr by nonnative trout in Japanese mountain streams21
Ecosystem transition due to deer overabundance: Insights from long‐term studies and future considerations20
Subtidal benthic communities in Minamata Bay, Japan, approximately 30 years after mercury pollution remediation involving dredging disturbance17
Genetic diversity and population structure of Shorea macrophylla using genome‐wide single‐nucleotide polymorphisms and microsatellite markers in Indonesi17
Following the trail of the elusive proboscis monkey in Borneo15
The long‐term drive count and culling data of the sika deer ( Cervus nippon ) population introduced on Nakanoshima Island in Lake Toya, Hokkaido, Japan, 14
Sample selection disparity: Sampling only cobble overestimates the biomass of stream benthic algae13
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Ecological insights into the assembly of bifidobacterial communities in the infant gut13
Understanding community awareness of seagrass ecosystem services for their blue carbon conservation in marine protected areas: A case study of Karimunjawa National Park13
Potential persistence of high‐mountain lizards13
How substrate type and elevation drive woody communities and influence species ecological strategies in the Brazilian savanna at local scale12
Review: A comprehensive overview of studies related to the ecology and genetics of Fagus crenata B12
Seed dispersal of Zoysia japonica by sika deer: An example of the “foliage is the fruit” hypothesis11
“Mining” the herbarium for hyperaccumulators: Discoveries of nickel and zinc (hyper)accumulation in the genus Noccaea 11
Wild bee surveys across 60 years reveal remarkable reduction of bee abundance in urban green areas in northern Japan10
Relationship between walking movement and reproductive traits in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum10
Effects of different shading levels on the growth of Bornmuellera emarginata , a nickel hyperaccum10
Influence of Neltuma flexuosa and rainfall event on the germination of Leptochloa crinita and 10
The contributions of primary sources to fauna and the trophic structure in tropical seagrass areas: A case study from Thai waters10
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Applicability of the source–sink population concept to marine intertidal macro‐invertebrates with planktonic larval stages10
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Phenotype‐dependent downstream dispersal under ordinary flow conditions in juvenile white‐spotted char9
Four seasons of the phototrophic biofilms at the cave entrance zone of Petnica Cave9
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Long‐term monitoring program reveals a mismatch between spatial distribution and reproductive success in an endangered raptor species in the Mediterranean area8
Exploratory individuals are bolder in Great Tit: Correlation between personality and antipredator behavior8
Ant and termite collective behavior: Group‐level similarity arising from individual‐level diversity8
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Taxonomic and phylogenetic perspectives reveal the community assembly of different forest strata along an altitudinal gradient8
The use of trap‐nests to support crop pollinators in agricultural areas8
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Annual variability in the sound acorn production of Quercus serrata is regulated by a seed‐predato7
Cutting propagation of Bornmuellera tymphaea , a nickel hyperaccumulator for use in agromining: Ef7
Effect of climate and flooding on the phenology of Attalea phalerata (Arecaceae) in a white‐water 7
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Evolutionary and ecological trends in the Neotropical cycad genus Dioon (Zamiaceae): An example of success of evolutionary stasis7
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Landscape effects on pollinator abundance differ among taxonomic groups7
A new species of Odontarrhena ( Brassicaceae ) endemic to Greek 7
Spatiotemporal interactions between jaguars ( Panthera onca ) and their potential prey in Amazonia6
Forest monitoring data of 45 plots across the Japanese archipelago during 1980–20216
More effect of ephemeral plant species diversity on aboveground biomass than functional diversity and functional composition6
Linking small mammal capture probability with understory structural complexity using a mobile laser scanning‐derived metric: A case study6
Genetic Diversity in the Wrinkled Frog, Glandirana rugosa, Evaluated Using Microsatellite Markers Identified by Nanopore Sequencing6
Where do “process‐oriented” community ecologists go? In search of general laws that are just “good enough”6
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Volcanic ash in soil is a source of strontium in stream water in chert‐bedrock forests in Mount Amamaki, Japan5
Cryptic Japanese maple species exhibit different drought tolerance, suggesting reproductive isolation5
Physiological profiling of the soil microbe community using the EcoPlate and assessment of soil properties at 74 planted forest sites across Japan5
Can vermicomposting be used to process hyperaccumulator biomass in nickel agromining?5
