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Most cited papers from South African Environmental Observation Network
What are the most cited papers from South African Environmental Observation Network?
The most cited paper from South African Environmental Observation Network is "TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access" (Jens Kattge et al., 2019), with 2,168 citations. Next come "Global conservation outcomes depend on marine protected areas with five key features" (1,943) and "Grasslands—more important for ecosystem services than you might think" (1,126).
Showing 50 of 60 papers. Every paper with more than 122 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access Jens Kattge et al. · Global Change Biology | 31 Dec 2019 | 2,168 |
| 2 | Global conservation outcomes depend on marine protected areas with five key features Graham J. Edgar et al. · Nature | 4 Feb 2014 | 1,943 |
| 3 | Grasslands—more important for ecosystem services than you might think Jan Bengtsson, James M. Bullock, Benis Nchine Egoh et al. · Ecosphere | Feb 2019 | 1,126 |
| 4 | Savanna woody encroachment is widespread across three continents Nicola Stevens, Caroline E. R. Lehmann, Brett P. Murphy et al. · Global Change Biology | 2 Jul 2016 | 709 |
| 5 | On the role of the Agulhas system in ocean circulation and climate Lisa M. Beal, Wilhelmus P. M. de Ruijter, Arne Biastoch et al. · Nature | 26 Apr 2011 | 672 |
| 6 | Genetic diversity targets and indicators in the CBD post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework must be improved Sean Hoban et al. · Biological Conservation | Jul 2020 | 629 |
| 7 | Toward an old‐growth concept for grasslands, savannas, and woodlands Joseph W. Veldman, Élise Buisson, Giselda Durigan et al. · Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment | Apr 2015 | 514 |
| 8 | BioTIME: A database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene María Dornelas et al. · Global Ecology and Biogeography | Jul 2018 | 457 |
| 9 | Allometric equations for integrating remote sensing imagery into forest monitoring programmes Tommaso Jucker et al. · Global Change Biology | 6 Jul 2016 | 429 |
| 10 | Grazing and ecosystem service delivery in global drylands Fernando T. Maestre et al. · Science | 24 Nov 2022 | 426 |
| 11 | Bush encroachment in southern Africa: changes and causes Tim G. O’Connor, James R Puttick, Michael Timm Hoffman · African Journal of Range and Forage Science | 4 May 2014 | 412 |
| 12 | Resilience and restoration of tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and grassy woodlands Élise Buisson, Soizig Le Stradic, Fernando A. O. Silveira et al. · Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society | 24 Sep 2018 | 354 |
| 13 | Biological and geophysical feedbacks with fire in the Earth system Sally A. Archibald et al. · Environmental Research Letters | Dec 2017 | 354 |
| 14 | Genesis, goals and achievements of Long-Term Ecological Research at the global scale: A critical review of ILTER and future directions Michael Mirtl, Elizabeth T. Borer, Ika Djukic et al. · The Science of The Total Environment | 19 Feb 2018 | 312 |
| 15 | The Trouble with Trees: Afforestation Plans for Africa William John Bond, Nicola Stevens, Guy Franklin Midgley et al. · Trends in Ecology & Evolution | 9 Sep 2019 | 310 |
| 16 | A continent-wide assessment of the form and intensity of large mammal herbivory in Africa Gareth P. Hempson, Sally A. Archibald, William John Bond · Science | 26 Nov 2015 | 310 |
| 17 | Local loss and spatial homogenization of plant diversity reduce ecosystem multifunctionality Yann Hautier et al. · Nature Ecology & Evolution | 30 Nov 2017 | 299 |
| 18 | Global genetic diversity status and trends: towards a suite of Essential Biodiversity Variables ( EBVs ) for genetic composition Sean Hoban et al. · Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society | 12 Apr 2022 | 291 |
| 19 | Change in dominance determines herbivore effects on plant biodiversity Sally E. Koerner et al. · Nature Ecology & Evolution | 26 Oct 2018 | 275 |
| 20 | Ancient grasslands at risk William John Bond · Science | 7 Jan 2016 | 255 |
| 21 | Alternative Biome States in Terrestrial Ecosystems Juli Garcia Pausas, William John Bond · Trends in Plant Science | 6 Jan 2020 | 253 |
| 22 | Woody encroachment over 70 years in South African savannahs: overgrazing, global change or extinction aftershock? Nicola Stevens, Barend F. N. Erasmus, Sally A. Archibald et al. · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences | 8 Aug 2016 | 238 |
| 23 | Savanna fire and the origins of the ‘underground forests’ of A frica Olivier Maurin, T. Jonathan Davies, John E. Burrows et al. · New Phytologist | 17 Jul 2014 | 228 |
| 24 | Soil aggregate stability to predict organic carbon outputs from soils Vincent A. M. Chaplot, Miguel Cooper · Geoderma | 21 Jan 2015 | 228 |
