Conservation Science and Practice

Papers
(The median citation count of Conservation Science and Practice 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
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Future changes in habitat availability for two specialist snake species in the imperiled rocklands of South Florida, USA49
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Improved status of the conservation reliant Oahu Elepaio through effective management and natural adaptation39
Committing to behavior change: How to prevent dogs from visiting Atlantic Forest remnants?39
Roost characteristics and fidelity of silver‐haired bat maternity colonies in a floodplain cottonwood forest36
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Matching decision support modeling frameworks to disease emergence stages and associated management objectives35
Spatial conservation priorities for marine megafaunal predators: Multi‐taxon versus taxon‐specific approaches33
Investigating the effectiveness of a well‐managed hatchery as a tool for hawksbill sea turtle ( Eretmochelys imbricata ) conservation32
One park, two owners—Inconsistencies in forest stewardship32
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A post‐translocation genetic analysis of an endemic wingless grasshopper in urban environments30
To spray or not to spray: Impact of phosphite spraying for Phytophthora cinnamomi control on Proteaceae species in southwestern Australia27
Knowledge, perceptions, and barriers influence public actions to help bees in Toronto, Canada27
The importance of private land for biodiversity conservation is highlighted by rapid, broad‐scale sampling using citizen science26
Sea turtle conservation in São Tomé and Príncipe: Policies, practices, and insights from a community‐based initiative23
Carbon finance initiatives can provide biodiversity benefits23
Mālama i ke kai: Exploring psychosocial factors associated with personal and community coral reef conservation behavior on Maui, Hawai‘i23
The risks and rewards of community science for threatened species monitoring23
Abandoning grassland management negatively influences plant but not bird or insect biodiversity in Europe23
Short‐term effects of wildlife rehabilitation disappear over time in the wild: A case study on Spanish imperial eagles22
The researcher–practitioner symbiosis: Evolving mutualisms from parachutes22
From boutique to mainstream: Upscaling wildlife‐friendly farming through consumer premiums22
Social networks of solitary carnivores: The case of endangered tigers and insights on their conservation22
The value of question‐first citizen science in urban ecology and conservation21
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Predicting people's priorities for reconciling food security and biodiversity conservation in Kasungu, Malawi20
Using scenarios‐based interviews to predict changes in wild meat hunting and consumption in response to different alternatives projects20
A new metric for conducting 5‐year reviews to evaluate recovery progress under the Endangered Species Act18
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Insights into Corncrake ( Crex crex ) movements in a fragmented agricultural landscape using bioacoustics with implications for nature conservation strat18
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Are local species prioritization lists sufficient for protecting endangered plants? Israeli red list as a test case18
Landscape changes of alpine grasslands in the Zhari Namco basin of the central‐southern Qiangtang plateau, 2001–202118
Filling in socio‐ecological knowledge gaps to support marine spatial planning in data‐scarce areas: Example from Zanzibar18
Monitoring temporal and spatial trends of illegal and legal fishing in marine conservation areas across Canada's three oceans18
“Totemic species” can be an effective lens for engaging students with Indigenous knowledge and biodiversity conservation17
A landscape scale assessment of domestic cat occurrence in boreal forests17
Bird‐of‐prey decals on transparent noise barriers mitigate bird collisions, though not as much as dot‐patterned stickers17
An interoperable and standardized protocol for reporting systematic conservation planning projects16
Tailoring evidence into action: Using a co‐design approach for biodiversity information in the Tropical Andes16
Monitoring small‐scale fisheries through participatory, app‐based surveys in the tropical archipelago of São Tomé and Príncipe16
Louse‐induced mortality thresholds in Atlantic salmon of wild‐origin16
Refugia or at risk? Alpine snowbank communities in the face of climate change16
Quantifying the cumulative impact of winter habitat loss on a critically endangered migratory parrot16
Effective ecological monitoring using passive acoustic sensors: Recommendations for conservation practitioners15
Biodiversity on public lands: How community science can help15
The relative contributions of habitat area, configuration, and vegetative diversity on snake and lizard presence in agricultural landscapes15
