OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Bulletin of Marine Science 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
The genus Aspidosiphon Diesing, 1851 (Sipuncula: Aspidosiphonidae): Description of a New Shell Dwelling Species, Notes on Aspidosiphon (Paraspidosiphon) Laevis De Quatrefag	10
An Indian Ocean macroalga new to the Atlantic: Halimeda macroloba (Chlorophyta, Halimedaceae) discovered and now established in Biscayne Bay, Florida	9
Public perception of coastal ecoengineering interventions in Singapore	8
Changes in the organic matter deposition in the Southeastern America mangrove limit occurrence area (Santo Antônio Lagoon, Brazil)	8
Short-term Habitat Use and Vertical Movements of the Pelagic Stingray Pteroplatytrygon Violacea in the Western North Atlantic Ocean Determined by Pop-up Archival Satellite Tags	8
Preface	8
Fish community structure and diversity partitioning in the nearshore benthoscapes of San Salvador, The Bahamas	6
Giant mobile coralliths from the Florida Keys, USA	6
Shifts in mangrove ecosystem distribution along the Baja California Peninsula following the Early-Middle Holocene transition	6
Application of time-lapse cameras to explore predation on reintroduction of endangered white abalone ( Haliotis sorenseni )	6
First in situ observation of a whalefish (Cetomimidae: Gyrinomimus Parr, 1934) from the continental slope off Antofagasta, Chile	6
The roles of ocean law in the science-policy ballet on protection of the marine environment	5
Impact of the invasive colonial tunicate Distaplia stylifera on polychaete taxocenosis associated with pen shells in the Gulf of California, Mexico	5
Antibacterial activity of bryozoan-associated bacteria from Tulamben, Bali	5
Residency and Fine-scale Habitat Use of Juvenile Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus Itajara) in a Mangrove Nursery	5
First record of the coral Porites lobata Dana, 1846 in the Gulf of California	5
Integrating the US Caribbean Reef Fish Visual Census into fishery stock assessments	5
Recovery of a tropical coral reef in the aftermath of a cyclone: insights into postdisturbance dynamics and conservation strategies	5
Larval presence and settlement of the American lobster ( Homarus americanus ) in a changing southern New England estuary	5
Regime shift in the northernmost coral ecosystem: decline of the threatened coral Acropora pruinosa due to grazing by Diadema setosum	5
Seasonal variation in meat yield, condition, and gonad indices of Pinctada radiata in the Ozbek Coast, Aegean Sea (Turkey)	4
The Identity of the Deepsea Caridean Shrimp Glyphocrangon Stenolepis and Description of Glyphocrangon Latens Sp. Nov. from Taiwan and Japan	4
Distribution and density of seabirds at sea around Cuba	4
Associations between banded sea kraits (Laticuadinae) and trumpetfish (Aulostomidae) in the central Philippines	4
Expansion of an established fishery-independent survey into the US Virgin Islands' upper mesophotic zone: feasibility and management implications	4

Stock-recruitment relationships in pocilloporid corals are likely disrupted by thermal stress	4
Abiotic drivers of mudflat colonization by mangroves in Indonesia: a knowledge base to support ecological restoration	4
Structural design influences biological community composition on a North Carolina jetty	4
Fish assemblages on shipwrecks versus natural reefs in Colombo, Sri Lanka	4
Tropicalization alert: new species of mat-forming zoantharian (Zoanthus pulchellus) arrives on Madeira Island (NE Atlantic)	4
A Short History of Terpios Hoshinota in Maldives	4
Review of the Gnathiidae (Crustacea: Isopoda) of western Japan with a description of five new species, one redescription, and one new Japanese record	4
Distribution, abundance, and size structure of deepsea shrimps of the family Aristeidae (Crustacea: Decapoda) in the southern Gulf of Mexico	4
Presence of coral-killing sponges in Okinawan mesophotic coral ecosystems	3
Discovery of a new Muraenichthys eel (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the Bay of Bengal, India, with its molecular characterization	3
Accuracy assessment of a compact stere camera for measuring marine fishes in the Atlantic Ocean off the southeastern US	3
Spatial Ecology and Habitat Partitioning of Two Sympatric Ophichthid Eel Species in the Gulf of Mexico	3
Fish diversity declines with loss of sessile benthic invertebrate density on nearshore hardbottom communities in the Florida Keys, United States	3
Host density and anthropogenic stress are drivers of variability in dark spot disease in Siderastrea siderea across the Florida Reef Tract	3
Contribution to the knowledge of environmental conditions in the shallow reefs of northern Cuba using indicator microorganisms	3
Efficacy of probability surveys for ESA-listed coral species in southern Florida	3
Benthic foraminifera as an environmental indicator of coral reefs in the Tambelan Islands, Riau, Indonesia	3
Mangrove browning trends in the semiarid southern Caribbean: spatial context matters	3
Abstracts from the 6th Mangrove Macrobenthos and Management meeting	3
Moving towards local participation and comanagement of Tioman Island Marine Park	3
Quantification of “observer effect” in the United States Atlantic pelagic longline fishery	2
The fish assemblages associated with asphalt volcanoes in the Santa Barbara Channel, California, USA	2
