A global analysis of the impacts of urbanization on bird and plant diversity reveals key anthropogenic drivers MFJ Aronson, FA La Sorte, CH Nilon, M Katti, MA Goddard, CA Lepczyk, ... Proceedings of the royal society B: biological sciences 281 (1780), 20133330, 2014 | 1703 | 2014 |
Ecosystem structure and function along urban-rural gradients: an unexploited opportunity for ecology MJ McDonnell, STA Pickett Ecology 71 (4), 1232-1237, 1990 | 1670 | 1990 |
Ecosystem processes along an urban-to-rural gradient MJ McDonnell, STA Pickett, P Groffman, P Bohlen, RV Pouyat, ... Urban ecosystems 1, 21-36, 1997 | 912 | 1997 |
The use of gradient analysis studies in advancing our understanding of the ecology of urbanizing landscapes: current status and future directions MJ McDonnell, AK Hahs Landscape Ecology 23, 1143-1155, 2008 | 626 | 2008 |
Amphibian ecology and conservation in the urbanising world: a review AJ Hamer, MJ McDonnell Biological conservation 141 (10), 2432-2449, 2008 | 613 | 2008 |
The structural complexity of old field vegetation and the recruitment of bird-dispersed plant species MJ McDonnell, EW Stiles Oecologia 56, 109-116, 1983 | 533 | 1983 |
A conceptual framework for predicting the effects of urban environments on floras NSG Williams, MW Schwartz, PA Vesk, MA McCarthy, AK Hahs, ... Journal of ecology 97 (1), 4-9, 2009 | 495 | 2009 |
Humans as components of ecosystems: the ecology of subtle human effects and populated areas GE Likens, WJ Cronon Springer Science & Business Media, 2012 | 473 | 2012 |
A global synthesis of plant extinction rates in urban areas AK Hahs, MJ McDonnell, MA McCarthy, PA Vesk, RT Corlett, BA Norton, ... Ecology letters 12 (11), 1165-1173, 2009 | 382 | 2009 |
Selecting independent measures to quantify Melbourne's urban–rural gradient AK Hahs, MJ McDonnell Landscape and urban planning 78 (4), 435-448, 2006 | 345 | 2006 |
Evolution and future of urban ecological science: ecology in, of, and for the city STA Pickett, ML Cadenasso, DL Childers, MJ Mcdonnell, W Zhou Ecosystem health and Sustainability 2 (7), e01229, 2016 | 329 | 2016 |
Adaptation and adaptedness of organisms to urban environments MJ McDonnell, AK Hahs Annual review of ecology, evolution, and systematics 46 (1), 261-280, 2015 | 313 | 2015 |
The ecological future of cities MJ McDonnell, I MacGregor-Fors Science 352 (6288), 936-938, 2016 | 280 | 2016 |
Heavy metal accumulations in forest soils along an urban-rural gradient in southeastern New York, USA RV Pouyat, MJ McDonnell Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 57, 797-807, 1991 | 280 | 1991 |
Changing perspectives in community dynamics: a theory of successional forces STA Pickett, MJ McDonnelL Trends in Ecology & Evolution 4 (8), 241-245, 1989 | 262 | 1989 |
LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL STUDIES: An illustrated account of their design, operation and importance to ecology D Strayer, JS Glitzenstein, CG Jones, J Kolasa, GE Likens, MJ McDonnell, ... Occasional Publication of the Institute of Ecosystem Studies 2, 1986 | 260 | 1986 |
Seed Bank Dynamics in Temperete Deciduous Forest STA Pickett Ecology of soil seed banks, 123-147, 1989 | 237 | 1989 |
The application of the ecological gradient paradigm to the study of urban effects MJ McDonnell, STA Pickett, RV Pouyat Humans as components of ecosystems: the ecology of subtle human effects and …, 1993 | 235 | 1993 |
Forest-landscape structure along an urban-to-rural gradient KE Medley, MJ McDonnell, STA Pickett The Professional Geographer 47 (2), 159-168, 1995 | 232 | 1995 |
Plant traits and local extinctions in natural grasslands along an urban–rural gradient NSG Williams, JW Morgan, MJ McDonnell, MA Mccarthy Journal of Ecology 93 (6), 1203-1213, 2005 | 231 | 2005 |