Road mitigation structures reduce the number of reported wildlife‐vehicle collisions in the Bow Valley, Alberta, Canada14
Mapping student understanding of bees: Implications for pollinator conservation14
Breaking down abundance to understand conservation for small populations: A case study of North Atlantic right whales14
Digital equity in a crowded tool space: Navigating opportunities and challenges for equitable implementation of conservation technologies14
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Factors influencing survival of rescued Amazonian manatees ( Trichechus inunguis ) during clinical rehabilitation in Peru14
Engaging stakeholders in wildlife disease management: Hunters' willingness to adopt and support biosecurity actions to prevent the spread of rabbit hemorrhagic disease14
Small‐bodied fish species from the western United States will be under severe water stress by 204014
Predicting consumer intention to buy tiger bone glue in Vietnam: A comparison between the theory of planned behavior and the social cognitive theory14
More than funders: The roles of philanthropic foundations in marine conservation governance14
Development of an assay for the detection of the federally threatened Florida eastern indigo snake ( Drymarchon couperi ) using soil 14
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Empirical support of predicted larval connectivity patterns demand conservation action for queen conch (Aliger gigas) in The Bahamas13
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In memory of Dr Tobias Nyumba13
Developing new tools to de‐risk wildlife occupancy on private lands12
Mapping a conservation research network to the Sustainable Development Goals12
Characterizing long‐term population conditions of the elusive red tree vole with dynamic individual‐based modeling12
Investigating sacred natural sites and protected areas for forest area changes in Italy12
Genetic and phenotypic comparison of natural and translocated populations of a pond‐breeding amphibian12
A genomic framework to assist conservation breeding and translocation success: A case study of a critically endangered turtle12
Changing of the guard12
Reflecting on the role of human‐felid conflict and local use in big cat trade12
Why verification and validation of public databases matters: Comment on “Using key and critical biodiversity areas to identify gaps in the protected area network in the Limpopo Province, South Africa”12
A systematic approach for scoping potential key biodiversity areas12
A research toolbox for regional data collection to support the conservation of large batoids: A case study on the critically endangered flapper skate ( Dipturus intermedius 11
Exposure, sensitivity, or adaptive capacity? Reviewing assessments that use only two of three elements of climate change vulnerability11
Michael (Mike) Meredith (July 19, 1943–January 12, 2023)11
Red panda tourism gives hope in the mid‐mountain range of the Eastern Himalaya, yet inappropriate practices may lead to failure11
Identifying conservation priority areas for North American bumble bee species in Canada under current and future climate scenarios11
Detection of wind turbines rotary motion by birds: A matter of speed and contrast11
Extinction risk patterns in a biodiversity hotspot—The case of Thesium (Santalaceae) in the Greater Cape Floristic Region11
Testing bats in rehabilitation for SARS‐CoV ‐2 before release into the wild11
RCTs in the wild: Designing and implementing conservation programs as randomized control trials11
Building the neighborhood for the trees: Illuminating win–wins for housing densification and nature11
Multispecies study of patterns and drivers of wildlife impacts on human livelihoods in communal conservancies11
A wetland permanence classification tool to support prairie wetland conservation and policy implementation11
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Mismatch between conservation higher education skills training and contemporary conservation needs11
Testing habitat suitability for shellfish restoration with small‐scale pilot experiments11
An approach to designing efficient implementation of 30×30 terrestrial conservation commitments11
Using environmental education to nurture positive human–wildlife interactions in India11
Conceptualizing responsible exits in conservation philanthropy11
Tracking species recovery status to improve U.S. endangered species act decisions11
Observing the effectiveness of stewards and cameras in promoting behavior for beach‐nesting bird conservation: A mixed‐methods approach10
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Short‐term impacts of selective logging on forest elephants10
Using structured decision making to evaluate the tradeoffs of selective fish passage10
Towards effective management of an overabundant native bird: The noisy miner10
Changes in human diet, and rice agriculture as a result of international agricultural policies, are impacting the persistence of Korean treefrogs10
