# Long‐term shift towards shady and nutrient‐rich habitats in Central European temperate forests

*PRI Rank #19 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Botany and Plant Ecology Studies Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #19 |
| 18m citations | 16 |
| Journal | New Phytologist |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1111/nph.19587 |
| Corresponding authors | Ondřej Vild |
| Institution | Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Botany and Plant Ecology Studies Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/botany-and-plant-ecology-studies/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1111/nph.19587](https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.19587)

## Topics

vegetation resurvey · Temperate forests · Central Europe · forest habitat types · algorithmic classification system · habitat transitions · canopy openness gradient · soil nutrient gradient · nutrient-poor open-canopy forests · fertile closed-canopy forests · successional trend · forest biodiversity · open forest habitats · plant diversity restoration · active management · anthropogenic pressure · five-decade time scale

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