Journal for Nature Conservation

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal for Nature Conservation is 2. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Threats and protection policies of the aquatic biodiversity in the Yangtze River60
Wildlife tourism in reintroduction projects: Exploring social and economic benefits of beaver in local settings28
Effects of cattle on habitat use and diel activity of large native herbivores in a South American rangeland27
Corridors as a tool for linking habitats – Shortcomings and perspectives for plant conservation26
Factors involved in the degradation of mangrove forests in Iran: A mixed study for the management of this ecosystem24
Understanding farmers’ willingness in arable land protection cooperation by using fsQCA: Roles of perceived benefits and policy incentives22
Understanding preferences for pricing policies in Japan’s national parks using the best–worst scaling method21
Environmental DNA (eDNA): Powerful technique for biodiversity conservation20
Assessing the regional landscape connectivity for multispecies to coordinate on-the-ground needs for mitigating linear infrastructure impact in Brasov – Prahova region20
Willingness to pay for biodiversity conservation in Dachigam National Park, India20
Human-climate interactions shape fire regimes in the Cerrado of São Paulo state, Brazil20
Global research trends and gaps in ecological compensation studies from 1990 to 2020: A scientometric review19
Assessing the effectiveness of protected areas against habitat fragmentation and loss: A long-term multi-scalar analysis in a mediterranean region19
Impact of climate and land cover changes on the potential distribution of four endemic salamanders in Mexico18
Addressing ‘biodiversity naivety’ through project-based learning using iNaturalist17
Ecosystem services and ecological compensation of world heritage: A literature review17
Farmers’ preferences for result-based schemes for grassland conservation in Slovenia17
Population-level effects of wildlife rehabilitation and release vary with life-history strategy16
Can rural tourism stimulate biodiversity conservation and influence farmer's management decisions?16
Human-nature connection and soundscape perception: Insights from Tierra del Fuego, Argentina16
Valuing wetland conservation: A contingent valuation analysis among Iranian beneficiaries15
Species-specific responses to land-use change in island insectivorous bats15
Assessing the future conservation potential of the Amazon and Andes Protected Areas: Using the woolly monkey (Lagothrix lagothricha) as an umbrella species15
Quantification of catch composition in fisheries: A methodology and its application to compare biodegradable and nylon gillnets15
Snakes on a lane: Road type and edge habitat predict hotspots of snake road mortality14
Applying a systematic conservation planning tool and ecological risk index for spatial prioritization and optimization of protected area networks in Iran14
Prioritizing the next decade of freshwater turtle and tortoise conservation in West Africa13
Using drone imagery analysis in rare plant demographic studies13
Land consolidation negatively affects farmland bird diversity and conservation value13
Developing a rural ecological assessment index for Jiangsu Province, China13
What determines attitude of local people towards tiger and leopard in Nepal?13
Habitat use by tiger prey in Thailand’s Western Forest Complex: What will it take to fill a half-full tiger landscape?13
Conservation potential of semi-natural habitats for birds in intensively-used agricultural landscapes12
Comparison of methods to model species habitat networks for decision-making in nature conservation: The case of the wildcat in southern Belgium12
Restoration of rare bryophytes in degraded rich fens: The effect of sod-and-moss removal12
Transforming travel motivation into intention to pay for nature conservation in national parks: The role of Chatbot e-services12
Modulating lighting regime favours a sustainable use of show caves: A case study in NW-Italy12
Expansive shrubs: Expansion factors and ecological impacts in northern Ethiopia12
A warning call from mires of the Southern Alps (Italy): Impacts which are changing the bryophyte composition12
Farmland management regulates ecosystem services in Mediterranean drylands: Assessing the sustainability of agri-environmental payments for bird conservation12
Potential contribution of OECMs to international area-based conservation targets in a biodiversity rich country, Spain12
Overwinter behavior, movement, and survival in a recently reintroduced, endangered amphibian, Rana muscosa12
Evenly split: Exploring the highly polarized public response to the use of lethal methods to manage overabundant native wildlife in Australia11
