Conservation Science and Practice

Papers
(The TQCC of Conservation Science and Practice is 5. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
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Mālama i ke kai: Exploring psychosocial factors associated with personal and community coral reef conservation behavior on Maui, Hawai‘i76
One park, two owners—Inconsistencies in forest stewardship49
Evaluating and reflecting on coproduction of protected area management plans40
Committing to behavior change: How to prevent dogs from visiting Atlantic Forest remnants?39
Matching decision support modeling frameworks to disease emergence stages and associated management objectives36
Sea turtle conservation in São Tomé and Príncipe: Policies, practices, and insights from a community‐based initiative33
From boutique to mainstream: Upscaling wildlife‐friendly farming through consumer premiums32
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Future changes in habitat availability for two specialist snake species in the imperiled rocklands of South Florida, USA28
Investigating the effectiveness of a well‐managed hatchery as a tool for hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) conservation27
Improved status of the conservation reliant Oahu Elepaio through effective management and natural adaptation27
Roost characteristics and fidelity of silver‐haired bat maternity colonies in a floodplain cottonwood forest26
The risks and rewards of community science for threatened species monitoring26
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Spatial conservation priorities for marine megafaunal predators: Multi‐taxon versus taxon‐specific approaches25
To spray or not to spray: Impact of phosphite spraying for Phytophthora cinnamomi control on Proteaceae species in southwestern Australia25
Abandoning grassland management negatively influences plant but not bird or insect biodiversity in Europe23
The researcher–practitioner symbiosis: Evolving mutualisms from parachutes22
Monitoring temporal and spatial trends of illegal and legal fishing in marine conservation areas across Canada's three oceans22
State fish and wildlife agency culture: Access points to leverage major change22
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Bird‐of‐prey decals on transparent noise barriers mitigate bird collisions, though not as much as dot‐patterned stickers20
An interoperable and standardized protocol for reporting systematic conservation planning projects20
Tailoring evidence into action: Using a co‐design approach for biodiversity information in the Tropical Andes19
Quantifying the cumulative impact of winter habitat loss on a critically endangered migratory parrot19
Emergency conservation interventions during times of crisis: A case study for a threatened bird species in the Australian Black Summer bushfires19
Using scenarios‐based interviews to predict changes in wild meat hunting and consumption in response to different alternatives projects19
A landscape scale assessment of domestic cat occurrence in boreal forests19
Social networks of solitary carnivores: The case of endangered tigers and insights on their conservation18
Filling in socio‐ecological knowledge gaps to support marine spatial planning in data‐scarce areas: Example from Zanzibar18
A new metric for conducting 5‐year reviews to evaluate recovery progress under the Endangered Species Act18
“Totemic species” can be an effective lens for engaging students with Indigenous knowledge and biodiversity conservation18
Effective ecological monitoring using passive acoustic sensors: Recommendations for conservation practitioners18
Biodiversity on public lands: How community science can help18
Landscape changes of alpine grasslands in the Zhari Namco basin of the central‐southern Qiangtang plateau, 2001–202117
Insights into Corncrake (Crex crex) movements in a fragmented agricultural landscape using bioacoustics with implications for nature conservation strategies17
The relative contributions of habitat area, configuration, and vegetative diversity on snake and lizard presence in agricultural landscapes17
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Are local species prioritization lists sufficient for protecting endangered plants? Israeli red list as a test case17
Examining stakeholder perceptions of oyster ecosystem services using fuzzy cognitive mapping16
Development of an assay for the detection of the federally threatened Florida eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi) using soil eDNA16
Refugia or at risk? Alpine snowbank communities in the face of climate change16
An expert‐elicited approach to inform proactive risk assessments for chronic wasting disease in white‐tailed deer16
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The value of question‐first citizen science in urban ecology and conservation15
Red panda tourism gives hope in the mid‐mountain range of the Eastern Himalaya, yet inappropriate practices may lead to failure15
