| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Sample selection bias and presence‐only distribution models: implications for background and pseudo‐absence data | Ecological Applications | 2009 | 2,121 |
| 2 | Global assessment of nitrogen deposition effects on terrestrial plant diversity: a synthesis | Ecological Applications | 2010 | 2,063 |
| 3 | Terrestrial phosphorus limitation: mechanisms, implications, and nitrogen–phosphorus interactions | Ecological Applications | 2010 | 1,969 |
| 4 | CLIMATE CHANGE AND FORESTS OF THE FUTURE: MANAGING IN THE FACE OF UNCERTAINTY | Ecological Applications | 2007 | 1,514 |
| 5 | THE ENERGY BALANCE CLOSURE PROBLEM: AN OVERVIEW | Ecological Applications | 2008 | 1,054 |
| 6 | Climate and wildfire area burned in western U.S. ecoprovinces, 1916–2003 | Ecological Applications | 2009 | 845 |
| 7 | Does agricultural crop diversity enhance soil microbial biomass and organic matter dynamics? A meta‐analysis | Ecological Applications | 2014 | 511 |
| 8 | The cost and feasibility of marine coastal restoration | Ecological Applications | 2016 | 495 |
| 9 | Landscape diversity enhances biological control of an introduced crop pest in the north‐central USA | Ecological Applications | 2009 | 453 |
| 10 | Contrasting changes in taxonomic vs. functional diversity of tropical fish communities after habitat degradation | Ecological Applications | 2010 | 452 |
| 11 | Accounting for uncertainty in ecological analysis: the strengths and limitations of hierarchical statistical modeling | Ecological Applications | 2009 | 423 |
| 12 | ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND ECONOMIC THEORY: INTEGRATION FOR POLICY‐RELEVANT RESEARCH | Ecological Applications | 2008 | 409 |
| 13 | Grassland management impacts on soil carbon stocks: a new synthesis | Ecological Applications | 2017 | 406 |
| 14 | Near‐surface remote sensing of spatial and temporal variation in canopy phenology | Ecological Applications | 2009 | 400 |
| 15 | A global meta‐analysis of soil exchangeable cations, pH, carbon, and nitrogen with afforestation | Ecological Applications | 2009 | 394 |
| 16 | Water quality as a regional driver of coral biodiversity and macroalgae on the Great Barrier Reef | Ecological Applications | 2010 | 359 |
| 17 | What is known and unknown about the effects of plastic pollution: A meta‐analysis and systematic review | Ecological Applications | 2020 | 349 |
| 18 | SEASONALITY OF WATER AND HEAT FLUXES OVER A TROPICAL FOREST IN EASTERN AMAZONIA | Ecological Applications | 2004 | 338 |
| 19 | Fire treatment effects on vegetation structure, fuels, and potential fire severity in western U.S. forests | Ecological Applications | 2009 | 326 |
| 20 | Effects of climate change and wildfire on stream temperatures and salmonid thermal habitat in a mountain river network | Ecological Applications | 2010 | 321 |
| 21 | Nonnative forest insects and pathogens in the United States: Impacts and policy options | Ecological Applications | 2016 | 289 |
| 22 | Conserving migratory land birds in the New World: Do we know enough? | Ecological Applications | 2010 | 286 |
| 23 | EXPANSION OF SUGARCANE ETHANOL PRODUCTION IN BRAZIL: ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL CHALLENGES | Ecological Applications | 2008 | 285 |
| 24 | Integrating environmental and genetic effects to predict responses of tree populations to climate | Ecological Applications | 2010 | 280 |
| 25 | Hedgerow restoration promotes pollinator populations and exports native bees to adjacent fields | Ecological Applications | 2013 | 277 |
| 26 | Spectroscopic determination of leaf morphological and biochemical traits for northern temperate and boreal tree species | Ecological Applications | 2014 | 273 |
| 27 | Effects of thinning on drought vulnerability and climate response in north temperate forest ecosystems | Ecological Applications | 2013 | 265 |
| 28 | THE HUMAN FOOTPRINT IN THE WEST: A LARGE‐SCALE ANALYSIS OF ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS | Ecological Applications | 2008 | 259 |
| 29 | Ecosystem structure, function, and composition in rangelands are negatively affected by livestock grazing | Ecological Applications | 2016 | 257 |
| 30 | LONG‐TERM CHANGES AND IMPACTS OF HYPOXIA IN DANISH COASTAL WATERS | Ecological Applications | 2007 | 256 |
| 31 | Spatiotemporal patterns of observed bark beetle‐caused tree mortality in British Columbia and the western United States | Ecological Applications | 2012 | 254 |
| 32 | Honey bee diet in intensive farmland habitats reveals an unexpectedly high flower richness and a major role of weeds | Ecological Applications | 2015 | 254 |
| 33 | The fate of nitrogen in grain cropping systems: a meta‐analysis of 15N field experiments | Ecological Applications | 2009 | 244 |
| 34 | GRAPH THEORY AS A PROXY FOR SPATIALLY EXPLICIT POPULATION MODELS IN CONSERVATION PLANNING | Ecological Applications | 2007 | 242 |
| 35 | Reduced body size and cub recruitment in polar bears associated with sea ice decline | Ecological Applications | 2010 | 236 |
| 36 | Browsing and fire interact to suppress tree density in an African savanna | Ecological Applications | 2009 | 234 |
| 37 | Acoustic telemetry and fisheries management | Ecological Applications | 2017 | 232 |
| 38 | Marine reserves: Fish life history and ecological traits matter | Ecological Applications | 2010 | 231 |
| 39 | Identifying and prioritizing ungulate migration routes for landscape‐level conservation | Ecological Applications | 2009 | 229 |
| 40 | Two‐species occupancy models: a new parameterization applied to co‐occurrence of secretive rails | Ecological Applications | 2010 | 229 |
| 41 | Structured decision making as a conceptual framework to identify thresholds for conservation and management | Ecological Applications | 2009 | 224 |
| 42 | PARTICIPATORY INDICATOR DEVELOPMENT: WHAT CAN ECOLOGISTS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES LEARN FROM EACH OTHER | Ecological Applications | 2008 | 213 |
| 43 | The national Fire and Fire Surrogate study: effects of fuel reduction methods on forest vegetation structure and fuels | Ecological Applications | 2009 | 213 |
| 44 | Linking environmental nutrient enrichment and disease emergence in humans and wildlife | Ecological Applications | 2010 | 213 |
| 45 | Is there any empirical support for biodiversity offset policy? | Ecological Applications | 2014 | 213 |
| 46 | Post‐fire vegetation and fuel development influences fire severity patterns in reburns | Ecological Applications | 2016 | 213 |
| 47 | Carbon dynamics of Oregon and Northern California forests and potential land‐based carbon storage | Ecological Applications | 2009 | 210 |
| 48 | Disturbance legacies increase the resilience of forest ecosystem structure, composition, and functioning | Ecological Applications | 2014 | 209 |
| 49 | PREDICTING LEAF PHYSIOLOGY FROM SIMPLE PLANT AND CLIMATE ATTRIBUTES: A GLOBAL GLOPNET ANALYSIS | Ecological Applications | 2007 | 207 |
| 50 | USING NETWORK CENTRALITY MEASURES TO MANAGE LANDSCAPE CONNECTIVITY | Ecological Applications | 2008 | 207 |
