Marine and Freshwater Research

Papers
(The median citation count of Marine and Freshwater Research is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
From Australia to the world: advancing aquatic science through Marine and Freshwater Research159
Reproductive phenology and the influence of temperature in two sympatric New Zealand freshwater mussel species89
Beyond darkness: environmental drivers of a cave-restricted sponge’s distribution in Brazil30
Source diagnostic assessment of dissolved black carbon in selected lacustrine systems of northern Pakistan28
Mapping knowledge structure and research frontiers of underwater acoustic tomography: a scientometric study27
Influence of calcium on the toxicity of saline solutions to the mayfly,22
Corrigendum to: Trophic ecology of albacore tuna Thunnus alalunga in the western tropical Indian Ocean and adjacent waters20
Genome-wide evaluation of Scylla serrata (giant mud crab) population structure between and within two continental shelf regions of northern Australia19
Influence of temperature on zooplankton emergence from a riverbank and floodplain sediments of a regulated temperate river18
A step-by-step guide to ageing octopus18
Baseline assessment of microplastics and biochemical response of Anadara antiquata as a sentinel species for biomonitoring in Fiji18
Abrupt historical change in the nature of a Ramsar Wetland: Seaford Swamp, greater Melbourne, Australia17
A grey nurse shark from the Northern Territory of Australia shares a mitochondrial haplotype only recorded from the western Australian population16
Lobster predation on barren-forming sea urchins is more prevalent in habitats where small urchins are common: a multi-method diet analysis16
Early life-history characteristics of Conger leptocephali in the western South Pacific16
Leaf morphology affects microplastic entrapment efficiency in freshwater macrophytes15
Corrigendum to: Unravelling a specialised diet of an Amazonian catfish in a controlled flood-pulse area by combining stomach-content and stable-isotope analyses12
Residency and movement patterns of juvenile yellowfin bream Acanthopagrus australis, stocked on estuarine artificial reefs12
Age and growth of Pomatomus saltatrix in the south-western Pacific Ocean (eastern Australia), with a global comparison12
An archaeological example of Aboriginal management of a hydro-ecological system in the Murray River valley, South Australia12
Spatial and temporal variation of fish eggs and larvae in a cascade of small hydropower plants in south-eastern Brazil11
Corrigendum to: Evaluating management effectiveness of the Moulouya River Estuary Ramsar Site in Morocco: an application of the R-METT tool and implications for conservation11
Enhancing river flows v. environmental engineering as contrasting approaches to wetland conservation in the Murray–Darling Basin, Australia11
Evaluation and analysis of water-regulation value of ecosystem in Qinghai area of Qilian Mountain National Park, China10
Shallow but striking genetic structure in the highly connected New Zealand sand dollar (Fellaster zelandiae)10
Environmental drivers of dominant phytoplankton species succession in a subtropical reservoir: a species-specific ecological analysis of Shanzai Reservoir, Fujian, China9
Closing the driver–response loop for halting and reversing wetland degradation and loss from agriculture9
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands9
Mahseer conservation in Asia: trends and insights from scientometric analysis9
Species-specific trophic enrichment factor of stable nitrogen and carbon isotopes in fish otolith organic matter9
Interspecific variation in cyanobacteria–temperature interaction on life history and gut microbiota of water fleas8
Contributions of nano- and picophytoplankton to the phytoplankton biomass in Saudi Arabian waters of the Arabian Gulf8
Seasonal and environmental changes in the diet of Awaous tajasica (Gobiiformes: Oxudercidae) in a threatened Neotropical freshwater ecosystem8
Unravelling a specialised diet of an Amazonian catfish in a controlled flood-pulse area by combining stomach-content and stable-isotope analyses8
An analysis of tomistoma (Tomistoma schlegelii) attacks on humans8
Spatial patterns in the cover and composition of macroalgal assemblages on fringing and nearshore coral reefs8
Knowledge of macrophyte requirements and tolerances holds the key to successful shallow lake restoration – a New Zealand perspective8
