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Most cited papers from Nature Conservation Foundation

What are the most cited papers from Nature Conservation Foundation?

The most cited paper from Nature Conservation Foundation is "Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas" (William Frederick Laurance et al., 2012), with 1,223 citations. Next come "Tilting at wildlife: reconsidering human–wildlife conflict" (438) and "The Role of Incentive Programs in Conserving the Snow Leopard" (342).

Showing 50 of 60 papers. Every paper with more than 93 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas William Frederick Laurance et al. · Nature Open access216 authors 24 Jul 2012 1,223
2 Tilting at wildlife: reconsidering human–wildlife conflict Stephen Mark Redpath, Saloni Bhatia, Juliette Claire Young · Oryx Open access 11 Nov 2014 438
3 The Role of Incentive Programs in Conserving the Snow Leopard Charudutt Mishra, Priscilla D. Allen, Tom McCarthy et al. · Conservation Biology Open access Dec 2003 342
4 Living with large carnivores: predation on livestock by the snow leopard ( Uncia uncia ) Sumanta Bagchi, Charudutt Mishra · Journal of Zoology Open access 21 Feb 2006 311
5 Competition between domestic livestock and wild bharal Pseudois nayaur in the Indian Trans‐Himalaya Charudutt Mishra, Sipke E. van Wieren, Pieter Ketner et al. · Journal of Applied Ecology Open access Apr 2004 305
6 The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project Lawrence N. Hudson et al. · Ecology and Evolution Open access515 authors 16 Dec 2016 282
7 Social–environmental drivers inform strategic management of coral reefs in the Anthropocene Emily S. Darling et al. · Nature Ecology & Evolution Open access 12 Aug 2019 277
8 State of the World's Birds Alexander Charles Lees, Lucy E. Haskell, Tris Allinson et al. · Annual Review of Environment and Resources ReviewOpen access 5 May 2022 263
9 The PREDICTS database: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts Lawrence N. Hudson et al. · Ecology and Evolution Open access243 authors Dec 2014 256
10 People, predators and perceptions: patterns of livestock depredation by snow leopards and wolves Kulbhushansingh Ramesh Suryawanshi, Yash Veer Bhatnagar, Stephen Mark Redpath et al. · Journal of Applied Ecology Mar 2013 244
11 Living Amidst Large Wildlife: Livestock and Crop Depredation by Large Mammals in the Interior Villages of Bhadra Tiger Reserve, South India M. D. Madhusudan · Environmental Management Apr 2003 239
12 Genomic evidence for inbreeding depression and purging of deleterious genetic variation in Indian tigers Anubhab Khan, Kaushalkumar Patel, Harsh G. Shukla et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 30 Nov 2021 217
13 Shelter from the storm? Use and misuse of coastal vegetation bioshields for managing natural disasters Rusty A. Feagin, Nibedita Mukherjee, Kartik Shanker et al. · Conservation Letters Open access 19 Nov 2009 206
14 THE EFFECT OF MARINE RESERVES AND HABITAT ON POPULATIONS OF EAST AFRICAN CORAL REEF FISHES Tim R. McClanahan, Rohan Arthur · Ecological Applications Apr 2001 200
15 A landscape‐based conservation strategy to double the wild tiger population Eric Wikramanayake et al. · Conservation Letters Open access 25 Jan 2011 199
16 Globalization of the Cashmere Market and the Decline of Large Mammals in Central Asia Joël Berger, Bayarbaatar Buuveibaatar, Charudutt Mishra · Conservation Biology 18 Jul 2013 197
17 Introduced grazers can restrict potential soil carbon sequestration through impacts on plant community composition Sumanta Bagchi, Mark E. Ritchie · Ecology Letters 12 May 2010 188
18 Beyond conflict: exploring the spectrum of human–wildlife interactions and their underlying mechanisms Saloni Bhatia, Stephen Mark Redpath, Kulbhushansingh Ramesh Suryawanshi et al. · Oryx Open access 4 Nov 2019 176
19 Empty forests: Large carnivore and prey abundance in Namdapha National Park, north-east India Aparajita Datta, Mandyam Osuri Anand, Rohit Naniwadekar · Biological Conservation 21 Apr 2008 166
20 Response of seagrass indicators to shifts in environmental stressors: A global review and management synthesis Guillem Roca, Teresa Alcoverro, Dorte Krause‐Jensen et al. · Ecological Indicators Open access 2016 162
21 Assessing the role of large herbivores in the structuring and functioning of freshwater and marine angiosperm ecosystems Elisabeth S. Bakker, Jordi F. Pagès, Rohan Arthur et al. · Ecography Open access 8 Aug 2015 161
22 The importance of rodents in the diet of jungle cat (Felis chaus), caracal (Caracal caracal) and golden jackal (Canis aureus) in Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan, India S. Mukherjee, Surendra Prakash Goyal, A. J. T. Johnsingh et al. · Journal of Zoology 22 Mar 2004 157
