OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Botanica Marina is 1. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Arrival and proliferation of the invasive seaweed Rugulopteryx okamurae in NE Atlantic islands	24
Introduced marine macroalgae: new perspectives on species recognition and distribution in New Zealand	15
Looks can be deceiving: contrasting temperature characteristics of two morphologically similar kelp species co-occurring in the Arctic	11
Updates on the classification and numbers of marine fungi	10
Seagrass meadows in the Greek Seas: presence, abundance and spatial distribution	10
Early development of Gongolaria montagnei (Fucales, Phaeophyta) germlings under laboratory conditions, with a view to enhancing restoration potential in the Eastern Mediterranean	10
High-temperature stress induces bacteria-specific adverse and reversible effects on Ulva (Chlorophyta) growth and its chemosphere in a reductionist model system	10
Culturable fungi associated with the marine shallow-water hydrothermal vent crab Xenograpsus testudinatus at Kueishan Island, Taiwan	9
Analysis of Peruvian seaweed exports during the period 1995–2020 using trade data	9
Effects of sea urchin and herbivorous gastropod removal, coupled with transplantation, on seaweed forest restoration	9
Genetic diversity of Undaria pinnatifida populations from China and their genetic relationship with those from Japan and Korea as revealed by mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences	8
Lipid characterization of 14 macroalgal species from Madeira Archipelago: implications for animal and human nutrition	8
Optimizing seaweed futures under climate change	8
Iodine and fluorine concentrations in seaweeds of the Arabian Gulf identified by morphology and DNA barcodes	7
Diversity and composition of algal epiphytes on the Mediterranean seagrass Cymodocea nodosa: a scale-based study	7
Marine heatwaves facilitate invasive algae takeover as foundational kelp	7
Thraustochytrids from the Red Sea mangroves in Saudi Arabia and their abilities to produce docosahexaenoic acid	7
From Tasmania to the world: long and strong traditions in seaweed use, research, and development	7
Response of the green alga Ulva prolifera grown at different irradiance levels under ocean acidification at different life cycle stages	6
Sulfoquinovose metabolism in marine algae	6
Two red macroalgae newly introduced into New Zealand: Pachymeniopsis lanceolata (K. Okamura) Y. Yamada ex S. Kawabata and Fushitsunagia catenata Filloramo et G. W. Saunders	6
DNA sequencing reveals three new species of Chamberlainium (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) from South Africa, all formerly passing under Spongites yendoi	6
New records of marine macroalgae for the Azores	6
The dynamics and geographic disjunction of the kelp Eisenia arborea along the west coast of Canada	6
Revisiting Potter Cove, King George Island, Antarctica, 12 years later: new observations of marine benthic diatoms	6

Palmitic acid and long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids dominate in mycelia of mangrove Halophytophthora and Salispina species in Taiwan	6
New and interesting seaweed records from the Hakai area of the central coast of British Columbia, Canada: Chlorophyta	5
Employing marine invertebrate cell culture media for isolation and cultivation of thraustochytrids	5
Flow cytometric measurements as a proxy for sporulation intensity in the cultured macroalga Ulva (Chlorophyta)	5
Gongolaria barbata forest in the shallow lagoon on the southern Istrian Coast (northern Adriatic Sea)	5
Morphological and molecular studies on the genus Gayralia (Ulotrichales, Chlorophyta) in northeastern Brazil with expansion of its species distribution	5
Molecular data reveals two new species of Hypnea (Cystocloniaceae, Rhodophyta) from India: Hypnea indica sp. nov. and Hypnea bullata sp. nov.	5
Inconclusive evidence of sexual reproduction of invasive Halophila stipulacea: a new field guide to encourage investigation of flower and fruit production throughout its invasive range	4
Effects of river water inflow on the growth, photosynthesis, and respiration of the tropical seagrass Halophila ovalis	4
Trace element concentrations in seaweeds of the Arabian Gulf identified by morphology and DNA barcodes	4
Biochemical characterization of eight Greek algae as candidate species for local seaweed cultivation	4
Morphological and molecular characterization of Gambierdiscus caribaeus (Dinophyceae), with a confirmation of its occurrence in the Colombian Caribbean Tayrona National Natural Park	4