Fractional composition and level of oxidised proteins in the muscles of red mullet, Mullus ponticus Essipov, 1927, from two fishing areas of the Black Sea8
Is the Paraíba do Sul River colourful? Prevalence of microplastics in freshwater, south-eastern Brazil8
Incentive for farmers to save water by confirming the rights to agricultural water in the Yellow River Basin8
Community-level effects of ivermectin and moxidectin from cattle dung: zooplankton as study case7
Age and growth of the endangered Maugean skate (Zearaja maugeana) by using microchemical analysis7
Shell lesions and associated fauna of the Omani abalone Haliotis mariae (Mollusca: Archaeogastropoda)7
Lipid composition of the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis from the Black Sea: fatty acid-based indices as environmental biomarkers7
Status and trends in wetland conservation policy under climate change in the Murray–Darling Basin, Australia7
Aquatic detoxification: the role of herbal supplements in mitigating the effect of paint industry effluents7
Using integrative taxonomy to distinguish cryptic halfbeak species and interpret distribution patterns, fisheries landings, and speciation7
Assessing the aquatic metabolic-balance response to future condition in a Mediterranean site: from an experimental-design perspective7
Estimation of soil loss and sediment yield by using the modified RUSLE model in the Indus River basin, including the quantification of error and uncertainty in remote-sensing images7
Genomic population structure of great hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna mokarran) across the Indo-Pacific7
Benthic macroinvertebrates in rivers of agricultural lands in Argentina: the functional diversity response to environmental stress6
Identification of larval flathead fishes (family Platycephalidae) and their distribution in eastern Australian waters6
Spatio-temporal variations of habitat quality in the Greater Bay Area around Hangzhou Bay, based on LUCC and simulation6
Assessment of multiple paternity in spinner shark (Carcharhinus brevipinna) litters from eastern Australian waters6
Predation by fish threatens recovery efforts of an Endangered soft coral6
Recognising diversity in wetlands and farming systems to support sustainable agriculture and conserve wetlands6
Assessing the use of environmental flows and stocking for the persistence of a flow-dependent spawner in a drying climate6
Otolith parameters and body size relationships of Boops boops Linnaeus, 1875 and Nemipterus randalli Russel, 1986 from the Antalya Bay, Mediterranean coast of Türkiye6
Ecofriendly approaches for marine biofouling control by using Staphylococcus aureus extract6
Trophic resources use pathways between two coexisting freshwater shrimp (Palaemon argentinus and Macrobrachium borellii)6
Amphipod assemblages associated with native habitat-forming seaweeds of the Alboran Sea: influence by environmental protection and biogeographical patterns6
Braiding Indigenous oral histories and habitat mapping to understand urchin barrens in southern New South Wales6
Drying climate associated with improvements in water quality over four decades for a marine embayment in south-eastern Australia6
Early warning and monitoring of the safety risk of coastal nuclear power plant cold source under the stress from Phaeocystis globosa blooms6
The aquatic ecological health-state assessment and the influencing mechanism of Poyang Lake6
Introducing the ‘Science in Sea Country’ collection6
Spatial resolution of shell microchemistry for tracking dispersing pelagic mussels in a large open embayment in northern New Zealand6
Corrigendum to: Monitoring tropical freshwater fish with underwater videography and deep learning6
Widespread exposure of marine parks, whales, and whale sharks to shipping6
Reconciling blue spaces: evaluating social equity and justice in state-led Indigenous marine development programs6
Decomposed cadaver tissue provides insight into genetic variation in a freshwater turtle (Chelodina oblonga Gray, 1841) population at Bibra Lake, south-western Australia6
Hierarchical population genetic structure and signatures of adaptation in Lates calcarifer5
Ramsar on repeat: quantifying US policy action by political party5
Multifaceted effects of bycatch mitigation measures on target or non-target species for pelagic longline fisheries and consideration for bycatch management5