Global scoping review of behavioral interventions to reduce plastic pollution with recommendations for key sectors10
A cost assessment of intensive wild quail management on private lands in the southeastern United States10
changeRangeR : An R package for reproducible biodiversity change metrics from species distribution estimates10
Examining attention given to threats to elephant conservation on social media10
Assessing diverse evidence to improve conservation decision‐making10
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Harnessing community science and open research‐based data to track distributions of invasive species in Japan10
Comparing reef structure and mobile species assemblages at remnant and restored mussel reefs10
Tracking reticulated flatwoods salamander ( Ambystoma bishopi ) recovery in response to habitat restoration and assisted translocations10
Incentivizing pangolin conservation: Decisions at CITES CoP19 may reduce conservation options for pangolins9
Building equitable engagement: Strategies for enhancing diverse engagement in participatory science9
Increasing tolerance of wolves in Montana, United States (2012–2023)9
Interannual variation in climate contributes to contingency in post‐fire restoration outcomes in seeded sagebrush steppe9
Exploring the relevance of the multidimensionality of wildlife recreationists to conservation behaviors: A case study in Virginia9
Plant community trajectories following livestock exclusion for conservation vary and hinge on initial invasion and soil‐biocrust conditions in shrub steppe9
Synergies of management actions between species and community focused approaches to protecting threatened biodiversity9
Refining a molecular tool kit to capture tropicalization in Mediterranean marine protected areas9
Neighbors to nature: A case study of recreation‐wildlife co‐existence in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem9
A climate adaptation menu for North American grasslands9
Fitness effects of assisted gene flow in an endangered salmonid population9
Looking up and down: Strong collaboration is only the first step in tackling parachute science9
A multilevel perspective to understanding enablers and barriers to success in threatened species recovery planning9
Free‐ranging livestock reduces the habitat suitability of subalpine pheasants during breeding season in Southwest China9
Seminatural areas act as reservoirs of genetic diversity for crop pollinators and natural enemies across Europe9
Fish distribution across altitudinal gradients in the Upper Paraguay River Basin : Implications for conservation in the Pantanal region9
Efficacy and ethics of intensive predator management to save endangered caribou9
Decadal changes in environmental suitability for the margay ( Leopardus wiedii ) under anthropogenic pressure in the Yucatán Peninsula8
Counting spots: Leopard density along a gradient of conservation rigor8
Mind the GAP —But make it better: Improving the U.S. Gap Analysis Project's protected‐area classification system to better reflect biodiversity conse8
Evidence on the role of social media in the illegal trade of Iranian wildlife8
Effects of habitat characteristics in an anthropized landscape on the spatial behavior and abundance of a common chameleon ( Chamaeleo chamaeleon ) popul8
Navigating a shifting agri‐environment policy landscape to conserve butterflies8
When digital technologies stumble: Exnovating for conservation science and practice8
Habitat protection and removal of encroaching shrubs support the recovery of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning8
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Cultural keystone species and their role in biocultural conservation8
Delineating high conservation value forest areas using density analysis: It is not clear‐cut8
Endangered species lack research on the outcomes of conservation action8
Spread management priorities to limit emerald ash borer ( Agrilus planipennis ) impacts on United States street trees8
Achieving conservation through cattle ranching: The case of the Brazilian Pantanal8
Using an ecosystem service model to inform restoration planning: A spatially explicit oyster filtration model for Pensacola Bay, Florida8
A data‐driven approach to multi‐facet prioritization of biodiversity in regional conservation planning8
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A climate‐adapted refugia framework for enhancing ecosystem resilience: Actionable science for forest management in southern California8
Wildlife health risk analysis for conservation translocation: A scalable approach illustrated for wader population restoration8
Challenges and priorities for climate‐informed invasive species management across multiple scales8
Pursuing best practices for minimizing wild bee captures to support biological research8
Decision biases and environmental attitudes among conservation professionals8
The quick and the dead: Behavioral plasticity of anti‐predator responses in an Endangered mammal8
Physiology as a tool for at‐risk animal recovery planning: An analysis of Canadian recovery strategies with global recommendations8
