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Most cited papers from Gobabeb Namib Research Institute

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What are the most cited papers from Gobabeb Namib Research Institute?

The most cited paper from Gobabeb Namib Research Institute is "Global decomposition experiment shows soil animal impacts on decomposition are climate‐dependent" (Diana H. Wall et al., 2008), with 550 citations. Next come "Grazing and ecosystem service delivery in global drylands" (426) and "The Aerosols, Radiation and Clouds in Southern Africa Field Campaign in Namibia: Overview, Illustrative Observations, and Way Forward" (210).

Showing 50 of 60 papers. Every paper with more than 37 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 Global decomposition experiment shows soil animal impacts on decomposition are climate‐dependent Diana H. Wall et al. · Global Change Biology Open access 19 Jun 2008 550
2 Grazing and ecosystem service delivery in global drylands Fernando T. Maestre et al. · Science Open access131 authors 24 Nov 2022 426
3 The Aerosols, Radiation and Clouds in Southern Africa Field Campaign in Namibia: Overview, Illustrative Observations, and Way Forward Paola Formenti et al. · Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Open access 6 Mar 2019 210
4 The nature of moisture at Gobabeb, in the central Namib Desert Frank D. Eckardt, Keir Soderberg, L.J. Coop et al. · Journal of Arid Environments 22 Feb 2012 190
5 Social dominance and feeding patterns of spotted hyaenas RONALD L. TILSON, William John Hamilton · Animal Behaviour Aug 1984 164
6 Rhizosheath microbial community assembly of sympatric desert speargrasses is independent of the plant host Ramona Marasco, María J. Mosqueira, Marco Fusi et al. · Microbiome Open access Dec 2018 163
7 Fungal Planet description sheets: 1284–1382 Pedro Willem Crous et al. · Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi Open access181 authors 24 Dec 2021 161
8 Fungal Planet description sheets: 1182–1283 Pedro Willem Crous et al. · Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi Open access146 authors 30 Jun 2021 146
9 Paleoenvironmental implications of fixed dune systems in Southern Africa Nicholas Lancaster · Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology Apr 1981 138
10 Fungal Planet description sheets: 1112–1181 Pedro Willem Crous et al. · Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi Open access132 authors 19 Dec 2020 137
11 Predation risk and distance to cover affect foraging behaviour in Namib Desert gerbils Jessica J. Hughes, David Ward · Animal Behaviour Dec 1993 133
12 The timing, two-pulsed nature, and variable climatic expression of the 4.2 ka event: A review and new high-resolution stalagmite data from Namibia Loren Bruce Railsback, Fuyuan Liang, George A. Brook et al. · Quaternary Science Reviews Open access 23 Mar 2018 126
13 Ecophysiology of atmospheric moisture in the Namib Desert Joh R. Henschel, Mary Seely · Atmospheric Research 13 Nov 2007 126
14 Metagenomic analysis provides insights into functional capacity in a hyperarid desert soil niche community Surendra Vikram, Leandro D. Guerrero, Thulani Peter Makhalanyane et al. · Environmental Microbiology Open access 16 Oct 2015 118
15 Nonrainfall water origins and formation mechanisms Kudzai Farai Kaseke, Lixin Wang, Mary Seely · Science Advances Open access 3 Mar 2017 116
16 Fungal Planet description sheets: 1478–1549 Pedro Willem Crous et al. · Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi Open access146 authors 29 Jun 2023 111
17 Temporal dynamics of hot desert microbial communities reveal structural and functional responses to water input Alacia Armstrong, Ángel Valverde, Jean‐Baptiste Ramond et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 29 Sep 2016 108
18 Unforeseen plant phenotypic diversity in a dry and grazed world Nicolas Gross et al. · Nature Open access121 authors 7 Aug 2024 105
19 The Welwitschia genome reveals a unique biology underpinning extreme longevity in deserts Tao Wan et al. · Nature Communications Open access 12 Jul 2021 102
20 Vulnerability of mineral-associated soil organic carbon to climate across global drylands Paloma Díaz‐Martínez et al. · Nature Climate Change Open access127 authors 30 Jul 2024 98
21 New and Interesting Fungi. 4 Pedro Willem Crous et al. · Fungal Systematics and Evolution Open access 6 May 2021 97
22 Non-Rainfall Moisture Activates Fungal Decomposition of Surface Litter in the Namib Sand Sea Kathryn M. Jacobson, Anne van Diepeningen, Sarah E. Evans et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 15 May 2015 90
23 Above-cloud aerosol optical depth from airborne observations in the southeast Atlantic Samuel LeBlanc et al. · Atmospheric chemistry and physics Open access 7 Feb 2020 86
24 Diel-scale temporal dynamics recorded for bacterial groups in Namib Desert soil Eoin Gunnigle, Aline Frossard, Jean‐Baptiste Ramond et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 10 Jan 2017 79
