| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Patterns of Floristic Differentiation among Atlantic Forests in Southeastern Brazil and the Influence of Climate1 | Biotropica | 2000 | 1,102 |
| 2 | Tropical Blackwater Rivers, Animals, and Mast Fruiting by the Dipterocarpaceae | Biotropica | 1974 | 750 |
| 3 | Basin-Wide Effects of Game Harvest on Vertebrate Population Densities in Amazonian Forests: Implications for Animal-Mediated Seed Dispersal | Biotropica | 2007 | 697 |
| 4 | Gap Partitioning among Tropical Rainforest Trees | Biotropica | 1980 | 683 |
| 5 | The Storage and Production of Organic Matter in Tropical Forests and Their Role in the Global Carbon Cycle | Biotropica | 1982 | 674 |
| 6 | Introduction: The Brazilian Atlantic Forest1 | Biotropica | 2000 | 532 |
| 7 | Deforestation and Reforestation of Latin America and the Caribbean (2001–2010) | Biotropica | 2013 | 528 |
| 8 | A New Classification for Plant Phenology Based on Flowering Patterns in Lowland Tropical Rain Forest Trees at La Selva, Costa Rica | Biotropica | 1994 | 520 |
| 9 | Factors Limiting Tropical Rain Forest Regeneration in Abandoned Pasture: Seed Rain, Seed Germination, Microclimate, and Soil1 | Biotropica | 1999 | 472 |
| 10 | Mycorrhizae Influence Tropical Succession | Biotropica | 1980 | 431 |
| 11 | On Biomass and Trophic Structure of the Central Amazonian Rain Forest Ecosystem | Biotropica | 1973 | 425 |
| 12 | Beyond Reserves: A Research Agenda for Conserving Biodiversity in Human‐modified Tropical Landscapes | Biotropica | 2009 | 417 |
| 13 | Phenology of Atlantic Rain Forest Trees: A Comparative Study1 | Biotropica | 2000 | 413 |
| 14 | Phenology of Canopy Trees of a Tropical Deciduous Forest in Mexico | Biotropica | 1990 | 411 |
| 15 | Flowering Phenology and Diversity in Tropical Bignoniaceae | Biotropica | 1974 | 409 |
| 16 | The Definition of Treefall Gap and Its Effect on Measures of Forest Dynamics | Biotropica | 1982 | 409 |
| 17 | Contribution of Nontrees to Species Richness of a Tropical Rain Forest | Biotropica | 1987 | 406 |
| 18 | The Impact of Hunting on the Mammalian Fauna of Tropical Asian Forests | Biotropica | 2007 | 406 |
| 19 | Plant Reproductive Ecology of a Secondary Deciduous Tropical Forest in Venezuela | Biotropica | 1978 | 403 |
| 20 | Edge Structure Determines the Magnitude of Changes in Microclimate and Vegetation Structure in Tropical Forest Fragments1 | Biotropica | 1999 | 390 |
| 21 | The Future of Tropical Forest Species1 | Biotropica | 2006 | 382 |
| 22 | Estimators of Fruit Abundance of Tropical Trees | Biotropica | 1992 | 381 |
| 23 | A Hierarchical Model for Decomposition in Terrestrial Ecosystems: Application to Soils of the Humid Tropics | Biotropica | 1993 | 381 |
| 24 | Pathogens and the Evolution of Primate Sociality | Biotropica | 1976 | 353 |
| 25 | Natural regeneration as a tool for large‐scale forest restoration in the tropics: prospects and challenges | Biotropica | 2016 | 353 |
| 26 | Tropical Frugivorous Birds and Their Food Plants: A World Survey | Biotropica | 1981 | 334 |
| 27 | Interspecific and Inter-site Variation in Wood Specific Gravity of Tropical Trees | Biotropica | 2004 | 323 |
| 28 | Edge Structure Determines the Magnitude of Changes in Microclimate and Vegetation Structure in Tropical Forest Fragments | Biotropica | 1999 | 321 |
| 29 | Phyllostomid Bats (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) as Indicators of Habitat Disruption in the Neotropics | Biotropica | 1992 | 320 |
| 30 | Retaining Forest Biomass by Reducing Logging Damage | Biotropica | 1996 | 320 |
| 31 | Fire as a Recurrent Event in Tropical Forests of the Eastern Amazon: Effects on Forest Structure, Biomass, and Species Composition1 | Biotropica | 1999 | 313 |
| 32 | White-Sand Vegetation of Brazilian Amazonia | Biotropica | 1981 | 306 |
| 33 | A Method of Access into the Crowns of Emergent and Canopy Trees | Biotropica | 1978 | 301 |
| 34 | Tadpoles, Predation and Pond Habitats in the Tropics | Biotropica | 1975 | 300 |
| 35 | Patterns of Floristic Differentiation among Atlantic Forests in Southeastern Brazil and the Influence of Climate1 | Biotropica | 2000 | 297 |
| 36 | Neotropical Forest Dynamics | Biotropica | 1980 | 286 |
| 37 | Tree Damage and Recovery From Hurricane Hugo in Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico | Biotropica | 1991 | 286 |
| 38 | Fire as a Recurrent Event in Tropical Forests of the Eastern Amazon: Effects on Forest Structure, Biomass, and Species Composition | Biotropica | 1999 | 286 |
| 39 | Seedling Traits Determine Drought Tolerance of Tropical Tree Species | Biotropica | 2008 | 282 |
| 40 | Sugar Composition of Nectars and Fruits Consumed by Birds and Bats in the Tropics and Subtropics1 | Biotropica | 1998 | 280 |
| 41 | Maintenance of Diversity in Tropical Forests | Biotropica | 1992 | 275 |
| 42 | Seed Dispersal in Flood Plain Forests of Amazonia | Biotropica | 1994 | 275 |
| 43 | Dispersal Properties of Mangrove Propagules | Biotropica | 1978 | 274 |
| 44 | Liana Biomass and Leaf Area of a "Tierra Firme" Forest in the Rio Negro Basin, Venezuela | Biotropica | 1983 | 270 |
| 45 | Floristic Diversity and Structure of Upland and Arroyo Forests of Coastal Jalisco | Biotropica | 1987 | 265 |
| 46 | Population Dynamics of Male Euglossine Bees in Amazonian Forest Fragments | Biotropica | 1987 | 265 |
| 47 | Tree Diversity, Forest Structure and Productivity along Altitudinal and Topographical Gradients in a Species‐Rich Ecuadorian Montane Rain Forest | Biotropica | 2010 | 265 |
| 48 | Rapid Recovery of Biomass, Species Richness, and Species Composition in a Forest Chronosequence in Northeastern Costa Rica | Biotropica | 2009 | 264 |
| 49 | Trap Spacing and Transect Design for Dung Beetle Biodiversity Studies1 | Biotropica | 2005 | 263 |
| 50 | The Contribution of Ant-Plant Protection Studies to Our Understanding of Mutualism1 | Biotropica | 1998 | 261 |
