| 1 | Choosing and using diversity indices: insights for ecological applications from the German Biodiversity Exploratories | Ecology and Evolution | 2014 | 783 |
| 2 | On the selection of thresholds for predicting species occurrence with presence‐only data | Ecology and Evolution | 2016 | 540 |
| 3 | Animal movement tools (amt): R package for managing tracking data and conducting habitat selection analyses | Ecology and Evolution | 2019 | 529 |
| 4 | Reconceptualizing synergism and antagonism among multiple stressors | Ecology and Evolution | 2015 | 511 |
| 5 | Functional traits, the phylogeny of function, and ecosystem service vulnerability | Ecology and Evolution | 2013 | 439 |
| 6 | The relationship of leaf photosynthetic traits – Vcmax and Jmax – to leaf nitrogen, leaf phosphorus, and specific leaf area: a meta‐analysis and modeling study | Ecology and Evolution | 2014 | 403 |
| 7 | Threats and knowledge gaps for ecosystem services provided by kelp forests: a northeast Atlantic perspective | Ecology and Evolution | 2013 | 401 |
| 8 | phylosignal: an R package to measure, test, and explore the phylogenetic signal | Ecology and Evolution | 2016 | 394 |
| 9 | Meta‐analysis reveals complex marine biological responses to the interactive effects of ocean acidification and warming | Ecology and Evolution | 2013 | 376 |
| 10 | EasyCodeML: A visual tool for analysis of selection using CodeML | Ecology and Evolution | 2019 | 348 |
| 11 | Drought effect on plant biomass allocation: A meta‐analysis | Ecology and Evolution | 2017 | 322 |
| 12 | Collinearity in ecological niche modeling: Confusions and challenges | Ecology and Evolution | 2019 | 303 |
| 13 | The design and function of birds' nests | Ecology and Evolution | 2014 | 298 |
| 14 | Challenges in analysis and interpretation of microsatellite data for population genetic studies | Ecology and Evolution | 2014 | 285 |
| 15 | Directional genetic differentiation and relative migration | Ecology and Evolution | 2016 | 273 |
| 16 | A meta‐analysis of declines in local species richness from human disturbances | Ecology and Evolution | 2014 | 258 |
| 17 | A comparison of absolute performance of different correlative and mechanistic species distribution models in an independent area | Ecology and Evolution | 2016 | 258 |
| 18 | The impact of artificial light at night on nocturnal insects: A review and synthesis | Ecology and Evolution | 2018 | 257 |
| 19 | A bioturbation classification of European marine infaunal invertebrates | Ecology and Evolution | 2013 | 255 |
| 20 | Epigenetic regulation of adaptive responses of forest tree species to the environment | Ecology and Evolution | 2013 | 248 |
| 21 | Don't let spurious accusations of pseudoreplication limit our ability to learn from natural experiments (and other messy kinds of ecological monitoring) | Ecology and Evolution | 2015 | 242 |
| 22 | Ungulate preference for burned patches reveals strength of fire–grazing interaction | Ecology and Evolution | 2011 | 230 |
| 23 | Root exudate cocktails: the link between plant diversity and soil microorganisms? | Ecology and Evolution | 2016 | 230 |
| 24 | Biological invasions: a field synopsis, systematic review, and database of the literature | Ecology and Evolution | 2013 | 229 |
| 25 | Effective/census population size ratio estimation: a compendium and appraisal | Ecology and Evolution | 2012 | 228 |
| 26 | Why students do not turn on their video cameras during online classes and an equitable and inclusive plan to encourage them to do so | Ecology and Evolution | 2021 | 223 |
| 27 | Effect of water temperature and fish biomass on environmental DNA shedding, degradation, and size distribution | Ecology and Evolution | 2019 | 215 |
| 28 | Metacommunity structuring in stream networks: roles of dispersal mode, distance type, and regional environmental context | Ecology and Evolution | 2013 | 211 |
| 29 | Understanding of the impact of chemicals on amphibians: a meta‐analytic review | Ecology and Evolution | 2012 | 205 |
| 30 | SDMtune: An R package to tune and evaluate species distribution models | Ecology and Evolution | 2020 | 205 |
| 31 | Understanding the population consequences of disturbance | Ecology and Evolution | 2018 | 197 |
| 32 | Evidence of a strong coupling between root exudation, C and N availability, and stimulated SOM decomposition caused by rhizosphere priming effects | Ecology and Evolution | 2012 | 195 |
| 33 | ConR: An R package to assist large‐scale multispecies preliminary conservation assessments using distribution data | Ecology and Evolution | 2017 | 192 |
| 34 | A temporal beta‐diversity index to identify sites that have changed in exceptional ways in space–time surveys | Ecology and Evolution | 2019 | 186 |
| 35 | Microbial functional diversity: From concepts to applications | Ecology and Evolution | 2019 | 183 |
| 36 | Relative Selection Strength: Quantifying effect size in habitat‐ and step‐selection inference | Ecology and Evolution | 2017 | 180 |
| 37 | Global change‐type drought‐induced tree mortality: vapor pressure deficit is more important than temperature per se in causing decline in tree health | Ecology and Evolution | 2013 | 179 |
| 38 | Disentangling host, pathogen, and environmental determinants of a recently emerged wildlife disease: lessons from the first 15 years of amphibian chytridiomycosis research | Ecology and Evolution | 2015 | 179 |
| 39 | Needle in a haystack? A comparison of eDNA metabarcoding and targeted qPCR for detection of the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) | Ecology and Evolution | 2018 | 179 |
| 40 | ThePREDICTSdatabase: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts | Ecology and Evolution | 2014 | 177 |
| 41 | Refining the cheatgrass–fire cycle in the Great Basin: Precipitation timing and fine fuel composition predict wildfire trends | Ecology and Evolution | 2017 | 174 |
| 42 | High‐resolution food webs based on nitrogen isotopic composition of amino acids | Ecology and Evolution | 2014 | 173 |
| 43 | Climate change impact on seaweed meadow distribution in the North Atlantic rocky intertidal | Ecology and Evolution | 2013 | 172 |
| 44 | The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project | Ecology and Evolution | 2017 | 169 |
| 45 | Oxidative stress and life histories: unresolved issues and current needs | Ecology and Evolution | 2015 | 168 |
| 46 | Meta‐analysis shows that environmental DNA outperforms traditional surveys, but warrants better reporting standards | Ecology and Evolution | 2021 | 164 |
| 47 | eDNA metabarcoding as a new surveillance approach for coastal Arctic biodiversity | Ecology and Evolution | 2018 | 163 |
| 48 | Losing your edge: climate change and the conservation value of range‐edge populations | Ecology and Evolution | 2015 | 161 |
| 49 | Vertical transmission of fungal endophytes is widespread in forbs | Ecology and Evolution | 2014 | 160 |
| 50 | Management adaptation of invertebrate fisheries to an extreme marine heat wave event at a global warming hot spot | Ecology and Evolution | 2016 | 159 |