OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Aquatic Botany is 5. 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
Macroecology of macrophytes in the freshwater realm: Patterns, mechanisms and implications	47
Epiphytic biofilms in freshwater and interactions with macrophytes: Current understanding and future directions	45
Physiological processes affecting methane transport by wetland vegetation – A review	42
The importance of plants for methane emission at the ecosystem scale	28
Distribution of the seagrass Halophila stipulacea: A big jump to the northwestern Mediterranean Sea	25
The past, current, and future distribution modeling of four water lilies (Nymphaea) in Africa indicates varying suitable habitats and distribution in climate change	22
Growth rates of pelagic Sargassum species in the Mexican Caribbean	22
Phenotypic responses of a submerged macrophyte (Vallisneria natans) to low light combined with water depth	17
Comparative analysis of the complete chloroplast genome of seven Nymphaea species	16
Responses of the germination and growth of Ulva prolifera parthenogametes, the causative species of green tides, to gradients of temperature and light	16
Hydrological alteration induced changes on macrophyte community composition in sub-tropical floodplain wetlands of Nepal	15
Hybrid between Lemna minor and L. turionifera (L. × japonica, Lemnaceae) in East Europe is more frequent than parental species and poorly distinguishable from them	15
The effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration on the biological control of invasive aquatic weeds	13
An ecological niche model based on a broad calcium-gradient reveals additional habitat preferences of the invasive charophyte Nitellopsis obtusa	12
Distribution of macrophytes in relation to physico-chemical characters in the south western littoral zone of Lake Tana, Ethiopia	12
Ploidy state of aquatic macrophytes: Global distribution and drivers	12
Long-term coexistence between the macroalga Caulerpa prolifera and the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa in a Mediterranean lagoon	11
Assessing growth of pelagic sargassum in the Tropical Atlantic	11
Impact of plant species and intense nutrient loading on CH4 and N2O fluxes from small inland waters: An experimental approach	11
Phenology and ecology of the alien seagrass Halophila stipulacea in its northern range limit in the Mediterranean Sea	10
Towards linking freshwater plants and ecosystems via functional biogeography	10
Community-based monitoring reveals spatiotemporal variation of sargasso inundation levels and morphotype dominance across the Caribbean and South Florida	10
Physiological and biochemical characterization of new wild strains of Kappaphycus alvarezii (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) cultivated under land-based hatchery conditions	10
Reproductive ecology of Zostera marina L. (eelgrass) across varying environmental conditions	9
Short-term effects of macrophyte removal on emission of CO2 and CH4 in shallow lakes	9

Easier than it looks: Notes on the taxonomy of Typha L. (Typhaceae) in East Europe	9
How Characean algae take up needed and excrete unwanted ions – An overview explaining how insights from electrophysiology are useful to understand the ecology of aquatic macrophytes	9
Reproductive behavior and role in maintaining an aggregative form of the freshwater green alga Marimo, Aegagropila linnaei, in Lake Akan, Hokkaido, Japan	8
A baseline assessment of the epiphytic community associated with pelagic sargassum in the Tropical Atlantic	8
Initial short-term nitrate uptake in juvenile, cultivated Saccharina latissima (Phaeophyceae) of variable nutritional state	8
Interaction of substrate muddiness and low irradiance on seagrass: A mesocosm study of Zostera muelleri	8
The success of the invasive macrophyte Hydrilla verticillata and its interactions with the native Egeria najas in response to environmental factors and plant abundance in a subtropical reservoir	8
Diversity and origins of Butomus umbellatus (flowering rush) invasion in North America	8
Functional traits response to flooding depth and nitrogen supply in the helophyte Glyceria spiculosa (Gramineae)	8
Ecophysiology of two endemic Amazon quillworts	8
Fatty acids of Cladophora glomerata and Chaetomorpha vieillardii (Cladophoraceae) of different niches inhibit the pathogenic microbial growth	7
Few plants and one dominant fly shape a unique pollination network in a Neotropical mangrove	7
Herbivory increases on freshwater plants exposed to artificial light at night	7
Leaf anatomical traits and their ecological significance for Acrostichum aureum (Pteridaceae), a remarkable fern species growing in mangroves	7
Population genetics of invasive and native Nymphaea mexicana Zuccarini: Taking the first steps to initiate a biological control programme in South Africa	7
Reciprocal competitive effects of congeneric invaders, Trapa natans L. and Trapa bispinosa Roxb. var. iinumai Nakano, in established freshwater plant cultures	7
A reciprocal transplant experiment sheds new light on a classic marine seagrass-algal symbiosis and suggests influence of epiphytic symbiont on seagrass microbiota	7
Depth distribution of three submerged macrophytes under water level fluctuations in a large plateau lake	7
Activity and abundance of methane-oxidizing bacteria on plants in experimental lakes subjected to different nutrient and warming treatments	6
Improving satellite monitoring of coastal inundations of pelagic Sargassum algae with wind and citizen science data	6