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Dataset of the impacts of invasive alien species in Brazil5
The effects of functional differences in cultivar of Cryptomeria japonica on nutrient dynamics and soil invertebrates in a common garden5
Spawning season and nest guarding behavior of invasive smallmouth bass ( Micropterus dolomieu ) in a Japanese Lake5
Seasonal patterns of sugar components and their functions in branches of Fagus crenata in association with three reproduction events5
Overwintering foraging tactics of sedentary sika deer in a region prone to heavy snow in northern Japan4
Utility of commercial high‐resolution satellite imagery for monitoring general flowering in Sarawak, Borneo4
Network structure indicators predict ecological robustness in food webs4
Plant strategy of root system architecture and exudates for acquiring soil nutrients4
Ecology with artificial intelligence and machine learning in Asia: A historical perspective and emerging trends4
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Ecosystem responses and behaviors under changing pressure of air pollutants: Special article collection from the 10th International Conference on Acid Deposition “ ACID RAIN4
Spatial modeling of road collisions of striped hyena ( Hyaena hyaena ) in Israel4
Stress response and phytoextraction potential of two Noccaea caerulescens populations in multicont4
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The impact of slope position on the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem multifunctionality in the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau subalpine meadows4
Diel and seasonal changes in gut contents of omnivorous–carnivorous macroinvertebrates in the Yura River, Japan4
Intraspecific variation in spruce seed palatability perceived by bank voles4
Variations in soil nutrient availabilities and foliar nutrient concentrations of trees between temperate monsoon karst and non‐karst forest ecosystems on Mount Ibuki in Japan4
A meta‐analysis of native and non‐native Amur three‐lips ( Opsariichthys uncirostris uncirostris )4
Deforestation, emissions, and carbon sequestration potential of Merlimau mangrove forest: A landscape‐level analysis4
Idea paper: Improving forecasts of community composition with lightweight biodiversity monitoring across ecological and anthropogenic disturbance gradients4
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Disentangling biotic and abiotic factors influencing host–parasitoid interactions of butterflies, tachinid flies, and nematodes4
Reproductive ecology of free‐ranging striped hyena Hyaena hyaena in central Israel4
Long‐term series of measurements of eggs and chicks of Caspian terns ( Hydroprogne caspia ) breedi4
Nickel hyperaccumulation in Orthion and Mayanaea (Violaceae) from Mesoamerica4
Eclipta thermalis , a previously common weed, threatened by the expansion of the exotic congener E. alba in Japanese rice padd4
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Plant diversity and ecosystem multifunctionality of different degraded grasslands in alpine meadows of Maqu4
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Changes in forest structure over 23 years under disturbances in a warm temperate rain forest on Yakushima Island, Japan3
Temporal beta‐diversity patterns are highly dependent on fundamental parameters of neutral dynamics3
Effects of differences in aboveground dead organic matter types on the stand‐scale necromass and CO 2 3
Heritability of walnut seed size and the benefits of large seeds3
Two‐stage soil core sampler to collect a less‐compressed core from forested areas3
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Estimation of tributary–mainstem migration of freshwater fishes by Sr isotope analysis of otoliths3
Effects of Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis bloom for the first time in 120 years on the dynamics of organ3
Soil type and precipitation level have a greater influence on fungal than bacterial diversity in serpentine and non‐serpentine biological soil crusts3
Contrasting metacommunity patterns of fish and aquatic insects in drainage ditches of paddy fields3
Seasonal dynamics of floral composition and flower visitors in a subtropical alpine ecosystem in Taiwan3
Are floral traits good predictors of effective pollinators? A test of pollination syndromes3
Designing cropping systems for nickel agromining on ultramafic land in Albania3
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Abundance and biomass of Bdelloid rotifers in the microbial mats from East Antarctica: The ecological relations between microscopic phototrophs and invertebrates3
Announcement of the 22nd Ecological Research Paper Award3
Understanding rural and urban perceptions of seagrass ecosystem services for their blue carbon conservation strategies in the Philippines3
Soil respiration response to nitrogen fertilization experiment in tropical grassland3
Metal hyperaccumulation in the Indonesian flora3
Species‐specific stoichiometric effects of leaf litter on algal growth, production, and cell quotas3
Management and landscape of shelterbelts contribute to butterfly and flowering plant diversity in northern Japan3
