Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Papers
(The median citation count of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment is 0. 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.)
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Millipedes diving into a small tributary?152
Issue Information151
Erratum144
Harnessing trait–environment interactions to predict ecosystem functions111
Artificial habitat structures for animal conservation: design and implementation, risks and opportunities97
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COVID resilience inside the research ecosystem94
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Attracted to death76
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Higher incidence of high‐severity fire in and near industrially managed forests70
Wildlife gardening: an urban nexus of social and ecological relationships67
Drones address an observational blind spot for biological oceanography65
Relationship with the land as a foundation for ecosystem stewardship64
Marine species introduction via reproduction and its response to ship transit routes61
The paradox of forbs in grasslands and the legacy of the mammoth steppe60
Toward an improved understanding of causation in the ecological sciences59
How to pay for ecosystem services53
Modern building structures are a landscape‐level driver of bat–human exposure risk in Kenya53
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What is the fitness benefit of night lighting for toads?51
Protecting threatened species and music traditions50
RAD needs monitoring47
All‐true‐ism45
Forest ecosystem properties emerge from interactions of structure and disturbance45
Hunting on dangerous ground45
Four‐Dimensional Ecology Education (4DEE) for everyone: teaching ecology to non‐majors44
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Vagrancy in Antarctic and sub‐Antarctic pinnipeds37
Course‐based undergraduate research to advance environmental education, science, and resource management34
Dispatches34
Twitter data reveal six distinct environmental personas32
Centering 30 × 30 conservation initiatives on freshwater ecosystems32
From meta‐system theory to the sustainable management of rivers in the Anthropocene31
Managing the threat of infectious disease in fisheries and aquaculture using structured decision making30
Deoxygenation—coming to a water body near you26
Cities as sanctuaries26
Quantifying the “avoided” biodiversity impacts associated with economic development25
Generating ecological insights from historical data25
“Lianification” or liana invasion – is there a difference?24
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COVID‐19 lockdowns increase public interest in urban nature24
Moose and wood ducks – an unlikely partnership?24
Non‐consumptive killing of a conspecific dragonfly24
Aposematism as a trap? A case of heavy predation on a poisonous salamander23
Urban parks and low‐dispersal species23
Small artificial impoundments have big implications for hydrology and freshwater biodiversity22
Unusual nectar‐thieving behavior in Brazil21
How climate‐change awareness can provoke physical symptoms21
Mitigating soil greenhouse‐gas emissions from land‐use change in tropical peatlands21
Issue Information20
Site fidelity as a maladaptive behavior in the Anthropocene19
Can 30 × 30 targets stop island extinctions?19
A theoretical framework for the ecological role of three‐dimensional structural diversity19
Co‐benefits of and trade‐offs between natural climate solutions and Sustainable Development Goals19
Near‐term forecasts of NEON lakes reveal gradients of environmental predictability across the US18
Toward a predictable cask theory of species extinction assessment in the Anthropocene18
Managing multi‐species plant invasions when interactions influence their impact18
Replace the ivory tower with the fire tower17
Are all‐girls programs sexist?17
Size matters in nature17
No branch left behind: tracking terrestrial biodiversity from a phylogenetic completeness perspective16
The global rise of crustacean fisheries16
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Location matters: planting urban trees in the right places improves cooling15
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Standing on one foot15
Sandy beach social–ecological systems at risk: regime shifts, collapses, and governance challenges15
Tree frogs serve as a hotel for moth flies14
Dispatches14
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Glass‐like flowers in the rain13
Will greater argonaut strandings in southeast Australia increase with climate change?13
The human–grass–fire cycle: how people and invasives co‐occur to drive fire regimes12
Ants actively carry microplastics12
Eurasian otters are becoming urbanized12
Ecotourism impacts on reef fishes in a marine reserve during the COVID‐19 era12
When avifauna collide: the case for lethal control of barred owls in western North America12
Webs of science: mentor networks influence women's integration into STEM fields12
Logistical and preference bias in participatory science butterfly data12
Green infrastructure for urban resilience: a trait‐based framework11
Structural diversity as a reliable and novel predictor for ecosystem productivity11
Managing ecosystem damage from extreme events11
Riparian buffers can help mitigate biodiversity declines in oil palm agriculture11
Identity theft: anti‐predator mimicry by the giant anteater?10
A scenario‐guided strategy for the future management of biological invasions10
Dead rock python, the new fragrance from Crocuta10
Dispatches10
Science in a changing world10
Last refuge for Arctic fauna10
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Browning and blueing – what is the fate of polar coasts?10
US lakes are monitored disproportionately less in communities of color9
Swallow‐tailed gull predation on a marine eel: personality traits implied?9
Unlocking our understanding of intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams with genomic tools9
Dispatches9
Landsat@509
Can AI interpretation increase inclusivity?8
Virtual conferences improve inclusion in science8
Re‐envisioning urban landscapes: lichens, liverworts, and mosses coexist spontaneously with us8
Can we coevolve with AI?8
Plugging the leaks: antibiotic resistance at human–animal interfaces in low‐resource settings8
Importance of private and communal lands to sustainable conservation of Africa's rhinoceroses7
Setting your service agenda7
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Geophagy in African savanna elephants7
Prevalence of discourse on public engagement with science in ecology literature7
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The ecological cost of reproduction in the proboscis bat7
Emergent hotspots of biotic disturbances and their consequences for forest resilience7
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Arresting the spread of invasive species in continental systems6
