OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Basic and Applied Ecology 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Tracking sucking herbivory with nitrogen isotope labelling: Lessons from an individual trait-based approach	66
Non-crop habitats concurrently drive crop colonization by the millet head miner and regulation by natural enemies	63
Moving north under the eye of the public: The dispersal ecology of the Nosferatu spider, documented by citizen scientists	50
Short-term fate of nitrogen fixed by moss-cyanobacteria associations under different rainfall regimes	48
Using spatially-explicit plant competition models to optimise crop productivity in intercropped systems	47
Nematode dynamics in an African dolomite cave: What is the role of environmental filtering in spatial and temporal distribution?	47
Artificial light at night increases the nighttime feeding of monarch butterfly caterpillars without affecting host plant quality	46
Proximity to wildflower strips did not boost crop pollination on small, diversified farms harboring diverse wild bees	41
Abundance and trait-matching both shape interaction frequencies between plants and birds in seed-dispersal networks	36
Shrub encroachment on fishpond transition zones alters avian assemblages and insect biomass in a Central European biosphere reserve	34
Short-term response of ground-dwelling arthropods to storm-related disturbances is mediated by topography and dispersal	32
Semi-natural habitats are key to breeding bird diversity in intensified vineyard landscapes across Europe	32
Testimonials to reconstruct past abundances of wildlife populations	31
Foraging behaviour and pollination contribution of naturally occurring bumble bees in red clover	31
Effects of land cover on honey bee foraging performance: Analysis for 185 sites in Germany	30
Defining the invasion boundaries of a non-native bark beetle, Ips amitinus	29
Spatial distribution and climate dependency of the hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) in east Africa: Implications for conservation beyond protected areas	28
Bird and bat diversity, herbivory and trade-offs with yield in coffee agroforests in Arabica coffee’s native range	27
Non-additive effects of multiple predators alter the biological control of the coffee leaf miner (Leucoptera coffeella)	26
Biodiversity in urban blue space – increasing knowledge and species richness	26
The impact of climate, local habitat, surrounding landscape and management on coffee wilt disease and Armillaria root rot on Arabica coffee in its native range	26
An observational assessment of winter human-nature interaction in urban parks	24
Australian green roofs attract bees with similar functional traits, but species-specific responses to local attributes differ significantly	23
Improving wild bee monitoring, sampling methods, and conservation	23
Are alien plant species superior to natives, and is this determined by performance measure and study design? A meta-analysis	23

Effects of subtropical forest tree species richness on soil mite biodiversity and soil quality	22
Towards sustainable agricultural landscapes: Lessons from an interdisciplinary research-based framework applied to the Saint Lawrence floodplain	21
Distance- and density-dependent recruitment of common ragwort is not driven by plant-soil feedbacks	20
Floristic composition and plant functional type diversity of the basalt cliffs of Western Ghats, India	19
Book Review	19
Editorial Board	19
Changes in weed vegetation across transects in maize fields	18
Exploring relationships between time of day and pollinator activity in the context of pesticide use	18
Invasive common milkweed strongly simplifies insect flower-visiting networks	18
Soil environmental nutrient constraint changes the negative association between alien species proliferation and native functional niche dimensionality in urban wastelands	18
Comparing the performance of two camera trap-based methods to survey small mustelids	18
Simply the green: Urban refuges	18
Plant functional composition as an effective surrogate for biodiversity conservation	18
Traits of hymenopterans, dipterans and plants that indicate vulnerability to landscape homogenization	18
Extensive vegetation management and semi-natural habitats increase plant alpha and gamma diversity in European vineyards	17
Soundscape for urban ecological security evaluation	16
How cushion plant communities structure nival soil biodiversity: A metabarcoding study in the French Alps	16
Corrigendum to “Drought response and urban-pollinator attractiveness of ornamental plant species” [Basic and Applied Ecology Volume 78, August 2024, Pages 1–13]	16
Contrasting effects of street light shapes and LED color temperatures on nocturnal insects and bats	16
Editorial Board	16
Seedling recruitment of small-seeded and large-seeded species in forests and pastures in southern Ecuador	15
Limited immediate effect of artificial light of realistic intensity on flight behaviour of commuting pond bat (Myotis dasycneme)	15
Residents’ perceptions of cultural ecosystem services from urban green spaces: A comparative study of Korea and Germany	15
Decreasing nitrogen deposition rates: Good news for oligotrophic grassland species?	15
A review of global trends in the study types used to investigate bee nesting biology	15
A meta-analysis of biocontrol potential and herbivore pressure in olive crops: Does integrated pest management make a difference?	14
Recent technological developments allow for passive acoustic monitoring of Orthoptera (grasshoppers and crickets) in research and conservation across a broad range of temporal and spatial scales	14
Towards precision grazing: Spatio-temporal dynamics of the relation between cattle, vegetation, and arthropods	14