Diversity and distribution of species of the planktonic dinoflagellate genus Alexandrium (Dinophyta) from the tropical and subtropical Mexican Pacific Ocean	4
Comparison of selenium-induced antioxidant responses and bioaccumulation in two strains of the halotolerant alga Dunaliella salina	4
Increased ammonium levels occurring during benthic algal blooms are potentially toxic to fucalean algae	4
Recent progress in marine mycological research in different countries, and prospects for future developments worldwide	4
Marine zoosporic organisms: Labyrinthulomycota and Oomycota	3
Characterization of cellular development and fatty acid accumulation in thraustochytrid Aurantiochytrium strains of Taiwan	3
Seasonal patterns of growth, alginate content and block structure of the alien invader Sargassum muticum (Fucales, Ochrophyta) from the Atlantic coast of Morocco	3
Experimental flooding modifies rhizosphere conditions, induces photoacclimation and promotes antioxidant activities in Rhizophora mucronata seedlings	3
Macroalgal canopies reduce beta diversity in intertidal communities	3
Marine macroalgal flora on the Aegean and the Levantine coasts of Turkey	3
Observation of Danish marine fungi: in memoriam of Dr. Jørgen Koch	3
A comprehensive bibliography, updated checklist, and distribution patterns of Rhodophyta from the Barents Sea (the Arctic Ocean)	3
Taxonomic assessment of blade-forming Ulva species (Ulvales, Chlorophyta) in the Galápagos Archipelago, Ecuador using DNA sequencing	3
Effects of photoperiod and temperature on ecophysiological responses of Ericaria barbatula (Phaeophyceae): a long-term study	3
Genetic analysis of Ulva (Ulvaceae, Chlorophyta) type specimens resolves northeast Pacific blade-forming species	3
Effects of rhizome and root trimming on the growth and survival of Phyllospadix iwatensis transplants: a case study in Shandong Peninsula, China	3
Combined effects of high irradiance and temperature on the photosynthetic and antioxidant responses of Thalassia hemprichii and Halophila ovalis	3
Reinstatement of Indian Ocean Porolithon coarctatum and P. gardineri based on sequencing type specimens, and P. epiphyticum sp. nov. (Corallinales, Rhodop	3
The effects of phosphate on physiological responses and carbohydrate production in Ulva fasciata (Chlorophyta) from upwelling and non-upwelling sites	3
New insights on Laminaria digitata ultrastructure through combined conventional chemical fixation and cryofixation	3
Abundance of a recently discovered Alaskan rhodolith bed in a shallow, seagrass-dominated lagoon	3
Biodiversity of epiphytic marine macroalgae in Mexico: composition and current status	3
Germling culture and molecular analysis of evasive micro-filamentous green algae growing in the Maltese islands (central Mediterranean)	3
Effect of caffeine on the growth and photosynthetic efficiency of marine macroalgae	2
Invasive Fucus serratus (Fucaceae, Phaeophyceae) responds to climate change along the Atlantic Coast of Nova Scotia, Canada	2
Fifth addendum to the synoptic review of red algal genera	2
Kelp nursery optimisation: density-dependent effects in early life-cycle stages of Ecklonia radiata (Laminariales)	2
Vertical distribution of brown and red macroalgae along the central Western Antarctic Peninsula	2
Considerations for kelp aquaculture on South Africa’s west coast: geospatial analysis and research implications	2
Vegetation of the supralittoral and upper sublittoral zones of the Western German Baltic Sea coast: a phytosociological study	2
Neocamarosporium aquaticum (Neocamarosporiaceae, Dothideomycetes), a novel fungus from salt marsh habitats	2
Chitin localisation and retention in the exit tubes of the holocarpic oomycete Anisolpidium rosenvingei	2
Spatial and temporal variations of macroalgal vegetation in the north-western Red Sea	2
Inconsistency between morphological diversity and genetic structuring: proposal for one species of Undaria in Japan	2
Phylogeographic patterns in attached and free-living marine macroalga Fucus vesiculosus (Fucaceae, Phaeophyceae) in the Baltic Sea	2
New record of Halymenia malaysiana (Halymeniaceae, Rhodophyta) from Viet Nam, and its genetic diversity in the western Pacific	2
Ecophysiology of Kuwaiti macroalgae with special emphasis on temperature and salinity tolerance related to the conditions at desalination plant outfalls	2
Analysis of type material of Opephora pacifica and emendation of the genus Opephora (Bacillariophyta)	2

Numerical experiments investigating the influence of drag on trajectory patterns of floating macroalgae	2
Chondrus retortus (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) in Hawai‘i: a taxonomic and biogeographic puzzle	2
