OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Aquatic Botany is 6. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Restoring charophytes is still a challenge: A call for developing successful methods	96
Macrophyte species uniqueness is driven by habitat integrity, sediment structure, and spatial components in streams around the Amazon National Park	89
Effect of exogenous salicylic acid on high temperature resistance of Sargassum muticum under different light conditions	38
Seaweed strandings as a nitrogen source for benthic algae: Evidence from in situ and in vitro experiments in the English Channel	34
Is the protection of habitat directive Eleocharis carniolica in its northern limits really needed? – A life strategy based investigation	30
High methane emissions as trade-off for phosphorus removal in surface flow treatment wetlands	26
Rapid loss of temperate kelp forests revealed by unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) photography and underwater observations	23
Seed bank and germination ecology of sub-tropical Vallisneria americana	22
No endemic Isoëtes (Isoëtaceae) species in the North Asian Pacific evidenced by genetic and morphological analysis	22
Variation of carbon and nitrogen stable isotope composition in leaves and roots of Littorella uniflora (L.) Asch. in relation to water pH and nutrient availability	22
Editorial Board	21
Submerged macrophyte root oxygen release reduces sediment oxygen demand: A positive feedback loop in shallow lakes	20
Drainage Influences Coastal Salt Marsh Productivity and Soil Biogeochemistry	20
Plastome evolution and phylogenomic insights into the evolution of the African submerged endemic genus Lagarosiphon (Hydrocharitaceae)	19
Zostera noltei Hornemann seagrass as the modulator of habitat within its canopy	19
Seaweed-associated epiphytic bacteria: Diversity, ecological and economic implications	19
Protection of Potamogeton praelongus in the Czech Republic, using temporary artificial backwater pools and restored natural sites	18
Fecundity and egg viability of Sargassum oligocystum Montagne, 1845 in Iligan Bay, Northern Mindanao, Philippines	17
Arrival of the non-indigenous brown alga Mutimo cylindricus to the Atlantic Ocean	16
A baseline assessment of the epiphytic community associated with pelagic sargassum in the Tropical Atlantic	16
Halophila baillonii's hidden distribution range: Rediscovery and conservation of a rare seagrass in the Tropical Atlantic	15
Seed germination ecology of common bladderwort (Utricularia vulgaris L.)	15
Editorial Board	14
Carbon allocation dynamics of Spartina alterniflora in Georgia saltmarsh, USA	14
Leaf traits and herbivory in the mangrove fern Acrostichum aureum: a comparative study case with co-occurring angiosperms in Brazil	14

Investigating causes and implications of morphological variation in a native pondweed (Stuckenia pectinata) of San Francisco Estuary	13
Editorial Board	13
Monitoring drift and associated biodiversity of nearshore rafts of holopelagic Sargassum spp. in the Mexican Caribbean	12
Demographic senescence and lifespan extension by caloric restriction in two duckweed species (Wolffia brasiliensis and Lemna aequinoctialis)	12
Preliminary explorations of environmental tolerances and growth rates of holopelagic Sargassum morphotypes	12
Evolutionary insight into the invasive allopolyploidy Spartina anglica inferred from multiple chloroplast DNA and nuclear Waxy gene	12
Improvement of genetic health and diversity of Zostera marina (eelgrass) in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey ten years after Hurricane Sandy: Support for the “storm stimulus” hypothesis	11
Effects of nutrients and light in aquatic habitat on the growth of Hydrocotyle vulgaris when expanded from terrestrial to aquatic habitat	11
The search for hybrids between Myriophyllum sibiricum and M. spicatum (Haloragaceae) in North Eurasia allowed to clarify their morphological differences and distribution	11
Genetic legacy of ancient lands: Callitriche (Plantaginaceae) indicates Beringia and Paratethys Sea as diversification hotspots for aquatic vascular plants in Eurasia	11
Seasonal plant development and meadow structure of Irish and southern Spanish seagrass populations	11
Metabolic responses of Halodule wrightii to hyposalinity	11
Local scale high frequency monitoring of seaweed strandings along an intertidal shore of the English Channel (Luc-sur-Mer, Normandy France) – Effect of biotic and abiotic factors	11
Reproductive phenology of coralline algae Porolithon antillarum and Lithophyllum sp. under seasonal upwelling conditions, Colombian Caribbean	10
Phenotypic and genetic variation of Najas marina and Najas major in the south-eastern Baltic region	10
Crossing the Atlantic: The tropical macroalga Caulerpa ashmeadii Harvey 1858 as a recent settler in Porto Santo Island (Madeira archipelago, North-eastern Atlantic)	10
Modeling germination responses of three Mediterranean stem-succulent halophytes to salinity and temperature	10
The importance of plants for methane emission at the ecosystem scale	10
A living fossil charophyte Lychnothamnus barbatus newly found in southern Siberia (North Asia)	10
Taxonomic revisions in Zosteraceae (Zostera, Nanozostera, Heterozostera and Phyllospadix)	10
