OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
New Zealand aquaculture industry: research, opportunities and constraints for integrative multitrophic farming	31
Sea temperature rise over the period 2002–2020 in Pelorus Sound, New Zealand – with possible implications for the aquaculture industry	19
Aquatic disease in New Zealand: synthesis and future directions	16
Nitrogen loads to New Zealand aquatic receiving environments: comparison with regulatory criteria	14
Biodiversity of marine helminth parasites in New Zealand: what don’t we know?	10
Understanding the consequences of sea level rise: the ecological implications of losing intertidal habitat	9
Frontal dynamics and water mass variability on the Campbell Plateau	8
Long-term trends in the frequency and magnitude of upwelling along the West Coast of the South Island, New Zealand, and the impact on primary production	8
Long-term variability in deposited fine sediment and macroinvertebrate communities across different land-use intensities in a regional set of New Zealand rivers	8
The release of legacy phosphorus from deforestation-derived sediments in shallow, coastal lake Forsyth/Te Roto o Wairewa	8
The stream hydrology response of converting a headwater pasture catchment to Pinus radiata plantation	8
Correlations between environmental conditions and Vibrio parahaemolyticus or Vibrio vulnificus in Pacific oysters from New Zealand coastal waters	8
Sea to the mountains: quantifying freshwater eel and trout diet reliance on marine subsidies from upstream migrating fish	7
Phylogeographic structure and historical demography of tarakihi (Nemadactylus macropterus) and king tarakihi (Nemadactylus n.sp.) in New Zealand	7
A modelling synthesis of the volume flux through Cook Strait	7
Current state of water quality indicators in urban streams in New Zealand	7
Satellite remote sensing of coastal water quality in New Zealand	6
Accounting for diverse cultural values in freshwater management plans by using a transparent and collaborative decision support system based on multi-criteria decision analysis	6
High contribution of methane in greenhouse gas emissions from a eutrophic lake: a mass balance synthesis	6
Taura kuku: prioritising Māori knowledge and resources to create biodegradable mussel spat settlement lines for shellfish restoration in Ōhiwa harbour	6
A review of the nutritional requirements of chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)	6
Sediment-related water quality of small hill-country streams near Whatawhata, New Zealand. Response to integrated catchment management (ICM)	5
Wastewater treatment plant effluents in New Zealand are a significant source of microplastics to the environment	5
Overview of the comb jellies (Ctenophora) from the South-western Atlantic and Sub Antarctic region (32–60°S; 34–70°W)	5
Untangling the Gordian knot: estuary survival under sea-level rise and catchment pollution requires a new policy and governance approach	5

Incorporating Māori values into land management decision tools	5
Factors influencing cyanobacteria blooms: review of the historical monitoring data to assess management options for Lake Horowhenua	5
Occurrence of Perkinsus olseni and other parasites in New Zealand black-footed abalone (Haliotis iris)	4
Discovery of a host fish species for the threatened New Zealand freshwater mussel Echyridella aucklandica (Bivalvia: Unionida: Hyriidae)	4
Benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages of a stream-lake network in the upper zone of the trans-Andean basin of the Valdivia River (Chile)	4
Community turnover provides insight into variable invertebrate recovery between restored streams with different integrated catchment management plans	4
Cetacean sighting records in the New Caledonia Basin, Tasman Sea, New Zealand	4
Seasonal reproduction of the blue mussel ( Mytilus galloprovincialis ) from two locations in southern New Zealand	4
A socio-ecological appraisal of perceived risks associated with mangrove (Mānawa) management in Aotearoa New Zealand	4
Use of a multi-metric macroalgal index to document severe eutrophication in a New Zealand estuary	4
Estuaries as coastal reactors: importance of shallow seafloor habitats for primary productivity and nutrient transformation, and impacts of sea level rise	4
Tai Timu, Tai Pari, the ebb and flow of the tides: working with the Waimatā from the Mountains to the Sea	4
Worldwide abalone production: an update	4
Habitat use of the amphidromous catfish Genidens barbus: first insights at its southern distribution limit	4
Decadal population dynamics of an intertidal bivalve ( Austrovenus stutchburyi ) bed: pre- and post- a mass mortality event	4
Analysis of spatial and temporal variations in bacterial community dynamics within stream biofilms	3
Response of tidal creek networks and tidal connectivity to coastal squeeze of saltmarshes in the southern Bohai Bay	3
Diatom nutrient requirements change with lake nutrient limitation and enrichment in New Zealand dune lakes	3
Sedimentary phosphorus in contrasting, shallow New Zealand lakes and its effect on water quality	3
Range expansion of the invasive portunid crab Charybdis japonica in New Zealand	3
Distribution of little penguins (Eudyptula minor) along the greater Kaikōura coastline, New Zealand	3
Historical data provides context for recent monitoring and demonstrates 100 years of declining estuarine health	3
Size structure of broadnose sevengill sharks (Notorynchus cepedianus) in Sawdust Bay, Rakiura/Stewart Island, estimated using underwater stereo-photogrammetry	3
Rare report of bryozoan fouling of rock lobsters (Jasus edwardsii: Decapoda: Palinuridae) from the North Island of New Zealand	3
The magnitude and frequency of storm surge in southern New Zealand	3
Stream bank erosion as a source of sediment within New Zealand catchments	3
Restoring the seagrass Zostera muelleri with transplants: small cores are as effective as larger plots	2
