| The biodiversity of species and their rates of extinction, distribution, and protection SL Pimm, CN Jenkins, R Abell, TM Brooks, JL Gittleman, LN Joppa, ... science 344 (6187), 1246752, 2014 | 3613 | 2014 |
| Freshwater ecoregions of the world: a new map of biogeographic units for freshwater biodiversity conservation R Abell, ML Thieme, C Revenga, M Bryer, M Kottelat, N Bogutskaya, ... BioScience 58 (5), 403-414, 2008 | 2245 | 2008 |
| Overfishing of inland waters JD Allan, R Abell, ZEB Hogan, C Revenga, BW Taylor, RL Welcomme, ... BioScience 55 (12), 1041-1051, 2005 | 957 | 2005 |
| Bending the curve of global freshwater biodiversity loss: an emergency recovery plan D Tickner, JJ Opperman, R Abell, M Acreman, AH Arthington, SE Bunn, ... BioScience 70 (4), 330-342, 2020 | 709 | 2020 |
| Unlocking the potential of protected areas for freshwaters R Abell, JD Allan, B Lehner Biological conservation 134 (1), 48-63, 2007 | 616 | 2007 |
| Prospects for monitoring freshwater ecosystems towards the 2010 targets C Revenga, I Campbell, R Abell, P De Villiers, M Bryer Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 360 …, 2005 | 450 | 2005 |
| Conservation biology for the biodiversity crisis: a freshwater follow-up R Abell Conservation Biology 16 (5), 1435-1437, 2002 | 446 | 2002 |
| Freshwater ecoregions of North America: a conservation assessment RA Abell, PT Hurley, DM Olson, E Dinerstein Island Press, 1999 | 444 | 1999 |
| Freshwater ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar ML Thieme | 308 | 2005 |
| Progress and challenges in freshwater conservation planning JL Nel, DJ Roux, R Abell, PJ Ashton, RM Cowling, JV Higgins, M Thieme, ... Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 19 (4), 474-485, 2009 | 245 | 2009 |
| A workbook for conducting biological assessments and developing biodiversity visions for ecoregion-based conservation E Dinerstein, G Powell, D Olson, E Wikramanayake, R Abell, C Loucks, ... World Wildlife Fund, Washington, DC. http://www. worldwildlife. org/science …, 2000 | 178 | 2000 |
| The freshwater biodiversity crisis I Harrison, R Abell, W Darwall, ML Thieme, D Tickner, I Timboe Science 362 (6421), 1369-1369, 2018 | 173 | 2018 |
| Freshwater conservation planning in data-poor areas: an example from a remote Amazonian basin (Madre de Dios River, Peru and Bolivia) M Thieme, B Lehner, R Abell, SK Hamilton, J Kellndorfer, G Powell, ... Biological conservation 135 (4), 484-501, 2007 | 164 | 2007 |
| The role of protected areas for freshwater biodiversity conservation: challenges and opportunities in a rapidly changing world V Hermoso, R Abell, S Linke, P Boon Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 26, 3-11, 2016 | 160 | 2016 |
| Essential Biodiversity Variables for measuring change in global freshwater biodiversity E Turak, I Harrison, D Dudgeon, R Abell, A Bush, W Darwall, ... Biological Conservation 213, 272-279, 2017 | 132 | 2017 |
| Terrestrial reserve networks do not adequately represent aquatic ecosystems ME Herbert, PB Mcintyre, PJ Doran, JD Allan, R Abell Conservation Biology 24 (4), 1002-1011, 2010 | 132 | 2010 |
| Running dry: freshwater biodiversity, protected areas and climate change J Pittock, LJ Hansen, R Abell Biodiversity 9 (3-4), 30-38, 2008 | 127 | 2008 |
| Freshwater biodiversity of Latin America and the Caribbean: a conservation assessment. Report D Olson, E Dinerstein, P Canevari, I Davidson, G Castro, V Morisset, ... | 123 | 1998 |
| Global 2000: conserving the world’s distinctive ecoregions DM Olson, E Dinerstein WWF-US, USA, 1997 | 120* | 1997 |
| Looking beyond the fenceline: Assessing protection gaps for the world's rivers R Abell, B Lehner, M Thieme, S Linke Conservation Letters 10 (4), 384-394, 2017 | 111 | 2017 |
