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Most cited papers from Department of Conservation

Department of Conservation

What are the most cited papers from Department of Conservation?

The most cited paper from Department of Conservation is "Naturalization and invasion of alien plants: concepts and definitions" (David M. Richardson, Petr Pyšek, Marcel Rejmánek et al., 2000), with 4,066 citations. Next come "Translocation as a Species Conservation Tool: Status and Strategy" (1,924) and "Migratory shearwaters integrate oceanic resources across the Pacific Ocean in an endless summer" (566).

Showing 50 of 60 papers. Every paper with more than 99 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 Naturalization and invasion of alien plants: concepts and definitions David M. Richardson, Petr Pyšek, Marcel Rejmánek et al. · Diversity and Distributions Open access Mar 2000 4,066
2 Translocation as a Species Conservation Tool: Status and Strategy Brad Griffith, James M. Scott, James W. Carpenter et al. · Science 4 Aug 1989 1,924
3 Migratory shearwaters integrate oceanic resources across the Pacific Ocean in an endless summer Scott A. Shaffer, Yann Tremblay, Henri Weimerskirch et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 14 Aug 2006 566
4 A global reptile assessment highlights shared conservation needs of tetrapods Neil A. Cox et al. · Nature Open access 27 Apr 2022 436
5 Fugitive Salmon: Assessing the Risks of Escaped Fish from Net-Pen Aquaculture Rosamond L. Naylor, Kjetil Hindar, Ian Fleming et al. · BioScience Open access 2005 427
6 From small Maria to massive Campbell: Forty years of rat eradications from New Zealand islands David R. Towns, Keith G. Broome · New Zealand Journal of Zoology 2003 315
7 Modelling skewed data with many zeros: A simple approach combining ordinary and logistic regression David Fletcher, Darryl I. MacKenzie, Eduardo Villouta · Environmental and Ecological Statistics Mar 2005 314
8 Biodiversity Offsets and the Challenge of Achieving No Net Loss Toby Alan Gardner, Amrei von Hase, Susie Brownlie et al. · Conservation Biology 23 Aug 2013 305
9 Past and present distribution, densities and movements of blue whales Balaenoptera musculus in the Southern Hemisphere and northern Indian Ocean Trevor A. Branch et al. · Mammal Review Open access Apr 2007 287
10 Fishing impacts and the degradation or loss of habitat structure Stephanie J. Turner, Simon F. Thrush, Judi E. Hewitt et al. · Fisheries Management and Ecology Oct 1999 275
11 Population genomics of the critically endangered kākāpō Nicolás Dussex et al. · Cell Genomics Open access 8 Sep 2021 245
12 Successful recovery of North Island kokako Callaeas cinerea wilsoni populations, by adaptive management John Innes, Rod J. Hay, Ian A. Flux et al. · Biological Conservation Feb 1999 236
13 Bergmann's rule and climate change revisited: Disentangling environmental and genetic responses in a wild bird population Céline Teplitsky, James A. Mills, JUSSI S. ALHO et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 29 Aug 2008 232
14 Anchoring “tourism value” within a regenerative tourism paradigm – a government perspective Susanne Becken, Jesvier Kaur · Journal of Sustainable Tourism Open access 12 Oct 2021 229
15 Recent Changes in Patterns of Mammal Infection with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Worldwide Pablo Ignacio Plaza, Víctor Gamarra-Toledo, Juan Rodríguez Euguí et al. · Emerging infectious diseases Open access 23 Feb 2024 217
16 Threatened and uncommon plants of New Zealand Peter J. de Lange, David A. Norton, P. B. Heenan et al. · New Zealand Journal of Botany Mar 2004 215
17 Patterns of range contractions and extinctions in the New Zealand herpetofauna following human colonisation David R. Towns, Charles H. Daugherty · New Zealand Journal of Zoology Open access 1994 214
18 Ecological restoration at Mainland Islands in New Zealand Alan J. Saunders, David A. Norton · Biological Conservation May 2001 211
19 Transpiration from a kiwifruit vine as estimated by the heat pulse technique and the Penman‐Monteith equation William R. Edwards, Nigel W. M. Warwick · New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research Open access Oct 1984 208
20 Monitoring options for visitor numbers in national parks and natural areas Gordon Cessford, Andreas Muhar · Journal for Nature Conservation 2003 199
21 Optimising Camera Traps for Monitoring Small Mammals Alistair S. Glen, Stuart Cockburn, Margaret Nichols et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 28 Jun 2013 195
22 Competitive outreach in the 21st century: Why we need conservation marketing Andrew J. Wright, Diogo Veríssimo, Kathleen Pilfold et al. · Ocean & Coastal Management Open access Oct 2015 172
23 Intensive management of a critically endangered species: the kakapo Graeme Elliott, Don V. Merton, Paul W. Jansen · Biological Conservation May 2001 167
24 A NEW SPECIES OF BEAKED WHALE MESOPLODON PERRINI SP. N. (CETACEA: ZIPHIIDAE) DISCOVERED THROUGH PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSES OF MITOCHONDRIAL DNA SEQUENCES Merel L. Dalebout, James G. Mead, C. Scott Baker et al. · Marine Mammal Science Jul 2002 157