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Methods for wildlife monitoring in tropical forests: Comparing human observations, camera traps, and passive acoustic sensors15
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Louse‐induced mortality thresholds in Atlantic salmon of wild‐origin15
Digital equity in a crowded tool space: Navigating opportunities and challenges for equitable implementation of conservation technologies14
Investigating sacred natural sites and protected areas for forest area changes in Italy14
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In memory of Dr Tobias Nyumba14
Testing habitat suitability for shellfish restoration with small‐scale pilot experiments14
Using environmental education to nurture positive human–wildlife interactions in India14
Mapping a conservation research network to the Sustainable Development Goals14
Exposure, sensitivity, or adaptive capacity? Reviewing assessments that use only two of three elements of climate change vulnerability14
Developing new tools to de‐risk wildlife occupancy on private lands14
A framework and case study to systematically identify long‐term insect abundance and diversity datasets14
Small‐bodied fish species from the western United States will be under severe water stress by 204014
Spatial analysis to inform the mitigation hierarchy14
Characterizing long‐term population conditions of the elusive red tree vole with dynamic individual‐based modeling14
Rerouting a major Indonesian mining road to spare nature and reduce development costs13
A genomic framework to assist conservation breeding and translocation success: A case study of a critically endangered turtle13
Priority conservation areas for Cedrus atlantica in the Atlas Mountains, Morocco13
More than funders: The roles of philanthropic foundations in marine conservation governance13
Empirical support of predicted larval connectivity patterns demand conservation action for queen conch (Aliger gigas) in The Bahamas13
Changing of the guard13
Breaking down abundance to understand conservation for small populations: A case study of North Atlantic right whales13
Engaging stakeholders in wildlife disease management: Hunters' willingness to adopt and support biosecurity actions to prevent the spread of rabbit hemorrhagic disease13
Road mitigation structures reduce the number of reported wildlife‐vehicle collisions in the Bow Valley, Alberta, Canada12
Multispecies study of patterns and drivers of wildlife impacts on human livelihoods in communal conservancies12
A systematic approach for scoping potential key biodiversity areas12
Building the neighborhood for the trees: Illuminating win–wins for housing densification and nature12
Mapping student understanding of bees: Implications for pollinator conservation12
Predicting consumer intention to buy tiger bone glue in Vietnam: A comparison between the theory of planned behavior and the social cognitive theory12
Mismatch between conservation higher education skills training and contemporary conservation needs12
Extinction risk patterns in a biodiversity hotspot—The case of Thesium (Santalaceae) in the Greater Cape Floristic Region12
A practical conservation tool to combine diverse types of evidence for transparent evidence‐based decision‐making12
RCTs in the wild: Designing and implementing conservation programs as randomized control trials12
Support to Iberian lynx reintroduction and perceived impacts: Assessments before and after reintroduction12
Assessing diverse evidence to improve conservation decision‐making12
Detection of wind turbines rotary motion by birds: A matter of speed and contrast12
Reflecting on the role of human‐felid conflict and local use in big cat trade12
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
Global scoping review of behavioral interventions to reduce plastic pollution with recommendations for key sectors11
The spatial overlap of small‐scale cannabis farms with aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity11
Short‐term impacts of selective logging on forest elephants11
Rare coral and reef fish species status, possible extinctions, and associated environmental perceptions in Mauritius11
Good intentions with adverse outcomes when conservation and pest management guidelines are ignored: A case study in rabbit biocontrol11
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Rolling covenants to protect coastal ecosystems in the face of sea‐level rise11
Michael (Mike) Meredith (July 19, 1943–January 12, 2023)11
Testing bats in rehabilitation for SARS‐CoV‐2 before release into the wild11
Understanding motivations and attitudes among songbird‐keepers to identify best approaches to demand reduction11
Conceptualizing responsible exits in conservation philanthropy11
A wetland permanence classification tool to support prairie wetland conservation and policy implementation11
An approach to designing efficient implementation of 30×30 terrestrial conservation commitments11
A survey of traditional Chinese medicine consumers to investigate the impact of China's legalization of rhino horn trade on stigmatization and likelihood of use10