An overlooked diurnal low tide nursery habitat of a commercially significant penaeid prawn (Penaeus plebejus)5
Improving the size selectivity of crayfish fyke-net codend, applying the hexagonal mesh and sorting grid5
Coastal and lowland fish assemblages of New Britain: a mix of habitat and setting specialists and generalists5
Exploring the use of historic cuttlebones as archives of environmental and biological change5
Stream position shapes functional composition of aquatic insect metacommunities5
The revelry of plastic! Quali-quantitative variation of microplastics in freshwater before and after Carnival in south-eastern Brazil5
The role of environmental factors on beta diversity of periphytic algae in a tropical reservoir5
Variation in shell morphology and life-history traits of Potamopyrgus antipodarum, a highly invasive freshwater snail in Chile5
Repairing Australia’s inland river and groundwater systems: nine priority actions, benefits and the finance gap5
Recognising the importance of shellfish to First Nations peoples, Indigenous and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in aquaculture and coastal management in Australia5
First insights into the vertical habitat use of young porbeagles in the north-western Atlantic with implications for bycatch reduction strategies5
Corrigendum to: Genomic population structure of great hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna mokarran) across the Indo-Pacific5
No effects of abiotic and anthropogenic factors on reef-associated neonate shark abundance within a shark nursery-area system5
Decadal monitoring shows seagrass decline and community shifts following environmental disturbance in Moreton Bay, south-eastern Queensland, Australia5
Sewage-derived nitrogen dispersal and N-fixation in Port Phillip Bay in south-eastern Australia5
Environmental conditions on the Pacific halibut fishing grounds obtained from a decade of coastwide oceanographic monitoring, and the potential application of these data in stock analyses5
Investigating microplastic contamination and biomagnification in a remote area of South Australia4
Monitoring tropical freshwater fish with underwater videography and deep learning4
Effects of density-dependent and environmental processes on long-term recruitment dynamics of barramundi (Lates calcarifer) in a tropical wetland4
Evaluating ecological quality in the subtidal zone off Jindo Island, South Korea, by using multiple benthic indices4
Co-design and Traditional Owner participation in an assessment of abundance and size of Donax deltoides (garlaany, pipi) in Ngambaa Country, New South Wales, Australia4
A consistent vegetation classification for wetland conservation and management in the Murray–Darling Basin, Australia4
The impact of community water ecological design on promoting health behaviours among the elderly4
New South Wales rocky reefs are under threat4
Phosphorus limits diazotrophic cyanobacteria whereas other phytoplankton are co-limited by nitrogen and phosphorus in the lowland Murray River, Australia4
Thirty-five years of mangrove planting leads to measurable increases in blue carbon stocks in the Arabian Gulf4
Ecological monitoring and assessment of freshwater ecosystems: new trends and future challenges4
Evaluation and empirical study of Happy River on the basis of AHP: a case study of Shaoxing City (Zhejiang, China)4
Downstream migration of telemetry-tagged adult common galaxias (Galaxias maculatus) in a coastal river system4
Emigration mediates fishing mortality on spawning females in an estuarine crab fishery4
Molecular ecology of the Javanese ricefish, Oryzias javanicus (Bleeker): genetic divergence along the Indonesian Archipelago4
SARAS: a tool for the assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services in semiarid dam reservoirs4
An unexpected source of CO2 and CH4 emissions: a case of littoral zones of small wetlands during the growing season4
Movement patterns of Murray cod (Maccullochella peelii) and golden perch (Macquaria ambigua) in a northern Murray–Darling Basin dryland river4
The recent challenges encountered in water resources and management in Pakistan: how does legal framework exist in water governance and environmental policy to a sustainable approach to socio-economic4
Connecting young people to Country through marine turtle conservation: exploring three case studies in Western Australia’s Pilbara region4
