OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Freshwater Science is 3. 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 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Urbanization and stream ecology: Moving the bar on multidisciplinary solutions to wicked urban stream problems	24
Community-powered urban stream restoration: A vision for sustainable and resilient urban ecosystems	24
Hydrology has stronger effects than periphyton stoichiometry on lotic invertebrate functional diversity across North America	23
Periphyton C and N stable isotopes detect agricultural stressors in low-order streams	22
Co-occurring lotic crayfishes exhibit variable long-term responses to extreme-flow events and temperature	22
Biotic interactions could control colonization success during stream restoration	22
Hatching dynamics of invertebrate dormant stages in temporary ponds are influenced by multiple hydrations	21
Chemical fragmentation of stream systems and fish species richness: The upstream effects of water pollution	20
Designing stormwater controls to protect streams from erosion - A simple (and implementable) channel protection strategy	20
Front Cover	16
Multiplex qPCR assays for detection of 2 imperiled anuran species, Anaxyrus californicus and Spea hammondii, from environmental DNA	15
Trace metal–macronutrient colimitation of algal biofilms in streams with differing ambient inorganic nutrients	14
Nutrient limitation of periphytic algal assemblages in agricultural streams across grassland to boreal landscapes	13
Front Matter	13
Q_cthreshold departs from theoreticalQ_cin urban watersheds: The role of streambed mobility data in managing the urban disturbance regime	11
Algal-driven priming of cellulose decomposition along a phosphorus gradient in stream mesocosms	11
Highlighting assumptions of community engagement in urban stream restoration	10
A broadly applicable, objective freshwater mussel assemblage health index (MAHI)	9
Macrophyte-mediated fluctuations in stream ecosystem function	9
Seiche- and storm-driven benthic oxygen uptake in a eutrophic freshwater bay determined with aquatic eddy covariance	8
Context matters: An insider’s view on freshwater ecosystem research in Latin America	8
Local and regional drivers of macrophyte beta diversity in tropical coastal rivers	8
Front Cover	8
Dietary preferences of Ninespine Stickleback in high Arctic tundra streams	7
Contrasting Raz–Rru stream metabolism and nutrient uptake downstream of urban wastewater effluent sites	7

Intermittency mediates macroinvertebrate and crayfish effects on leaf breakdown in temperate headwater streams	7
Using unsorted sweep-net samples to rapidly assess macroinvertebrate biodiversity	7
Differential responses of fish assemblages to environmental and spatial factors are mediated by dispersal-related traits in Neotropical streams	7
Invasive fish (Gambusia affinis) as an ecological filter for macroinvertebrate colonization of experimental ponds	6
Quantifying spatial and temporal relationships between diatoms and nutrients in streams strengthens evidence of nutrient effects from monitoring data	6
Evaluating the efficacy of environmental DNA (eDNA) to detect an endangered freshwater mussel Lasmigona decorata (Bivalvia:Unionidae)	6
The relationship between watershed protection and water quality: The case of Québec, Canada	6
Environmental controls on long-term growth of freshwater mussels in an oligotrophic lake	6
Including equity in urban stream restoration: From historical wrongs to new paradigms	6
Relationships between surface water abstraction and aquatic macroinvertebrates	6
Environmental DNA detection range for Hydrilla verticillata, a prolific invasive plant	5
Autonomous suction harvesting as a novel approach to aquatic invasive plant control	5
Wildfire and drying legacies and stream invertebrate assemblages	5
Front Matter	5
Assessing stream biological integrity across gradients of flow permanence and hydrologic connectivity	5
Referees for 2024	5
Beta diversity of stream insects differs between boreal and subtropical regions, but land use does not generally cause biotic homogenization	5
Molecular insight reveals broad-scale spatial patterns in floodplain ciliate assemblages, whereas morphology reflects local environmental controls	4
Front Cover	4
Characterizing the role of phosphorus availability and periphytic algae in the food choice and performance of detritivorous caddisflies (Trichoptera:Limnephilidae)	4
A seasonally dynamic model of light at the stream surface	4
The role of emergent physical and chemical properties of Florida spring complexes in predicting fish assemblage structure	4
Front Matter	4
Front Cover	4
Primary production modeling identifies restoration targets for shifting shallow, eutrophic lakes to clear-water regimes	4
Morphological plasticity in a caddisfly that co-occurs in lakes and streams	4
Hydrogeomorphology creates heterogeneous landscapes—But do fish care?	3
Front Cover	3
Resource limitation of autotrophs and heterotrophs in boreal forest headwater streams	3
Front Matter	3
Water abstraction reduces taxonomic and functional diversity of stream invertebrate assemblages	3
Dispersal limitation by structures is more important than intermittent drying effects for metacommunity dynamics in a highly fragmented river network	3
Reconceptualizing the hyporheic zone for nonperennial rivers and streams	3
Front Matter	3
Occupancy of invasive Northern Crayfish (Faxonius virilis) in northern streams is associated primarily with water temperature	3
Consequences of nuisance algal blooms of Didymosphenia geminata on invertebrate communities in Rocky Mountain streams	3
Front Cover	3
Buried particulate organic C fuels heterotrophic metabolism in the hyporheic zone of a montane headwater stream	3
Propylene glycol-based antifreeze is an effective preservative for DNA metabarcoding of benthic arthropods	3