Ecological Applications

Papers
(The TQCC of Ecological Applications is 9. 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 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)
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Optimal allocation of law enforcement patrol effort to mitigate poaching activities190
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Radio‐tracking urban breeding birds: The importance of native vegetation138
The economic tradeoffs and ecological impacts associated with a potential mesopelagic fishery in the California Current127
Response of lion demography and dynamics to the loss of preferred larger prey101
Evaluation of a two‐season banding program to estimate and model migratory bird survival80
The changes in plant and soil C pools and their C:N stoichiometry control grassland N retention under elevated N inputs74
A recovery network leads to the natural recolonization of an archipelago and a potential trailing edge refuge71
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Breeding bird sensitivity to urban habitat quality is multi‐scale and strongly dependent on migratory behavior41
Probabilistic ecological risk assessment for deep‐sea mining: A Bayesian network for Chatham Rise, Pacific Ocean40
Unfriendly neighbors: When facilitation does not contribute to restoration success in tidal marsh38
Can the impact of canopy trees on soil and understory be altered using litter additions?38
Wetland hydropattern and vegetation greenness predict avian populations in Palo Verde, Costa Rica37
Improved assessment of baseline and additionality for forest carbon crediting37
How far to build it before they come? Analyzing the use of the Field of Dreams hypothesis in bull kelp restoration36
Mowing increased community stability in semiarid grasslands more than either fencing or grazing35
Disease and weather induce rapid shifts in a rangeland ecosystem mediated by a keystone species (Cynomys ludovicianus)34
Biotic interactions in soil and dung shape parasite transmission in temperate ruminant systems: An integrative framework33
Widespread agrochemicals differentially affect zooplankton biomass and community structure: Comment33
Cattle and sheep differentially alter floral resources and the native bee communities in working landscapes33
Pelagic calcifiers face increased mortality and habitat loss with warming and ocean acidification33
Climate change mitigation potential of Louisiana's coastal area: Current estimates and future projections31
Mimicking functional elements of the natural flow regime promotes native fish recovery in a regulated river31
Multidecadal vegetation transformations of a New Mexico ponderosa pine landscape after severe fires and aerial seeding30
Longevity of hymenopteran parasitoids in natural versus agricultural habitats and implications for biological control29
Long‐term trends in the phylogenetic and functional diversity of Anatidae in South China coastal wetlands28
Pollinator richness, pollination networks, and diet adjustment along local and landscape gradients of resource diversity28
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Misapplied management makes matters worse: Spatially explicit control leverages biotic interactions to slow invasion27
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Allometric relationships and trade‐offs in 11 common Mediterranean‐climate grasses26
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Predator‐ and competitor‐induced responses in amphibian populations that evolved different levels of pesticide tolerance25
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Trends in bird abundance differ among protected forests but not bird guilds25
Pollen–insect interaction meta‐networks identify key relationships for conservation in mosaic agricultural landscapes24
Approaches for estimating benefits and costs of interventions in plant biosecurity across invasion phases24
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Predicting anoxia in low‐nutrient temperate lakes23
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Local connections and the larval competency strongly influence marine metapopulation persistence23
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Climate and fire impacts on tree recruitment in mixed conifer forests in northwestern Mexico and California22
A satellite‐based mobile warning system to reduce interactions with an endangered species22
Applying stochastic and Bayesian integral projection modeling to amphibian population viability analysis22
Consequences of underexplored variation in biodiversity indices used for land‐use prioritization22
Forest restoration treatments indirectly diversify pollination networks via floral‐ and temperature‐mediated effects21
Spatial prioritization for widespread invasive species control: Trade‐offs between current impact and future spread21
Wild herbivores and cattle have differing effects on postfire herbaceous vegetation recovery in an African savanna21
Trucks versus treks: The relative influence of motorized versus nonmotorized recreation on a mammal community20
Rarity begets rarity: Social and environmental drivers of rare organisms in cities20
Species traits explain public perceptions of human–bird interactions20
An approach to defining and achieving restoration targets for a threatened plant community20
Transgenerational plasticity in morphological characteristics and biomass of the invasive plant Xanthium strumarium19
Natural habitat connectivity and organic management modulate pest dispersal, gene flow, and natural enemy communities19
Monitoring partially marked populations using camera and telemetry data19
