OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Basic and Applied Ecology is 10. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Facilitation by a dwarf shrub enhances plant diversity of human-valued species at high elevations in the Himalayas of Nepal	108
Short-term response of ground-dwelling arthropods to storm-related disturbances is mediated by topography and dispersal	75
Social predation by ants as a mortality source for an arboreal gregarious forest pest	68
Testing standard growth substrates for establishing native dry sandy grassland species on extensive green roofs in Northern Germany	52
Using spatially-explicit plant competition models to optimise crop productivity in intercropped systems	42
Short-term fate of nitrogen fixed by moss-cyanobacteria associations under different rainfall regimes	37
Non-crop habitats concurrently drive crop colonization by the millet head miner and regulation by natural enemies	35
Reprint of: Tree-tree interactions and crown complementarity: the role of functional diversity and branch traits for canopy packing	35
Environmental associations of abundance-weighted functional traits in Australian plant communities	34
Nematode dynamics in an African dolomite cave: What is the role of environmental filtering in spatial and temporal distribution?	33
Tracking sucking herbivory with nitrogen isotope labelling: Lessons from an individual trait-based approach	32
Proximity to wildflower strips did not boost crop pollination on small, diversified farms harboring diverse wild bees	31
Moving north under the eye of the public: The dispersal ecology of the Nosferatu spider, documented by citizen scientists	30
The importance of blue and green landscape connectivity for biodiversity in urban ponds	28
Artificial light at night increases the nighttime feeding of monarch butterfly caterpillars without affecting host plant quality	27
Semi-natural habitats are key to breeding bird diversity in intensified vineyard landscapes across Europe	27
Tree diversity promotes predatory wasps and parasitoids but not pollinator bees in a subtropical experimental forest	27
Abundance and trait-matching both shape interaction frequencies between plants and birds in seed-dispersal networks	27
A conceptual framework for urban ecological restoration and rehabilitation	26
An observational assessment of winter human-nature interaction in urban parks	25
Editorial Board	24
Improving wild bee monitoring, sampling methods, and conservation	24
Testimonials to reconstruct past abundances of wildlife populations	23
Temporal changes of biodiversity in urban running waters – Results of a twelve-year monitoring study	23
Does weed suppression by high crop density depend on crop spatial pattern and soil water availability?	22

Biodiversity in urban blue space – increasing knowledge and species richness	22
Effects of perennial wildflower strips and landscape structure on birds in intensively farmed agricultural landscapes	21
Exploring relationships between time of day and pollinator activity in the context of pesticide use	21
Are alien plant species superior to natives, and is this determined by performance measure and study design? A meta-analysis	21
Simply the green: Urban refuges	21
Non-additive effects of multiple predators alter the biological control of the coffee leaf miner (Leucoptera coffeella)	21
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]	21
Comparing the performance of two camera trap-based methods to survey small mustelids	20
Floristic composition and plant functional type diversity of the basalt cliffs of Western Ghats, India	20
Where do hamsters go after cereal harvest? A case study.	20
Book Review	19
Distance- and density-dependent recruitment of common ragwort is not driven by plant-soil feedbacks	19
Towards sustainable agricultural landscapes: Lessons from an interdisciplinary research-based framework applied to the Saint Lawrence floodplain	19
Editorial Board	19
Herbivore-herbivore interactions complicate links between soil fertility and pest resistance	19
Changes in weed vegetation across transects in maize fields	19
How cushion plant communities structure nival soil biodiversity: A metabarcoding study in the French Alps	18
Editorial Board	18
Foraging risk in scavenging ecology: A study of scavenger behavior and patterns of bacterial growth	18
Plant functional composition as an effective surrogate for biodiversity conservation	18
Corrigendum to “Drought response and urban-pollinator attractiveness of ornamental plant species” [Basic and Applied Ecology Volume 78, August 2024, Pages 1–13]	18
Editorial Board	18
Decreasing nitrogen deposition rates: Good news for oligotrophic grassland species?	17
Contrasting effects of street light shapes and LED color temperatures on nocturnal insects and bats	17
Extensive vegetation management and semi-natural habitats increase plant alpha and gamma diversity in European vineyards	17
The role of non-volatile chemicals of floral rewards in plant-pollinator interactions	17
Bottom-up and top-down drivers of herbivory on Arabica coffee along an environmental and management gradient	17
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	17
Viticulture abandonment benefits the bird community of the French Mediterranean	16
Geographic variation in the population trends of common breeding birds across central Europe	16
Seedling recruitment of small-seeded and large-seeded species in forests and pastures in southern Ecuador	16
Soundscape for urban ecological security evaluation	16
