OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Plant Ecology is 4. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Within- and between-crown leaf variation of a tropical small tree Eugenia hiemalis in response to light	38
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	26
Responses to spring rainfall and shading in moonworts: trait variability and the dynamics of a genus community	21
Soil sterilization and fertility impacts on urease and belowground mass specific phosphatase activity vary among Chinese tallow tree (Triadica sebifera) populations	21
Conspecific and heterospecific plant–soil biota interactions of Lonicera japonica in its native and introduced range: implications for invasion success	18
Evaluation of heterotoxicity and identification of allelochemicals of leaf extract of invasive Senna spectabilis (D.C.) H. S. Irwin and Barneby	17
Changes in stand biomass accumulation and wood NPP during secondary succession: insights from a 23-year study of forest dynamics in a cool-temperate secondary deciduous forest	17
Effectiveness and limitations of fencing on the conservation of the grassland specialists in a semi-natural grassland degraded by increased large herbivores	17
Quality varies among host species, but diet mixing provides no benefit to the generalist parasite, Cuscuta gronovii	16
How shade impacts the fitness of Euterpe edulis saplings, a palm tree from the Atlantic Forest biome	14
Performance of Johnsongrass and switchgrass from seeds and rhizome fragments in a mature switchgrass stand	13
Site dependence of local variations in taxonomic and functional diversity of plant communities in semi-natural dry grasslands	13
Identifying alternative stable states in a tropical landscape using remote sensing	13
A meta-analysis of the impacts of nitrogen addition on plant multiple-element contents in natural ecosystems	13
Translocations of threatened plants in the Mediterranean Basin: current status and future directions	12
Perennial grass seed bank in litter patches. Co-occurrence with forb and annual grass seed banks constraints the reestablishment in disturbed Patagonian Monte rangelands	12
Invasion by the non-native tree Vachellia farnesiana alters the understory composition of plants and soil properties in a managed forest in the subtropical region of Pakistan	12
Do chill hours and soil moisture limit the germination of Elaeagnus angustifolia?	12
Mapping sagebrush volatile chemotypes along an elevational gradient	12
Tree species richness influence productivity and anatomical characteristics in mixed fir-pine-beech forests	11
Combined analysis of potential distribution prediction and phenotypic data of Polygonatum sibiricum in China	11
Potential distribution and ecological niche of Quercus mongolica under different climate scenarios	11
Seed dispersal distance, seed morphology, and recruitment in the Chilean sclerophyllous tree Quillaja saponaria: implications for passive restoration in a semiarid ecosystem	11
Can saline preconditioning enhance plant survival in degraded soils? Physiological, biochemical, and molecular responses in Casuarina glauca saplings	10
Intraspecific variation in seedling growth responses of a relict tree species Euptelea pleiospermum to precipitation manipulation along an elevation gradient	10

Unravelling population variability in Valeriana wallichii DC. through multivariate morphometric analysis: insights into adaptability and conservation strategies	10
Direct and indirect effects of ant–trophobiont interactions on the reproduction of a hummingbird-pollinated mistletoe	10
The invasive annual grass, Microstegium vimineum, is associated with reduced native species seed predation by small mammals in eastern deciduous forests	10
Correction: Restoration through trenches does not demand organic fertilization and sawdust coverage on plant establishment	10
Restoration through trenches does not demand organic fertilization and sawdust coverage on plant establishment	10
Increasing temperatures negatively affect seed hydration memory during the germination of two cactus species under water deficit condition	9
Impact of anthropogenic disturbance on storage and flux of carbon in tropical dry deciduous forest of Chhattisgarh	9
Plant behavior and coexistence: stem elongation of the carnivorous subshrub Drosophyllum lusitanicum within xerophytic shrub canopies	9
Leaf functional traits and monodominance in Southern Amazonia tropical forests	9
Family legacy: contrasting diversity–elevation relationships on a coastal Atlantic Forest mountain system	9
Ecohydrogeochemistry of the Slikken van Flakkee, a former tidal wetland in the Netherlands	8
Phenological behaviour of Ageratina adenophora compared with native herb species across varied habitats in the Kumaun Himalaya	8
Quantifying functional trait assembly along a temperate successional gradient with consideration of intraspecific variations and functional groups	8
Does seed dispersal mode matter?	8
Prediction of potentially suitable distribution areas of Thesium chinense Turcz. in China against the background of climate change	8
Do nurse plant effects strengthen over time? Results from 12 years of desert habitat restoration	8
Herbivory intensity and plant species traits interact with tree canopy cover to drive seedling survival in Neotropical savannas	7
Multigenerational invasive plant competition causes greater root than shoot trait shifts in a perennial grass	7
Pollinator visitation patterns are influenced by floral volatile profiles	7
Demographic processes underpinning post-fire resilience in California closed-cone pine forests: the importance of fire interval, stand structure, and climate	7
Fire effects on diversity patterns of the understory communities of Araucaria-Nothofagus forests	7
Influence of the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens Linnaeus (1758) on the taxonomic and functional diversity of woody plants in Atlantic Forest fragments	7
Impact of competition on the growth of Pinus tabulaeformis in response to climate on the Loess Plateau of China	7
Community-level impacts of plant invasion in tropical forests of Northeast India	7
Correction to: Provenance- and life-history stage-specific responses of the dwarf shrub Calluna vulgaris to elevated vapour pressure deficit	7
Correction: Salinity tolerance of two critically endangered endemic species and its implications for distribution and conservation of model microinsular Mediterranean species	6
Comparative study of asymbiotic seed germination and seedling development of Platanthera bifolia (Orchidaceae) under different factors	6
