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Most cited papers from Butterfly Conservation
What are the most cited papers from Butterfly Conservation?
The most cited paper from Butterfly Conservation is "Poleward shifts in geographical ranges of butterfly species associated with regional warming" (Camille Parmesan, Nils Ryrholm, Constantí Stefanescu et al., 1999), with 2,302 citations. Next come "The distributions of a wide range of taxonomic groups are expanding polewards" (1,588) and "Rapid responses of British butterflies to opposing forces of climate and habitat change" (1,347).
Showing 50 of 60 papers. Every paper with more than 131 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poleward shifts in geographical ranges of butterfly species associated with regional warming Camille Parmesan, Nils Ryrholm, Constantí Stefanescu et al. · Nature | Jun 1999 | 2,302 |
| 2 | The distributions of a wide range of taxonomic groups are expanding polewards R. A. O. Hickling, David B. Roy, Jane K. Hill et al. · Global Change Biology | Mar 2006 | 1,588 |
| 3 | Rapid responses of British butterflies to opposing forces of climate and habitat change M. S. Warren, Jane K. Hill, Jeremy A. Thomas et al. · Nature | Nov 2001 | 1,347 |
| 4 | Phenological sensitivity to climate across taxa and trophic levels Stephen J. Thackeray et al. · Nature | 29 Jun 2016 | 1,047 |
| 5 | DIRECT AND INDIRECT EFFECTS OF CLIMATE AND HABITAT FACTORS ON BUTTERFLY DIVERSITY Rosa Menéndez, Adela González‐Megías, Yvonne C. Collingham et al. · Ecology | Mar 2007 | 1,018 |
| 6 | Comparative Losses of British Butterflies, Birds, and Plants and the Global Extinction Crisis Jeremy A. Thomas, Mark G. Telfer, David B. Roy et al. · Science | 18 Mar 2004 | 961 |
| 7 | Trophic level asynchrony in rates of phenological change for marine, freshwater and terrestrial environments Stephen J. Thackeray et al. · Global Change Biology | 5 Jan 2010 | 909 |
| 8 | Differences in the climatic debts of birds and butterflies at a continental scale Vincent Devictor et al. · Nature Climate Change | 6 Jan 2012 | 802 |
| 9 | Prioritizing multiple-use landscapes for conservation: methods for large multi-species planning problems Atte Moilanen, Aldina M. A. Franco, Regan Early et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences | 2 Aug 2005 | 629 |
| 10 | A comprehensive evaluation of predictive performance of 33 species distribution models at species and community levels Anna Norberg et al. · Ecological Monographs | 2 May 2019 | 590 |
| 11 | Rapid declines of common, widespread British moths provide evidence of an insect biodiversity crisis K. F. Conrad, M. S. Warren, Richard Fox et al. · Biological Conservation | 4 Jul 2006 | 543 |
| 12 | The quality and isolation of habitat patches both determine where butterflies persist in fragmented landscapes Jeremy A. Thomas, Nigel A. D. Bourn, Ralph T. Clarke et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences | 7 Sep 2001 | 524 |
| 13 | The identification of 100 ecological questions of high policy relevance in the UK William J. Sutherland et al. · Journal of Applied Ecology | 30 May 2006 | 478 |
| 14 | Extinction risk from climate change is reduced by microclimatic buffering Andrew J. Suggitt, Robert J. Wilson, Nick J. B. Isaac et al. · Nature Climate Change | 20 Jul 2018 | 466 |
| 15 | Responses of butterflies to twentieth century climate warming: implications for future ranges Jane K. Hill, Chris D. Thomas, Richard Fox et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences | 16 Oct 2002 | 463 |
| 16 | The decline of butterflies in Europe: Problems, significance, and possible solutions M. S. Warren, Dirk Maes, Chris van Swaay et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | 11 Jan 2021 | 446 |
| 17 | Climate-induced phenology shifts linked to range expansions in species with multiple reproductive cycles per year Callum J. Macgregor, Chris D. Thomas, David B. Roy et al. · Nature Communications | 24 Oct 2019 | 418 |
| 18 | Species richness changes lag behind climate change Rosa Menéndez, Adela González‐Megías, Jane K. Hill et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences | 21 Mar 2006 | 386 |
| 19 | Species richness declines and biotic homogenisation have slowed down for NW ‐European pollinators and plants Luísa G. Carvalheiro, William E. Kunin, Petr Keil et al. · Ecology Letters | 21 May 2013 | 370 |
| 20 | Impacts of climate warming and habitat loss on extinctions at species' low‐latitude range boundaries Aldina M. A. Franco, Jane K. Hill, CLAUDIA KITSCHKE et al. · Global Change Biology | 19 May 2006 | 356 |
| 21 | Biotope Use and Trends of European Butterflies Chris van Swaay, M. S. Warren, Grégoire Loïs · Journal of Insect Conservation | 6 Mar 2006 | 353 |
| 22 | Effects of large herbivores on grassland arthropod diversity Roel van Klink, Fons van der Plas, C. G. E. van Noordwijk et al. · Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society | 16 May 2014 | 336 |
| 23 | Pollination by nocturnal L epidoptera, and the effects of light pollution: a review Callum J. Macgregor, Michael J. O. Pocock, Richard Fox et al. · Ecological Entomology | 13 Dec 2014 | 312 |
