| The greenhouse effect and nature reserves RL Peters Bioscience 35 (11), 707-717, 1985 | 797 | 1985 |
| Global warming and biological diversity RL Peters, TE Lovejoy Yale University Press, 1992 | 642 | 1992 |
| Conservation biology: the science of scarcity and diversity RL Peters Ecological Restoration 5 (1), 23-24, 1987 | 295 | 1987 |
| Effects of global warming on forests RL Peters Forest Ecology and Management 35 (1-2), 13-33, 1990 | 231 | 1990 |
| Endangered ecosystems: a status report on America's vanishing habitat and wildlife RF Noss, RL Peters Defenders of Wildlife, 1995 | 198 | 1995 |
| Ecological restoration as a strategy for conserving biological diversity WR Jordan, RL Peters, EB Allen Environmental management 12, 55-72, 1988 | 182 | 1988 |
| Conservation of biological diversity in the face of climatic change RL Peters Global warming and biological diversity, 1992 | 140 | 1992 |
| Nature divided, scientists united: US–Mexico border wall threatens biodiversity and binational conservation R Peters, WJ Ripple, C Wolf, M Moskwik, G Carreón-Arroyo, G Ceballos, ... BioScience 68 (10), 740-743, 2018 | 76 | 2018 |
| The effect of global climatic change on natural communities RL Peters Biodiversity, 450-461, 1988 | 47 | 1988 |
| Preserving biodiversity in a changing climate RL Peters, JP Myers Issues in Science and Technology 8 (2), 66-72, 1991 | 33 | 1991 |
| Endangered ecosystems of the United States: a status report and plan for action RF Noss, RL Peters Defenders of Wildlife, Washington, DC, 151, 1995 | 31 | 1995 |
| Using computer models to project ecosystem response, habitat change, and wildlife diversity HH Shugart, TM Smith, TE Lovejoy, RL Peters Yale University Press, 1992 | 30 | 1992 |
| II. 1988. The effect of global climatic change on natural communities RL Peters Biodiversity, 450-461, 0 | 26 | |
| Effects of global warming on biological diversity RL Peters The challenge of global warming, 82-95, 1989 | 25 | 1989 |
| Terrestrial fauna RL Peters, TE Lovejoy The Earth as transformed by human action, 353-370, 1990 | 22 | 1990 |
| Global climate change: A challenge for restoration ecology RL Peters Restoration & Management Notes 3 (2), 62-67, 1985 | 22 | 1985 |
| Effects of global warming on species and habitats: an overview RL Peters Endangered Species Update 5 (7), 1-8, 1988 | 20 | 1988 |
| Conserving biological diversity in the face of climate change RL Peters Biodiversity and landscapes. Cambridge University Press, New York, 105-132, 1994 | 11 | 1994 |
| Managing for Forest Ecosystem Health: A Reassessment of the" forest Health Crisis" RL Peters, E Frost, F Pace Defenders of Wildlife, 1996 | 9 | 1996 |
| Threats to biological diversity as the earth warms RL Peters | 8 | 1989 |