A day on the shore: Ecological impacts of non-motorised recreational activities in and around inland water bodies11
Microclimate species distribution models estimate lower levels of climate-related habitat loss for salamanders11
The value of flagship and umbrella species for restoration and sustainable development: Bale monkeys and bamboo forest in Ethiopia11
Current threats faced by amphibian populations in the southern cone of South America11
Habitat suitability modelling to improve conservation status of two critically endangered endemic Afromontane forest bird species in Taita Hills, Kenya11
Impact of human disturbance in Japan on the distribution and diel activity pattern of terrestrial mammals11
Evaluating public interest in protected areas using Wikipedia page views11
European eel restocking programs based on wild-caught glass eels: Feasibility of quarantine stage compatible with implementation of prophylactic measures prior to scheduled reintroduction to the wild11
Genetic conservation strategies of endemic plants from edaphic habitat islands: The case of Jacobaea auricula (Asteraceae)11
Seabird population changes following mammal eradication at oceanic Saint-Paul Island, Indian Ocean10
A large scale analysis of threats to the nesting sites of Podocnemis species and the effectiveness of the coverage of these areas by the Brazilian Action Plan for Amazon Turtle Conservation10
Coral reef conservation in Bali in light of international best practice, a literature review10
Economic evaluation of ecological restoration options in gypsum habitats after mining10
Sustainable hunting and the conservation of the threatened houbara bustards10
Electrified fencing as a mitigation strategy for human-elephant conflict in Western Serengeti: Community perspectives10
A decision-making tool for restoring lowland grasslands in Europe10
The conservation and tourism development of World Natural Heritage sites: The current situation and future prospects of research10
Saving species in a snap: On the feasibility and efficacy of augmented reality-based wildlife interactions for conservation10
Unmanned aircraft systems for protected areas: Gadgetry or necessity?10
Mass of white stork nests predicted from their size: Online calculator and implications for conservation10
Climate change aggravates anthropogenic threats of the endangered savanna tree Pterocarpus erinaceus (Fabaceae) in Burkina Faso10
A global review of the threats of mining on mid-sized and large mammals10
Planning practical evidence-based decision making in conservation within time constraints: the Strategic Evidence Assessment Framework9
Political polarization of conservation issues in the era of COVID-19: An examination of partisan perspectives and priorities in the United States9
Effect of forest landscapes composition and configuration on bird community and its functional traits in a hotspot of biodiversity of Chile9
Whitewashing improves relocated nest occupancy in the white stork: An experimental test of public information9
The importance of considering human well-being to understand social preferences of ecosystem services9
The role of Natura 2000 in relation to breeding birds decline on multiple land cover types and policy implications9
Determination of priority areas for amphibian conservation in Guerrero (Mexico), through systematic conservation planning tools9
Ecological Infrastructure as a framework for mapping ecosystem services for place-based conservation and management9
Eradication of feral goats, not population control, as a strategy to conserve plant communities on Mediterranean islets9
Illegal wildlife trade is threatening conservation in the transboundary landscape of Western Himalaya9
Effectiveness of crossings as wildlife passages for mammals in the Yungas of Argentina9
Quantitative SWOT analysis: A structured and collaborative approach to reintroduction site selection for the endangered Pacific pocket mouse9
Human footprint defining conservation strategies in Patagonian landscapes: Where we are and where we want to go?9
Peruvian Amazon disappearing: Transformation of protected areas during the last two decades (2001–2019) and potential future deforestation modelling using cloud computing and MaxEnt approach9
Public perceptions of Ireland’s pollinators: A case for more inclusive pollinator conservation initiatives9
Light pollution as an ecological edge effect: Landscape ecological analysis of light pollution in protected areas in Korea8
Where will species on the move go? Insights from climate connectivity modelling across European terrestrial habitats8
Climate change causes rapid collapse of a keystone shrub from insular Alpine ecosystems8
Stakeholder mental model analysis supports focused conservation policy and actions for Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) reintroduction8