Significant reduction in shark (cucut) depredation rates when using an electrical deterrent device at Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia4
Effects of age composition of Pacific bluefin tuna on their spatiotemporal distribution of active breeding in the south-western North Pacific and on its recruitment strength4
Assessing the impact of microplastics and nanoplastics on shrimp growth, physiology, antioxidant, immune responses and gut microbiota4
First evidence of multiple paternity and hybridisation in Australian sawsharks4
The distribution and significance of stingray feeding pits in Quandamooka (Moreton Bay), Australia4
Trends in Indian Ocean marine fisheries since 1950: synthesis of reconstructed catch and effort data4
Climate extreme triggers cold-water community rescue4
Fine-scale variability in catch and growth rates of western rock lobsters (Panulirus cygnus) show heterogeneous life-history parameters4
Environmental considerations related to floating offshore wind farms: a case study from waters around New South Wales, Australia4
Species delineation, phylogeography and conservation of temperate perches (Actinopterygii: Percichthyidae) from an endemism and climate change hotspot4
Biodiversity patterns of macrofauna associated with Halodule wrightii (Ascherson) in meadows of north-eastern Brazil4
The seafloor character of the Roman Rock area in False Bay, South Africa4
Contamination by antibiotics and their degradation and removal methods3
Disturbed by pH? Nacre tablet thickness of freshwater pearl mussels (Margaritifera margaritifera) is a poor temperature proxy3
The legacy of two World War II shipwrecks and their influence on marine microbial communities of coastal sediment and geochemistry in the North Sea3
Mapping the spatial distribution of wetlands in Argentina (South America) from a fusion of national databases3
Exploration of factors of algal seasonal blooms in a drinking-water source3
Aseasonal and short life cycles of the protandrous hermaphrodite blue threadfin (Eleutheronema tetradactylum) in a near-equatorial tropical region3
Evaluating management effectiveness of the Moulouya River Estuary Ramsar Site in Morocco: an application of the R-METT tool and implications for conservation3
Soft-bottom polychaetes in a chronic eutrophic bay on the coast of Alexandria3
Biological parameters and spatial segregation patterns in sharks from the North Aegean Sea, Greece3
Environmental flows in the upper Murrumbidgee River: evaluating flow delivery and governance to inform future environmental flow agreements3
Salinity as a major influence on groundwater microbial communities in agricultural landscapes3
Reproductive phenology of the kelp Ecklonia radiata at its Australian warm-range edge and the influence of environmental factors3
Evidence of long-distance movement of green sawfish (Pristis zijsron) in Western Australia3
Effect of climate change on habitat suitability and recruitment dynamics of swimming crabs in the Taiwan Strait3
Search for the vulnerable giants: the presence of giant guitarfish and wedgefish in the Karimunjawa National Park and adjacent waters3
Contextual drivers of breaching behaviour in the ocellated eagle ray (Aetobatus ocellatus)3
Influence of hydroperiod on aquatic food-web structure and energy production in a floodplain wetland: implications for environmental flow management3
Realising the benefits of modern fish-protection screening in Australia3
Environmental drivers shaping mayfly assemblages in a Ramsar-declared Danube floodplain3
Benthic communities of the lower mesophotic zone on One Tree shelf edge, southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia3
DNA barcoding reveals larval fish diversity and distribution along the Cibareno River (West Java, Indonesia)3
Development and validation of a TaqMan-based qPCR assay for reliable detection of invasive sailfin catfishes (Pterygoplichthys spp.) through measurements of environmental DNA3
The life (history), diet and death of the blackspot shark (Carcharhinus sealei) from South-east Asia3
Remote sensing and geostatistics in urban water-resource monitoring: a review3
Demographics and reproductive characteristics of threatened Malabar pufferfish (Carinotetraodon travancoricus) from Western Ghats hotspot, India3
Male mating tactics and secondary sexual traits: insights from the Mediterranean killifish, Aphanius fasciatus3