Ecosystem function responses to nutrient enrichment mediated by mud content in soft sediment habitats	2
Sexual reproduction of seagrass Zostera muelleri in Aotearoa New Zealand: are we missing a restoration opportunity?	2
The influence of topography and land use on hydrological and nutrient dynamics in two Andean streams from Northern Patagonia	2
Pup numbers, estimated population size, and monitoring of New Zealand fur seals in Doubtful/Pateā, Dusky and Breaksea Sounds, and Chalky Inlet, Fiordland, New Zealand 2021	2
Seasonal trends in marine heatwaves highlight vulnerable coastal ecoregions and historic change points in New Zealand	2
First record of Chaetomorpha ligustica (Cladophoraceae, Cladophorales) smothering the seagrass Zostera muelleri in a New Zealand estuary	2
Characterisation of dissolved organic matter from temperate wetlands: field dynamics and photoreactivity changes driven by natural inputs and diagenesis along the hydroperiod	2
Review of life history parameters and preliminary age estimates of some New Zealand deep-sea fishes	2
Transcending boundaries: transitioning toward integrated estuary management in Aotearoa New Zealand	2
Could spatial variation be more important than species identity in determining the presence of microplastics in temperate sponges?	2
Decadal changes in exploited fish communities and their relationship with temperature, fisheries exploitation, and ecological traits in New Zealand waters	2
The physics of New Zealand’s shelf seas: introduction to the special issue	2
Effects of sediment pulses on the deep-sea coral Goniocorella dumosa	2
Local variation in the timing of reproduction and recruitment in a widely distributed diadromous fish	2
Development and validation of molecular biomarkers for the green-lipped mussel (Perna canaliculus)	2
Cluster analysis reveals latent structure in stakeholder interests relevant to the management of Blueskin Bay estuary, Otago, Aotearoa New Zealand	2
Induction of metallothionein in the common bully (Gobiomorphus cotidianus) from the Motueka River	2
Heavy metal levels in blood cockle from south Vietnam coastal waters	2
Suspended sediment and faecal contamination in a stormflow plume from the Hutt River in Wellington Harbour, New Zealand	2
Protecting the small: preliminary investigation of bryozoan community change in New Zealand’s oldest marine reserve	2
Life histories of two hyperbenthic mysids (Mysidacea: Mysidae) in an open estuary	2
Participatory processes and the evolution of environmental agendas in estuary restoration: the Maketū case	1
The advantages and limitations of biophysical modelling as a tool for informing limit setting in New Zealand’s barrier-enclosed estuaries	1

Characterisation of constructed ponds and factors influencing their macroinvertebrate communities on the lower Waikato River floodplain, New Zealand	1
Ingestion of anthropogenic debris by marine fishes around New Zealand	1
The sediment fluorescence–trophic level relationship: using water-extractable organic matter to assess past lake water quality in New Zealand	1
The effects of broodstock generation on ova fatty acid profile in Giant Kokopu Galaxias argenteus	1
Age structure, recruitment variation, and sex ratio in blue cod (Parapercis colias) subpopulations in New Zealand	1
Preface: land-use impacts on aquatic ecosystems - tribute to John Quinn	1
Observations of salinity, flushing time and dispersion in the Waitemata Estuary	1
Tracing transgenerational plasticity through ova fatty acid biomarkers in Giant Kōkopu ( Galaxias argenteus )	1
First observations and early life-history aspects of lake rearing galaxiid larvae in the lower Waikato River Basin, New Zealand	1
Spawning runs of naturalised rainbow and brown trout from Lake Otamangakau, central North Island, New Zealand	1
Growth and diet of inanga (Galaxias maculatus) within a small New Zealand coastal pond system	1
Effects of point source discharges on common bully (Gobiomorphus cotidianus) along the Waikato River, New Zealand	1
Influence of habitat on meiofaunal abundance and distribution in a New Zealand temperate estuary	1
Modelled effects of channel orientation and tree canopy shape on average shade in streams	1
On the projected changes in New Zealand's wave climate and its main drivers	1
Nutrient export and population density relationships in a stream-lake basin from the Patagonian Andean Region	1
Decadal stability in the distribution of bottlenose dolphins in Dusky Sound/Tamatea, New Zealand	1
Estimating the abundance of the Hector’s dolphins ( Cephalorhynchus hectori hectori ) that use Porpoise Bay, New Zealand	1
Using a transcriptomic approach to understand poor growth performance in farmed orange-spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides) larvae: a case study in a commercial hatchery	1
Reproductive changes in Foveaux Strait Ostrea chilensis, Southern New Zealand, after Bonamia exitiosa epidemics	1
What constitutes a wetland in the New Zealand Coastal Marine Area? – a scientific perspective	1
Trophic ecology of the deep-sea squid Moroteuthopsis ingens (Cephalopoda: Onychoteuthidae) from the Chatham Rise, Aotearoa New Zealand	1
Population responses of the pulmonate gastropod, Amphibola crenata, reflect estuarine trace metal contamination	1
Characterisation of the expression of select genes in response to key marine pollutants in the triplefin Forsterygion capito	1
Multi-decadal observations of the size structure of sperm whales at Kaikōura, New Zealand	1
The role of wind and buoyancy forcing on mixed layer depths and productivity on the Chatham Rise from ocean glider and ship-based observations	1
Tasman Sea high- and low- chlorophyll events, their links to marine heat waves, cool spells, and global teleconnections	1
Gonadal development in a landlocked population of pejerrey fishOdontesthes argentinensisduring spawning season in relation to sex steroids and water temperature	1