| 24 | The decline of moths in Great Britain: a review of possible causes Richard Fox · Insect Conservation and Diversity | 20 Jan 2012 | 305 |
| 25 | Heterogeneous landscapes promote population stability Tom Henry Oliver, David B. Roy, Jane K. Hill et al. · Ecology Letters | 8 Feb 2010 | 298 |
| 26 | Is the insect apocalypse upon us? How to find out Graham A. Montgomery, Robert R. Dunn, Richard Fox et al. · Biological Conservation | 22 Nov 2019 | 280 |
| 27 | Declines in Common, Widespread Butterflies in a Landscape under Intense Human Use Hans Van Dyck, Arco J. Van Strien, Dirk Maes et al. · Conservation Biology | 24 Feb 2009 | 274 |
| 28 | Interacting effects of climate change and habitat fragmentation on drought-sensitive butterflies Tom Henry Oliver, Harry H. Marshall, Mike D. Morecroft et al. · Nature Climate Change | 3 Aug 2015 | 255 |
| 29 | Spatial patterns in species distributions reveal biodiversity change Robert J. Wilson, Chris D. Thomas, Richard Fox et al. · Nature | Nov 2004 | 255 |
| 30 | Learning From Noisy Labels by Regularized Estimation of Annotator Confusion Ryutaro Tanno, Ardavan Saeedi, Swami Sankaranarayanan et al. | Jun 2019 | 249 |
| 31 | Protected areas facilitate species’ range expansions Chris D. Thomas et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | 14 Aug 2012 | 245 |
| 32 | Uncovering hidden spatial structure in species communities with spatially explicit joint species distribution models Otso Ovaskainen, David B. Roy, Richard Fox et al. · Methods in Ecology and Evolution | 8 Nov 2015 | 243 |
| 33 | Long‐term changes to the frequency of occurrence of British moths are consistent with opposing and synergistic effects of climate and land‐use changes Richard Fox, Tom Henry Oliver, Colin A. Harrower et al. · Journal of Applied Ecology | 29 Apr 2014 | 241 |
| 34 | A window to the world of global insect declines: Moth biodiversity trends are complex and heterogeneous David L. Wagner, Richard Fox, Danielle M. Salcido et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | 11 Jan 2021 | 240 |
| 35 | An evaluation of three quick methods commonly used to assess sward height in ecology Katherine Stewart, Nigel A. D. Bourn, Jeremy A. Thomas · Journal of Applied Ecology | Oct 2001 | 237 |
| 36 | Outstanding challenges and future directions for biodiversity monitoring using citizen science data Alison Johnston, Eleni Matechou, Emily B. Dennis · Methods in Ecology and Evolution | 20 Feb 2022 | 235 |
| 37 | Impacts of landscape structure on butterfly range expansion Jane K. Hill, Yvonne C. Collingham, Chris D. Thomas et al. · Ecology Letters | 22 Jul 2001 | 201 |
| 38 | Habitat availability explains variation in climate-driven range shifts across multiple taxonomic groups Philip J. Platts, Suzanna C. Mason, G Palmer et al. · Scientific Reports | 21 Oct 2019 | 192 |
| 39 | Effects of livestock breed and grazing intensity on biodiversity and production in grazing systems. 4. Effects on animal diversity Michiel F. Wallis de Vries, A. E. Parkinson, J.P. Dulphy et al. · Grass and Forage Science | Jun 2007 | 190 |
| 40 | The dark side of street lighting: impacts on moths and evidence for the disruption of nocturnal pollen transport Callum J. Macgregor, Darren Mark Evans, Richard Fox et al. · Global Change Biology | 2 Jun 2016 | 189 |
| 41 | Multi‐generational long‐distance migration of insects: studying the painted lady butterfly in the Western Palaearctic Constantí Stefanescu et al. · Ecography | 16 Oct 2012 | 189 |
| 42 | Temperature-Dependent Alterations in Host Use Drive Rapid Range Expansion in a Butterfly Rachel Mary Pateman, Jane K. Hill, David B. Roy et al. · Science | 24 May 2012 | 184 |
| 43 | Future novel threats and opportunities facing UK biodiversity identified by horizon scanning William J. Sutherland et al. · Journal of Applied Ecology | 20 Mar 2008 | 184 |
| 44 | Is light pollution driving moth population declines? A review of causal mechanisms across the life cycle Douglas Boyes, Darren Mark Evans, Richard Fox et al. · Insect Conservation and Diversity | 13 Sep 2020 | 177 |
| 45 | Climatic Risk Atlas of European Butterflies Josef Settele, Otakar Kudrna, Alexander Harpke et al. · BIORISK – Biodiversity and Ecosystem Risk Assessment | 3 Dec 2008 | 176 |
| 46 | Predicting insect phenology across space and time Jenny A. Hodgson, Chris D. Thomas, Tom Henry Oliver et al. · Global Change Biology | 6 Aug 2010 | 176 |
| 47 | Assisted colonization in a changing climate: a test‐study using two U.K. butterflies Stephen G. Willis, Jane K. Hill, Chris D. Thomas et al. · Conservation Letters | 10 Dec 2008 | 167 |
| 48 | MINIMUM VIABLE METAPOPULATION SIZE, EXTINCTION DEBT, AND THE CONSERVATION OF A DECLINING SPECIES Caroline R. Bulman, Robert J. Wilson, Alison R. Holt et al. · Ecological Applications | Jul 2007 | 159 |
| 49 | Geographical range margins of many taxonomic groups continue to shift polewards Suzanna C. Mason, G Palmer, Richard Fox et al. · Biological Journal of the Linnean Society | 15 Jun 2015 | 158 |
| 50 | Butterfly abundance is determined by food availability and is mediated by species traits Robin J. Curtis, TOM M. BRERETON, Roger L. H. Dennis et al. · Journal of Applied Ecology | 22 Aug 2015 | 155 |
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