Most cited papers in Environmental Conservation and Management
What are the most cited papers in Environmental Conservation and Management?
The most cited paper in Environmental Conservation and Management is "Systematic conservation planning." (Chris R. Margules, Robert L. Pressey, 2000), with 3,871 citations. Next come "A standard protocol for describing individual-based and agent-based models" (3,028) and "The IPBES Conceptual Framework — connecting nature and people" (2,619).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 484 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Systematic conservation planning. Chris R. Margules, Robert L. Pressey · PubMed | 11 May 2000 | 3,871 |
| 2 | A standard protocol for describing individual-based and agent-based models Volker Grimm et al. · Ecological Modelling | 15 Jun 2006 | 3,028 |
| 3 | The IPBES Conceptual Framework — connecting nature and people Sandra M. Díaz et al. · Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability | 19 Dec 2014 | 2,619 |
| 4 | Convention on Biological Diversity Angela Cropper · Environmental Conservation | 1993 | 2,481 |
| 5 | Global Biodiversity Conservation Priorities Thomas M. Brooks, R. A. Mittermeier, Gustavo A. B. da Fonseca et al. · Science | 6 Jul 2006 | 2,397 |
| 6 | WETLAND RESOURCES: Status, Trends, Ecosystem Services, and Restorability Joy B. Zedler, Suzanne M. Kercher · Annual Review of Environment and Resources | 6 Jul 2005 | 2,285 |
| 7 | How much wetland has the world lost? Long-term and recent trends in global wetland area Nick C. Davidson · Marine and Freshwater Research | 23 Sep 2014 | 2,198 |
| 8 | Biodiversity and ecosystem services: a multilayered relationship Georgina M. Mace, Ken J. Norris, ALASTAIR H. FITTER · Trends in Ecology & Evolution | 21 Sep 2011 | 1,830 |
| 9 | A future land use simulation model (FLUS) for simulating multiple land use scenarios by coupling human and natural effects Xiaoping Liu, Xun Liang, Xia Li et al. · Landscape and Urban Planning | 23 Oct 2017 | 1,755 |
| 10 | How effective are European agri‐environment schemes in conserving and promoting biodiversity? David Kleijn, William J. Sutherland · Journal of Applied Ecology | Dec 2003 | 1,517 |
| 11 | International principles and standards for the practice of ecological restoration. Second edition George D. Gann, Tein McDonald, Bethanie Walder et al. · Restoration Ecology | Sep 2019 | 1,478 |
| 12 | The Nature and Value of Ecosystem Services: An Overview Highlighting Hydrologic Services Kate A. Brauman, Gretchen C. Daily, Thomas Kaeo Duarte et al. · Annual Review of Environment and Resources | 2 Feb 2007 | 1,452 |
| 13 | Scenario Planning: a Tool for Conservation in an Uncertain World Garry Peterson, Graeme S. Cumming, Stephen R. Carpenter · Conservation Biology | 25 Mar 2003 | 1,395 |
| 14 | The science, policy and practice of nature-based solutions: An interdisciplinary perspective Carsten Nesshöver, Timo Walter Assmuth, Katherine Nesbitt Irvine et al. · The Science of The Total Environment | 2 Dec 2016 | 1,361 |
| 15 | Challenges in the development and use of ecological indicators Virginia H. Dale, Suzanne C. Beyeler · Ecological Indicators | Aug 2001 | 1,361 |
| 16 | A Review of Design Principles for Community-based Natural Resource Management Michael E. Cox, Gwen Arnold, Sergio Villamayor‐Tomás · Ecology and Society | 2010 | 1,340 |
| 17 | Spatial scales, stakeholders and the valuation of ecosystem services Lars Hein, C.S.A. van Koppen, R.S. de Groot et al. · Ecological Economics | 14 Jun 2005 | 1,296 |
| 18 | Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas William Frederick Laurance et al. · Nature | 24 Jul 2012 | 1,223 |
| 19 | Taking stock: A comparative analysis of payments for environmental services programs in developed and developing countries Sven Wunder, Stefanie Engel, Stefano Pagiola · Ecological Economics | 13 Apr 2008 | 1,181 |
| 20 | Biodiversity Conservation: Challenges Beyond 2010 Michael R. W. Rands, William M. Adams, Leon Bennun et al. · Science | 9 Sep 2010 | 1,177 |
| 21 | The value of wetlands: importance of scale and landscape setting William J. Mitsch, James G. Gosselink · Ecological Economics | Oct 2000 | 1,162 |
| 22 | Cracking Brazil's Forest Code Britaldo Silveira Soares-Filho, Raoni Rajão, Marcia Nunes Macedo et al. · Science | 24 Apr 2014 | 1,134 |
| 23 | High and Far: Biases in the Location of Protected Areas Lucas Joppa, Alexander S. P. Pfaff · PLoS ONE | 11 Dec 2009 | 1,124 |
| 24 | The superior effect of nature based solutions in land management for enhancing ecosystem services Saskia Deborah Keesstra, João Pedro Nunes, Agata Novara et al. · The Science of The Total Environment | 20 Aug 2017 | 1,097 |