A cost assessment of intensive wild quail management on private lands in the southeastern United States10
Tracking species recovery status to improve U.S. endangered species act decisions10
Identifying conservation priority areas for North American bumble bee species in Canada under current and future climate scenarios10
Assessing the impacts of normative and efficacy‐based messaging on the social diffusion of conservation science10
Synergies of management actions between species and community focused approaches to protecting threatened biodiversity10
Getting the big picture: Landscape‐scale occupancy patterns of two Annamite endemics among multiple protected areas10
Defining and bridging the barriers to more effective conservation of island ecosystems: A practitioner's perspective10
Ecological integrity is both real and valuable10
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The potential for applying “Nonviolent Communication” in conservation science10
changeRangeR: An R package for reproducible biodiversity change metrics from species distribution estimates10
Examining attention given to threats to elephant conservation on social media10
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Interannual variation in climate contributes to contingency in post‐fire restoration outcomes in seeded sagebrush steppe9
Changes in human diet, and rice agriculture as a result of international agricultural policies, are impacting the persistence of Korean treefrogs9
Conservation potentials and limitations of large carnivores in protected areas: A case study in Northeast China9
Rapid changes in public perception toward a conservation initiative9
Risk assessment for marine ecosystem‐based management (EBM)9
Multiple drivers of invasive lionfish culling efficiency in marine protected areas9
Fish distribution across altitudinal gradients in the Upper Paraguay River Basin: Implications for conservation in the Pantanal region9
“Bins on boats”, a behaviourally‐based intervention to curb marine pollution in Bass Strait, Australia9
Fitness effects of assisted gene flow in an endangered salmonid population9
Free‐ranging livestock reduces the habitat suitability of subalpine pheasants during breeding season in Southwest China9
Looking up and down: Strong collaboration is only the first step in tackling parachute science9
Exploring the relevance of the multidimensionality of wildlife recreationists to conservation behaviors: A case study in Virginia9
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Navigating a shifting agri‐environment policy landscape to conserve butterflies9
Building equitable engagement: Strategies for enhancing diverse engagement in participatory science9
A climate adaptation menu for North American grasslands9
Seminatural areas act as reservoirs of genetic diversity for crop pollinators and natural enemies across Europe9
A multilevel perspective to understanding enablers and barriers to success in threatened species recovery planning9
Efficacy and ethics of intensive predator management to save endangered caribou9
Why do animal groups matter for conservation and management?9
Incentivizing pangolin conservation: Decisions at CITES CoP19 may reduce conservation options for pangolins9
Plant community trajectories following livestock exclusion for conservation vary and hinge on initial invasion and soil‐biocrust conditions in shrub steppe9
Towards effective management of an overabundant native bird: The noisy miner9
Physiology as a tool for at‐risk animal recovery planning: An analysis of Canadian recovery strategies with global recommendations8
Endangered species lack research on the outcomes of conservation action8
Toward a scientific understanding of the international tiger trade: Response to Kolby and Weissgold (2022)8
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: TheProNetmetric8
Reduced speed limit is ineffective for mitigating the effects of roads on ungulates8
Modeling alternative future scenarios for direct application in land use and conservation planning8
Evaluating key evidence and formulating regulatory alternatives regarding the UK's Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill8
Evidence on the role of social media in the illegal trade of Iranian wildlife8
Challenges encountered when doing research back home: Perspectives from African conservation scientists in the diaspora8
Mind the GAP—But make it better: Improving the U.S. Gap Analysis Project's protected‐area classification system to better reflect biodiversity conservation8
A data‐driven approach to multi‐facet prioritization of biodiversity in regional conservation planning8
Habitat protection and removal of encroaching shrubs support the recovery of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning8
Effects of habitat characteristics in an anthropized landscape on the spatial behavior and abundance of a common chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) population8
