The GfÖ promotes submission of that appeal to a wide audience. The GfÖ, therefore, awards prizes to the most cited papers published in BAAE. There are two prizes of €500 each per year: one for the best research article and one for a review or opinion paper. Prizes are awarded to the first author. The winning articles are selected based on scientific excellence and their citation success until June 30 of the third year following publication. They will be announced at the annual meeting of the GfÖ.
Award 2024
Most cited Review Paper Award:
Valentin H. Klaus (ETH Zürich and Agroscope) and Kathrin Kiehl 2021. A conceptual framework For urban ecological restoration and rehabilitation. Basic and Applied Ecology 52: 82-94
Most cited Research Paper Award:
Brittany B. Elliott (University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia), Rachele Wilson, Alison Shapcott, Alexander Keller, Ryan Newis, Chris Cannizzaro, Chris Burwell, Tobias Smith, Sara D. Leonhardt, Wiebke Kämper, Helen M. Wallace 2021. Pollen diets and niche overlap of honey bees and native bees in protected areas. Basic and Applied Ecology 50: 169-180
Award 2020
Review article:
Douglas A. Landis 2017. Designing agricultural landscapes for biodiversity-based ecosystem services. Basic and Applied Ecology 18: 1-12
Research paper:
Wolfgang W. Weisser et al. 2017. Biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning in a 15-year grassland experiment: Patterns, mechanisms, and open questions. Basic and Applied Ecology 23: 1-73
Award 2017
Review article:
Orsolya Valkó, Péter Török, Balázs Deák, Béla Tóthmérész (2014): Review: Prospects and limitations of prescribed burning as a management tool in European grasslands. Basic and Applied Ecology 15(1): 26-33.
Research paper:
Benjamin Pey, Johanne Nahmani, Apolline Auclerc, Yvan Capowiez, Daniel Cluzeau, Jérôme Cortet, Thibaud Decaëns, Louis Deharveng, Florence Dubs, Sophie Joimel, Charlène Briard, Fabien Grumiaux, Marie-Angélique Laporte, Alain Pasquet, Céline Pelosi, Céline Pernin, Jean-François Ponge, Sandrine Salmon, Lucia Santorufo, Mickaël Hedde (2014): Current use of and future needs for soil invertebrate functional traits in community ecology. Basic and Applied Ecology 15(3): 194-206.