Comparative transcriptome and cross-section analyses provide insights into the mechanisms underlying Sargassum fusiforme responses to the harmful algal bloom-forming dinoflagellate Karenia mikimotoi	6
Thermal fluctuations and nitrogen enrichment synergistically accelerate biomass yield of Pyropia haitanensis	6
Fish grazing enhanced by nutrient enrichment may limit invasive seagrass expansion	6
Comparison between parapatric mangrove sister species revealed higher photochemical efficiency in subtropical than tropical coastal vegetation under chilling stress	6
Invasive Nitellopsis obtusa (starry stonewort) has distinct late-season phenology compared to native and other invasive macrophytes in Minnesota, USA	6
Microsatellite-based analysis of the genetic diversity and population structure of the seagrass species Thalassia hemprichii from southern Viet Nam	6
Factors influencing submerged macrophyte presence in fresh and brackish eutrophic waters and their impact on carbon emissions	6
Genetic relationship among 12 Trapa species/varietas from Yangtze River Basin revealed by AFLP markers	6
Population genetic structure of two cryptic duckweed species (Lemna minor & L. turionifera) in Alberta using a genotyping-by-sequencing approach	6
Eucheumatoid seaweed farming in the southern Philippines	6
Impacts of the yellow River and Qingtongxia dams on genetic diversity of Phragmites australis in Ningxia Plain, China	6
Genetic diversity of common reed in the southern Baltic Sea region – Is there an influence of disturbance?	6
Range expansion of Marinomyxa marina, a phytomyxid parasite of the invasive seagrass Halophila stipulacea, to the Caribbean	6
Crossing the Atlantic: The tropical macroalga Caulerpa ashmeadii Harvey 1858 as a recent settler in Porto Santo Island (Madeira archipelago, North-eastern Atlantic)	6
Long-term analysis of aquatic macrophyte diversity and structure in the Paraguay river ecological corridor, Brazilian Pantanal wetland	6
Areal extent of vegetative cover: A challenge to regional upscaling of methane emissions	6
Variability in growth and tissue composition (CNP, natural isotopes) of the three morphotypes of holopelagic Sargassum	6
NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION OF FOOD ITEMS CONSUMED BY ANTILLEAN MANATEES (Trichechus manatus manatus) ALONG THE COAST OF PARAÍBA, NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL	6
Seasonal plant development and meadow structure of Irish and southern Spanish seagrass populations	6
Regional macrophyte diversity is shaped by accumulative effects across waterbody types in southern China	6
Influence of Butomus umbellatus L. lineage and age on leaf chemistry and performance of a generalist caterpillar	6
Evaluating a novel biodegradable lattice structure for subtropical seagrass restoration	5
Macrophyte functional traits in channelized streams	5
Phytomyxid infection in the non-native seagrass Halophila stipulacea in St Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands	5
Effects of ammonium levels on growth and accumulation of antioxidative flavones of the submerged macrophyte Ceratophyllum demersum	5
Chromosomal evolution in seagrasses: Is the chromosome number decreasing?	5
Amphipods’ grazing and excretion loop facilitates Chara contraria persistence in a eutrophic lagoon	5
Transplanting experiment and transcriptome sequencing reveal the potential ecological adaptation to plateau environments in the allopolyploid Isoetes sinensis	5
Posidonia bonsai: Dwarf Posidonia oceanica shoots associated to hydrothemal vent systems (Panarea Island, Italy)	5
Preliminary explorations of environmental tolerances and growth rates of holopelagic Sargassum morphotypes	5

Salinity exerted little effect on decomposition of emergent macrophytes in coastal peatlands	5
Diversity of aquatic plants and macroinvertebrates and their spatial patterns in a Himalayan Watershed, Central Nepal	5
Seasonal shifts in morphology, physiology and population traits in the seagrass Halodule wrightii (Cymodoceaceae) in a subtropical arid area	5
Vertical distribution of epiphytic diatoms in relation to the eelgrass Zostera noltii canopy biomass and height	5
Significant monthly and diel variations of CH4 emission from a shallow eutrophic lake with submerged aquatic vegetation	5
The colonization of a coastal lagoon by a mangrove ecosystem: Benefit or threat to the lagoon?	5
Genetic analyses reveal fine-scale genetic structure between lagoon and open water spoon seagrass (Halophila ovalis) populations around Dongsha Island	5
Characterization of key genes involved in anthocyanins biosynthesis in Nelumbo nucifera through RNA-Seq	5
Decomposition rate of common reed leaves depends on litter origin and exposure location characteristics	5
Biological and practical tradeoffs in planting techniques for submerged aquatic vegetation	5
Fertile drifting individuals of the invasive alien Sargassum muticum (Fucales, Phaeophyceae) reach the coasts of the Canary Islands (eastern Atlantic Ocean)	5
Seaweed-associated epiphytic bacteria: Diversity, ecological and economic implications	5
Ecological niches of an introduced species Typha laxmannii and native Typha species in Austria	5
Effects of water colour on the pigment content of a floating-leaved macrophyte—Implications of lake brownification	5
Resurgence of Zostera marina in the Ria de Aveiro lagoon, Portugal	5
Use of Eichhornia crassipes and Pistia stratiotes for environmental services: Decontamination of aquatic environments with atrazine residues	5
Genetic analysis of North American Phragmites australis guides management approaches	5