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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Nematode dynamics in an African dolomite cave: What is the role of environmental filtering in spatial and temporal distribution?	60
Tracking sucking herbivory with nitrogen isotope labelling: Lessons from an individual trait-based approach	57
Abundance and trait-matching both shape interaction frequencies between plants and birds in seed-dispersal networks	45
Non-crop habitats concurrently drive crop colonization by the millet head miner and regulation by natural enemies	43
Semi-natural habitats are key to breeding bird diversity in intensified vineyard landscapes across Europe	40
Proximity to wildflower strips did not boost crop pollination on small, diversified farms harboring diverse wild bees	39
Artificial light at night increases the nighttime feeding of monarch butterfly caterpillars without affecting host plant quality	37
Short-term fate of nitrogen fixed by moss-cyanobacteria associations under different rainfall regimes	37
Short-term response of ground-dwelling arthropods to storm-related disturbances is mediated by topography and dispersal	35
Moving north under the eye of the public: The dispersal ecology of the Nosferatu spider, documented by citizen scientists	34
Using spatially-explicit plant competition models to optimise crop productivity in intercropped systems	33
Spatial distribution and climate dependency of the hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) in east Africa: Implications for conservation beyond protected areas	31
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]	31
Australian green roofs attract bees with similar functional traits, but species-specific responses to local attributes differ significantly	28
Bird and bat diversity, herbivory and trade-offs with yield in coffee agroforests in Arabica coffee’s native range	28
Foraging behaviour and pollination contribution of naturally occurring bumble bees in red clover	27
Defining the invasion boundaries of a non-native bark beetle, Ips amitinus	27
Effects of land cover on honey bee foraging performance: Analysis for 185 sites in Germany	27
An observational assessment of winter human-nature interaction in urban parks	27
Biodiversity in urban blue space – increasing knowledge and species richness	26
Does weed suppression by high crop density depend on crop spatial pattern and soil water availability?	26
Testimonials to reconstruct past abundances of wildlife populations	26
Non-additive effects of multiple predators alter the biological control of the coffee leaf miner (Leucoptera coffeella)	26
Are alien plant species superior to natives, and is this determined by performance measure and study design? A meta-analysis	25
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	25

Distance- and density-dependent recruitment of common ragwort is not driven by plant-soil feedbacks	24
Improving wild bee monitoring, sampling methods, and conservation	24
Changes in weed vegetation across transects in maize fields	24
Floristic composition and plant functional type diversity of the basalt cliffs of Western Ghats, India	23
Plant functional composition as an effective surrogate for biodiversity conservation	23
Invasive common milkweed strongly simplifies insect flower-visiting networks	22
Editorial Board	22
Book Review	21
Comparing the performance of two camera trap-based methods to survey small mustelids	21
Exploring relationships between time of day and pollinator activity in the context of pesticide use	19
Towards sustainable agricultural landscapes: Lessons from an interdisciplinary research-based framework applied to the Saint Lawrence floodplain	19
Simply the green: Urban refuges	19
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	18
Traits of hymenopterans, dipterans and plants that indicate vulnerability to landscape homogenization	18
A review of global trends in the study types used to investigate bee nesting biology	18
Extensive vegetation management and semi-natural habitats increase plant alpha and gamma diversity in European vineyards	18
Limited immediate effect of artificial light of realistic intensity on flight behaviour of commuting pond bat (Myotis dasycneme)	17
Soundscape for urban ecological security evaluation	17
How cushion plant communities structure nival soil biodiversity: A metabarcoding study in the French Alps	17
Corrigendum to “Drought response and urban-pollinator attractiveness of ornamental plant species” [Basic and Applied Ecology Volume 78, August 2024, Pages 1–13]	17
Residents’ perceptions of cultural ecosystem services from urban green spaces: A comparative study of Korea and Germany	17
Editorial Board	17
Foraging risk in scavenging ecology: A study of scavenger behavior and patterns of bacterial growth	16
Contrasting effects of street light shapes and LED color temperatures on nocturnal insects and bats	16
The role of non-volatile chemicals of floral rewards in plant-pollinator interactions	16
Decreasing nitrogen deposition rates: Good news for oligotrophic grassland species?	15