23 Conflicts between traditional pastoralism and conservation of Himalayan ibex ( Capra sibirica ) in the Trans‐Himalayan mountains Sumanta Bagchi, Charudutt Mishra, Yash Veer Bhatnagar · Animal Conservation Open access May 2004 157
24 Seagrasses in the age of sea turtle conservation and shark overfishing Michael R. Heithaus, Teresa Alcoverro, Rohan Arthur et al. · Frontiers in Marine Science Open access 5 Aug 2014 151
25 Protected areas and biodiversity conservation in India Mousumi Ghosh‐Harihar et al. · Biological Conservation Open access 3 Jul 2019 150
26 Land sharing is essential for snow leopard conservation Örjan Johansson, Geir Rune Rauset, Gustaf Samelius et al. · Biological Conservation 9 Sep 2016 150
27 Role of Tibetan Buddhist Monasteries in Snow Leopard Conservation Juan Li, Dajun Wang, Hang Yin et al. · Conservation Biology 30 Aug 2013 148
28 Impact of wild prey availability on livestock predation by snow leopards Kulbhushansingh Ramesh Suryawanshi, Stephen Mark Redpath, Yash Veer Bhatnagar et al. · Royal Society Open Science Open access Jun 2017 145
29 Climate refugia of snow leopards in High Asia Juan Li, Thomas M. McCarthy, Hao Wang et al. · Biological Conservation 3 Oct 2016 145
30 Human–Elephant Conflicts in Northeast India Anwaruddin Choudhury · Human Dimensions of Wildlife 27 Sep 2004 139
31 Opportunistic exploitation: an overlooked pathway to extinction Trevor A. Branch, Aaron Savio Lobo, Steven W. Purcell · Trends in Ecology & Evolution ReviewOpen access 4 Apr 2013 138
32 Carnivore-Caused Livestock Mortality in Trans-Himalaya Tsewang Namgail, Joseph L. Fox, Yash Veer Bhatnagar · Environmental Management Open access 9 Feb 2007 137
33 Globalization of Conservation: A View from the South Jon Paul Rodrı́guez et al. · Science 9 Aug 2007 133
34 Temperature patterns and mechanisms influencing coral bleaching during the 2016 El Niño Tim R. McClanahan, Emily S. Darling, Joseph Mbui Maina et al. · Nature Climate Change Open access 30 Sep 2019 131
35 Sustaining biodiversity conservation in human-modified landscapes in the Western Ghats: Remnant forests matter Mandyam Osuri Anand, Jagdish Krishnaswamy, Ajith Kumar et al. · Biological Conservation 27 Feb 2010 129
36 Canine Conundrum: domestic dogs as an invasive species and their impacts on wildlife in India Chandrima Home, Yash Veer Bhatnagar, Abi Tamim Vanak · Animal Conservation 20 Dec 2017 127
37 Contrasting effects of defaunation on aboveground carbon storage across the global tropics Anand M. Osuri, Jayashree Ratnam, Varun Varma et al. · Nature Communications Open access 25 Apr 2016 127
38 Snow leopard predation in a livestock dominated landscape in Mongolia Örjan Johansson, Tom McCarthy, Gustaf Samelius et al. · Biological Conservation 20 Feb 2015 126
39 Ancient Geographical Gaps and Paleo-Climate Shape the Phylogeography of an Endemic Bird in the Sky Islands of Southern India V. V. Robin, Anindya Sinha, Uma Ramakrishnan · PLoS ONE Open access 13 Oct 2010 125
40 Behavioral responses of terrestrial mammals to COVID-19 lockdowns Marlee A. Tucker et al. · Science Open access174 authors 8 Jun 2023 120
41 The Relationship Between Religion and Attitudes Toward Large Carnivores in Northern India? Saloni Bhatia, Stephen Mark Redpath, Kulbhushansingh Ramesh Suryawanshi et al. · Human Dimensions of Wildlife 23 Aug 2016 120
42 Habitat shift and time budget of the Tibetan argali: the influence of livestock grazing Tsewang Namgail, Joseph L. Fox, Yash Veer Bhatnagar · Ecological Research Open access 26 Jul 2006 120
43 Animating the urban: an ethological and geographical conversation Maan Barua, Anindya Sinha · Social & Cultural Geography Open access 30 Nov 2017 117
44 Implications of conserving an ecosystem modifier: Increasing green turtle (Chelonia mydas) densities substantially alters seagrass meadows Aparna Lal, Rohan Arthur, Núria Marbà et al. · Biological Conservation 11 Aug 2010 117
45 Positive Relationships between Association Strength and Phenotypic Similarity Characterize the Assembly of Mixed-Species Bird Flocks Worldwide Hari Sridhar et al. · The American Naturalist 30 Oct 2012 115
46 Mammals of the high altitudes of western Arunachal Pradesh, eastern Himalaya: an assessment of threats and conservation needs Charudutt Mishra, M. D. Madhusudan, Aparajita Datta · Oryx Open access 2006 112
47 Does livestock benefit or harm snow leopards? Rishi Kumar Sharma, Yash Veer Bhatnagar, Charudutt Mishra · Biological Conservation 2 Jun 2015 112
48 The benefits of contributing to the citizen science platform iNaturalist as an identifier Corey T. Callaghan et al. · PLoS Biology Open access 10 Nov 2022 110
49 Predicting range shifts of Asian elephants under global change Rajapandian Kanagaraj et al. · Diversity and Distributions Open access 6 Feb 2019 110
50 Local Hunting and the Conservation of Large Mammals in India M. D. Madhusudan, Kota Ullas Karanth · AMBIO Feb 2002 110

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