Dynamic trait-niche relationships shape niche partitioning across habitat transformation gradients	16
A review of global trends in the study types used to investigate bee nesting biology	16
Impacts of coastal realignment on biodiversity. A systematic review and meta-analysis	15
Plant species diversity affects plant nutrient pools by affecting plant biomass and nutrient concentrations in high-nitrogen ecosystems	15
A meta-analysis of biocontrol potential and herbivore pressure in olive crops: Does integrated pest management make a difference?	15
Urbanisation reduced body size but potentially improved flight performance in bees and wasps	15
Research agenda on biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services in European cities	15
Plant diversity on islands in the Anthropocene: Integrating the effects of the theory of island biogeography and human activities	14
Temporal resource partitioning mediates vertebrate coexistence at carcasses: The role of competitive and facilitative interactions	14
Changing assembly rules during secondary succession: evidence for non-random patterns	14
Vascular plant and ground beetle diversity on wet arable land versus conventional crop fields	14
WITHDRAWN: Sown wildflower areas for biodiversity conservation and multifunctional agricultural landscapes	14
Sown wildflower areas for biodiversity conservation and multifunctional agricultural landscapes	14
Towards an effective in-situ biodiversity assessment in European forests	13
Taxonomic and functional characteristics of field edge weed communities along a gradient of crop management intensity	13
Larger cities host richer bee faunas, but are no refuge for species with concerning conservation status: Empirical evidence from Western Europe	13
Cliffs support lichen communities unique from nearby forests	13
Bees and pollination in grassland habitats in Helsinki (Finland) are diverse but dominated by polylectic species	13

Distribution, behavior and diet of the Asiatic black bear in human modified landscapes	12
Quantifying the mutualism-antagonism continuum for seed removal by a granivorous disperser	12
Irrigation decreases flower cover and beneficial arthropod abundances in Mediterranean vineyards	12
Does crop genetic diversity support positive biodiversity effects under experimental drought?	12
Can novel seed mixes provide a more diverse, abundant, earlier, and longer-lasting floral resource for bees than current mixes?	12
Challenges and opportunities when studying movement ecology in science and practical conservation	12
A global assessment of the species composition and effectiveness of watermelon pollinators and the management strategies to inform effective pollination service delivery	12
Reprint of: Drivers of within-tree leaf trait variation in a tropical planted forest varying in tree species richness	12
BOOK REVIEW	12
Intraspecific interactions in the annual legume Medicago minima are shaped by both genetic variation for competitive ability and reduced competition among kin	11
Bumblebee workers avoid foraging in road verges along busy roads	11
Pollinator supplementation mitigates pollination deficits in smallholder avocado (Persea americana Mill.) production systems in Kenya	11
Ant taxonomic and functional beta-diversity respond differently to changes in forest cover and spatial distance	11
Editorial Board	11
Carnivores cross irrigation canals more often through overpasses than through culverts	11
Crop gains induced by diversification exceed crop losses to diseases and weeds in a low-input rice cultivation system	11
Positive association between foliar silicon and extrafloral nectar in Vicia faba with application of methyl jasmonate	11
What plant–pollinator network structure tells us about the mechanisms underlying the bidirectional biodiversity productivity relationship?	11
Asynchrony between solitary bee emergence and flower availability reduces flower visitation rate and may affect offspring size	11
BOOK REVIEW	11
Soil nutrients and variation in biomass rather than native species richness influence introduced plant richness in a semi-arid grassland	11
Olive grove intensification negatively affects wintering bird communities in central Spain	11
Climate and soil factors drive the functional and phylogenetic assembly of Qinghai-Tibetan grassland communities via multiple paths	10
Making the best of a hard job: A response to Nakashima (2022)	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
Functional traits mediate ant community assembly in a West African savannah-forest mosaic (Côte d'Ivoire)	10
The significance of tree-tree interactions for forest ecosystem functioning	10
Warming enhances the effects of nitrogen addition on fungal but not on bacterial diversity in an alpine meadow	10
Mulching has negative impact on fungal and plant diversity in Slovak oligotrophic grasslands	10
Time since establishment drives bee and hoverfly diversity, abundance of crop-pollinating bees and aphidophagous hoverflies in perennial wildflower strips	10
Predator and pollinator? An invasive hornet alters the pollination dynamics of a native plant	10
Long-term data shows increasing dominance of Bombus terrestris with climate warming	10
Hand pollination of global crops – A systematic review	10
Recovery of local dragonfly diversity following restoration of an artificial lake in an urban area near Buenos Aires	10
Proglacial slopes are protected against erosion by trait diverse and dense plant communities associated with specific microbial communities	10