Analyzing the role of coastal geomorphology on heavy mineral distribution along a coastal tract of Kerala, southwest India	2
Marine spatial planning and best siting practices to achieve an ecosystem approach to aquaculture in the United States	2
Fish community characterization of mid-shelf and shelf- edge mesophotic coral ecosystems in the expanded Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary	2
Microscale vertical distribution of meiofauna in a coral reef protected area in northeastern Brazil	2
Evaluating the educational value of the Reef Stakes® card game for coral reef conservation: an intervention study	2
Mangrove ecosytems for human well-being in a changing planet	2
Information legacies of early ecological studies	2
Distribution and abundance of herbivorous reef fishes on a barrier reef system in the Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas, Florida	2
Horizontal and Vertical Distribution of Abralia Spp. Paralarvae in the Caribbean Sea with Morphological and Molecular Notes	2
Spatial and temporal distribution of chlorophyll a concentration in the Sunda Shelf	2
First Coralliophila Species (Gastropoda: Muricidae) From the Chilean Continental Margin, Southeastern Pacific	2
Variable prevalence of diseases and compromised health conditions on hard corals around Mauritius, Western Indian Ocean	2
Evaluation of a coral restoration program in the Gulf of California: similar characteristics between restored and natural coral colonies lead to the same reef fish composition	2
Nocturnal Infestation of Flounder (Bothidae: Pleuronectiformes) by Parasitic Gnathiid Isopods in the Central Philippines	2
Direct estimates of crinoid lifespan based on radiocarbon dating of the modern deep-sea stalked rhizocrinid Democrinus	2
Seasonal abundances of coastal marine megafauna in northwest Costa Rica revealed using drones	2
Two new species of Paralepidonotus Horst, 1915 from Guadeloupe Islands (Polychaeta, Polynoidae)	2
A novel allopatric lineage within the fat snook species complex of the genus Centropomus (Perciformes: Centropomidae)	2
Comparing soil organic carbon and water relations among continental and island mangroves in the Colombian Caribbean	2
In-water photo-ID to estimate foraging movements of green turtles Chelonia mydas in Apo Island, Negros Oriental, Philippines	2
Spread of the invasive corals, Tubastraea coccinea and Tubastraea tagusensis, towards the lower intertidal zones of southeastern Brazil	2
Territorial use rights for finfish fisheries: a case study in Baja California Sur, Mexico	2
First observations of filamentous cyanobacterial mats on whip black corals (Antipatharia: Stichopathes spp.) off Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile	2
A critical appraisal of occurrence data in OBIS and GBIF databases: a case study on true mangrove species	2
Functional diversity of Cuban reef fish: implications of fishing intensity and regulation enforcement	2
Use of three-dimensional uCT imaging technique in the description of a new deepsea slipper lobster Bathyarctus andamanicus sp. nov. (Crustacea: Decapoda: Scyllaridae) from Myanmar	2
Colonization of Marine Debris in the Florida Keys Coral Reef Ecosystem by Nonindigenous Sun Corals (Tubastraea Spp.)	2
The Reef Visual Census: a review of an essential long- term data source for reef-fish management in Florida	2

Thermal stress response in the Montastraea cavernosa coral-symbiont complex in the Mexican Caribbean, through the expression of the HSP70 gene	2
6th Mangrove Macrobenthos and Management meeting Best student oral presentation and poster award winners Lifetime achievement awards	2
First observation of synchronous spawning by hard coral Porites cf. lutea at San Juan Reef, Sipaway Island	2
First record of Octopus insularis brooding in shallow waters: implications for artificial dens?	2
Stronger enforcement enhances the status of coral reef fishes in Cuba	2
Nymphozoon cinderella sp. nov. (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida: Pseudocerotidae), a new species of marine flatworm from Japan	2
Cephalopod paralarvae in a tropical Brazilian basin: distribution throughout oceanographic features and water masses	2
A novel growth form of starlet corals (Siderastreidae): centuries-old columns on shallow-mesophotic turbid-zone reefs	2
Increasing risk of migrations through the Panama Canal	2
Cubera snapper ( Lutjanus cyanopterus ) aggregation at Riley’s Hump, Tortugas South Conservation Area: indirect evidence for multispecies spawning aggreg	2
Goatfishes (Teleostei: Mullidae) of the Socotra Archipelago: diversity and distributional biogeography, with a new record of Parupeneus heptacantha	2
Outplant configuration influences growth but not survival of Acropora corals in restoration settings	2
Simulacra in the diatom genus Diploneis (Diatomeae: Naviculales): Caribbean Diploneis gravelleana and other small, strongly constricted species resolved from ultrastructure	2
The gametogenic cycle of an invasive semelparous heterobranch sea slug from northern Patagonia, Argentina, reveals an annual lifespan	2
Marine megafauna sightings during a summer circumnavigation of Cuba	2
Developing a population assessment for Caribbean spiny lobster Panulirus argus in the United States Virgin Islands: lessons learned	1
Multiple stress-induced mortality of an Acropora coral on the Luhuitou turbid reef in the northern South China Sea	1
Juvenile mangrove growth is restricted by belowground competition with mature tree roots	1