Does endemic mammal conservation in Jamaica conflict with maintaining biocultural heritage?8
Scaling‐up community‐based resource management in Solomon Islands8
Toward a scientific understanding of the international tiger trade: Response to Kolby and Weissgold (2022)8
Carrying capacity and cumulative effects management: A case study using bighorn sheep8
Developing a rapid assessment tool for identifying and safeguarding pollinators: A case study from a global avocado company8
When is habitat recovered? Understanding the mechanisms of population decline to evaluate habitat recovery for boreal caribou8
A simple and practical measure of the connectivity of protected area networks: The ProNet metric8
Bats respond positively to local drainage ditch vegetation and forest amount in the broader landscape in a North American agroecosystem8
The importance of natural forest stewardship in adaptation planning in the United States8
Ground‐dwelling mammal and bird diversity in the southern Annamites: Exploring complex habitat associations and the ghost of past hunting pressure8
Pathogen surveillance and epidemiology in endangered peninsular bighorn sheep ( Ovis canadensis nelsoni )7
Effectiveness of herbivore exclusion fences for plant conservation depends on management strategy and landscape context7
The impacts of free‐roaming cats cannot be generalized and their role in rodent management should not be overlooked7
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From media campaign to local governance transition: Lessons for community‐based conservation from an Amur falcon hunting ban in <7
The role of scientific evidence and social context in protected area decision making7
Mapping Mediterranean bentho‐demersal communities to better inform marine conservation7
Will passive acoustic monitoring make result‐based payments more attractive? A cost comparison with human observation for farmland bird monitoring7
Low optimal fisheries yield creates challenges for sustainability in a climate refugia7
Elevation‐mediated cold water refugia in subalpine lakes7
Using key and critical biodiversity areas to identify gaps in the protected area network in the Limpopo Province, South Africa7
Of Mojave milkweed and mirrors: The population genomic structure of a species impacted by solar energy development7
Assessing prioritization measures for a private land conservation program in the U.S. Prairie Pothole Region7
The “right‐to‐farm” in Lac Saint‐Pierre (Québec, Canada) floodplains: Are problem‐framing processes able to foster conservation conflict resolution?7
Not enough trees – Scaling up koala habitat restoration using seed enhancement technologies7
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More accurate, consistent, and reliable data for amphibian species are needed from China's nature reserves7
Strategic land conservation: An applied, multi‐target approach to prioritization of resilient sites for protection7
Fire refugia in forest ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest, USA : Science and applications for conservation, adaptation, and stewardship7
Genetic erosion detected in a specialist mammal living in a fast‐developing environment7
Evaluating key evidence and formulating regulatory alternatives regarding the UK 's Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill7
The actionability of threat mapping research assessed through stakeholder involvement and intended outcomes of studies7
Exaggeration of the US role in the international tiger trade: Response to Khanwilkar et al. (2022)7
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Detecting preservation and reintroduction sites for endangered plant species using a two‐step modeling and field approach7
Combining community science and taxonomist expertise for large‐scale monitoring of insect pollinators: Perspective and insights from Abeilles citoyennes7
Practicing mindfulness in addressing the biodiversity crisis7
Emotions and perceptions predict local communities' attitudes toward the conservation of large carnivores7
Multi‐scale considerations for identifying and managing climate‐change refugia in grassland ecosystems7
Modeling alternative future scenarios for direct application in land use and conservation planning7
Do revisitation studies overestimate local extinction?6
Total response models as a conceptual management framework for conserving vulnerable secondary prey6
Web‐based ecological evidence entry form enables consistent, accessible extraction and visualization for synthesis applications6
Marine artificial light at night: Implications and potential hazards for offshore songbird and bat movements in the Greater North Sea6
Management lessons from a long‐term captive‐breeding program for a critically endangered species, Leadbeater's possum, Gymnobe6
Protection beyond park boundaries: On the impact of systematic patrolling in Divisional Forest Office, Sarpang, Bhutan6
Cool‐season environmental water delivery increases extinction risk for chytrid‐infected amphibians6