How are biodiversity and carbon stock recovered during tropical forest restoration? Supporting the ecological paradigms and political context involved8
The adequacy of alfalfa crops as an agri-environmental scheme: A review of agronomic benefits and effects on biodiversity8
Economic incentives for preserving biodiverse semi-natural pastures with calves from dairy cows8
Assessment of wildlife crime in a high-biodiversity region of Mexico8
A bare-bones scheme to choose between the species, subspecies, and ‘evolutionarily significant unit’ categories in taxonomy and conservation8
Integration of preference heterogeneity into sustainable nature conservation: From practice to policy8
The invasion by the Yellow-legged hornet: A systematic review8
Imbalances in attitudes of European citizens towards biodiversity: Did the communication of the European Biodiversity Strategy work?8
Restoring pollination is not only about pollinators: Combining ecological and practical information to identify priority plant species for restoration of the Pampa grasslands of Argentina8
Two decades of wildlife rehabilitation in Greece: Major threats, admission trends and treatment outcomes from a prominent rehabilitation centre8
Targeting efforts in rescue programmes mitigating light-induced seabird mortality: First the fat, then the skinny8
A continental approach to jaguar extirpation: A tradeoff between anthropic and intrinsic causes8
Bycatch reduction in the deep-water shrimp (Pandalus borealis) trawl fishery with a large mesh top panel8
The effect of agri-environment schemes on bees on Shropshire farms8
High extinction risk and limited habitat connectivity of Muñoa’s pampas cat, an endemic felid of the Uruguayan Savanna ecoregion8
Plastic ingestion in Asian elephants in the forested landscapes of Uttarakhand, India8
Recovery of plains rough fescue grasslands on reclaimed well sites8
Can we save critically endangered relict endemic plant species? A case study of Primula boveana Decne ex Duby in Egypt7
Exploring the participation motivations of ongoing and former citizen scientists in Taiwan Roadkill Observation Network7
An interdisciplinary conception of human-wildlife coexistence7
Public attitudes and willingness to pay toward the conservation of Crested Ibis: Insights for management7
Recreational fisheries activities and management in national parks: A global perspective7
Human-induced fear in wildlife: A review7
Potential risk of interspecific hybridization in ex situ collections7
Effects of livestock grazing on biodiversity: A meta-analysis on three trophic levels7
A review of dystrophic lake and pool habitat in Europe: An Irish perspective7
Ecological niche modelling of endemic fish within La Paz Bay: Implications for conservation7
Ex situ conservation of plant diversity in Romania: A synthesis of threatened and endemic taxa7
Prioritizing areas for conservation action in Kawthoolei, Myanmar using species distribution models7
Use of biodegradable materials to reduce marine plastic pollution in small scale coastal longline fisheries7
Point pattern analysis as a tool for assessing disease spread and population features in remaining sanctuaries of the critically endangered bivalve Pinna nobilis7
Landscape Transformations and loss of Atlantic Forests: challenges for conservation7
Far from home: Tracking the global ornamental fish trade in endangered zebra loach, Botia striata, from freshwater ecoregion and biodiversity hotspot in India7
Do strictly protected areas protect vulnerable local tree species better than human land use? Disentangling conservation value from biodiversity value7
Factors underpinning Iranian farmers’ intention to conserve biodiversity at the farm level7
Impact of anthropogenic factors on occupancy and abundance of carnivorans in the Austral Atlantic forest7
The effectiveness of regulatory signs in controlling human behaviour and Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) disturbance during breeding: an experimental test7
The impact of climate change and potential distribution of the endangered white winged wood duck (Asarcornis scutulata, 1882) in Indian eastern Himalaya7
Habitat, water quality or geomorphological degradation in the streams: Which is most important for conserving an endemic amphibian of Central Mexico?7
End of the road: Short-term responses of a large mammal community to forest road decommissioning6
An update on the conservation status and ecology of Korean terrestrial squamates6
Wolf depredation on livestock in Daursky State Nature Biosphere Reserve, Russia6
Varying response of breeding waders to experimental manipulation of their habitat and predators6
Using angling logbook data to inform fishery management decisions6
Exploring expert perception of protected areas’ vulnerability to biological invasions6
Estimating the effects of road-kills on the Fire Salamander population along a river6
