OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Plant Ecology 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Plant growth of Chenopodium quinoa (Willd) is better when growing with kin than with non-kin regardless of soil nutrient conditions	28
Modelling landscape-scale occurrences of common grassland species in a topographically complex mountainous environment	24
Both weather and resources influence masting in chestnut oak (Quercus montana Willd.) and black oak (Q. velutina Lam.)	21
Limited impact of elephants on trees and shrubs in semi-arid thicket vegetation in southern Africa	18
Frequency of flower visitors and achene production increase with rising population size in the self-incompatible herb Centaurea scabiosa (Asteraceae)	18
Congruence between vascular plants and bryophytes in response to ecological conditions in sustainably managed temperate forests (taxonomic- and trait-based levels)	18
Environment-dependent and intraspecific variations in leaf and size traits of a native wild olive (Olea europaea L.) along an aridity gradient in Morocco: a functional perspective	16
Rapid responses to drought in a rare California annual (San Francisco collinsia, Collinsia multicolor)	16
Permanent floral closure enhances the reproductive efficiency in Merremia umbellata subsp. orientalis (Hallier f.) Ooststr. (Convolvulaceae)	14
Density-dependent impacts of invasive Vincetoxicum rossicum (pale swallowwort) and native Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed) on plant traits and competitive interactions	14
Intraspecific trait variation and coordination of leaf economics spectrum in Elaeagnus angustifolia across three basins in Central Asia	12
Plant species within-community mobility is determined by traits of leaf economic spectrum, clonality, and life form	11
Freezing resistance and xylem anatomy in low and high elevation populations of Senecio formosus Kunth in the tropical Andes	10
Responses to spring rainfall and shading in moonworts: trait variability and the dynamics of a genus community	9
Response of leaf morphological traits of relict-endemic Symplocos species (S. coccinea and S. speciosa) to elevation and abiotic fluctuations	9
Stigmas arrangement, reproductive system, and maternal reproductive success in two species of Stigmaphyllon (Malpighiaceae): does pollinator size matter?	9
Morphological and germination traits of Garcinia xanthochymus seeds with their cytological basis and ecological adaptation	9
Vegetation responses to pathogen-induced tree loss: Swedish elm and ash forests revisited after 32 years	9
Seed traits of reintroduced invasive populations of Triadica sebifera show few differences in comparison with those of native populations	9
The interactions among fire, logging, and climate change have sprung a landscape trap in Victoria’s montane ash forests	9
Multi-elements linear discriminant analysis of herbaceous and woody plants in southwest china karst region using orthogonal partial least squares model	9
Long-term monitoring confirms limitations of recruitment and facilitation and reveals unexpected changes of the successional pathways in a glacier foreland of the Central Austrian Alps	9
Plant–soil feedback effects on the performance and functional traits of Dodonaea viscosa in a dry-hot valley, China	9
Soil sterilization and fertility impacts on urease and belowground mass specific phosphatase activity vary among Chinese tallow tree (Triadica sebifera) populations	8
Reproductive strategies of Xanthium italicum differ from those of native Xanthium sibiricum, and they are key to its invasiveness	8

Comparison of phylogenetic and taxonomic diversity of pitcher plant bogs in Georgia’s Coastal Plain	8
Environmental characterization of an Amazonian lake for Isoëtes cangae translocation	8
Forever young: arrested succession in communities subjected to recurrent fires in a lowland tropical forest	8
The effects of soil compaction and fertility on a threatened endemic palm species in a global conservation hotspot	8
Multiple spatial scales affect direct and indirect interactions between a non-native and a native species	7
Belowground exploration by trees and shrubs	7
Concentration characteristics and the drivers of soluble components in freshly fallen plant litter	7
Phenotypic plasticity in the number of leaf trichomes of Arabidopsis kamchatica subsp. kawasakiana under heavy metal stress	7
Consequences of tropical dry forest conversion on diaspore fate of Enterolobium contortisiliquum (Fabaceae)	7
Individual-based plant‐visitor networks in Brazilian palm swamps under different dryness levels	7
Evaluation of heterotoxicity and identification of allelochemicals of leaf extract of invasive Senna spectabilis (D.C.) H. S. Irwin and Barneby	7
Effects of fire and edges on plant litterfall in a Neotropical rainforest, Brazil	7
An exploration of how plant and soil characteristics shape the Hypericum perforatum microbiome in three habitats	7
