OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Consistent genetic divergence observed among pelagic Sargassum morphotypes in the western North Atlantic	20
Colonisers of the dark: biostalactite‐associated metazoans from “lu Lampiùne” submarine cave (Apulia, Mediterranean Sea)	14
Evidence of increased mussel abundance related to the Pacific marine heatwave and sea star wasting	11
First evidence of an intensive bloom of the coccolithophore Syracosphaerahalldalii in a highly variable estuarine environment (Krka River, Adriatic sea)	10
Stable isotopic signatures of sediment carbon and nitrogen sources and its relation to benthic meiofaunal distribution in the Arctic Kongsfjord	10
Coastal mesozooplankton respond to decadal environmental changes via community restructuring	9
Population genetics of cold‐water coral associated Pleustidae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) reveals cryptic diversity and recent expansion off Iceland	9
Depth distribution of canopy‐forming algae of the order Fucales is related to their photosynthetic features	9
Phylogenetic diversity of culturable marine bacteria from sediments underlying the oxygen minimum zone of the Arabian Sea and their role in nitrate reduction	9
Metabarcoding reveals marked seasonality and a distinctive winter assemblage of dinoflagellates at a coastal LTER site in the Gulf of Naples	8
Asymmetric effects of changes in the habitat‐forming algae Sargassum on different associated mobile faunas along São Paulo coast, Brazil	8
Food source or refuge: What is behind amphipod choices for seaweeds?	8
Long‐term variability of the coastal ocean stratification in the Gulf of Naples: Two decades of monitoring the marine ecosystem at the LTER–MC site, between land and open Mediter	8
Assembly rules vary seasonally in stable phytoplankton associations of the Gulf of Naples (Mediterranean Sea)	8
Composition and diversity of prokaryotic communities sampled from sponges and soft corals in Maldivian waters	7
Population genetics reveals global and regional history of the apex predator Galeocerdocuvier (carcharhiniformes) with comments on mitigating shark attacks in north‐eastern brazil	7
Vertical and temporal distribution of chytrids infecting diatoms in the Gulf of Naples (Italy, Mediterranean Sea)	7
Cryptofauna associated with rhodoliths: Diversity is species‐specific and influenced by habitat	7
Concurrent effect of crown‐of‐thorns starfish outbreak and thermal anomaly of 2020 on coral reef communities of the Spratly Islands (South China Sea)	7
Microplastics in the menu of Mediterranean zooplankton: Insights from the feeding response of the calanoid copepod Centropages typicus	6
Are populations of economically important bonefish and queen conch 'open' or 'closed' in the northern caribbean basin?	6
Patterns of spatial and temporal distribution of the macrobenthic fauna on an estuarine macrotidal sandy beach on the Amazon coast (Brazil)	6
Small‐scale macrobenthic community structure along asymmetrical sand waves in an underwater seascape	5
Contrasting effects of the El Niño 2015–16 event on coral reefs from the central pacific coast of Mexico	5
Matrilineal evidence for genetic structure and Late Pleistocene demographic expansion of the Ornate goby Istigobiusornatus (Teleostei: Gobiidae) in the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea	5

Core microbiome of corals Pocillopora damicornis and Pocillopora verrucosa in the northeastern tropical Pacific	5
Population structure, maturity and relative growth of the porcelain crab Pachycheles laevidactylus Ortmann, 1892 (Decapoda, Porcellanidae) in a temperate zone	5
A CHEMTAX‐derived phytoplankton community structure during 12‐year observations in the Gulf of Naples (LTER‐MC)	4
Maturity of a giant: age and size reaction norm for sexual maturity for Atlantic leatherback turtles	4
Effects of the ridge‐and‐runnel system on macrofaunal spatial distribution on a macrotidal sandy beach in the Brazilian Amazon coast	4
Advances in the study of the trophic niche of batoids with distribution in Mexican waters	4
The phylum Chloroflexi and their SAR202 clade dominate the microbiome of two marine sponges living in extreme environmental conditions	4
From metabarcoding time series to plankton food webs: The hidden role of trophic hierarchy in providing ecological resilience	4
Phytoplankton ecology in different coastal habitats along the northern Bay of Bengal	4
Size spectra, biomass, and trophic groups of free‐living marine nematodes along a water‐depth gradient in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico	4
Strategic foraging: Understanding hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) prey item energy values and distribution within a marine protected area	4
Multi‐species fish foraging associations during tool use by the graphic tuskfish Choerodon graphicus (De Vis 1885) (Labridae)	4
The ichthyofaunistic colonization and complex biogeographic history of the southern portion of the Southwest Atlantic Ocean	4
Holoplankton and meroplankton communities in surf zone waters of a temperate SW Atlantic sandy beach: Seasonal patterns	4
Photo‐identification confirms polyandry in loggerhead sea turtles	4
Exploration of the inter‐annual variability and multi‐scale environmental drivers of European spiny lobster, Palinurus elephas (Decapoda: Palinuridae) settlement in the NW Mediterranean	3
Spatial distribution and density of the invasive sea urchin Diadema setosum in Turkey (eastern Mediterranean)	3
Are CO₂‐rich seafloor pockmarks a suitable environment for ostracod assemblages? The example of the Zannone Giant Pockmark (central‐eastern Tyrrhenian)	3