25 Nutrient Acquisition, Rather Than Stress Response Over Diel Cycles, Drives Microbial Transcription in a Hyper-Arid Namib Desert Soil Carlos León‐Sobrino, Jean‐Baptiste Ramond, Gillian Maggs‐Kölling et al. · Frontiers in Microbiology Open access 14 May 2019 78
26 The Namib Dune Desert: an unusual ecosystem Mary Seely · Journal of Arid Environments Jun 1978 76
27 Physical and biotic environments of the southern Namib dune ecosystem Michael D. Robinson, Mary Seely · Journal of Arid Environments Sep 1980 76
28 Namib Desert Soil Microbial Community Diversity, Assembly, and Function Along a Natural Xeric Gradient Vincent J. Scola, Jean‐Baptiste Ramond, Aline Frossard et al. · Microbial Ecology 24 Jun 2017 74
29 Controls of Dune Morphology in the Namib Sand Sea Nicholas Lancaster · Developments in sedimentology Book chapter 1983 74
30 Using fishers’ ecological knowledge to assess the status and cultural importance of sawfish in Guinea‐Bissau Ruth H. Leeney, Peggy Poncelet · Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 11 Nov 2013 74
31 Convergent vegetation fog and dew water use in the Namib Desert Lixin Wang, Kudzai Farai Kaseke, Sujith Ravi et al. · Ecohydrology Open access 19 Jun 2019 72
32 Fog and fauna of the Namib Desert: past and future Duncan Mitchell, Joh R. Henschel, Robyn Sheila Hetem et al. · Ecosphere Open access 2020 71
33 Physical ecology of hypolithic communities in the central Namib Desert: The role of fog, rain, rock habitat, and light Kimberley A. Warren‐Rhodes, Christopher P. McKay, Linda Ng Boyle et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences Open access 8 Oct 2013 71
34 Fungal Planet description sheets: 1550–1613 Pedro Willem Crous et al. · Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi Open access118 authors 30 Dec 2023 65
35 Long-term growth patterns of Welwitschia mirabilis, a long-lived plant of the Namib Desert (including a bibliography) Joh R. Henschel, Mary Seely · Plant Ecology Oct 2000 65
36 Water regime history drives responses of soil Namib Desert microbial communities to wetting events Aline Frossard, Jean‐Baptiste Ramond, Mary Seely et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 21 Jul 2015 63
37 Fungal Planet description sheets: 1436–1477 Yu Pei Tan et al. · Persoonia - Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi Open access103 authors 20 Dec 2022 57
38 Biogeographical survey of soil microbiomes across sub-Saharan Africa: structure, drivers, and predicted climate-driven changes DA Cowan et al. · Microbiome Open access 23 Aug 2022 57
39 Long-term column-averaged greenhouse gas observations using a COCCON spectrometer at the high-surface-albedo site in Gobabeb, Namibia Matthias Frey, Frank Hase, Thomas Blumenstock et al. · Atmospheric measurement techniques Open access 31 Aug 2021 57
40 Hotspots of biogeochemical activity linked to aridity and plant traits across global drylands David John Eldridge et al. · Nature Plants Open access119 authors 12 Apr 2024 56
41 Sexual Monomorphism in Spotted Hyenas, Crocuta crocuta W. J. Hamilton, RONALD L. TILSON, Laurence G. Frank · Ethology 12 Jan 1986 56
42 Vision in the nocturnal wandering spider Leucorchestris arenicola (Araneae: Sparassidae) Thomas Nørgaard, Dan‐Eric Nilsson, Joh R. Henschel et al. · Journal of Experimental Biology 15 Feb 2008 56
43 Specific Microbial Communities Associate with the Rhizosphere of Welwitschia mirabilis, a Living Fossil Ángel Valverde, Pieter De Maayer, Tanzelle Oberholster et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 11 Apr 2016 53
44 The plant rhizosheath–root niche is an edaphic “mini-oasis” in hyperarid deserts with enhanced microbial competition Ramona Marasco, Marco Fusi, Jean‐Baptiste Ramond et al. · ISME Communications Open access 3 Jun 2022 52
45 Probing the Fog Life Cycles in the Namib Desert Robert Spirig, Roland Vogt, Jarl Are Larsen et al. · Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Open access 30 Aug 2019 50
46 Lichen-dominated soil crusts as arthropod habitat in warm deserts Jennifer S. Lalley, HEATHER A. VILES, Joh R. Henschel et al. · Journal of Arid Environments 16 May 2006 49
47 Fishing baboons at desert waterholes William John Hamilton, RONALD L. TILSON · American Journal of Primatology 1985 48
48 Namib Desert dune/interdune transects exhibit habitat-specific edaphic bacterial communities Sandra Ronca, Jean‐Baptiste Ramond, Brian E. Jones et al. · Frontiers in Microbiology Open access 4 Sep 2015 48
49 Spatial arrangement of spotted hyaena groups in a desert environment, Namibia RONALD L. TILSON, Joh R. Henschel · African Journal of Ecology Sep 1986 46
50 PREDATION AS A MAJOR COST OF REPRODUCTION IN NAMIB DESERT TENEBRIONID BEETLES Gary A. Polis, Joseph D. Barnes, Mary Seely et al. · Ecology Oct 1998 44

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