An integrated approach for assessing the survival of discarded sandbar sharks, Carcharhinus plumbeus, captured in scientific longlines3
Slow recovery of stream invertebrates on subantarctic Macquarie Island after eradication of introduced rabbits and regrowth of vegetation3
Murray cod and modern fish screens: influence of water velocity and screen design on the entrainment and impingement of larval and young-of-year fish at water offtakes3
Australians’ perceptions of species diversity of, and threats to, the Great Barrier Reef3
Sources and trophic transfer of trace metals in wild fish from coastal areas in the South China Sea3
Alligator gar as a centenarian species: extending lifespan estimates using bomb radiocarbon and laser ablation–accelerator mass spectrometry3
A review of oxygen supersaturation in Sivash Bay and globally in hypersaline waters: examining its origin and environmental effects3
Corrigendum to: Trophic ecology and stable isotope niche space of tuna, billfishes and sharks in New Zealand waters3
New perspectives on the phylogeography of Aylacostoma Spix, 1827 (Gastropoda: Hemisinidae) from the Paraná River Basin3
Managing flows for frogs: wetland inundation extent and duration promote wetland-dependent amphibian breeding success3
On the chemistry of small waterbodies linked to marine aerosols and local geology on the Windmill Islands and mainland near Casey Station, Antarctica3
Temporal and spatial ecological community structure along metropolitan beaches3
The implications of brief floodplain inundation for local and landscape-scale ecosystem function in an intermittent Australian river3
Effect assessment and policy optimisation of synergy between pollution and carbon reduction in the Yangtze River Delta, based on composite-system co-ordinating-degree model3
Microprotozooplankton as eutrophication bioindicator for tropical coastal lagoons3
Effects of prolonged starvation on body mass and respiratory physiology of the New Zealand abalone or pāua, Haliotis iris3
Trophic ecology and stable isotope niche space of tuna, billfishes and sharks in New Zealand waters3
Multi-decadal trends in large-bodied fish populations in the New South Wales Murray–Darling Basin, Australia2
Plasticity of upper thermal limits of Australian Paratya spp. (Decapoda, Atyidae) and considerations of climate-change adaptation2
Construction of wetland ecosystem model framework in Phoenix Mountain National Forest Park Nature Reserve in Harbin and application case studies2
Sediment preference of coastal horseshoe crab (Tachypleus gigas) in an artificial spawning ground2
Study on the early strength characteristics and source mechanism of solidified dredged marine sediment based on moisture transformation2
Cold-water pollution impacts on two ‘warm-water’ riverine fish: interactions of dam size and life-history requirements2
Life-history traits of the invasive and biggest European freshwater fish, the wels catfish (Silurus glanis) show high potential for colonisation in Southern Europe2
Effects of agricultural land conversion and interstitial sediment on Tasmanian stream macroinvertebrate communities2
A deadly meal: fatal ingestion of porcupinefish (Diodon holocanthus Linnaeus, 1758) by loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758)) in the Atlantic Ocean2
Pollution effects on diversity and content of the stable isotope 15N in macroinvertebrates: a study of the impacts on the functional groups from the Maipo River, Chile2
Gill parasites of Schizocypris altidorsalis (Pisces: Cyprinidae), a threatened freshwater fish in Iran2
Evidence of multiple stocks of catfish, Rita rita (Hamilton), from the Ganges Basin on the basis of an integrated analysis of truss morphometrics, otolith microchemistry, and otolith shape2
Bridging knowledge gaps for the conservation and management of a ‘Data Deficient’, diadromous fish: the Indo-Pacific tarpon, Megalops cyprinoides2
Are tuna always hungry? A deep dive into stomach-fullness measures in the western and central Pacific Ocean2
Increasing depth reduces macrophyte coverage but increasing transparency promotes composition turnover through environmental thresholds2
The ‘canary of the estuary’, the contribution of Sydney rock oyster aquaculture to understanding and protecting Australian estuarine health2
Genetic diversity, population structure and demographic history of the rock oyster Striostrea prismatica (Gray, 1825) within two Eastern Pacific biogeographic realms2