Presence of N-fixing neighbors increases leaf N and δ13C in Castilleja applegatei, a root hemiparasite	7
Invasive nitrogen-fixing plants increase nitrogen availability and cycling rates in a montane tropical grassland	7
Myrtaceae richness and distribution across the Atlantic Forest Domain are constrained by geoclimatic variables	7
Predicting biomass of bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) using rank distribution and root-to-shoot ratio models	6
Investigating pollination strategies in disturbed habitats: the case of the narrow-endemic toadflax Linaria tonzigii (Plantaginaceae) on mountain screes	6
Comparison of edge effects from well pads and industrial roads on mixed upland boreal forest vegetation in Alberta	6
Variation in floristic and trait composition along environmental gradients in the herb layer of temperate forests in the transition zone between Central and SE Europe	6
Canopy cover size and establishment rate determine biotic resistance to Aster pilosus invasion: a priority effect	6
Modeling the distribution of Acadian vascular rare plant species under future climate scenarios	6
Climatic and anthropogenic factors affect Ailanthus altissima invasion in a Mediterranean region	6
Conspecific and heterospecific plant–soil biota interactions of Lonicera japonica in its native and introduced range: implications for invasion success	6
Plant species over-occupancy indicates river valleys are natural corridors for migration	6
The scaling of leaf nitrogen and phosphorus along a phosphorus availability gradient in a subtropical forest	6
Monitoring time of conservation-driven and mitigation-driven plant translocations in Europe	6
Vegetation patterns across edges of bogs and lakes in spruce and hemlock forests of southwestern Nova Scotia	6
Online herbaria databases allow testing the minimum residence time among invasive and non-invasive alien species	6
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi affect early phenological stages of three secondary vegetation species in a temperate forest	5
Correction: Salinity tolerance of two critically endangered endemic species and its implications for distribution and conservation of model microinsular Mediterranean species	5
Fruit provisioning of an invasive tree (Triadica sebifera) varies with environment and among populations	5
Initial succession after wildfire in dry boreal forests of northwestern North America	5
Close linkages between leaf functional traits and soil and leaf C:N:P stoichiometry under altered precipitation in a desert steppe in northwestern China	5
Seed predation of woody species in different microhabitats of the Mediterranean-type region of Chile	5
Effects of successional age, plot size, and tree size on the relationship between diversity and aboveground biomass in tropical dry forests	5
Flowering phenology and reproduction of a forest understorey plant species in response to the local environment	5
Within- and between-crown leaf variation of a tropical small tree Eugenia hiemalis in response to light	5
Prescribed burning of heathland vegetation increases seed germinability and seedling emergence of introduced Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius) in Northern Europe	5
Identifying alternative stable states in a tropical landscape using remote sensing	5
Dark septate endophyte improves the drought-stress resistance of Ormosia hosiei seedlings by altering leaf morphology and photosynthetic characteristics	5
The impacts of inter- and intra-seasonal burns on the terrestrial orchid Pterostylis curta	5
Carbon allocation in an East African ant-acacia: field testing a 13C-labeling method for evaluating biotic impacts on the carbon cycle	5
Contrasting climate influences on Nothofagus pumilio establishment along elevational gradients	5
Correction to: Herbivory by aboveground insects impacts plant root morphological traits	5
Dose-dependent positive-to-negative shift of litter effects on seedling growth: a modelling study on 35 plant litter types	5
Gall midge pollination and ant-mediated fruit dispersal of Pinellia tripartita (Araceae)	5
Different regrowth patterns after repeated clipping in two Mongolian pasture species	5
Declining pollination success reinforces negative climate and fire change impacts in a serotinous, fire-killed plant	5
Do chill hours and soil moisture limit the germination of Elaeagnus angustifolia?	5

Intraspecific trait variation and species turnover in successional tropical forests: assessing trait imputation for community-weighted means	4
Obituary: Shayne Martin Jacobs (20th April 1971–19th September 2021)	4
How do plants reduce erosion? An Eco Evidence assessment	4
Variation in seed number/mass trade-off for Pinus yunnanensis along a natural climate gradient in the mountains of Southwest China	4
Ant pollination, phenology, and breeding system of Microstachys serrulata (Mart. & Zucc.) Müll. Arg. (Euphorbiaceae) in the Brazilian savanna	4
Site dependence of local variations in taxonomic and functional diversity of plant communities in semi-natural dry grasslands	4