Food‐web dynamics of a floodplain mosaic overshadow the effects of engineered logjams for Pacific salmon and steelhead19
Joint species distribution modeling reveals a changing prey landscape for North Pacific right whales on the Bering shelf19
Contrasting plant responses to multivariate environmental variations among species with divergent elevation shifts19
High‐latitude invasion and environmental adaptability of the freshwater mussel Limnopernafortunei in Beijing, China19
Livestock shifts lepidopteran herbivore community due to intraguild elimination in Mediterranean agroforestry systems19
Temporal dynamics in the composition of bird communities along a gradient of farmland restoration19
Do southern seed or soil microbes mitigate the effects of warming on establishing prairie plant communities?19
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Invasive blackberry outcompetes the endemic Galapagos tree daisy Scalesiapedunculata18
Assessing temperature‐dependent competition between two invasive mosquito species18
Finding rare species and estimating the probability that all occupied sites have been found18
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Support for an area–heterogeneity tradeoff for biodiversity in croplands18
Cyanobacterial mats as benthic reservoirs and vectors for coral black band disease pathogens18
Context‐dependent carryover effects of hypoxia and warming in a coastal ecosystem engineer17
Recruitment variability and sampling design interact to influence the detectability of protected area effects17
Tracking an invasion front with environmental DNA17
Large size (>100‐μm) microplastics are not biomagnifying in coastal marine food webs of British Columbia, Canada17
Precision and bias of spatial capture–recapture estimates: A multi‐site, multi‐year Utah black bear case study17
Improving the ability of a BACI design to detect impacts within a kelp‐forest community17
Comparative assessment of satellite‐ and drone‐based vegetation indices to predict arthropod biomass in shrub‐steppes17
Trajectories and state changes of a grassland stream and riparian zone after a decade of woody vegetation removal16
Restoration and fuel hazard reduction result in equivalent reductions in crown fire behavior in dry conifer forests16
Long‐term Spartina alterniflora invasion simplified soil seed bank and regenerated community in a coastal marsh wetland16
Environmental DNA metabarcoding as a useful tool for evaluating terrestrial mammal diversity in tropical forests16
Modeling impacts of drought‐induced salinity intrusion on carbon dynamics in tidal freshwater forested wetlands16
The role of spatial structure in at‐risk metapopulation recoveries16
Mapping marine benthic biological traits to facilitate future sustainable development16
Alien insect dispersal mediated by the global movement of commodities16
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Whole‐of‐community invertebrate rewilding: Leaf litter transplants rapidly increase beetle diversity during restoration16
Seabirds subsidize terrestrial food webs and coral reefs in a tropical rat‐invaded archipelago16
EcoDiet: A hierarchical Bayesian model to combine stomach, biotracer, and literature data into diet matrix estimation16
Functional diversity regulates the effects of habitat degradation on biocrust phylogenetic and taxonomic diversities16
Unraveling spatial heterogeneity of soil legacy phosphorus in subtropical grasslands16
Thinning followed by slash burning enhances growth and reduces vulnerability to drought for Pinus nigra16
Residential yard management and landscape cover affect urban bird community diversity across the continental USA15
High summer macrophyte cover increases abundance, growth, and feeding of juvenile Atlantic salmon15
Functional diversity of ground beetles improved aphid control but did not increase crop yields on European farms15
Harvest and density‐dependent predation drive long‐term population decline in a northern ungulate15
Age‐specific survival rates, causes of death, and allowable take of golden eagles in the western United States15
Rapid deforestation of a coastal landscape driven by sea‐level rise and extreme events15
Mega‐disturbances cause rapid decline of mature conifer forest habitat in California15
Contrasting effects of shooting disturbance on the movement and behavior of sympatric wildfowl species15
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Urban landscapes with more natural greenspace support higher pollinator diversity15
Classic indicators and diel dissolved oxygen versus trend analysis in assessing eutrophication of potable‐water reservoirs15
Diverse values, philosophies and ideas beget innovation and resilience in ecology and for our world15
Adapting western North American forests to climate change and wildfires: 10 common questions15
Positive long‐term impacts of restoration on soils in an experimental urban forest14
“No‐regrets” pathways for navigating climate change: planning for connectivity with land use, topography, and climate14
Facilitating the recovery of insect communities in restored streams by increasing oviposition habitat14
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Bird species responses to rangeland management in relation to their traits: Rio de la Plata Grasslands as a case study14
South American Dry Chaco rangelands: Positive effects of cattle trampling and transit on ecohydrological functioning14
Evidence to inform spatiotemporal management of a western Pacific Ocean tuna purse seine fishery14
Concentration‐discharge relationships derived from a larger regional dataset as a tool for watershed management14
Nitrogen cycling in pastoral livestock systems in Sub‐Saharan Africa: knowns and unknowns14
