OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Insect Conservation and Diversity is 6. 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.)

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A colourful world with a dark future: Unregulated trade as an emerging threat for woodlice (Isopoda: Oniscidea) of Spain	45
Thriving in the heat: How high temperatures and habitat disturbance shape odonate taxonomic and functional diversity in the tropics	32
eDNA metabarcoding of archived leaf samples reveals arthropod diversity decline in South Korean but not in German forest ecosystems	31
Ecological communities in white‐sand Amazonian rainforests are sensitive to deforestation—A dung beetle case	30
Species traits to guide moth conservation in anthropogenic regions: A multi‐species approach using distribution trends in Flanders (northern Belgium)	26
Taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional diversity patterns of Saturniidae moth communities along a tropical forest recovery gradient in Ecuador	26
Local floral abundance influences bumble bee occupancy more than urban‐agricultural landscape context	24
Scorpion assemblages in threatened Brazilian forests: The role of environmental factors in explaining beta‐diversity patterns	24
Environmental and seasonal filtering of taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity patterns of mountain butterflies in a prime butterfly area, Greece	23
Contribution of citizen sciences to the production of butterfly species long‐term trends	23
Reaching new heights: Arboreal ant diversity in a North American temperate forest ecosystem	23
Consistent imprints of elevation, soil temperature and moisture on plant and arthropod communities across two subarctic landscapes	21
Solitary oil‐collecting bee in cities: Habitat suitability and lack of population structuring in Centris analis	20
Conservation implications of a genomic‐based taxonomy for threatened allopatric Agriades butterflies	20
Gaps and spatial trends in the accurate data available on mosquitoes (Diptera, Culicidae) in Brazil: Inventory completeness and priority areas	19
Phylogeography of the Iberian endemic butterfly Erebia palarica Chapman, 1905 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae): An integrative approach	18
Evolutionary genomics analysis reveals a unique lineage of Megachile pruina found in an isolated population in Bermuda	18
Translocation of arthropods with Sphagnum biomass during the establishment of a Sphagnum cultivation site	18
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Intraspecific trait variation of carrion beetle species and communities across elevations	17
High species turnover but functional stability in tropical ground‐dwelling ant assemblages over 12 years of monitoring in Central Amazonia	17
Long‐distance movements, large population sizes and density‐dependent dispersal in three threatened butterfly species	16

Against the odds: Nesting specialization and foraging ecology provide insights into climate change responses in a mountain bee	16
Catch effectiveness, complementarity and costs of five sampling techniques for flying insects across different land use types	16
Endemic but not eroded: Genomic distinctiveness and conservation genomics of the British swallowtail butterfly ( Papilio macha	15
Towards reliable estimates of abundance trends using automated non‐lethal moth traps	15
Magellanic woodpeckers as indicators of wood‐dwelling beetle diversity in trees with different levels of decay and under changing environmental conditions	15
Predicting the South American invasion pathways of the mayfly Cloeon dipterum Linnaeus 1761 (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) using species distribution models	15
Comparing species accumulation within taxonomically well‐ and poorly resolved insect groups over 37 years	15
Genetic connectivity is maintained in two insect pollinators across a human‐altered landscape	15
Intensity and colour of artificial light at night affect insect attraction in a taxon‐dependent manner	15
Body size and abundance patterns of male orchid bees in a fragmented Neotropical landscape	14
Monitoring spatiotemporal patterns in the genetic diversity of a European butterfly species	14
Scientists' warning on the need for greater inclusion of dragonflies in global conservation	14
Modelling the scope to conserve an endemic‐rich mountain butterfly taxon in a changing climate	14
Urbanisation drives inter‐ and intraspecific variation in flight‐related morphological traits of aquatic insects at different landscape scales	13
Evidence of reproduction in the wild demonstrates initial success for reintroducing a Critically Endangered saproxylic hoverfly to a Scottish forest ecosystem	13
Seasonal and spatial variation of stream macroinvertebrate taxonomic and functional diversity across three boreal regions	13
Reviving of Coenonympha oedippus : A comprehensive approach to the reintroduction of an endangered European	13
High mortality of beetle migrants along the Eastern Mediterranean Flyway	13
Prescribed fire affects arthropod occupancy of wood cavities in a temperate deciduous forest	12
Do carabids struggle to recolonize restored grasslands in the fragmented landscapes of Northern Belgium?	12
Woody encroachment affects multiple dimensions of ant diversity in a neotropical savanna	12
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Water availability and land‐use shape the diversity of Odonata in the Middle East	11
Long‐term population changes for the UK stag beetle Lucanus cervus —Evidence from citizen science surv	11
Towards red listing understudied tropical insects: A case study of the dung beetles of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo	11
Predicting habitat suitability of selected Meloidae species and future potential refugia: A case study from inner Western Anatolia	11
It is not a mere piece of the mainland: Fluvial islands contribute to regional spider diversity in a seasonally flooded Amazonian archipelago	11
Myrmecophily is not a risk factor for long‐term occupancy trends of central European Lycaenidae butterflies	11
Trophic level and specialization moderate effects of habitat loss and landscape diversity on cavity‐nesting bees, wasps and their parasitoids	10
Dragonfly functional connectivity responses are dynamic relative to drought	10
Conservation strategy insights for three protected Phengaris butterflies combining population genomics and landscape analyses	10
Seasonal dynamics and site‐level variation in wild bee diversity and community composition in the Middle Atlas Mountains	10
Depicting environmental gradients from Malaise trap samples: Is ethanol‐based DNA metabarcoding enough?	10
Similar temporal patterns in insect richness, abundance and biomass across major habitat types	10
Patch‐burn management affects grassland butterfly communities in cattle‐grazed rangelands	10
Butterfly community composition within a tropical urban landscape is influenced by habitat type and temperature	9
Seasonal dynamics in terrestrial insect communities after the impact of the Brumadinho tailings dam disaster	9
Increased urbanisation promotes winner‐loser species replacement and shifts in foraging behaviour among ant species in a large neotropical metropolis	9
Strong genetic differentiation between fragmented alpine bush‐cricket populations demands preservation of evolutionary significant units	9
Back to the future: Climate change effects on habitat suitability of Parnassius apollo throughout	9
Social media highlights the overlooked impact of cats on arthropods	9
Seasonal shifts in network structure and species roles in a tropical island plant–flower visitor community	9
A multidimensional study on population size, deadwood relationship and allometric variation of Lucanus cervus through citizen science	9
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Contrasting results of multiple species delimitation approaches cause uncertainty in synecological studies: A case study on Sri Lankan chafers	8
Hair‐based minimally invasive barcoding of bumblebees	8
Using population viability analysis to inform and adapt ex situ conservation activities benefitting a critically endangered butterfly	8
Vulnerability and conservation value of monarch butterfly ( Danaus plexippus L.) roosting habitats east of the Appalachian Mountains, USA	8
Effects of elevation and microclimatic temperatures on butterfly–flower interaction networks in a Mediterranean mountain range	8