Impact of climate change on the spatial distribution of the endemic shrub Rubus asirensis in the Arabian Peninsula	4
Ericaceous shrub expansion and its relation to fire history in temperate pine-oak (Pinus-Quercus) forests of the eastern U.S.A.	4
Responses of absorptive root and mycorrhizal colonization of Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) to varied environmental conditions	4
Trait driven or neutral: understanding the change in functional trait diversity during early plant succession using Price partitions	4
Effects of restoration strategies on vegetation establishment in retired cranberry bogs	4
Fugitive road dust alters annual plant physiology but perennial grass growth appears resistant	4
Climate change impacts on migration of Pinus koraiensis during the Quaternary using species distribution models	4
The effects of light availability, prey capture, and their interaction on pitcher plant morphology	4
Differential change in indigenous versus endemic plant cover over time in an invaded Hawaiian landscape	3
Large diameters and tree bark physical attributes drive vascular epiphyte-phorophyte relationships in Amazonian black-water floodplain forest	3
Functional traits, growth patterns, and litter dynamics of invasive alien and co-occurring native shrub species of chir pine forest in the central Himalaya, India	3
The role of tree crown on the performance of trees at individual and community levels: whole-phenotypic context matters	3
Assessing the influence of invasion of Lantana camara on vegetation attributes and soil properties across varied disturbance gradients in semi-arid forests of Aravali hills, Delhi	3
Stacked machine learning models for predicting species richness and endemism for Mediterranean endemic plants in the Mareotis subsector in Egypt	3
Construction of an ecological model of Sambucus javanica blume in China under different climate scenarios based on maxent model	3
Modeling the 20th-century distribution changes of Microgyne trifurcata, a rare plant of the southern South American grasslands	3
The absence of light during discontinuous hydration affects the viability of a cactus species	3
Weak allelopathic effects of bracken fern (Pteridium esculentum subsp. arachnoideum) on early life stages of native tree species in a Neotropical montane forest	3
Conflicting edge influence on herbaceous species in open areas vs. underneath oak trees in forest fragments in Iran	3
Understanding competition between two invasive woody plants of India under an altered rainfall regime	3
Ecophysiology of Yucca gloriosa in a Mediterranean sand dune environment	3
Reintroduction of large herbivores restored plant species richness in abandoned dry temperate grassland	3
Factors affecting germination and establishment success of an endemic cactus of the Chihuahuan Desert	3
Soil resource availability, plant defense, and herbivory along a successional gradient in a tropical dry forest	3
Male-biased effective sex ratio across populations of the threatened Zamia boliviana (Zamiaceae)	3
Potential extinction debt due to habitat loss and fragmentation in subalpine moorland ecosystems	3
Improving conservation and translocation success of an endangered orchid, Caladenia xanthochila (Orchidaceae), through understanding pollination	3
Dispersal and persistence traits inform long-term herbaceous plant community change in encroached savannas	3
A meta-analysis of the impacts of nitrogen addition on plant multiple-element contents in natural ecosystems	3
The impact of environmental factors on traits of Hedera helix L. vegetative shoots	3
Resurvey of historical moorland plots reveals a landscape-wide increase in the occurrence of woody and non-moorland species over 90 years	3
Strong spatial and temporal limitations in seed arrival as complementary mechanisms for species coexistence in a tropical Atlantic coastal forest	3
Germination of Agave obscura seeds: effects of storage time and crossing systems	3
Effect of species environment on host preference of Cuscuta campestris	3
Preparing threatened plants for translocation: does home soil addition and nutrient loading improve growth and flowering?	3
Perennial grass seed bank in litter patches. Co-occurrence with forb and annual grass seed banks constraints the reestablishment in disturbed Patagonian Monte rangelands	3
Acquisitive to conservative resource use strategy and increased site-specific trait variance contribute to Sophora moorcroftiana dominance along an altitudinal gradient in Qinghai–Tibet Plateau	3
Evidence of gynodioecy in Fuchsia arborescens (Onagraceae)	3
Biomass allocation and growth strategies of tropical forage legumes under effects of nitrogen application at planting	3
Edge effects of a linear disturbance on the abundance and reproduction of an annual, Melampyrum lineare, in the boreal forest	3
Translocations of threatened plants in the Mediterranean Basin: current status and future directions	3