How does the fire regime change after creating a protected area in the Brazilian Cerrado?6
Occupation rates of artificial nest boxes by secondary cavity-nesting birds: The influence of nest site characteristics6
From military training area to National Park over 20 years: Indicators for outcome evaluation in a large-scale restoration project in alpine Norway6
Arapaima co-management through the lens of the Protected Areas Assets Framework6
Invasion pathways and lag times in the spread of Callosciurus erythraeus introduced into Argentina6
Human–elephant coexistence challenges in Myanmar: An analysis of fatal elephant attacks on humans and elephant mortality6
A decision support tool for evaluating the wildlife corridor design and conservation performance using analytic network process (ANP)6
Modelling potential habitat suitability for critically endangered Arabian leopards (Panthera pardus nimr) across their historical range in Saudi Arabia6
Don’t let me down: West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus, is still critically endangered in Brazil6
Pilot perceptions of options to manage drone-wildlife interactions; associations with wildlife value orientations and connectedness to nature6
Evaluating determinants of wire-snare poaching risk in the Boland Mountain Complex of South Africa6
Hunting harvest data in Sweden indicate precipitous decline in the native mountain hare subspecies Lepus timidus sylvaticus (heath hare)6
Economic valuation of cultural services at the Todgha Oasis, Morocco6
An examination of the import of live reptiles from Indonesia by the United States from 2000 to 20156
Online and pet stores as sources of trade for reptiles in South Africa6
Capturing endangered endemic Okinawan bats with acoustic lures6
Wildlife mortality on roads crossing a protected area: The case of Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli National Park in north-eastern Greece5
Applying IUCN reintroduction guidelines: An effective medium for raising public support prior to conducting a reintroduction project5
Experimental diversionary feeding of red kites Milvus milvus reduces chick predation and enhances breeding productivity of northern lapwings Vanellus vanellus5
The restoration of heathland and mire from secondary woodland: How realistic are target vegetation communities?5
Post-release settlement and survival of endangered European ground squirrel after conservation reinforcement5
Applying Q-methodology to investigate the perception of the social and economic role of the national park by local stakeholders. Cases of national parks in the Carpathians5
Monitoring costs of result-based payments for biodiversity conservation: Will UAV-assisted remote sensing be the game-changer?5
Wild pigs and their widespread threat to biodiversity conservation in South America5
Does agricultural efficiency contribute to slowdown of deforestation in the Brazilian Legal Amazon?5
Folk taxonomy and scientific nomenclature: Working together for conservation of fishery resources in Brazil5
Influence of researcher experience and fieldwork intensity on the probability of brood losses in sensitive species: The case of the Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio5
Impact of terrestrial protected areas on the fish diversity and habitat quality: Evidence from tropical river Pranhita, India5
Best of both worlds: Combining ecological and social research to inform conservation decisions in a Neotropical biodiversity hotspot5
Traditional beliefs, culture, and local biodiversity protection: An ethnographic study in the Shaluli Mountains Region, Sichuan Province, China5
Human impacts, habitat quantity and quality affect the dimensions of diversity and carbon stocks in subtropical forests: A landscape-based approach5
Expert assessment of landscape-level conservation strategies in boreal forests for biodiversity, recreation and water quality5
Fulfilling Nature Needs Half through terrestrial-focused protected areas and their adequacy for freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity protection: A case from Bhutan5
First description of a remnant population of sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus, LINNAEUS 1758) in the eastern Austrian Danube5
World historical mapping and potential distribution of Cinchona spp. in Peru as a contribution for its restoration and conservation5
An integrated ecological security early-warning framework in the national nature reserve based on the gray model5
Current capacity, bottlenecks, and future projections for offsetting habitat loss using Mitigation and Conservation banking in the United States5
Funding and delivering the routine testing of management interventions to improve conservation effectiveness5
The role of estuarine macrofaunal patterns for the management of marine protected areas in a changing world5
