| Uncertainty, resource exploitation, and conservation: lessons from history D Ludwig, R Hilborn, C Walters Science 260 (5104), 17-36, 1993 | 2652 | 1993 |
| Management of eutrophication for lakes subject to potentially irreversible change SR Carpenter, D Ludwig, WA Brock Ecological applications 9 (3), 751-771, 1999 | 1264 | 1999 |
| Qualitative analysis of insect outbreak systems: the spruce budworm and forest D Ludwig, DD Jones, CS Holling Journal of animal ecology 47 (1), 315-332, 1978 | 1189 | 1978 |
| Likelihood of ancestor states in adaptive radiation D Schluter, T Price, AØ Mooers, D Ludwig Evolution 51 (6), 1699-1711, 1997 | 1103 | 1997 |
| Stability of semi-arid savanna grazing systems BH Walker, D Ludwig, CS Holling, RM Peterman The Journal of Ecology, 473-498, 1981 | 1093 | 1981 |
| The era of management is over D Ludwig Ecosystems 4, 758-764, 2001 | 693 | 2001 |
| Uniform asymptotic expansions at a caustic D Ludwig Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics 19 (2), 215-250, 1966 | 672 | 1966 |
| Sustainability, stability, and resilience D Ludwig, B Walker, CS Holling Conservation ecology 1 (1), 1997 | 656 | 1997 |
| The Radon transform on Euclidean space D Ludwig Communications on pure and applied mathematics 19 (1), 49-81, 1966 | 643 | 1966 |
| In quest of a theory of adaptive change CS Holling, LH Gunderson, D Ludwig Panarchy: Understanding transformations in human and natural systems 3, 21-22, 2002 | 621 | 2002 |
| Size and timing of metamorphosis in complex life cycles: time constraints and variation L Rowe, D Ludwig Ecology 72 (2), 413-427, 1991 | 595 | 1991 |
| Persistence of dynamical systems under random perturbations D Ludwig Siam Review 17 (4), 605-640, 1975 | 448 | 1975 |
| Is it meaningful to estimate a probability of extinction? D Ludwig Ecology 80 (1), 298-310, 1999 | 442 | 1999 |
| Ecology, conservation, and public policy D Ludwig, M Mangel, B Haddad Annual review of ecology and systematics 32 (1), 481-517, 2001 | 440 | 2001 |
| Time, condition, and the seasonal decline of avian clutch size L Rowe, D Ludwig, D Schluter The American Naturalist 143 (4), 698-722, 1994 | 415 | 1994 |
| Principles for the conservation of wild living resources M Mangel, LM Talbot, GK Meffe, MT Agardy, DL Alverson, J Barlow, ... Ecological applications 6 (2), 338-362, 1996 | 409 | 1996 |
| Sustainable exploitation of renewable resources R Hilborn, CJ Walters, D Ludwig Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, 45-67, 1995 | 406 | 1995 |
| Effects of measurement errors on the assessment of stock–recruitment relationships CJ Walters, D Ludwig Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 38 (6), 704-710, 1981 | 391 | 1981 |
| Life-history strategies for energy gain and predator avoidance under time constraints D Ludwig, L Rowe The American Naturalist 135 (5), 686-707, 1990 | 362 | 1990 |
| Are age-structured models appropriate for catch-effort data? D Ludwig, CJ Walters Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 42 (6), 1066-1072, 1985 | 356 | 1985 |