| 25 | Ecology of grazing lawns in Africa Gareth P. Hempson, Sally A. Archibald, William John Bond et al. · Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society | 18 Sep 2014 | 221 |
| 26 | Curbing the major and growing threats from invasive alien species is urgent and achievable Helen Elizabeth Roy et al. · Nature Ecology & Evolution | 3 Jun 2024 | 208 |
| 27 | Intra‐seasonal precipitation patterns and above‐ground productivity in three perennial grasslands Anthony Michael Swemmer, Alan K. Knapp, Hennie A. Snyman · Journal of Ecology | 27 Apr 2007 | 205 |
| 28 | Human impacts in African savannas are mediated by plant functional traits Colin P. Osborne, Tristan Charles‐Dominique, Nicola Stevens et al. · New Phytologist | 28 May 2018 | 203 |
| 29 | Tyranny of trees in grassy biomes Joseph W. Veldman, Gerhard Ernst Overbeck, Daniel Negreiros et al. · Science | 29 Jan 2015 | 200 |
| 30 | Future of African terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystems under anthropogenic climate change Guy Franklin Midgley, William John Bond · Nature Climate Change | 20 Aug 2015 | 198 |
| 31 | Spiny plants, mammal browsers, and the origin of African savannas Tristan Charles‐Dominique, T. Jonathan Davies, Gareth P. Hempson et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | 6 Sep 2016 | 197 |
| 32 | A unified framework for plant life‐history strategies shaped by fire and herbivory Sally A. Archibald, Gareth P. Hempson, Caroline E. R. Lehmann · New Phytologist | 9 Jun 2019 | 190 |
| 33 | Phylogenetic community structure metrics and null models: a review with new methods and software Eliot T. Miller, Damien Roger Farine, Christopher H. Trisos · Ecography | 19 Mar 2016 | 188 |
| 34 | Humboldt and the reinvention of nature Juli Garcia Pausas, William John Bond · Journal of Ecology | 25 Nov 2018 | 185 |
| 35 | Marine protected area improves yield without disadvantaging fishers Sven Kerwath, Henning Winker, A Götz et al. · Nature Communications | 20 Aug 2013 | 184 |
| 36 | A Coastal Seawater Temperature Dataset for Biogeographical Studies: Large Biases between In Situ and Remotely-Sensed Data Sets around the Coast of South Africa Albertus Jacobus Smit, Michael J. Roberts, Robert J. Anderson et al. · PLoS ONE | 3 Dec 2013 | 179 |
| 37 | Indian Ocean Dipole and El Niño/Southern Oscillation impacts on regional chlorophyll anomalies in the Indian Ocean Jock C. Currie, Matthieu Lengaigne, Jérôme Vialard et al. · Biogeosciences | 24 Oct 2013 | 179 |
| 38 | Mesoarchean assembly and stabilization of the eastern Kaapvaal craton: A structural‐thermochronological perspective Blair Schoene, Maarten J. de Wit, Samuel A. Bowring · Tectonics | Oct 2008 | 177 |
| 39 | Evolving and Sustaining Ocean Best Practices and Standards for the Next Decade Jay S. Pearlman et al. · Frontiers in Marine Science | 4 Jun 2019 | 169 |
| 40 | The consequences of replacing wildlife with livestock in Africa Gareth P. Hempson, Sally A. Archibald, William John Bond · Scientific Reports | 4 Dec 2017 | 166 |
| 41 | Bud protection: a key trait for species sorting in a forest–savanna mosaic Tristan Charles‐Dominique, Heath Beckett, Guy Franklin Midgley et al. · New Phytologist | 9 Apr 2015 | 155 |
| 42 | The Nebulous Ecology of Native Invasions Lloyd L. Nackley, Adam G. West, Andrew Luke Skowno et al. · Trends in Ecology & Evolution | 7 Sep 2017 | 154 |
| 43 | Smoking and Personality Hans Jurgen Eysenck, Mark Tarrant, Michael Woolf et al. · BMJ | 14 May 1960 | 144 |
| 44 | Trophic rewilding as a climate change mitigation strategy? Joris P. G. M. Cromsigt, Mariska te Beest, Graham I. H. Kerley et al. · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences | 22 Oct 2018 | 140 |
| 45 | The winter pack-ice zone provides a sheltered but food-poor habitat for larval Antarctic krill Bettina Meyer et al. · Nature Ecology & Evolution | 13 Nov 2017 | 140 |
| 46 | Steal the light: shade vs fire adapted vegetation in forest–savanna mosaics Tristan Charles‐Dominique, Guy Franklin Midgley, Kyle Warwick Tomlinson et al. · New Phytologist | 31 Mar 2018 | 137 |
| 47 | Staying Maasai? Livelihoods, Conservation and Development in East African Rangelands Nicky Allsopp · African Journal of Range and Forage Science | Dec 2009 | 133 |
| 48 | Plant phenology and climate change Jennifer M. Fitchett, Stefan Walter Grab, Dave I. Thompson · Progress in Physical Geography Earth and Environment | 26 Apr 2015 | 132 |
| 49 | Rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns in South Africa's national parks Nicola J. van Wilgen, Victoria Goodall, Stephen Dale Holness et al. · International Journal of Climatology | 27 May 2015 | 132 |
| 50 | A global analysis of complexity–biodiversity relationships on marine artificial structures Elisabeth M. A. Strain et al. · Global Ecology and Biogeography | 20 Oct 2020 | 131 |
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