The planktonic food web in the Gulf of Naples based on the analysis of carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios	3
Short‐term movement dynamics of the world’s largest sea cucumbers (genus Thelenota)	3
First detailed insights into the life‐history traits of the alien shrimpAthanas nitescens(Decapoda: Alpheidae) in the western Atlantic	3
Is integrated taxonomy useful to study diversity and ecology? An example from crustacean zooplankton at the Long‐Term ecological research site MareChiara (LTER‐MC)	3
Small‐scale spatiotemporal variability and distance–decay relationships in intertidal micro‐ and meiobenthic assemblages	3
Predicting diversity in benthic macro‐scale communities associated with mussel matrices in three Pacific ecoregions	3
Interplay among anthropogenic impact, climate change, and internal dynamics in driving nutrient and phytoplankton biomass in the Gulf of Naples	3
Characterization and biogeographic affinity of megazoobenthos in the Central Mediterranean Sea	3
Epibiosis in sedimentary coastal environments: Effects of an introduced barnacle on a native mussel	3
Higher population genetic diversity within the algal symbiontDurusdiniuminPocillopora verrucosafrom Mexican Pacific reefs correlates with higher resistance to bleaching after the El Niño	3
Octospy: What Octopus insularis do in their dens	3
Twenty‐year trends of Centropages typicus (Copepoda, Calanoida) reproduction, feeding, population abundance and structure in the Gulf of Naples (Western Mediterranean Sea)	3
Surface behaviors correlate with prey abundance and vessels in an endangered killer whale (Orcinus orca) population	3
Bioerosion and its relationship with skeletal density of Platygyra daedalea and Porites harrisoni in Larak Island, Persian Gulf	3
Disruptive coloration and behavior facilitate camouflage of blue‐spotted cornetfish against complex coral reef bottoms	3
Algal cover as a driver of diversity in communities associated with mussel assemblages across eastern Pacific ecoregions	3
Does the same refuge signify the same reproductive tactics? Comparing the mating systems of two symbiont alpheid shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda)	3
Zooplankton community and copepod carcasses and non‐predatory mortality in six tropical estuarine systems (Northeast of Brazil)	3
Effects of disturbance on macrofaunalbiodiversity‐ecosystemfunctioning relationships in seagrass habitats	3
Size‐based differences in isotopic niche width (δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N) of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) nesting on Príncipe Island, Gulf of Guinea	3
Photosynthetic performances of two deep‐water canopy‐forming fucoid algae across a depth gradient: Interspecific variability and short‐term adaptation to the light environment	2
Polychaetes and fish in a tropical bay in southeastern Brazil: Community concordance and influence of environmental variables	2
Stable allopolyploidy in a hybrid zone within the Matsukawaura Lagoon (Japan) between Neopyropia yezoensis and Neopyropia tenera (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) and its relevance to speciation m	2
Constitutive and activated toxigenic activity ofHalomicronema metazoicum(Cyanoprokaryota, Cyanophyta)	2
Abundance of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) in the north‐western Mediterranean Sea, using photo‐identification and microsatellite genotyping	2
Genealogical concordance, comparative species delimitation, and the specific status of the Caspian pipefish Syngnathus caspius (Teleostei: Syngnathidae)	2
Habitat associations between Streptococcus bovis/equinus complex and Streptococcus phocae, the causative agents of strep syndrome in sea otters, and the marine environment	2
Molecular ecology of a shallow water shrimp, Acetes sibogae sibogae Hansen 1919: Evidence for strongly limited gene flow across the western Pacific	2
La Niña‐related coral death triggers biodiversity loss of associated communities in the Galápagos	2
Tool use by the orange wrasse Pseudolabrus luculentus and doubleheader Coris bulbifrons	2
Inter‐sexual comparison of body biomass, proximate biochemical composition, and fatty acid profiles of new juvenile squat lobsters (Pleuroncodes monodon) in the Southeast Pacific Ocean	2
Cryptic biodiversity inhabiting coral reef sponges	2

Feeding guilds among batoids in the northwest coast of the Baja California Sur, Mexico	2
Surface cyclopoid copepod assemblages in relation to environmental conditions near undisturbed coral reefs of Minicoy, southeastern Arabian Sea, a part of the Indian Ocean	2
Ontogenetic shifts in feeding habits of orangemouth weakfish (Cynoscion xanthulus): From estuarine benthic feeder to marine nektivore top predator	2
Environmental influences on the cyanobacterial mat formation in the mangrove ecosystems along the southwest coast of India	2
Mucus from the Pulmonate Sea Slug Onchidium typhae: Biochemical composition and ecological implications for the intertidal community	2
Population biology of the endangered land crab Johngarthia lagostoma (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) in the Trindade Island, Brazil: Identifying crucial areas for future conservation strategies	2
First insights on the horizontal movements of short‐finned pilot whales in the Gulf of Mexico	2
Biodiversity and conservation of “solar‐powered” sea slugs from the Western Atlantic under climate change scenarios	2
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Effect of habitat topography on the structure and diversity of benthic communities across five marinas from the southwestern Atlantic Ocean	2
Comparison of the fish functional arrangement of two contrasting localities in the Gulf of Mexico	2