Citizen science to address the global issue of bird–window collisions6
Forecasting range shifts using abundance distributions along environmental gradients6
Going my way?5
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A native parrot as an invasive plant controller5
Reckless parenting with a purpose5
Exoneration of the shrike5
Historically excluded groups in ecology are undervalued and poorly treated5
Camouflaged life in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest5
Time to retire “alien” from the invasion ecology lexicon5
Squirrel consuming “poisonous” mushrooms5
Treefrogs near the top of a tropical rainforest5
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The American horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) spawns regularly in salt marshes4
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“Best available science” and the reproducibility crisis4
Impact assessment of coastal marine range shifts to support proactive management4
The essential carbon service provided by northern peatlands4
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Clever commensalism in a harsh environment4
Disease‐smart climate adaptation for wildlife management and conservation4
Tropical cyclone risk to global mangrove ecosystems: potential future regional shifts4
Mermaids by another name4
What is Traditional Ecological Knowledge and why does it matter?4
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What's in a name? The paradox of citizen science and community science3
Advancing freshwater science with sensor data collected by community scientists3
Cultivating curiosity3
Allyship requires action3
Reshaping the Tree of Life: ecological implications of evolution in the Anthropocene3
Promoting equity in the Conservation Reserve Program across the southeastern US3
Evaluating conservation units using network analysis: a sea duck case study3
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The art of hiding in plain sight3
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Maladapted in the Anthropocene: communal hyperfidelity in snakes3
The frog and the princess3
Male and female crab spiders “cooperate” to mimic a flower3
Issue Information3
Erratum3
Structural diversity: a digital revolution3
A native raptor contributing to the biological control of an invasive species2
How do urban trees vary across the US? It depends on where and how you look2
Sex on the beach2
Predator personalities alter ecosystem services2
Dispatches2
Issue Information2
Habitat‐mediated soundscape conservation in marine ecosystems2
Pathway to mainstream youth engagement and intergenerational partnership in nature conservation2
New arrivals: natural colonization of an island by a large vertebrate2
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The Translocation Continuum Framework for context‐specific decision making2
Discovery of solar sea slugs in the Falkland Islands2
Green pockets with seeds2
Disruption of cultural burning promotes shrub encroachment and unprecedented wildfires2
Stuff of nightmares2
Extreme event ecology needs proactive funding2
Elevating the human dimension in ecology—a call for action2
Participatory action research generates knowledge for Sustainable Development Goals2
Erratum2
Connecting ecosystem services science and policy in the field2
Increasing the resilience of ecological restoration to extreme climatic events2
Inducing biological resistance to invasive plants with adapted native species2
Drought and deluge—opportunities for climate‐change adaptation in US national parks2
Pacific herring spawns transfer energy to coastal ecosystems2
Treasure troves of tabasheer2
“Authors declare no competing interests”—really?2
The Fieldwork Wellness Framework: a new approach to field research in ecology2
A king among queens2
From plant litter to soil organic matter: a game to understand carbon dynamics2
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A global synthesis of trends in human experience of nature2
Shifting along the urbanization gradient: A countryside hawk now thrives in the city2
Twenty years of Frontiers2
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Yorke Bay, Falkland Islands: a question for coastal management2
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Climate‐driven diatom aggregations pose a risk to long‐lived Antarctic filter feeders1
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Road salts, human safety, and the rising salinity of our fresh waters1
The Dasgupta Review: resetting the stage for a new paradigm1
High stakes and sacrifice in the Arctic1
Three species of birds in one nest1
Precise knowledge of commodity trade is needed to understand invasion flows1
Hidden in plain sight1
Subseasonal forecasts provide a powerful tool for dynamic marine mammal management1
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Open Access perpetuates differences between higher‐ and lower‐income countries1
Reply to Gilbert, Eyster, and Zipkin1
A flower’s middle lobe mimics an anther1
Taking a chance1
National parks in Spain are failing to protect wetlands1
Floral parasites: mutualism or exploitation in pollination?1
Crow predation on intertidal invertebrates1
Supplementary bird feeding as an overlooked contribution to local phosphorus cycles1
Conservation of the Atlantic Forest trees through Indigenous sustainability1
Building US food‐energy‐water security requires avoiding unintended consequences for ecosystems1
Air pollution: a threat to insect pollination1
Tough questions for the “30 × 30” conservation agenda1
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Duration record for a GPS‐transmitter fitted to a vulture1
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Losing flow in free‐flowing Mediterranean‐climate streams1
A silent spring, or a new cacophony? Invasive plants as maestros of modern soundscapes1
Where no elephant has gone before1
Host manipulation by a parasitic plant?1
Dispatches1
Advancing management of urban forested natural areas: toward an urban silviculture?1
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The seal people1
Minding the boundary: social–ecological contexts for fence ecology and management1
Flagship individuals in biodiversity conservation1
Charting a path for the National Nature Assessment1
Leveraging the anthropause1
Dynamic connectivity assessment for a terrestrial predator in a metropolitan region1
TheNEONEcological Forecasting Challenge1
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Modulation of ecosystem services by animal personalities1
What's the point of peer review?1
The cost of war for biodiversity: a potential ecocide in Ukraine1
Rangeland afforestation is not a natural climate solution1
Stealthier than we thought1
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Fostering ecological understanding in and engagement with local communities1
Lidar and deep learning reveal forest structural controls on snowpack1
Disgusting, delicious durians1
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