Passive government, organized crime, and massive deforestation: The case of western Mexico8
Spread management priorities to limit emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) impacts on United States street trees8
Pathogen surveillance and epidemiology in endangered peninsular bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni)8
The quick and the dead: Behavioral plasticity of anti‐predator responses in an Endangered mammal8
Implications of wildlife trafficking on the health and conservation efforts of an endangered turtle species in Colombia8
Decision biases and environmental attitudes among conservation professionals8
Does endemic mammal conservation in Jamaica conflict with maintaining biocultural heritage?8
Using an ecosystem service model to inform restoration planning: A spatially explicit oyster filtration model for Pensacola Bay, Florida8
When digital technologies stumble: Exnovating for conservation science and practice8
Cultural keystone species and their role in biocultural conservation8
Developing a rapid assessment tool for identifying and safeguarding pollinators: A case study from a global avocado company8
Carrying capacity and cumulative effects management: A case study using bighorn sheep8
Ground‐dwelling mammal and bird diversity in the southern Annamites: Exploring complex habitat associations and the ghost of past hunting pressure8
Practicing mindfulness in addressing the biodiversity crisis8
Achieving conservation through cattle ranching: The case of the Brazilian Pantanal8
Scaling‐up community‐based resource management in Solomon Islands8
The importance of natural forest stewardship in adaptation planning in the United States7
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Reducing uncertainty in climate change responses of inland fishes: A decision‐path approach7
Web‐based ecological evidence entry form enables consistent, accessible extraction and visualization for synthesis applications7
Not enough trees – Scaling up koala habitat restoration using seed enhancement technologies7
Of Mojave milkweed and mirrors: The population genomic structure of a species impacted by solar energy development7
Strategic land conservation: An applied, multi‐target approach to prioritization of resilient sites for protection7
Detecting preservation and reintroduction sites for endangered plant species using a two‐step modeling and field approach7
Pursuing best practices for minimizing wild bee captures to support biological research7
The actionability of threat mapping research assessed through stakeholder involvement and intended outcomes of studies7
The “right‐to‐farm” in Lac Saint‐Pierre (Québec, Canada) floodplains: Are problem‐framing processes able to foster conservation conflict resolution?7
Challenges and priorities for climate‐informed invasive species management across multiple scales7
Do revisitation studies overestimate local extinction?7
Understanding retail dynamics of a regionally important domestic bird market in Guangzhou, China7
Exaggeration of the US role in the international tiger trade: Response to Khanwilkar et al. (2022)7
Management lessons from a long‐term captive‐breeding program for a critically endangered species, Leadbeater's possum, Gymnobelideus leadbeateri7
Assessing prioritization measures for a private land conservation program in the U.S. Prairie Pothole Region7
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The impacts of free‐roaming cats cannot be generalized and their role in rodent management should not be overlooked7
A before after control impact experiment on a historically fished seagrass (Zostera marina) bed7
Invasive species increase biodiversity and, therefore, services: An argument of equivocations7
Combining community science and taxonomist expertise for large‐scale monitoring of insect pollinators: Perspective and insights from Abeilles citoyennes7
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Documenting at‐risk status of terrestrial ecosystems in temperate and tropical North America7
Role of local communities in the social network of the protected area management7
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Avoiding a conservation pitfall: Considering the risks of unsuitably hot bat boxes: Adding context to Crawford & O'Keefe7
From media campaign to local governance transition: Lessons for community‐based conservation from an Amur falcon hunting ban in Nagaland, India7
Genetic erosion detected in a specialist mammal living in a fast‐developing environment7
More accurate, consistent, and reliable data for amphibian species are needed from China's nature reserves7
Protect large trees for climate mitigation, biodiversity, and forest resilience6
Population genetics for insect conservation and control6
Uncovering antagonisms in recovery planning for species at risk: A diagnostic approach6
Conservation enterprises: Community‐led businesses that contribute to conservation outcomes. A generic theory of change, v 1.06
Assessing the vulnerability of habitats through plant rarity patterns in the Pyrenean range6
