OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Aquatic Invasions 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Comparative population dynamics of zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) populations in two similar closely adjacent warm-water Texas reservoirs	12
Introduced Placobdella parasitica in the lower Rogue River, Oregon: origin story	12
Non-native marine and estuarine fouling bryozoans detected along North American Coasts: a twenty-year synthesis	11
Environmental conditions can affect the spatiotemporal variation of invasive crayfish abundance in agricultural marshlands	11
Revealing the trophic role of the invasive African clawed frog Xenopus laevis through combined analysis of stable isotopes and heavy metals in a Mediterranean stream from central Chile	10
Adaptive mechanisms of invasion of Chthamalus challengeri (Hoek, 1883) in the trans-oceanic zone of coastal China	10
The effect of brackish water on the movement patterns of non-native armoured catfish (Loricariidae)	9
Continued persistence of non-native ascidians in Southern California harbors and marinas	9
Field surveys reveal physicochemical conditions promoting occurrence and high abundance of an invasive freshwater snail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum)	9
Expansion of the alien East Asian river prawn Macrobrachium nipponense (De Haan, 1849) in southwestern Ukraine and assessment of its commercial usage prospects	8
Long-term evaluation of the impact of urbanization on native and non-native fish assemblages	8
Current temperatures limit the potential impact of a commonly traded predatory gastropod	8
Size-dependent desiccation tolerance in adult and juvenile introduced freshwater Japanese mystery snails (Cipangopaludina japonica, previously Heterogen japonica)	7
The ongoing spread of the Asian date mussel (Arcuatula senhousia) within the French Atlantic coast: colonisation dynamics and associated drivers in a historically invaded ecosystem (Arcachon Bay)	7
Temperature and salinity tolerances of juvenile invasive Japanese mystery snails	6
Pontederia crassipes invasiveness on Jeju island is linked to a decline in water pH and climate change-driven overwintering	6
Assessing differences in food web metrics in freshwater ecosystems after the invasion of Northern crayfish (Faxonius virilis)	6
Matching field-based ranges in brackish water gradients with experimentally derived salinity tolerances of Conrad’s false mussel (Mytilopsis leucophaeata cochleata) and zebra mussel (Dreissena polymor	6
Horizon scanning for potentially invasive non-native marine species to inform trans-boundary conservation management – Example of the northern Gulf of Mexico	6
Functionally novel invasive predator eradicates herbivores of a littoral community	5
Modeling the dispersal of the cryptogenic alga Chondria tumulosa (Rhodophyta, Ceramiales) in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument	5
Non-native marine sessile benthic species from the coastal upwelling ecosystem of Arraial do Cabo, Brazil	5
Non-native species in Poyang Lake Basin: status, threats and management	5
Population structure and density of a new invasive species Rangia cuneata in the Szczecin Lagoon (Odra/Oder estuary, Poland)	4
Potential North American ranges of the invasive crayfishes Faxonius rusticus (rusty crayfish) and Procambarus clarkii (red swamp crayfish) under current and future climate projections	4

Consumption pressure in estuaries peaks at intermediate salinities	4
Distribution in the estuary and salinity tolerance of armored catfish (Loricariidae) in Central Vietnam	3
Investigating Calico Crayfish (Faxonius immunis Hagen, 1870) as a possible “sleeper” invasive species in northern Wisconsin, United States	3
Massive colonization by the solitary ascidian Microcosmus exasperatus Heller, 1878, on the sandy bottom of the Israeli littoral	3
Establishment and ecological integration of the New Zealand mud snail in Spirit Lake, Mount St. Helens, Washington State, USA	3
Aliens eating aliens: an introduced amphipod as a potential prey of an invasive rocky shore crab in laboratory experiments	3
Phenotypic plasticity in life-history characteristics of the invasive redbelly tilapia (Coptodon zillii) in Shuikou Reservoir, Minjiang River, China	3
Successful colonization of the Red Sea Yellowspotted Puffer, Torquigener flavimaculosus in the Mediterranean without a genetic bottleneck	3
The temporal abundance-distribution relationship in a global invader sheds light on species distribution mechanisms	2
Invasive Amazon sailfin catfish in Bangladesh: wild distribution, environmental and perceived socio-economic consequences	2
Models based on chronological data correctly predict the spread of freshwater aliens, and reveal a strong influence of river access, anthropogenic activities and climate regimes	2
Round goby population differentiation across river barriers in Central Europe	2
Plasticity and rooting behaviour of Pontederia crassipes under vernal water level rise: Implications for biological invasion and management	2
Effects of temperature and N:P ratio on the invasion success of the cyanobacterium Raphidiopsis raciborskii	2
Demographic and genetic structure of the quagga mussel, Dreissena rostriformis bugensis, in the Moselle River ten years after first observation	2
The invasive Asian benthic foraminifera Trochammina hadai Uchio, 1962: identification of a new local in Normandy (France) and a discussion on its putative introduction pathways	2
A biological and ecological study of the invasive pufferfish Torquigener hypselogeneion (Bleeker 1852) [conspecific Torquigener flavimaculosus Hardy & Randall, 1983] in the Eastern Mediterrane	2
Effects of water temperature on growth of invasive Myriophyllum aquaticum species	1
Climate match fails to explain variation in establishment success of non-native freshwater fishes in a warm climate region	1
Preferential presence in harbours confirms the non-indigenous species status of Ammonia confertitesta (Foraminifera) in the English Channel	1
Not so Lessepsian migrants of the Spirobranchus tetraceros complex (Serpulidae, Annelida)	1
Two invaders, one reservoir: Hydrilla shapes the distribution of zebra mussels and may facilitate their growth	1
Non-native aquatic species in the Yellow River Basin, China	1
Recent and future distribution of the alien Chinese pond mussel Sinanodonta woodiana (Lea, 1834) on the European continent	1
Distribution of invasive scud, Apocorophium lacustre (Vanhoffen, 1911) in the Illinois Waterway, USA: Do habitat and water quality variables influence spatial distribution and relative abundance?	1
Effects of water depth on the growth of an invasive species, Myriophyllum aquaticum	1
Progression along the invasion curve: silver carp growth slows temporally in two Missouri River tributaries	1
Dietary habits change of Lessepsian migrants’ fish from the Red Sea to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea	1
Caution against using genetic diversity alone to determine native ranges of aquatic species: the persistence of an old problem	1