Trait divergence between endemic plants of Aegean islands and their widespread congeners	6
Correction to: Size-biased compositional impacts of small mammal herbivores in an old-field plant community	6
Defoliation tolerance in Plantago seedlings varies with neighbour environment	6
Myrtaceae richness and distribution across the Atlantic Forest Domain are constrained by geoclimatic variables	6
An exploration of how plant and soil characteristics shape the Hypericum perforatum microbiome in three habitats	6
Comparison of phylogenetic and taxonomic diversity of pitcher plant bogs in Georgia’s Coastal Plain	6
No evidence of increased competitive ability among three widespread alien weeds in their introduced range	6
Correction to: Interactive effects of elevation and canopy affect bilberry performance in a temperate coniferous region	6
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	6
Shrub encroachment of coastal ecosystems depends on dune elevation	6
Online herbaria databases allow testing the minimum residence time among invasive and non-invasive alien species	6
Multi-elements linear discriminant analysis of herbaceous and woody plants in southwest china karst region using orthogonal partial least squares model	6
Biomass allocation and growth strategies of tropical forage legumes under effects of nitrogen application at planting	6
The effect of intra- and inter-specific competition on growth of the invasive Carpobrotus edulis under different nutrient levels	6
Time since fire and soil depth shapes grass regeneration niche in Cerrado	6
Burn severity in Araucaria araucana forests of northern Patagonia: tree mortality scales up to burn severity at plot scale, mediated by topography and climatic context	6
Community dynamics under environmental extremes: coastal plain wet prairie in a natural state and under restoration	6
Variation in seed number/mass trade-off for Pinus yunnanensis along a natural climate gradient in the mountains of Southwest China	5
Grab to fill the gap: key factors influencing Reynoutria japonica germination and seedling establishment in the secondary distribution range	5
Wildfires did not ignite boreal forest range expansion into tundra ecosystems in subarctic Yukon, Canada	5
Small mammal granivory as a biotic filter for tree establishment beyond elevation range boundaries	5
The effects of nucleation and species functional traits on tree seedling performance in the early stage of ecological restoration	5
Herbaceous plant diversity in forest ecosystems: patterns, mechanisms, and threats	5

Different adaptive strategies of three mangrove species to nutrient enrichment	5
Direct and indirect effects of landscape, forest patch and sampling site predictors on biotic interaction and seed process	5
Germination niche of co-occurring threatened native and alien species: a case study in Lindernia procumbens and L. dubia	5
Habitat loss and climate change threaten the survival of endangered Dyckia (Bromeliaceae) species in the Caatinga domain	5
Germination performance of alien and native species could shape community assembly of temperate grasslands under different temperature scenarios	5
Compound and simple leaf woody species of the Chilean matorral are equally affected by extreme drought	5
Effects of warming on litter decomposition and fungal communities in lake wetlands	5
Plant performance responds to intraspecific variation in soil inocula from individual Solidago clones	5
Seed dispersal of the mistletoe Tristerix corymbosus: a comparative study in two biomes with different animal assemblages	5
Positive community effects of nurse-plant shrubs along a tropical alpine elevation gradient: are they linked with plant water relations?	5
The impacts of inter- and intra-seasonal burns on the terrestrial orchid Pterostylis curta	5
Effect of burn season and grazing deferment on mountain big sagebrush plant communities	5
Physical dormancy alleviation at room temperature storage is influenced by the initial moisture content of the seeds	5
Advances in plant conservation translocation	5
Mycorrhizal status and type dominate global fine root C:N:P stoichiometry	5
The abundance of alien species is associated with the impact of Alternanthera brasiliana (L.) Kuntze on aboveground vegetation and soil seed bank in Ile-Ife, (Nigeria)	4
Biotic interactions prior to seed dispersal determine recruitment probability of peyote (Lophophora diffusa, Cactaceae), a threatened species pollinator-dependent	4
Variation in plant–soil interactions among temperate forest herbs	4
Predicting the impacts of climate change on potential suitability habitats of three Juniperus trees in Mexico	4
Contrasting functional traits explain differences in lianas between restored and native forests	4
Assessment climate change impacts on a key species of campos rupestres: can we preserve the everlasting flower?	4
Sites dominated by common fiddleneck (Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia) support diverse plant-pollinator interactions	4
Exotic insect pollinators and native pollination systems	4
Climate refugia for Pinus spp. in topographic and bioclimatic environments of the Madrean sky islands of México and the United States	4
Effects of warming and nutrient fluctuation on invader Chromolaena odorata and natives in artificial communities	4
The relevance of plant translocation as a conservation tool in France	4
Fern and lycophyte niche displacement under predicted climate change in Honduras	4
Forever young: arrested succession in communities subjected to recurrent fires in a lowland tropical forest	4
Changes in seed hydration memory expression in Pilosocereus catingicola (Gürke) Byles & G.D. Rowley subsp. salvadorensis (Werderm.) Zappi (Cactaceae) seeds produced during rainy and dry season	4
Floodplain habitats are likely to reduce the multifunctionality of desert–wetland ecosystems through the mass ratio effect	4
Effects of simulated fire and browsing on the resprouting of subtropical dune thicket shrubs in the southeastern Cape Floristic Region	4
Blowing in the wind: anemochory in blackbrush habitat of South Texas	4
Influence of environmental and intrinsic factors on the flowering success and petal morphology of Pulsatilla patens and the hybrid Pulsatilla patens × vernalis in Finland	4
Geographical and ecological distribution analysis of Dalbergia Calderonii Standl. (Fabaceae): implications for the conservation of this critically endangered rosewood	4
Herbivore exclusion and water availability improve success across 76 translocations of 50 threatened plant species in a biodiversity hotspot with a Mediterranean climate	4