Diverse diaspora in conservation science6
Social outcomes associated with a public and stakeholder engagement process for wolf reintroduction6
Seventy questions of importance to the conservation of the North Central grasslands of the United States in a changing climate6
Using key and critical biodiversity areas to identify gaps in the protected area network in the Limpopo Province, South Africa6
Dying for love: Illegal international trade in hummingbird love charms6
Marine artificial light at night: Implications and potential hazards for offshore songbird and bat movements in the Greater North Sea6
Motivations for, and barriers to, landowner participation in Argentina's payments for ecosystem services program6
When do extraction rights help forests? Robustness and heterogeneity for linked interventions in the Peruvian Amazon6
Using technical assistance to bridge evidence‐to‐action gaps in biodiversity conservation6
Biodiversity hotspots and conservation efficiency of a large drainage basin: Distribution patterns of species richness and conservation gaps analysis in the Yangtze River Basin, China6
Plant–pollinator interactions in apple orchards from a production and conservation perspective6
Geographic distribution and supply chain of vultures in Benin, West Africa6
Will this umbrella leak? A caribou umbrella index for boreal landbird conservation6
Extreme citizen science: Lessons learned from initiatives around the globe6
Protection beyond park boundaries: On the impact of systematic patrolling in Divisional Forest Office, Sarpang, Bhutan6
Broad‐ and fine‐scale structure across the distribution of the relict dace (Relictus solitarius) in the Great Basin desert, USA6
Discovery of populations of the critically endangered coral Rhizopsammia wellingtoni in the Galápagos mesophotic zone6
Cool‐season environmental water delivery increases extinction risk for chytrid‐infected amphibians6
Total response models as a conceptual management framework for conserving vulnerable secondary prey6
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The emergence of a robust and inclusive framework for a nationwide assessment of African lions6
Low optimal fisheries yield creates challenges for sustainability in a climate refugia6
Conservation of rare and cryptic species: Challenges of uncertainty and opportunities for progress6
Current and future climate suitability for the hazel dormouse in the UK and the impact on reintroduced populations6
Guild‐specific response of bats to motion‐triggered LED lighting of bicycle trails6
Traditional knowledge and practices, sacred spaces and protected areas, technological progress: Their success in conserving biodiversity6
Leveraging projection models to evaluate long‐term dynamics of scrub mint translocations6
Friend or foe? Engaging public can save the critically endangered common hamster (Cricetus cricetus)6
Simultaneous effect of habitat remnancy, exotic species, and anthropogenic disturbance on orchid diversity in South Australia6
How variation among field assessments can affect biodiversity offset outcomes6
Think regionally, act locally: Perspectives on co‐design of spatial conservation prioritization tools and why end‐user engagement altered our approach6
Wild boar hunting and trapping as a threat for wildlife conservation on Sumatra, Indonesia6
The next generation of conservation research and policy priorities for threatened and exploited chondrichthyan fishes in the United States: An expert solicitation approach6
The crucial role of public participation in wildlife habitat restoration: A case study from Yingjing in the Giant Panda National Park6
Emperor goose fall–winter harvest monitoring and hunter's perspectives in Alaska6
Introduction to special section on wildlife agency organizational change: Embracing the challenge of adaptive wildlife conservation in the United States6
Will passive acoustic monitoring make result‐based payments more attractive? A cost comparison with human observation for farmland bird monitoring6
A network of refugia: Whooping Crane drought response informs international habitat conservation goals5
Planning for people and nature: Comparing quality‐of‐life outcomes across environmental systems to inform conservation planning5
Habitat Conservation Plans provide limited insight into the cost of complying with the Endangered Species Act5
Multiscale effects of habitat loss and degradation on occurrence and landscape connectivity of a threatened subspecies5
Mountain gorillas benefit from social distancing too: Close proximity from tourists affects gorillas' sociality5
Psychological distress and workplace risk inequalities among conservation professionals5
Navigating access and benefit sharing in international trade of endemic species: The case of Colombia's poison frogs (Dendrobatidae)5
Identifying focus zones for the conservation and promotion of priority birds in Swiss farmland5
Correction to Engert, Ishida & Laurance (2021)5
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