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Disentangling direct and indirect effects of landscape structure on urban bird richness and functional diversity14
Bridging the gap between commercial fisheries and survey data to model the spatiotemporal dynamics of marine species14
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Model responses to CO2 and warming are underestimated without explicit representation of Arctic small‐mammal grazing14
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Reconciling biodiversity with timber production and revenue via an intensive forest management experiment13
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Factors influencing the persistence of a fire‐sensitive Artemisia species in a fire‐dependent ecosystem13
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Land‐use homogenization reduces the occurrence and diversity of frugivorous birds in a tropical biodiversity hotspot13
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Counting the Capital's cats: Estimating drivers of abundance of free‐roaming cats with a novel hierarchical model13
Loss of density dependence underpins decoupling of livestock population and plant biomass in intensive grazing systems13
Broad‐scale analysis of fish community data suggests critical need to support regional connectivity of coral reefs13
Using social‐ecological models to explore stream connectivity outcomes for stakeholders and Yellowstone cutthroat trout13
Cross‐scale analysis reveals interacting predictors of annual and perennial cover in Northern Great Basin rangelands13
Invasive species do not exploit early growing seasons in burned tallgrass prairies13
Responses to natural gas development differ by season for two migratory ungulates13
Climate‐informed forecasts reveal dramatic local habitat shifts and population uncertainty for northern boreal caribou13
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Beyond carbon flux partitioning: Carbon allocation and nonstructural carbon dynamics inferred from continuous fluxes13
Blending Indigenous and western science: Quantifying cultural burning impacts in Karuk Aboriginal Territory13
Early detection of a tree pathogen using airborne remote sensing13
Zeta diversity patterns in metabarcoded lotic algal assemblages as a tool for bioassessment12
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Integrating principles and tools of decision science into value‐driven watershed planning for compensatory mitigation12
Species‐level tree crown maps improve predictions of tree recruit abundance in a tropical landscape12
Modeling long‐distance seed dispersal of the invasive tree Spathodeacampanulata in the Society Islands12
Long‐term marine protection enhances kelp forest ecosystem stability12
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Accounting for geographic variation in species‐habitat associations during habitat suitability modeling12
Pollen carryover, pollinator movement, and spatial context impact the delivery of pollination services in apple orchards12
Transient dynamics during kelp forest recovery from fishing across multiple trophic levels12
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Introduction of non‐native Douglas fir reduces leaf damage on beech saplings and mature trees in European beech forests12
Coastal squeeze on temperate reefs: Long‐term shifts in salinity, water quality, and oyster‐associated communities12
Multiple co‐occurrent alien invaders constrain aquatic biodiversity in rivers11
Increasing taxonomic diversity and spatial resolution clarifies opportunities for protecting US imperiled species11
Phylogenetic risk assessment is robust for forecasting the impact ofEuropean insects onNorthAmerican conifers11
Plantation management to restore early and late‐successional bird habitat under various climatic and seasonal conditions11
EVIandNDVIas proxies for multifaceted avian diversity in urban areas11
The history of natural history and race: Decolonizing human dimensions of ecology11
Inconsistent responses of conservation biocontrol to landscape structure: new insights from a network‐based review11
Variation in flower morphology associated with higher bee diversity in urban green spaces11
Declining ecological resilience and invasion resistance under climate change in the sagebrush region, United States11
Frequent, heterogenous fire supports a forest owl assemblage11
Social dominance influences individual susceptibility to an evolutionary trap in mosquitofish11
Urban net primary production: Concepts, field methods, and Baltimore, Maryland, USA case study11
Stand‐scale climate change impacts on forests over large areas: transient responses and projection uncertainties11
Post‐restoration grassland management overrides the effects of restoration methods in propagule‐rich landscapes11
The effects of herbivore aggregations at water sources on savanna plants differ across soil and climate gradients11
Species‐habitat networks reveal conservation implications that other community analyses do not detect11
Phenological mismatches mitigate the ecological impact of a biological invader on amphibian communities11
Rapid enhancement of multiple ecosystem services following the restoration of a coastal foundation species11
Gene drives for invasive wasp control: Extinction is unlikely, with suppression dependent on dispersal and growth rates11
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A metric‐based framework for climate‐smart conservation planning11
Combining mesocosms with models reveals effects of global warming and ocean acidification on a temperate marine ecosystem11
Assessing dynamic vegetation model parameter uncertainty across Alaskan arctic tundra plant communities11
