Laurance, William F.

Habitat fragmentation and its lasting impact on Earth’s ecosystems

Haddad, N. M., Brudvig, L. A., Clobert, J., Davies, K. F., Gonzalez, A., Holt, R. D., Lovejoy, T. E., Sexton, J. O., Austin, M. P., Collins, C. D., et al. (2015) · Science Advances

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesWildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation

Cited by 4,773

Primary forests are irreplaceable for sustaining tropical biodiversity

Gibson, L., Lee, T. M., Koh, L. P., Brook, B. W., Gardner, T. A., Barlow, J., Peres, C. A., Bradshaw, C. J. A., Laurance, W. F., Lovejoy, T. E., et al. (2011) · Nature

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management

Cited by 2,147

Landscape moderation of biodiversity patterns and processes ‐ eight hypotheses

Tscharntke, T., Tylianakis, J. M., Rand, T. A., Didham, R. K., Fahrig, L., Batáry, P., Bengtsson, J., Clough, Y., Crist, T. O., Dormann, C. F., et al. (2012) · Biological Reviews

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesLand Use and Ecosystem Services

Cited by 2,134

Ecosystem Decay of Amazonian Forest Fragments: a 22‐Year Investigation

Laurance, W. F., Lovejoy, T. E., Vasconcelos, H. L., Bruna, E. M., Didham, R. K., Stouffer, P. C., Gascon, C., Bierregaard, R. O., Laurance, S. G., & Sampaio, E. (2002) · Conservation Biology

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management

Cited by 1,847

Agricultural expansion and its impacts on tropical nature

Laurance, W. F., Sayer, J., & Cassman, K. G. (2014) · Trends in Ecology & Evolution

Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management

Cited by 1,522

Impacts of roads and linear clearings on tropical forests

Laurance, W. F., Goosem, M., & Laurance, S. G. W. (2009) · Trends in Ecology & Evolution

Wildlife-Road Interactions and ConservationConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management

Cited by 1,243

Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas

Laurance, W. F., Carolina Useche, D., Rendeiro, J., Kalka, M., Bradshaw, C. J. A., Sloan, S. P., Laurance, S. G., Campbell, M., Abernethy, K., Alvarez, P., et al. (2012) · Nature

Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Cited by 1,213

Long-term decline of the Amazon carbon sink

Brienen, R. J. W., Phillips, O. L., Feldpausch, T. R., Gloor, E., Baker, T. R., Lloyd, J., Lopez-Gonzalez, G., Monteagudo-Mendoza, A., Malhi, Y., Lewis, S. L., et al. (2015) · Nature

Forest ecology and managementPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics

Cited by 1,211

Satellite remote sensing for applied ecologists: opportunities and challenges

Pettorelli, N., Laurance, W. F., O'Brien, T. G., Wegmann, M., Nagendra, H., & Turner, W. (2014) · Journal of Applied Ecology

Remote Sensing in AgricultureRemote Sensing and Land Use

Cited by 707

Rainforest fragmentation kills big trees

Laurance, W. F., Delamônica, P., Laurance, S. G., Vasconcelos, H. L., & Lovejoy, T. E. (2000) · Nature

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesForest ecology and management

Cited by 676

Roads, deforestation, and the mitigating effect of protected areas in the Amazon

Barber, C. P., Cochrane, M. A., Souza, C. M., & Laurance, W. F. (2014) · Biological Conservation

Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementWildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation

Cited by 667

Compositional response of Amazon forests to climate change

Esquivel‐Muelbert, A., Baker, T. R., Dexter, K. G., Lewis, S. L., Brienen, R. J. W., Feldpausch, T. R., Lloyd, J., Monteagudo‐Mendoza, A., Arroyo, L., Álvarez-Dávila, E., et al. (2019) · Global Change Biology

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics

Cited by 514

Catastrophic Declines in Wilderness Areas Undermine Global Environment Targets

Watson, J. E. M., Shanahan, D. F., Di Marco, M., Allan, J., Laurance, W. F., Sanderson, E. W., Mackey, B., & Venter, O. (2016) · Current Biology

Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementLand Use and Ecosystem Services

Cited by 483

What we know and don’t know about Earth's missing biodiversity

Scheffers, B. R., Joppa, L. N., Pimm, S. L., & Laurance, W. F. (2012) · Trends in Ecology & Evolution

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesInvertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology

Cited by 437

Near-Complete Extinction of Native Small Mammal Fauna 25 Years After Forest Fragmentation

Gibson, L., Lynam, A. J., Bradshaw, C. J. A., He, F., Bickford, D. P., Woodruff, D. S., Bumrungsri, S., & Laurance, W. F. (2013) · Science

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesWildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation

Cited by 399

Long-term thermal sensitivity of Earth’s tropical forests

Sullivan, M. J. P., Lewis, S. L., Affum-Baffoe, K., Castilho, C., Costa, F., Sanchez, A. C., Ewango, C. E. N., Hubau, W., Marimon, B., Monteagudo-Mendoza, A., et al. (2020) · Science

Forest ecology and managementPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics

Cited by 377

Environmental synergisms and extinctions of tropical species

LAURANCE, W. F., & USECHE, D. C. (2009) · Conservation Biology

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesWildlife Ecology and Conservation

Cited by 178

Is oil palm the next emerging threat to the Amazon?

Butler, R. A., & Laurance, W. F. (2009) · Tropical Conservation Science

Oil Palm Production and SustainabilityConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management

Cited by 159

Greening peace in Colombia

Baptiste, B., Pinedo-Vasquez, M., Gutierrez-Velez, V. H., Andrade, G. I., Vieira, P., Estupiñán-Suárez, L. M., Londoño, M. C., Laurance, W., & Lee, T. M. (2017) · Nature Ecology & Evolution

Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementConflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia

Cited by 137

Switch to Corn Promotes Amazon Deforestation

Laurance, W. F. (2007) · Science

Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementOil Palm Production and Sustainability

Cited by 101

Predicting publication success for biologists

Laurance, W. F., Useche, D. C., Laurance, S. G., & Bradshaw, C. J. A. (2013) · BioScience

scientometrics and bibliometrics researchAcademic Writing and Publishing

Cited by 100

Conservation of birds in fragmented landscapes requires protected areas

Timmers, R., van Kuijk, M., Verweij, P. A., Ghazoul, J., Hautier, Y., Laurance, W. F., Arriaga‐Weiss, S. L., Askins, R. A., Battisti, C., Berg, Å., et al. (2022) · Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Avian ecology and behaviorEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Cited by 79

The impacts of oil palm agriculture on Colombia’s biodiversity: What we know and still need to know

Vargas, L. E. P., Laurance, W. F., Clements, G. R., & Edwards, W. (2015) · Tropical Conservation Science

Oil Palm Production and SustainabilityConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management

Cited by 61