Seasonal effects of land cover and intensity of farming practices on α and β diversity of grassland arthropod communities	8
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Seasonality of native and non‐native flowers does not influence butterfly nectar foraging decisions in a semi‐urban meadow habitat	8
Native insect species should be selected for classroom rearings	8
Local and landscape features of urban fragments determine the occurrence of stingless bees	8
Variation in pollen load composition carried by wild bee species in native and nearby agricultural environments in south‐eastern Australia	7
A novel farmland wildflower seed mix attracts a greater abundance and richness of pollinating insects than standard mixes	7
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Floral resource strips enhance parasitoid abundance and diversity in apple orchards and promote agroecological advances in a South African biosphere reserve	7
Associations between soil characteristics and ground‐nesting bees on farms	7
Global patterns of mining impacts on lotic macroinvertebrates and implications for freshwater conservation	7
Occupancy changes over the summer of the rare fen raft spider Dolomedes plantarius in a drained fen strongly depend on vegetation structure	7
Idiosyncratic trends of woodland invertebrate biodiversity in Britain over 45 years	7
Pollinators differentially respond to local and landscape grassland features	7
Land‐use change in the Amazon decreases ant diversity but increases ant‐mediated predation	7
DNA metabarcoding and morphological identification reveal similar richness, taxonomic composition and body size patterns among flying insect communities	7
Higher bee species richness in conservation areas compared with non‐conservation areas in south‐west Germany	7
Species‐ and trait‐based responses of carabids to rotation and closer‐to‐nature forestry in a temperate forest under changing climate	7
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Complex temporal trends in biomass and abundance of Diptera communities driven by the impact of agricultural intensity	6
Correction to: Changes in predator biomass may mask the negative effects of neonicotinoids on primary consumers in field settings	6
Cryptic diversity of Oxythyrea flower chafers and its implication for conservation of non‐forest biotopes in the Balkans	6
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Arthropod conservation in roadside verges: Unmown refuges outperform mowing equipment changes	6
Large uncertainty in trait responses across insects among overall declines in a subtropical city	6
Fine‐scale bee species distribution models: Hotspots of richness and endemism in South Africa with species‐area comparisons	6
Artificial trap‐nests: A useful tool to assess ants and myrmecophiles diversity	6
Responses of the hyper‐diverse community of canopy‐dwelling Hymenoptera to oak decline	6
Dry grasslands in urban areas can harbour arthropod species of local conservation concern and should be prioritised for biodiversity‐friendly mowing regimes	6
Phylogeography, demographic history and distribution modelling of a funnel‐web wolf spider from southern South American grasslands: Implications for conservation strategies	6
Vertical stratification of leaf physical traits exerts bottom–up pressures on insect herbivory in a sugar maple temperate forest	6
Warmest spring on record in the United Kingdom provides insights into how a specialist spring‐flying butterfly may respond to future climate change	6
Pollinators respond positively to urban green space enhancements using wild and ornamental flowers	6
Butterfly diversity, richness, and density patterns in Sierra Nevada ( SE Spain): Conservation implications under a global change scenario	6
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Canopy sampling reveals hidden potential value of woodland trees for wild bee assemblages	6
Strong negative effects of recent wildfires on two endemic Macaronesian bush‐crickets	6
Sheep and cattle grazing regimes differentially affect ground beetle and ant communities in Mediterranean cork oak woodlands	6
Distribution models of polysphinctine parasitoid wasps ( H ymenoptera: I chneumonidae) reveal samp	6
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