Pollinator predation stabilizes plant–pollinator mutualisms through the modification of pollinator behavior3
Evolutionary bet‐hedging reconsidered: What is the mean–variance trade‐off of fitness?3
Effects of vegetation type and topography on vegetation restoration after pipeline construction in the Northern Shaanxi Loess Plateau, China3
Topographical gradient of the structure and diversity of a woody plant community in a seasonally dry tropical forest in northwestern Madagascar3
Estimation of total fine root production using continuous inflow methods in tropical mangrove forest on Pohnpei Island, Micronesia: Fine root necromass accumulation is a substantial contributor to blu3
Carrying capacity for tree biomass of a subtropical mangrove along a river in Japan inferred from forest structural features2
Biotic resistance in a stochastic world: Do rodents act as a filter to alien tree invasion in pampean old fields?2
Connectivity and short‐term flood interactively affect fish community composition in drainage ditches of paddy fields in an agricultural landscape2
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Variability in methane emissions from stems and buttress roots of Bruguiera gymnorrhiza trees in a subtropical mangrove forest2
Distribution and functional data of fungal families2
Review: Phytogeography and history of Japanese beech forests: Recent advances and implications for vegetation ecology2
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Interpopulation variation in leaf out phenology of Fagus crenata along topographic variation assoc2
The threat of parasitism impairs immune function in host caterpillars2
There and there again: Hydrothermal vent communities at Mokuyo Seamount, 30 years apart2
Effects of grazing on underground parts of marsh plants by wintering Middendorf's bean goose Anser fabalis middendorffii : Its role as a keystone species2
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Ups and downs of non‐native and native stream‐dwelling salmonids: Lessons from two contrasting rivers2
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Seed bank and aboveground vegetation of Atlantic Forest re‐growing on mining tailings in Mariana: Highlighting diversity patterns of functional groups2
Transpiration and plant hydraulics of Abies veitchii under fluctuating environmental conditions in cool montane forest2
Life‐history traits of the fairy shrimp Branchinella kugenumaensis are highly variable between neighboring rice paddies in Japan2
Aboveground biomass estimation of an old‐growth mangrove forest using airborne LiDAR in the Philippines2
Soil carbon, nitrogen, and potassium regulate herbaceous community stability in the restoration phases of desertification land2
Genetic diversity and population history of the Japanese black bear ( Ursus thibetanus japonicus ) based on the genome‐wide analyses2
Preface: Listen to the voices of local beech forests: An ecological and evolutionary conception of beech under phylogenetic and environmental constraints2
Abundance and reproduction behavior data for waterbirds ( Anatidae , Rallidae , 2
Growth of the invasive Navua sedge ( Cyperus aromaticus ) under competitive interaction with pastu2
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Announcement of the 23rd Ecological Research Paper Award2
Carbon sequestration potential in the rehabilitated mangroves in Indonesia2
Habitat selection by invaders: Avoiding natural habitats by the red‐whiskered bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus 2
Metal concentrations in invasive Ailanthus altissima vs native Fraxinus ornus on ultramafic soils: Evidenc2
Small farmlands can serve as open habitat for birds in subtropical cities of southern China2
Preface: Blue carbon studies in Asia‐Pacific regions: Current status, gaps, and future perspectives2
Limited theoretical and empirical evidence that response diversity determines the resilience of ecosystems to environmental change2
Impact of livestock grazing on soil potential net C and N mineralization during the dry season in a cultivated subhumid tropical grassland ecosystem2
Idea paper: Monitoring and databasing nonnative species to manage establishment debt in aquatic ecosystems2
A dataset for vascular plant diversity monitoring for the natural World Heritage site on Amami‐Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, and the northern Ok2
Blue carbon stock in sediments of mangroves and seagrass ecosystems at Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia2
Announcement of the 24th Ecological Research Paper Award2
Genotyping of two congeneric bitterling fish species by nuclear SNP markers and the detection of hybridization in a sympatric region1
Utility of chloroplast DNA haplotype data for ecological restoration using Fagus crenata 1
Eco‐assessment of Değirmendere and Bulaklı streams using diatom indices from different ecoregions1
Long‐term changes in stream water chemistry in small forested watersheds in the northern Kanto region1
Investigating the use of deep learning models for land cover classification from street‐level imagery1