Strong genetic differentiation of Pedicularis palustris supports local seed sourcing in wetland restoration	14
The role of non-volatile chemicals of floral rewards in plant-pollinator interactions	14
Urbanisation reduced body size but potentially improved flight performance in bees and wasps	13
Cliffs support lichen communities unique from nearby forests	13
Viticulture abandonment benefits the bird community of the French Mediterranean	13
Prolonged reduction in grassland arthropod activity after mowing revealed by AI camera trap monitoring	13
Coffee berry borer control, but not coffee yield, is mediated by non-additive interaction between birds and ants across different cultivation systems	13
Sown wildflower areas for biodiversity conservation and multifunctional agricultural landscapes	13
The evenness illusion	12
Bees and pollination in grassland habitats in Helsinki (Finland) are diverse but dominated by polylectic species	12
Space-for-Time Substitution to study changes in flowering phenology in herbaceous species is most reliable for early-flowering species	12
Plant diversity on islands in the Anthropocene: Integrating the effects of the theory of island biogeography and human activities	12
Distribution, behavior and diet of the Asiatic black bear in human modified landscapes	12
Effects of grassland management on ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) assemblages and availability as prey for farmland birds	12
Larger cities host richer bee faunas, but are no refuge for species with concerning conservation status: Empirical evidence from Western Europe	12
Towards an effective in-situ biodiversity assessment in European forests	12
Quantifying the mutualism-antagonism continuum for seed removal by a granivorous disperser	11
Positive association between foliar silicon and extrafloral nectar in Vicia faba with application of methyl jasmonate	11
Bumblebee workers avoid foraging in road verges along busy roads	11
Crop gains induced by diversification exceed crop losses to diseases and weeds in a low-input rice cultivation system	11
Climate and urbanization as drivers of range expansion and abundance in thermophilic insects: the case of the butterfly Zizeeria knysna	11
What plant–pollinator network structure tells us about the mechanisms underlying the bidirectional biodiversity productivity relationship?	11

BOOK REVIEW	11
A global assessment of the species composition and effectiveness of watermelon pollinators and the management strategies to inform effective pollination service delivery	11
Irrigation decreases flower cover and beneficial arthropod abundances in Mediterranean vineyards	11
Challenges and opportunities when studying movement ecology in science and practical conservation	11
Editorial Board	11
Using historical samples to re-construct the predatory diet of carabid beetles through time	10
Map simulator of tick abundance in heterogeneous agricultural landscapes	10
Olive grove intensification negatively affects wintering bird communities in central Spain	10
Warming enhances the effects of nitrogen addition on fungal but not on bacterial diversity in an alpine meadow	10
Proglacial slopes are protected against erosion by trait diverse and dense plant communities associated with specific microbial communities	10
Unpacking the fitness consequences of a warmer spring on an overwintering butterfly	10
Climate and human influence shape the interactive role of the honeybee in pollination networks beyond its native distributional range	10
Contrasting effects of land-use and local disturbance on plant and pollinator communities in wetlands	10
Predator and pollinator? An invasive hornet alters the pollination dynamics of a native plant	10
Habitat heterogeneity promotes bird diversity in agricultural landscapes: Insights from remote sensing data	9
Editorial Board	9
Climate and soil factors drive the functional and phylogenetic assembly of Qinghai-Tibetan grassland communities via multiple paths	9
Native and alien plant species respond differently to landscape and local factors shaping spontaneous herbaceous vegetation in villages	9
Environmental complexity and predator density mediate a stable earwig-woolly apple aphid interaction	9
Effects of land-use and climate change on grasshopper assemblages differ between protected and unprotected grasslands	9
Most habitat's and species' assessments in German Natura 2000 sites reflect unfavourable conservation states	9
Smelling danger: Lady beetle odors affect aphid population abundance and feeding, but not movement between plants	9
Making the best of a hard job: A response to Nakashima (2022)	9
Drought response and urban-pollinator attractiveness of ornamental plant species	9
The multiple-mechanisms hypothesis of biodiversity–stability relationships	9
Hydrological recruitment niches of wetland plants are associated with dormancy, alternating temperature, and oxygen requirements	9
Impacts of duration and intensity of artificial light at night on life history, mating, food consumption, and chemical surface profiles of a leaf beetle species	9
Accuracy of UAV-based Natura 2000 habitat mapping: seasonal and spectral drivers, with a PlanetScope benchmark	9
Floral availability outweighs aphid presence in supporting coccinellid abundance across life stages and promotes aphid predation	9
Functional traits mediate ant community assembly in a West African savannah-forest mosaic (Côte d'Ivoire)	9
Phenology leads to different wild bees with different traits pollinating spring- and summer-blooming crops	9
Effects of phylogenetic associations on environmental and temporal niche partitioning among sympatric mammals	9
Effects of alien host plant on wing coloration and mating behavior of an endangered butterfly	9
Threats and benefits of invasive alien plant species on pollinators	9