Seedling recruitment of small-seeded and large-seeded species in forests and pastures in southern Ecuador	15
Coffee berry borer control, but not coffee yield, is mediated by non-additive interaction between birds and ants across different cultivation systems	15
Urbanisation reduced body size but potentially improved flight performance in bees and wasps	15
Viticulture abandonment benefits the bird community of the French Mediterranean	15
Impacts of coastal realignment on biodiversity. A systematic review and meta-analysis	14
Towards precision grazing: Spatio-temporal dynamics of the relation between cattle, vegetation, and arthropods	14
Prolonged Reduction in Grassland Arthropod Activity After Mowing Revealed by AI Camera Trap Monitoring	14
Strong genetic differentiation of Pedicularis palustris supports local seed sourcing in wetland restoration	14
Cliffs support lichen communities unique from nearby forests	14
A meta-analysis of biocontrol potential and herbivore pressure in olive crops: Does integrated pest management make a difference?	14
WITHDRAWN: Sown wildflower areas for biodiversity conservation and multifunctional agricultural landscapes	13
Distribution, behavior and diet of the Asiatic black bear in human modified landscapes	13
Can novel seed mixes provide a more diverse, abundant, earlier, and longer-lasting floral resource for bees than current mixes?	13
Effects of grassland management on ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) assemblages and availability as prey for farmland birds	13
Sown wildflower areas for biodiversity conservation and multifunctional agricultural landscapes	13
Larger cities host richer bee faunas, but are no refuge for species with concerning conservation status: Empirical evidence from Western Europe	12
Crop gains induced by diversification exceed crop losses to diseases and weeds in a low-input rice cultivation system	12
Temporal resource partitioning mediates vertebrate coexistence at carcasses: The role of competitive and facilitative interactions	12
Bees and pollination in grassland habitats in Helsinki (Finland) are diverse but dominated by polylectic species	12
Plant diversity on islands in the Anthropocene: Integrating the effects of the theory of island biogeography and human activities	12
BOOK REVIEW	12
Towards an effective in-situ biodiversity assessment in European forests	12
Space-for-Time Substitution to study changes in flowering phenology in herbaceous species is most reliable for early-flowering species	12
Editorial Board	12

Challenges and opportunities when studying movement ecology in science and practical conservation	11
Quantifying the mutualism-antagonism continuum for seed removal by a granivorous disperser	11
Bumblebee workers avoid foraging in road verges along busy roads	11
A global assessment of the species composition and effectiveness of watermelon pollinators and the management strategies to inform effective pollination service delivery	11
What plant–pollinator network structure tells us about the mechanisms underlying the bidirectional biodiversity productivity relationship?	11
Irrigation decreases flower cover and beneficial arthropod abundances in Mediterranean vineyards	11
Positive association between foliar silicon and extrafloral nectar in Vicia faba with application of methyl jasmonate	11
Warming enhances the effects of nitrogen addition on fungal but not on bacterial diversity in an alpine meadow	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
Using historical samples to re-construct the predatory diet of carabid beetles through time	10
Proglacial slopes are protected against erosion by trait diverse and dense plant communities associated with specific microbial communities	10
Carnivores cross irrigation canals more often through overpasses than through culverts	10
Olive grove intensification negatively affects wintering bird communities in central Spain	10
Ant taxonomic and functional beta-diversity respond differently to changes in forest cover and spatial distance	10
Unpacking the fitness consequences of a warmer spring on an overwintering butterfly	10
Editorial Board	9
Smelling danger: Lady beetle odors affect aphid population abundance and feeding, but not movement between plants	9
The multiple-mechanisms hypothesis of biodiversity–stability relationships	9
Functional traits mediate ant community assembly in a West African savannah-forest mosaic (Côte d'Ivoire)	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
Climate and soil factors drive the functional and phylogenetic assembly of Qinghai-Tibetan grassland communities via multiple paths	9
Floral availability outweighs aphid presence in supporting coccinellid abundance across life stages and promotes aphid predation	9
Native and alien plant species respond differently to landscape and local factors shaping spontaneous herbaceous vegetation in villages	9
Habitat heterogeneity promotes bird diversity in agricultural landscapes: Insights from remote sensing data	9
Phenology leads to different wild bees with different traits pollinating spring- and summer-blooming crops	9