Conserving ecosystem integrity: Ecological theory as a guide for marine protected area monitoring11
Wheat field earthworms under divergent farming systems across a European climate gradient11
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Scale dependence of coral reef oases and their environmental correlates10
Evolutionary management of coral‐reef fisheries using phylogenies to predict density dependence10
Widespread agrochemicals differentially affect zooplankton biomass and community structure10
Mapping the vulnerability of giant sequoias after extreme drought in California using remote sensing10
Legacy effects of pre‐crop plant functional group on fungal root symbionts of barley10
(Epi)genomic adaptation driven by fine geographical scale environmental heterogeneity after recent biological invasions10
Water availability modifies productivity response to biodiversity and nitrogen in long‐term grassland experiments10
Land‐use change alters associations between personality and microhabitat selection10
Predictive accuracy of post‐fire conifer death declines over time in models based on crown and bole injury10
Cryptic persistence and loss of local endemism in Lake Constance charr subject to anthropogenic disturbance10
Trophic cascade in a marine protected area with artificial reefs: spiny lobster predation mitigates urchin barrens10
Rodents mediate the relationship between seed rain, seed bank, and plant community with increased grazing disturbance10
Predation thresholds for reintroduction of native avifauna following suppression of invasive Brown Treesnakes on Guam10
Strong impact of management regimes on rhizome biomass across Central European temperate grasslands10
Turnover and nestedness drive plant diversity benefits of organic farming from local to landscape scales10
Reforestation of high elevation pines: Direct seeding success depends on seed source and sowing environment10
Historical ecology identifies long‐term rewilding strategy for conservingMediterranean mountain forests in southItaly10
Estimation of breeding probability can make monitoring data more revealing: a case study of amphibians10
The role of microtopography and resident species in post‐disturbance recovery of arid habitats in Hawaiʻi10
Long‐term frequent fire and cattle grazing alter dry forest understory vegetation10
Reef design and site hydrodynamics mediate oyster restoration and marsh stabilization outcomes10
Multi‐species occupancy modeling provides novel insights into amphibian metacommunity structure and wetland restoration10
Farm management and landscape context shape plant diversity at wetland edges in the Prairie Pothole Region of Canada9
In the wind: Invasive species travel along predictable atmospheric pathways9
Parasites indicate trophic complexity and faunal succession in restored oyster reefs over a 22‐year period9
Social‐ecological cascade effects of land use on vertebrate pest dynamics in arid agricultural communities9
Local and regional‐scale effects of hedgerows on grassland‐ and forest‐associated bird populations within agroecosystems9
Eyes on the herd: Quantifying ungulate density from satellite, unmanned aerial systems, andGPScollar data9
Are stable isotope ratios suitable for describing niche partitioning and individual specialization?9
Clonal functional traits favor the invasive success of alien plants into native communities9
Migrating Whooping Cranes avoid wind‐energy infrastructure when selecting stopover habitat9
Ecological success of no‐take marine protected areas: Using population dynamics theory to inform a global meta‐analysis9
Flowering time advances since the 1970s in a sagebrush steppe community: Implications for management and restoration9
Leaf litter decomposition and its drivers differ between an invasive and a native plant: Management implications9
Conspecific and congeneric interactions shape increasing rates of breeding dispersal of northern spotted owls9
Finding Liebig’s law of the minimum9
Long‐term demographic dynamics of a keystone scavenger disrupted by human‐induced shifts in food availability9
An eco‐epidemiological modeling approach to investigate dilution effect in two different tick‐borne pathosystems9
Indigenous‐led conservation: Pathways to recovery for the nearly extirpatedKlinse‐Zamountain caribou9
Early‐season plant cover supports more effective pest control than insecticide applications9
Moderating effects of past wildfire on reburn severity depend on climate and initial severity in Western US forests9
Habitat management for stopover and breeding songbird communities along rights‐of‐way in forest‐dominated landscapes9
Environment, vector, or host? Using machine learning to untangle the mechanisms driving arbovirus outbreaks9
Canopy reflectance models illustrate varying NDVI responses to change in high latitude ecosystems9
Prediction of regional wildfire activity in the probabilistic Bayesian framework of Firelihood9
Urban runoff and stream channel incision interact to influence riparian soils and understory vegetation9
Predator–prey landscapes of large sharks and game fishes in the Florida Keys9
A general model of the thermal constraints on the world’s most destructive locust,Schistocerca gregaria9
Landscape composition mediates the relationship between predator body size and pest control9
Evidence for widespread changes in the structure, composition, and fire regimes of western North American forests9
Response of stream habitat and microbiomes to spruce budworm defoliation: New considerations for outbreak management9
Successful biological control of winter moth, Operophtera brumata, in the northeastern United States9
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