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Review: Genetic structure and local adaptation in natural forests of Cryptomeria japonica 1
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Spatial and seasonal variations in soil respiration in a subtropical forest in Okinawa, Japan1
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Effect of local‐ and landscape‐scale factors on the distribution of the spring‐dependent species Geothelphusa dehaani and larval A1
Preface: Functional biogeography in Japanese cedar1
CUSCO: A Tool for Curating Single‐Copy Orthologs and Extracting Marker Genes for Phylogenetic Tree Construction With Extra Samples1
Idea paper: Effects of gonad type and body mass on the time required for sex change in fishes1
Analysis of fine root dynamics in forest ecosystems using artificial intelligence‐based image segmentation1
Findings from long‐term monitoring studies of Micronesian mangrove forests with special reference to carbon sequestration and sea‐level rise1
Fine‐scale variation in the medium and large‐sized mammal assemblage composition in northeastern Amazon: Drivers of β‐diversity and species interactions1
ATL_FISHREF: A 12S mitochondrial reference dataset for metabarcoding Atlantic fishes frequently caught during scientific surveys in the Bay of Biscay1
General and specific effects of foundation species on the structure of alpine‐fellfield communities in the Taisetsu Mountains, northern Japan1
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Announcement of the Ecological Research Paper Award 20241
Idea paper: An envelope model of ecological disturbance1
Abundance of plastics in an agricultural environment and their selection for nest building by the great tit ( Parus major 1
Long‐distance endozoochory of fleshy‐fruited trees by sika deer in Hokkaido, Japan1
National‐scale terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystem monitoring with essential biodiversity variables in Japan and Finland1
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Crown structure and competitive interactions in mixed forests: Insights from an individual‐based model1
Phylogeographic incongruence between two related Geranium species with divergent habitat preferenc1
Forest tree community ecology and plant–soil feedback: Theory and evidence1
The significance of building behavior in the evolution of animal architecture1
Element accumulation by the holoparasitic species Cuscuta planiflora from serpentines in Bulgaria1
Nutritional ecology of martens ( Martes foina and Martes martes ) in the western Italian Alps1
Harnessing the power of microbes for sustainable development: Climate change mitigation and sustainable food security1
From anthropogenic toward natural acidification: Effects of future deposition and climate on recovery in a humic catchment in Norway1
Phytoremediating the air down under: Evaluating airborne particulate matter accumulation by 12 plant species in Australia1
Evaluating the potential of interpopulation outbreeding to rescue plant populations facing reproductive failures1
High plant diversity and characteristic plant community structure in broad‐leaved evergreen forests on Amami‐Oshima and Tokunoshima Islands, Japan's 1
Multimammate rat ( Mastomys erythroleucus ) capture‐mark‐recapture data in Bandia (Senegal) between 1984 and 20121
Space use of ungulate prey relative to lions is affected by prey species and predator behavior but not wind direction1
Canopy cover instigating feces deposition on paved roads in urban areas1
Assessing seepage‐spring dwelling amphipod and isopod resilience to environmental warming using stable isotopes as a metabolic plasticity proxy1
Intermediate dispersal hypothesis of species diversity: New insights1
Effects of climate and acidic deposition on interannual variations of stream water chemistry in forested watersheds in the Shimanto River Basin, southern Japan1
Molecular identification of seed‐feeding flies dissected from herbarium specimens clarifies the 100‐year history of parasitism by Japanagromyza tokunagai 1
Female pumas exhibit behavioral plasticity through partitioning temporal activity at communication hubs based on life stage1
Widespread and ongoing invasion by the ant Technomyrmex brunneus Forel in eastern Asia as elucidated by molecular data1
Idea paper: How are ecosystem services related to biodiversity and ecological integrity in each site under climate change?1
Estimation of fine root production, mortality, and decomposition by using two core methods and litterbag experiments in a mangrove forest1
Life‐Cycle Plasticity Underlying the Survival of Glandirana rugosa Tadpoles in Intensively Managed Rice Fields1
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Composition and temporal variation in the diet of intermediate horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus affinis , relative to insect abundance in a tropical rainforest1
BirdWingData : Wingspan and wing area data of birds compiled from multiple literature sources and original measurements1
Identifying migration hotspots of the potamodromous fish Opsariichthys uncirostris in Lake Biwa tr1
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