Perceptions and attitudes of stakeholders on the return of brown bears ( Ursus arctos ): Contribut6
Wild boar hunting and trapping as a threat for wildlife conservation on Sumatra, Indonesia6
A before after control impact experiment on a historically fished seagrass ( Zostera marina ) bed6
The emergence of a robust and inclusive framework for a nationwide assessment of A frican lions6
Protect large trees for climate mitigation, biodiversity, and forest resilience6
From models to management: Implementing the climate‐change refugia conservation cycle in national parks of the northeastern United States6
Discovery of populations of the critically endangered coral Rhizopsammia wellingtoni in the Galápagos mesophotic zone6
Social outcomes associated with a public and stakeholder engagement process for wolf reintroduction6
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How variation among field assessments can affect biodiversity offset outcomes6
Market segmentation to reflect the school's “green” context and increase the impact of environmental education6
Uncovering antagonisms in recovery planning for species at risk: A diagnostic approach6
Guild‐specific response of bats to motion‐triggered LED lighting of bicycle trails6
Seventy questions of importance to the conservation of the North Central grasslands of the United States in a changing climate6
Conservation of rare and cryptic species: Challenges of uncertainty and opportunities for progress6
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Will this umbrella leak? A caribou umbrella index for boreal landbird conservation6
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Reducing uncertainty in climate change responses of inland fishes: A decision‐path approach6
The crucial role of public participation in wildlife habitat restoration: A case study from Yingjing in the Giant Panda National Park6
Using technical assistance to bridge evidence‐to‐action gaps in biodiversity conservation6
Emperor goose fall–winter harvest monitoring and hunter's perspectives in Alaska6
Friend or foe? Engaging public can save the critically endangered common hamster ( Cricetus cricetus )6
Are climate change adaptation strategies working? A call to expedite learning6
Diverse diaspora in conservation science6
The construction of biodiversity in conservation policy discourse: A multiscalar analysis6
When do extraction rights help forests? Robustness and heterogeneity for linked interventions in the Peruvian Amazon6
Motivations for, and barriers to, landowner participation in Argentina's payments for ecosystem services program6
Identifying focus zones for the conservation and promotion of priority birds in Swiss farmland5
Drivers of large carnivore density in non‐hunted, multi‐use landscapes5
Advice for interdisciplinary biodiversity research5
Shaping biodiversity education: The role of childhood nature experiences and nature relatedness among Tokyo teachers5
Listening to the response of bat and bush‐cricket communities to management regimes of powerline clearings5
Methodology for identifying the potential Alliance for Zero Extinction ( AZE ) tree species on a global scale5
Killing of orangutans in Kalimantan ‐ Community perspectives on incidence and drivers5
Navigating access and benefit sharing in international trade of endemic species: The case of Colombia's poison frogs (Dendrobatidae)5
Psychological distress and workplace risk inequalities among conservation professionals5
Density dependence and habitat selection affect overwintering abundance of monarch butterflies at regional and site scales in California5
Demographic responses of an insular elephant population to removal as a management intervention5
Emerging laws must not protect stray cats and their impacts5
Social and ecological drivers of illegal bird hunting in the Indawgyi wetland ecosystem in Myanmar5
Planning for people and nature: Comparing quality‐of‐life outcomes across environmental systems to inform conservation planning5
Attitudes to pangolins and factors affecting their conservation in a human dominated landscape in Nepal5
Tradeoffs and win‐wins between large landscape conservation and wildlife viewing in protected areas5
Eliciting community‐preferred policy alternatives for achieving workable coexistence in a human‐dominated landscape: Insights from Chitwan National Park, Nepal5
Designing and delivering climate training for natural resource managers: Increasing climate literacy and action through education and engagement5
Mountain gorillas benefit from social distancing too: Close proximity from tourists affects gorillas' sociality5
Status of African authorship among conservation research output from sub‐Saharan Africa: An African perspective5
The permitting process for marine and coastal restoration: A barrier to achieving global restoration targets?5
The role of information presentation for wildlife knowledge, attitude, and risk perception5
The extent of crop damage by elephants: Does the distance from the protected area matter?5
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