Alternative 2070: Mitigating the effects of projected sea level rise and urbanization on Florida black bear and Florida panther habitat5
An efficient method for defining plant species under High Conservation Value (HCV) criterion 1 based on the IUCN Red List criteria: A case study using species endemic to Gabon5
Addressing challenges for large-scale trophic rewilding5
Predicting potential distribution and identifying priority areas for conservation of the Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey (Lagothrix flavicauda) in Peru5
Understanding the interacting factors that determine ecological effectiveness of terrestrial protected areas5
Enhancing the conservation status and resilience of a narrowly distributed forest: A challenge to effectively support ecosystem services in practice4
Physical geography trumps legal protection in driving the perceived sustainability of game hunting in Amazonian local communities4
Land sparing or sharing: Strategies for conservation of arable plant diversity4
Potential biodiversity map of bird species (Passeriformes): Analyses of ecological niche, environmental characterization and identification of priority conservation areas in southern Patagonia4
Habitat fragmentation rather than habitat amount or habitat split reduces the diversity and abundance of ground-dwelling anurans within forest remnants of the Brazilian Cerrado4
Responses of calcareous grassland plant communities to changed seasonal grazing management: Results of a 31 year study4
Year-round longitudinal monitoring of a bushmeat market in central-western Côte d’Ivoire: Implication for wildlife conservation4
Using niche modelling and human influence index to indicate conservation priorities for Atlantic forest deer species4
Estimating the household costs of human–wildlife conflict in China’s giant panda national park4
To a charismatic rescue: Designing a blueprint to steer Fishing Cat conservation for safeguarding Indian wetlands4
Back-and-forth shifts in habitat selection by giant pandas over the past two decades in the Daxiangling Mountains, southwestern China4
Identifying key conservation sites for the reptiles of the Tandilia mountains in Pampas highlands4
A practical novel assessment tool for the socio-ecological condition of Protected Areas: The Protection Level Index (PLI)4
Improving longitudinal habitat connectivity in major river restoration projects through farmland re-allocation4
Do national parks protect natural landscapes?4
The effectiveness of bird hides in mitigating recreational disturbances of birdwatchers4
Population decline in the Critically Endangered Musschia isambertoi (Campanulaceae) endemic to Desertas Islands (Madeira Archipelago) calls for urgent conservation management4
Assessment and prediction of human-elephant conflict hotspots in the human-dominated area of Rajaji-Corbett landscape, Uttarakhand, India4
How well does online information-seeking behavior indicate public conservation orientation? Taxonomy and personal characteristics matter4
A rapid approach for informing the prioritization of degraded agricultural lands for ecological recovery: A case study for Colombia4
Environmental and socioeconomic assessment of agroforestry implementation in Iran4
Spatial-Temporal evolvement and the contributing factors for the economic potential of ecosystem services in counties situated along a river4
Local community attitudes towards mangrove forest conservation4
Considerable qualitative variability in local-level biodiversity surveys in Finland: A challenge for biodiversity offsetting4
Forecasting the future suitable growth areas and constructing ecological corridors for the vulnerable species Ephedra sinica in China4
Phylogeography and population structure of Squalius lucumonis: A baseline for conservation of an Italian endangered freshwater fish4
Characteristics of natural and anthropogenic mortality of an endangered brown bear population4
Wetland restoration challenges and eco-volunteerism4
Reversing a downward trend in threatened peripheral amphibian (Triturus cristatus) populations through interventions combining species, habitat and genetic information4
Climate suitability as indicative of invasion potential for the most seized bird species in Brazil4
Performance of an automated conservation status assessment for the megadiverse vascular flora of Brazil4
Molecular tools against the illegal exploitation of the threatened Pacific seahorse Hippocampus ingens Girard, 18584
Climate changes could jeopardize a main source of livelihood in Africa’s drylands4
Relational values of nature: Outgrowing anthropocentrism by enriching human-nature relationships?4
Can we save Australia’s endangered wildlife by increasing species recognition?4
Understanding the conservation challenges and needs of culturally significant plant species through Indigenous Knowledge and species distribution models4
