| Human alteration of the global nitrogen cycle: sources and consequences PM Vitousek, JD Aber, RW Howarth, GE Likens, PA Matson, ... Ecological applications 7 (3), 737-750, 1997 | 8147 | 1997 |
| Evolution of phosphorus limitation in lakes: natural mechanisms compensate for deficiencies of nitrogen and carbon in eutrophied lakes. DW Schindler Science 195 (4275), 260-262, 1977 | 3542 | 1977 |
| Lakes and reservoirs as regulators of carbon cycling and climate LJ Tranvik, JA Downing, JB Cotner, SA Loiselle, RG Striegl, TJ Ballatore, ... Limnology and oceanography 54 (6part2), 2298-2314, 2009 | 2517 | 2009 |
| Eutrophication science: where do we go from here? VH Smith, DW Schindler Trends in ecology & evolution 24 (4), 201-207, 2009 | 2334 | 2009 |
| Eutrophication of lakes cannot be controlled by reducing nitrogen input: results of a 37-year whole-ecosystem experiment DW Schindler, RE Hecky, DL Findlay, MP Stainton, BR Parker, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105 (32), 11254-11258, 2008 | 1965 | 2008 |
| Eutrophication and recovery in experimental lakes: implications for lake management DW Schindler Science 184 (4139), 897-899, 1974 | 1358 | 1974 |
| Recent advances in the understanding and management of eutrophication DW Schindler Limnology and oceanography 51 (1part2), 356-363, 2006 | 1340 | 2006 |
| Effects of acid rain on freshwater ecosystems DW Schindler Science 239 (4836), 149-157, 1988 | 947 | 1988 |
| Reducing phosphorus to curb lake eutrophication is a success DW Schindler, SR Carpenter, SC Chapra, RE Hecky, DM Orihel Environmental Science & Technology 50 (17), 8923-8929, 2016 | 914 | 2016 |
| Detecting ecosystem responses to anthropogenic stress DW Schindler Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 44 (S1), s6-s25, 1987 | 896 | 1987 |
| The cumulative effects of climate warming and other human stresses on Canadian freshwaters in the new millennium DW Schindler Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 58 (1), 18-29, 2001 | 887 | 2001 |
| Biodiversity in the functioning of ecosystems: an ecological synthesis CS Holling, DW Schindler, BH Walker, J Roughgarden Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1995 | 786 | 1995 |
| Long-term ecosystem stress: the effects of years of experimental acidification on a small lake DW Schindler, KH Mills, DF Malley, DL Findlay, JA Shearer, IJ Davies, ... Science 228 (4706), 1395-1401, 1985 | 783 | 1985 |
| The dilemma of controlling cultural eutrophication of lakes DW Schindler Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 279 (1746), 4322-4333, 2012 | 782 | 2012 |
| Factors regulating phytoplankton production and standing crop in the world's freshwaters DW Schindler Limnology and oceanography 23 (3), 478-486, 1978 | 775 | 1978 |
| An impending water crisis in Canada's western prairie provinces DW Schindler, WF Donahue Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103 (19), 7210-7216, 2006 | 685 | 2006 |
| Potential effects of climate changes on aquatic systems: Laurentian Great Lakes and Precambrian Shield Region JJ Magnuson, KE Webster, RA Assel, CJ Bowser, PJ Dillon, JG Eaton, ... Hydrological processes 11 (8), 825-871, 1997 | 666 | 1997 |
| The effects of climatic warming on the properties of boreal lakes and streams at the Experimental Lakes Area, northwestern Ontario DW Schindler, SE Bayley, BR Parker, KG Beaty, DR Cruikshank, EJ Fee, ... Limnology and Oceanography 41 (5), 1004-1017, 1996 | 665 | 1996 |
| Consequences of climate warming and lake acidification for UV-B penetration in North American boreal lakes DW Schindler, PJ Curtis, BR Parker, MP Stainton Nature 379 (6567), 705-708, 1996 | 661 | 1996 |
| Whole-ecosystem experiments: replication versus realism: the need for ecosystem-scale experiments DW Schindler Ecosystems 1 (4), 323-334, 1998 | 612 | 1998 |