Macrophyte removal affects nutrient uptake and metabolism in lowland streams	10
Zn ions and Fe plaque jointly alleviate Cu toxicity in Sargassum patens C. Agardh	9
Editorial Board	9
Effects of light and temperature on volatile mediated seaweed-bacteria interactions	9
Editorial Board	8
Sargassum species as hydrozoans substrates: Key patterns of association or just availability?	8
The identification of abiotic stress by hydrogen peroxide concentration in submerged macrophyte tissues	8
The complete plastome of Blidingia marginata and comparative analysis with the relative species in Ulvales	8
DNA barcoding and phylogenetic relationships of ecologically and commercially important seaweed species from the Azores (NE Atlantic)	8
Genetic diversity and population structure of Bruguiera cylindrica along coastal areas in Thailand	8
Total mercury and methylmercury concentrations in water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) from a South Carolina coastal plain river	8
Factors influencing seed germination and seedling establishment of the threatened seagrass, Zostera caespitosa: Implications for seed-based restoration	8
Forested landscape promotes functional connectivity of California bulrush (Schoenoplectus californicus) in threatened freshwater wetlands	8
Sediment carbon storage in subtidal beds of the invasive seagrass Halophila stipulacea along an extreme water depth gradient, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands	8
The combined effect of seawater salinity and duration on the survival and growth of eelgrass Zostera marina	8
Posidonia bonsai: Dwarf morphotypes of Posidonia oceanica in CO2 vents and non-vents areas suggest a novel growth strategy	8
Carbon limitation and aluminium toxicity prevents dominance of Crassula helmsii on weakly buffered soils	8
Growth patterns of three Hydrilla verticillata biotypes in the United States	8
Multiple introduction events expand the range of the invasive brown alga Rugulopteryx okamurae to northern Spain	7
Herbivore damage and riparian shade constrain biomass distribution in American water willow (Justicia americana)	7
Effects of desiccation and rehydration on carbon fixation and DOC release in Sargassum thunbergii	7
First report of Halophila stipulacea (Forsskål) Ascherson,1867 in the Dominican Republic, an invasive species that continues to expand across the Caribbean	7
Low irradiance disrupts the internal O2 dynamics of seagrass (Thalassia testudinum) leading to shoot meristem H2S intrusion	7
First discovery of an intersubgeneric hybrid Sparganium emersum × S. microcarpum (Typhaceae) based on morphological and molecular data	7
Morphological changes and biochemical reaction of Ulva rigida in response to the toxic effect of bisphenol A under experimental conditions	7
Effects of the ultraviolet filter oxybenzone on physiological responses in a red macroalga, Gracilaria vermiculophylla	7
Combined effects of tidal regimes and polybrominated diphenyl ether BDE-47 (a persistent organic chemical) on growth, enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants in Kandelia obovata	7
Germination of the invasive water primrose Ludwigia grandiflora in Belgium and potential implications for management	7
Marinomyxa marina presence in a Halophila stipulacea meadow near a fish farm in south Evoikos Gulf (Greece)	7
Herbivory in southeastern Brazilian mangroves: An analysis of 11 years of litterfall monitoring	7

Fine-scale patterns and drivers of ploidy state in lentic and lotic macrophyte assemblages across the world	7
Reproductive and recruitment potential of Halophila hawaiiana	7
Eucheumatoid seaweed farming in the southern Philippines	6
Genetic variability does not support species delimitation within the Zannichellia palustris complex in temperate Eurasia	6
Incorporating evolutionary history in the explanation of the variation in leaf mass per area and its components of mangrove species	6
Distributional range shifts of Western Atlantic benthic Sargassum species (Fucales, Phaeophyceae) under future climate change scenarios	6
Impact of dye treatment as management strategy on available light may favour a highly invasive alien aquatic plant	6
Rivers as corridors for gene flow of the neotropical bamboo Guadua velutina	6
Genetic and epigenetic variation of Trapa bispinosa under slope gradient: A case study in a subtropical freshwater lake	6
Variation in nutritional quality of an invasive seagrass does not explain its low palatability to two key herbivores in a Caribbean Bay	6
Geographical distribution of floating aquatic plants in relation to environmental conditions in southern Quebec, Canada	6
Native and invaded-range surveys provide mixed support for enemy-release of Nymphoides peltata in the invaded range	6
The effect of abrupt increase in water temperature on the survival and growth of eelgrass Zostera marina	6
Biological control alters competition between Pontederia crassipes Mart. (Pontederiaceae) and Salvinia minima Baker (Salviniales: Salviniaceae) in a eutrophic waterbody	6
Hybrid between Lemna minor and L. turionifera (L. × japonica, Lemnaceae) in East Europe is more frequent than parental species and poorly distinguishable from them	6