Arenicolous marine fungi of sandy beaches of Taiwan	2
Brazil-Malvinas Confluence in the South-West Atlantic Ocean: phytoplankton species, life forms and trophic mode	2
The potential for kelp (order Laminariales) aquaculture in South Africa: a biological review	2
Gayralia brasiliensis Pellizzari M.C. Oliveira et N.S. Yokoya (Gayraliaceae Ulotrichales): a new record for Indian waters based on morphological and molecular analysis	2
Genetic differentiation of Gracilaria changii and Gracilaria firma (Gracilariaceae, Rhodophyta) based on chloroplast genome	1
Seasonal and culture period variations in the lipid and fatty acid content of Ulva lactuca cultivated in Mikhmoret onshore (Israel)	1
Effects of flooding on the Mediterranean Cymodocea nodosa population in relation to environmental degradation	1
The African seaforest: a review	1
On the nomenclatural reinstatement and lectotypification of Spyridia americana Durant (1850)	1
Occurrence of thraustochytrids: the fungoid protists vis-a-vis marine macroalgae (seaweeds) along the coast of Goa, India	1
History of marine mycology – a personal perspective	1
Effect of temperature and salinity on the growth and cell size of the first cultures of Gymnodinium aureolum from the Black Sea	1
Chemical and enzymatic hydrolysis of alginate: a review	1
Robert Thayer Wilce, pioneer of Arctic marine botany (9 December 1924–26 February 2022)	1
First record of phytomyxid infection of the non-native seagrass Halophila stipulacea in Puerto Rico	1
Updating the Ulvaceae in the green seaweeds of Britain and Ireland	1
Individual-based numerical experiment to describe the distribution of floating kelp within the Southern Benguela Upwelling System	1
The effect of irradiance versus light dose on the antioxidant activity of two strains of Ulva lacinulata	1
What’s new in marine botany of the Eastern Mediterranean?	1
Bioactivity and chemical screening of endophytic fungi associated with the seaweed Ulva sp. of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh	1
Desiccation and thermo-tolerance of Fucus guiryi (Phaeophyceae) from its southernmost populations (Canary Islands, Eastern Atlantic)	1
Gambierdiscus carpenteri (Dinophyceae) from Bahía de La Paz, Gulf of California: morphology, genetic affinities, and mouse toxicity	1
Mangrove floristics, forest structure and mapping of Neil Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India) with emphasis on the diversity of Rhizophora species and the significance of small island m	1
Long-term unialgal seaweed cultivation in artificial seawater without water change. I. Laboratory investigations of Ulva	1
Development and validation of microsatellite markers for Sargassum fusiforme based on transcriptomic data	1
Skeletonema species (Bacillariophyta) from the northwestern Sea of Japan: morphology, ecology, seasonal and long-term dynamics	1
Ultrastructural characterization of Minutocellus polymorphus (Cymatosiraceae, Bacillariophyta) and first record from the Eastern Pacific	1
Macroalgae of the high-Arctic Severnaya Zemlya Archipelago	1
First report of Cystoseira aurantia Kützing from the Mediterranean coast of Morocco	1
Environmental gradients influence geographic differentiation and low genetic diversity of morphologically similar Ulva species in the Northwest Pacific	1
Acoustic scattering properties of a seagrass, Cymodocea nodosa: in-situ measurements	1
Feasibility of ex-situ recruitment and outplanting of Gongolaria nodicaulis (Fucales, Phaeophyceae) for restoration of warm temperate marine forests in Atlantic Morocco	1
Phylogeny and ecology of the green seaweed Ulva	1
Species diversity of the brown alga Lobophora (Dictyotales) in the Con Co Island Marine Protected Area, Vietnam	1
Germanium dioxide as agent to control the biofouling diatom Fragilariopsis oceanica for the cultivation of Ulva fenestrata (Chlorophyta)	1
Diversity of fungi isolated from carapace and gut of the marine crab Portunus sanguinolentus in northern waters of Taiwan	1
Extraction and characterisation of sodium alginate from the Southern African seaweed Ecklonia maxima	1
Salinity and temperature affect growth rate of Alphamyces chaetifer and Gorgonomyces haynaldii (Chytridiomycota) isolated from coastal habitats of Taiwan	1
Embracing diversity: enhancing the management of South Africa’s kelp forests in an era of change	1
Characterization of novel estuarine Ascomycota based on taxonomic and phylogenetic evaluation	1
Laurencia mediterranea sp. nov. (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta) from the central Mediterranean Sea	1