Basic and Applied Ecology

Papers
(The H4-Index of Basic and Applied Ecology is 24. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Reprint of: Tree-tree interactions and crown complementarity: the role of functional diversity and branch traits for canopy packing84
Non-crop habitats concurrently drive crop colonization by the millet head miner and regulation by natural enemies77
Using spatially-explicit plant competition models to optimise crop productivity in intercropped systems58
The importance of blue and green landscape connectivity for biodiversity in urban ponds49
Artificial light at night increases the nighttime feeding of monarch butterfly caterpillars without affecting host plant quality39
Tracking sucking herbivory with nitrogen isotope labelling: Lessons from an individual trait-based approach37
Proximity to wildflower strips did not boost crop pollination on small, diversified farms harboring diverse wild bees37
Abundance and trait-matching both shape interaction frequencies between plants and birds in seed-dispersal networks37
Testing standard growth substrates for establishing native dry sandy grassland species on extensive green roofs in Northern Germany36
Short-term fate of nitrogen fixed by moss-cyanobacteria associations under different rainfall regimes35
Nematode dynamics in an African dolomite cave: What is the role of environmental filtering in spatial and temporal distribution?34
Facilitation by a dwarf shrub enhances plant diversity of human-valued species at high elevations in the Himalayas of Nepal31
Short-term response of ground-dwelling arthropods to storm-related disturbances is mediated by topography and dispersal30
Social predation by ants as a mortality source for an arboreal gregarious forest pest30
Environmental associations of abundance-weighted functional traits in Australian plant communities30
Semi-natural habitats are key to breeding bird diversity in intensified vineyard landscapes across Europe26
Moving north under the eye of the public: The dispersal ecology of the Nosferatu spider, documented by citizen scientists26
Editorial Board26
Non-additive effects of multiple predators alter the biological control of the coffee leaf miner (Leucoptera coffeella)25
Testimonials to reconstruct past abundances of wildlife populations25
An observational assessment of winter human-nature interaction in urban parks25
Temporal changes of biodiversity in urban running waters – Results of a twelve-year monitoring study24
Yellowstone Wolves: Science and Discovery in the Worlds First National Park. Edited by Douglas W. Smith, Daniel R. Stahler and Daniel R. MacNulty. 339 pages, London: University of Chicago Press [2020]24
Are alien plant species superior to natives, and is this determined by performance measure and study design? A meta-analysis24
Australian green roofs attract bees with similar functional traits, but species-specific responses to local attributes differ significantly24
Biodiversity in urban blue space – increasing knowledge and species richness24
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