25 Predators and the decline of New Zealand forest birds: An introduction to the hole‐nesting bird and predator programme Colin F.J. O’Donnell · New Zealand Journal of Zoology Open access 1996 148
26 Control of introduced mammalian predators improves kaka Nestor meridionalis breeding success: reversing the decline of a threatened New Zealand parrot Ron J. Moorhouse, Terry C. Greene, Peter J. Dilks et al. · Biological Conservation 10 Dec 2002 138
27 Community Monitoring for REDD+: International Promises and Field Realities Finn Danielsen et al. · Ecology and Society Open access 2013 135
28 Dolphins restructure social system after reduction of commercial fisheries Ina C. Ansmann, Guido J. Parra, B. Louise Chilvers et al. · Animal Behaviour 6 Jul 2012 133
29 Foraging Energetics and Diving Behavior of Lactating New Zealand Sea Lions,Phocarctos Hookeri Daniel Pereira da Costa, Nicholas J. Gales · Journal of Experimental Biology Dec 2000 124
30 Population structure of South Pacific humpback whales and the origin of the eastern Polynesian breeding grounds Carlos Olavarría, CS Baker, Claire Garrigue et al. · Marine Ecology Progress Series Open access 25 Jan 2007 123
31 Comparative study of metamorphosis in tropical reef fishes Mark Ian McCormick, Leane Makey, Vincent Dufour · Marine Biology Nov 2002 123
32 A process for assessing the offsetability of biodiversity impacts John D. Pilgrim, Susie Brownlie, Jonathan M. M. Ekstrom et al. · Conservation Letters 11 Dec 2012 123
33 New Zealand geckos (Diplodactylidae): Cryptic diversity in a post-Gondwanan lineage with trans-Tasman affinities Stuart V. Nielsen, Aaron M. Bauer, Todd R. Jackman et al. · Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 23 Dec 2010 122
34 Fifty years of rodent eradications in New Zealand: another decade of advances James Charles Russell, Keith G. Broome · New Zealand Journal of Ecology Open access 2016 121
35 Threatened and uncommon plants of New Zealand (2008 revision) Peter J. de Lange, David A. Norton, Shannel P. Courtney et al. · New Zealand Journal of Botany Mar 2009 121
36 A comparison of pedigree, genetic and genomic estimates of relatedness for informing pairing decisions in two critically endangered birds: Implications for conservation breeding programmes worldwide Stephanie J. Galla, Roger Moraga, Liz Brown et al. · Evolutionary Applications Open access 8 Jan 2020 120
37 Direct and indirect effects of rats: does rat eradication restore ecosystem functioning of New Zealand seabird islands? Christa P. H. Mulder, Madeline N. Grant‐Hoffman, David R. Towns et al. · Biological Invasions 2 Dec 2008 118
38 Saving the Kakapo: the conservation of the world's most peculiar parrot Mick N. Clout, Don V. Merton · Bird Conservation International Open access Sep 1998 117
39 Life-history traits and extrinsic threats determine extinction risk in New Zealand lizards Reid Tingley, Rod Hitchmough, David G. Chapple · Biological Conservation Open access 25 Jun 2013 116
40 Paradigm lost, or is top-down forcing no longer significant in the Antarctic marine ecosystem? David G. Ainley, Grant Ballard, S. F. Ackley et al. · Antarctic Science Open access 13 Jul 2007 115
41 Translocations of eight species of burrow-nesting seabirds (genera Pterodroma, Pelecanoides, Pachyptila and Puffinus: Family Procellariidae) Colin M. Miskelly, Graeme A. Taylor, Helen Gummer et al. · Biological Conservation 23 Apr 2009 115
42 An epidemic of salmonellosis caused bySalmonellaTyphimurium DT160 in wild birds and humans in New Zealand Maurice R. Alley, Joanne H. Connolly, SG Fenwick et al. · New Zealand Veterinary Journal Oct 2002 115
43 Spatiotemporal habitat use by breeding sooty shearwaters Puffinus griseus Scott A. Shaffer, Henri Weimerskirch, David W. Scott et al. · Marine Ecology Progress Series Open access 22 Jan 2009 114
44 Testing a global standard for quantifying species recovery and assessing conservation impact Molly K. Grace et al. · Conservation Biology Open access202 authors 21 Jul 2021 112
45 Reducing seabird bycatch in longline, trawl and gillnet fisheries Leigh S. Bull · Fish and Fisheries 15 Feb 2007 112
46 Influence of season, habitat, temperature, and invertebrate availability on nocturnal activity of the New Zealand long‐tailed bat ( Chalinolobus tuberculatus ) Colin F.J. O’Donnell · New Zealand Journal of Zoology 2000 112
47 Effects of a mouse, Mus musculus, eradication programme and habitat change on lizard populations of Mana Island, New Zealand, with special reference to McGregor's skink, Cyclodina macgregori Donald G. Newman · New Zealand Journal of Zoology 1994 109
48 Taxonomic and conservation review of the New Zealand herpetofauna Charles H. Daugherty, G. B. Patterson, Rodney A. Hitchmough · New Zealand Journal of Zoology Open access 1994 107
49 Effect of riparian land use on contributions of terrestrial invertebrates to streams Eric D. Edwards, Alexander D. Huryn · Hydrobiologia Nov 1996 107
50 FAST, SAFE, FIELD‐PORTABLE GAS ANESTHESIA FOR OTARIIDS Nicholas J. Gales, R. H. Mattlin · Marine Mammal Science Apr 1998 105

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