Dramatic decline of two freshwater killifishes, main anthropogenic drivers and appropriate conservation actions4
From ex situ cultivation to stands in natural habitats: Critical periods for plants during the reintroduction of Salix lapponum L. in Eastern Poland4
Tortoise mortality along fence lines in the Karoo region of South Africa4
Insights into medicinal wildlife consumption and bear part use in Rakhine, Myanmar4
Traditional livestock activities modify the spatial behavior of small wildcats in the high Andes4
A partitioning approach for regional sustainability based on economic development indicators and ecological values for China4
Monitoring a critical population of the Bolivian river dolphin, Inia boliviensis, before and after closing the floodgates of a hydroelectric dam in the Amazon Basin, Brazil: A quantitative analysis4
Long-term vegetation monitoring in the floodplain grasslands of the lower Havel Valley (northeastern Germany) and conclusions for sustainable management practices4
Habitat management carried out by hunters in the European turtle dove western flyway: Opportunities and pitfalls for linking with sustainable hunting4
The unique and endangered Campo Rupestre vegetation and protected areas in the Iron Quadrangle, Minas Gerais, Brazil4
Assessing wildfire vulnerability of vegetated serpentine soils in the Balkan peninsula4
The impact of climate change on the future distribution of priority crop wild relatives in Indonesia and implications for conservation planning3
Species diversity and distribution pattern of venerable trees in tropical Jianfengling National Forest Park (Hainan, China)3
Genetic assignment of captive European pond turtles (Emys orbicularis) increases conservation value of recovery centres3
Influence of grazing and fire on breeding birds and perennial plants in Cyprus scrub and forest systems3
A test of the use of gray wolf (Canis lupus) urine to reduce coyote (Canis latrans) depredation rates on loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) nests3
Modelling past migrations to determine efficient management rules favouring silver eel escapement from a large regulated Floodplain Lake3
Economic valuation of snake conservation in Greece3
Prediction of habitat suitability, connectivity, and corridors in the future to conserve roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) as a locally endangered species in northern Iran3
Detecting low fragmented sites surrounding European protected areas – Implications for expansion of the Natura 2000 network3
Distribution and conservation status of the mountain tapir (Tapirus pinchaque) in Peru3
Machine learning application to assess deforestation and wildfire levels in protected areas with tourism management3
Using population viability analysis to examine the potential long-term impact of fisheries bycatch on protected species3
Geckos in zoos: A global approach on distribution patterns of threatened geckos (Gekkota) in zoological institutions3
Predicting the distribution of green turtle nesting sites over the Mediterranean with outcoming climate driven changes3
Human-induced rapid environmental change: A case study showing negative impact on animal culture3
The historical geography, bioclimatic, and informetric conditions of protected areas in the Brazilian Cerrado3
Predicting the effects of climate and land use changes on small rattlesnakes in central Mexico: Insights for conservation planning3
Conditioned food aversion reduces crow nest predation: An improved framework for CFA trials3
Paddling impacts on aquatic macrophytes in inland waterways3
Use of specialized questioning techniques to detect decline in giraffe meat consumption3
Beyond bees and butterflies: The role of beetles in pollination system3
Are Antarctic aquatic invertebrates hitchhiking on your footwear?3
Connectivity of priority areas for the conservation of large carnivores in northern Mexico3
Lessons learned and challenges for environmental management in Colombia: The role of communication, education and participation strategies3
The Wallacean Shortfall and the role of historical distribution records in the conservation assessment of an elusive Neotropical snake in a threatened landscape3
Expressing citizen preferences on endangered wildlife for building socially appealing species recovery policies: A stated preference experiment in Quebec, Canada3
Invasive alien plant control: The priority to save one of the most rapidly declining island-endemic plant species worldwide3
Environmental variables and distribution data support the preliminary conservation status of a trapdoor spider in a transformed coastal ecosystem3
Habitat connectivity for conserving cervids in a multifunctional landscape3
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