| 25 | Toward an Era of Restoration in Ecology: Successes, Failures, and Opportunities Ahead Katharine N. Suding · Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics | 2 Mar 2011 | 1,097 |
| 26 | Collaborative environmental governance: Achieving collective action in social-ecological systems Örjan Bodin · Science | 17 Aug 2017 | 1,096 |
| 27 | The Value of Nature and the Nature of Value Gretchen C. Daily, Tore Söderqvist, Sara Aniyar et al. · Science | 21 Jul 2000 | 1,093 |
| 28 | The impacts of roads and other infrastructure on mammal and bird populations: A meta-analysis Ana Benítez‐López, Rob Alkemade, P.A. Verweij · Biological Conservation | 15 Mar 2010 | 1,085 |
| 29 | Biological diversity: The coexistence of species on changing landscapes James R. Karr · Trends in Ecology & Evolution | Jul 1995 | 1,062 |
| 30 | The ecosystem services agenda:bridging the worlds of natural science and economics, conservation and development, and public and private policy Leon C. Braat, R.S. de Groot · Ecosystem Services | Jul 2012 | 1,061 |
| 31 | Restoration of ecosystem services and biodiversity: conflicts and opportunities James M. Bullock, James C. Aronson, Adrian C. Newton et al. · Trends in Ecology & Evolution | 25 Jul 2011 | 998 |
| 32 | A quantitative review of ecosystem service studies: approaches, shortcomings and the road ahead Ralf Seppelt, Carsten F. Dormann, Florian V. Eppink et al. · Journal of Applied Ecology | 26 Jan 2011 | 986 |
| 33 | The Metapopulation Approach, Its History, Conceptual Domain, and Application to Conservation Ilkka Hanski, Daniel Simberloff · Elsevier eBooks | 1997 | 965 |
| 34 | Applying landscape ecological concepts and metrics in sustainable landscape planning André Botequilha-Leitão, Jack Ahern · Landscape and Urban Planning | Apr 2002 | 963 |
| 35 | Biodiversity concepts and urban ecosystems Jean‐Pierre L. Savard, Philippe Clergeau, Gwénaëlle Mennechez · Landscape and Urban Planning | May 2000 | 958 |
| 36 | Core principles for successfully implementing and upscaling Nature-based Solutions Emmanuelle Cohen-Shacham, Ángela Andrade, James A. Dalton et al. · Environmental Science & Policy | 13 May 2019 | 956 |
| 37 | Creating win-wins from trade-offs? Ecosystem services for human well-being: A meta-analysis of ecosystem service trade-offs and synergies in the real world Caroline Howe, Helen Suich, Bhaskar Vira et al. · Global Environmental Change | 23 Aug 2014 | 846 |
| 38 | The global status and trends of Payments for Ecosystem Services James Salzman, Genevieve Bennett, Nathaniel W. Carroll et al. · Nature Sustainability | 8 Mar 2018 | 844 |
| 39 | Analysis of Ecological Systems Donald L. DeAngelis · Journal of Environmental Quality | Oct 1979 | 840 |
| 40 | Agent-based land-use models: a review of applications Robin Matthews, Nigel Gilbert, Alan Roach et al. · Landscape Ecology | 20 Aug 2007 | 840 |
| 41 | Selecting Indicator Species to Monitor Ecological Integrity: A Review Vincent Carignan, Marc‐André Villard · Environmental Monitoring and Assessment | Aug 2002 | 824 |
| 42 | The European Landscape Convention Maguelonne Déjeant-Pons · Landscape Research | Oct 2006 | 820 |
| 43 | Species Redundancy and Ecosystem Reliability Shahid Naeem · Conservation Biology | Feb 1998 | 814 |
| 44 | The economic value of wetland services: a meta-analysis Richard T. Woodward, Yong‐Suhk Wui · Ecological Economics | May 2001 | 785 |
| 45 | Strengthening protected areas for biodiversity and ecosystem services in China Weihua Xu, Yi Xiao, Jingjing Zhang et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | 30 Jan 2017 | 774 |
| 46 | Biodiversity and ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes—are we asking the right questions? Michael J. Swift, A. M. N. Izac, Meine van Noordwijk · Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment | 26 Aug 2004 | 774 |
| 47 | The Potential Conservation Value of Non‐Native Species Martin A. Schlaepfer, Dov F. Sax, Julian D. Olden · Conservation Biology | 22 Feb 2011 | 774 |
| 48 | Progress in wetland restoration ecology Joy B. Zedler, Joy B. Zedler · Trends in Ecology & Evolution | Oct 2000 | 753 |
| 49 | 19. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Nian Li, Monica Pacheco-Fabig · Yearbook of International Environmental Law | 2014 | 743 |
| 50 | A comparison of stated preference methods for environmental valuation Peter C. Boxall, Wiktor Adamowicz, Joffre Swait́ et al. · Ecological Economics | Sep 1996 | 728 |
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