Habitat associations and threat vulnerabilities of seahorses and pipefishes (Syngnathidae) in Biscayne National Park, Florida, USA	1
Coral reef decline at a potential OECM site near Kenting’s nuclear plant	1
Exploring the relationship between environmental factors and zooplankton and nekton distributions in the Gulf of Mexico: implications for ecosystem dynamics	1
First record of coral split spawning in the genus Acropora at Luhuitou fringing reef, Sanya, China	1
An automated method to process, visualize, and publish quality controlled CTD (conductivity, temperature, depth) data using open-source technology	1
A quantitative assessment of the status of benthic communities on US Atlantic coral reefs using a novel standardized approach	1
Morphological and molecular evidences confirm a new species in Ophichthus (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) from the east coast of India	1
Mollusk death assemblages from the deep slope off northwestern Cuba (Gulf of Mexico)	1
Citizen science monitoring uncovers resilience of intertidal assemblages in a tropical urban environment	1
The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species	1
A scientometrics-enhanced review of the genus Cassiopea	1
Management of buoyant materials in aquaculture for brackish and salt water in Quang Ninh province (Vietnam)	1
A quantitative assessment of the status of reef fish communities from a large-scale probability survey in southern Florida	1
Using light traps to assess larval fish and octopus paralarvae diversity and ontogenetic structure around Santa Catalina Island, California	1
“Accidental” artificial reefs–lessons from Singapore for coral and seagrass restoration along urban shorelines	1
A walk on the beach: exploring iNaturalist observations of the Atlantic horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus, as a tool for conservation	1
Long-term shifts in turbid-water reefs along an ocean–bay gradient in the western Indian Ocean (Inhaca Island, southern Mozambique)	1
Quantifying hurricane impacts on United States Virgin Islands reef fishes using a catchability invariant approach to compare uncalibrated survey indices	1
Fatty acid composition of anchovetas at different life stages and geographic zones	1
Drifting bryozoans increase nekton diversity in the north- central Gulf of Mexico unvegetated muddy bottom seascape	1
Holobiont-level responses to elevated temperature and reduced pH in Aiptasia	1
Modeling hydraulic plasticity of mangroves	1
Multiple stress-induced mortality of an Acropora coral on the Luhuitou turbid reef in the northern South China Sea	1
Trace metals in decapod crustaceans from mangrove forests: a global analysis of risks for human consumers	1
Three-dimensional printing can provide opportunities to promote coral recruitment on disturbed reefs	1
Accumulation of microplastics in mangrove sediments in relation to differences in forest structure along the Colombian Pacific coast	1
Large-scale population of Galaxea paucisepta in a stable lagoon of the northwestern South China Sea	1
Perspectives from an eDNA metabarcoding pilot project in the Banggai MPA, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia	1
Understanding local community perspectives of mangrove ecosystem disservices in Kuala Selangor, Malaysia	1
Environmental communication through visual imagery: SEAHIVE^®, a green-gray installation at Wahoo Bay, Pompano Beach, Florida, as an educational tool	1
Hitchhiking bryozoans (Gymnolaemata) on sea turtles (Cheloniidae) from southeastern United States to Honduras	1
Application of open access data for documenting mangrove cover, cover change, and uncertainty in Panama	1
Trophic status and climatic stressors in the shallow coral reefs of the Cuban marine shelf	1
High-resolution imagery of the coral reefs of Gorgona Island, Colombian Pacific Ocean: an improved view for monitoring and research	1
Observations of conspecific aggression and group foraging in invasive lionfish (Pterois sp.) in the Florida Keys, USA	1
Interannual Aggregation Behavior of the Endangered SmoothhoundMustelus Mustelusin Madeira Island (Northeast Atlantic)	1
Observations on the Mechanism of Egg-capsule Deposition in Melongena Corona (Mollusca: Gastropoda) Based on a Time-lapse Video	1
First Record of Coralline Lethal Orange Disease on the Reefs of Belize	1
An inexpensive apparatus for growing large numbers of larvae of marine invertebrates	1
First observation of the nudibranch Dermatobranchus tongshanensis (Nudibranchia: Arminidae) feeding on gorgonian Echinomuricea spinifera	1
Morphological Description and Molecular Characterization of Gnathia Jimmybuffetti Sp. Nov. (Crustacea, Isopoda, Gnathiidae): the First New Gnathiid in 100 Years from the Floridian Ecoregion.	1
Use of shelters for restocking hatchery-produced Stichopus cf. horrens juveniles	1
Morphological and ultrastructural description of Nematopsis spisula sp. nov. (Apicomplexa) inhabiting Spisula solida (Bivalvia) on the Portuguese Atlantic coast	1
Intertidal algae as occasional refuge for insects in Colombian Pacific mangrove forests	1
Acropora CervicornisData Coordination Hub, an Open Access Database for Evaluating Genet Performance	1
Bivalves from the Gulf of Mexico: updated information to complete the puzzle	1
Diurnal Sheltering Behavior of Hatchery-propagated Long-spined Urchins (Diadema Antillarum): a Re-examination Following Husbandry Refinements	1