Anguillids in the upper Nu–Salween River, South-East Asia: species composition, distributions, natal sources and conservation implications2
Meta-analysis of fish stock identification in India: current status and future perspectives2
Eutrophication weakens the positive biodiversity–productivity relationship of benthic diatoms in plateau lakes2
Combined effect of matrix dams and paddy field drainage ditches on nitrogen and phosphorus removal2
Assassins and apples: the environmental constraints of two snails that threaten Australian aquatic systems2
Effects of land use on annelid assemblages in Pampean wetlands2
Environmental DNA reveals temporal and spatial variability of invertebrate communities in arid-lands ephemeral water bodies2
Long-distance dispersal of the endangered Pacific nurse shark (Ginglymostoma unami, Orectolobiformes) in Costa Rica revealed through acoustic telemetry2
Golden perch (Macquaria ambigua) in refuge waterholes in ephemeral rivers: the effect of town proximity on biomass and size structure2
Tidal migrations of juvenile Sillago spp. in a subtropical intertidal nursery seascape2
Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in economically important fish and a parasitic nematode (Hysterothylacium sp.) from Mersin Bay, north-eastern Mediterranean Sea: implications for human health2
Spatial distribution and influencing factors of leisure fishery in Zhejiang Province, China2
The seaweed microbiome of Ulva australis changes nitrogen metabolism under eutrophic conditions2
Response of true limpet Patella aspera (Patellogastropoda) pediveliger larvae to a range of settlement cues2
Age and growth of two smooth-hound shark species from the eastern central Pacific Ocean2
Multi-gene insights into the taxonomy and conservation of Tasmania’s galaxiid fishes2
Fluorescence in the estimation of chlorophyll-a in public water reservoirs in the Brazilian cerrado2
Immune responses of sea cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus) to combined environmental stress from high temperature and oil pollution2
Congeneric and sympatric tropical mullets respond differently to environmental variability: insights into coexistence2
Global warming and metabolite biosynthesis by algae: a scientometric and systematic approach2
Ocean warming projected to increase ecotourism opportunities to encounter iconic marine megafauna (manta rays and zebra sharks) off south-eastern Australia2
Carp carcass decomposition and water quality: implications for the release of CyHV-3 as a biocontrol agent for common carp in Australia2
Governance network structures in marine development: a policy document-driven social network analysis from Iran2
Developing indicators to detect the use of fish-aggregating devices2
Phylogeography of the freshwater glassfishes (Ambassidae) of eastern Australia: cryptic species and hybrid zones2
Will the experimental population control of an invasive crayfish influence the diet and trophic position of a native crayfish? An assessment using stable isotopes2
Elevational and seasonal differences in macroinvertebrate community structure in alpine streams2
At-vessel mortality of tawny nurse sharks (Nebrius ferrugineus) caught in the Queensland Shark Control Program2
Investigation of Bara-Baruga (mangrove) ecosystem recovery after a hail storm in Boambee Creek, Gumbaynggirr, NSW2
Assessment of microplastic accumulation in aquatic insects of different feeding guilds collected from wastewater in Sohag Governorate, Egypt2
Recreational fishery discard practices influence use of tidal estuary by a large marine mesopredator2
Temporal functional changes in coral and fish communities on subtropical coastal coral reefs2
A comparison of growth of a vulnerable species, common carp, Cyprinus carpio (Actinopteri: Cyprinidae), from two different reservoir types in the same river basin2
The insignificant effect of increased sulfate concentration on nitrogen dynamics in eutrophic lakes: the neglected role of iron ions2
Is traditional fisheries management correctly addressing the possible causes of fish production decline? The relationship between environmental degradation and artisanal river fisheries in the Magdale2
The suitability of a dynamic coastal lake to support the diadromous fish Galaxias maculatus2
Characterising fish habitat use of fringing oyster reefs using acoustic imaging2
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