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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Seed bank and germination ecology of sub-tropical Vallisneria americana	94
Restoring charophytes is still a challenge: A call for developing successful methods	86
Macrophyte species uniqueness is driven by habitat integrity, sediment structure, and spatial components in streams around the Amazon National Park	38
Effect of exogenous salicylic acid on high temperature resistance of Sargassum muticum under different light conditions	31
Seaweed strandings as a nitrogen source for benthic algae: Evidence from in situ and in vitro experiments in the English Channel	30
Is the protection of habitat directive Eleocharis carniolica in its northern limits really needed? – A life strategy based investigation	26
High methane emissions as trade-off for phosphorus removal in surface flow treatment wetlands	22
Rapid loss of temperate kelp forests revealed by unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) photography and underwater observations	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	21
No endemic Isoëtes (Isoëtaceae) species in the North Asian Pacific evidenced by genetic and morphological analysis	21
Plastome evolution and phylogenomic insights into the evolution of the African submerged endemic genus Lagarosiphon (Hydrocharitaceae)	21
Submerged macrophyte root oxygen release reduces sediment oxygen demand: A positive feedback loop in shallow lakes	20
Editorial Board	20
Seaweed-associated epiphytic bacteria: Diversity, ecological and economic implications	19
Zostera noltei Hornemann seagrass as the modulator of habitat within its canopy	18
Drainage Influences Coastal Salt Marsh Productivity and Soil Biogeochemistry	18
Protection of Potamogeton praelongus in the Czech Republic, using temporary artificial backwater pools and restored natural sites	17
Arrival of the non-indigenous brown alga Mutimo cylindricus to the Atlantic Ocean	17
Fecundity and egg viability of Sargassum oligocystum Montagne, 1845 in Iligan Bay, Northern Mindanao, Philippines	16
Halophila baillonii's hidden distribution range: Rediscovery and conservation of a rare seagrass in the Tropical Atlantic	16
Seed germination ecology of common bladderwort (Utricularia vulgaris L.)	15
A baseline assessment of the epiphytic community associated with pelagic sargassum in the Tropical Atlantic	14
Editorial Board	14
Investigating causes and implications of morphological variation in a native pondweed (Stuckenia pectinata) of San Francisco Estuary	13
Carbon allocation dynamics of Spartina alterniflora in Georgia saltmarsh, USA	13

Monitoring drift and associated biodiversity of nearshore rafts of holopelagic Sargassum spp. in the Mexican Caribbean	12
Editorial Board	12
Metabolic responses of Halodule wrightii to hyposalinity	12
Demographic senescence and lifespan extension by caloric restriction in two duckweed species (Wolffia brasiliensis and Lemna aequinoctialis)	12
Evolutionary insight into the invasive allopolyploidy Spartina anglica inferred from multiple chloroplast DNA and nuclear Waxy gene	12
Leaf traits and herbivory in the mangrove fern Acrostichum aureum: a comparative study case with co-occurring angiosperms in Brazil	12
Preliminary explorations of environmental tolerances and growth rates of holopelagic Sargassum morphotypes	11
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
Seasonal plant development and meadow structure of Irish and southern Spanish seagrass populations	11
The search for hybrids between Myriophyllum sibiricum and M. spicatum (Haloragaceae) in North Eurasia allowed to clarify their morphological differences and distribution	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	10
Phenotypic and genetic variation of Najas marina and Najas major in the south-eastern Baltic region	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
Effects of nutrients and light in aquatic habitat on the growth of Hydrocotyle vulgaris when expanded from terrestrial to aquatic habitat	10
Taxonomic revisions in Zosteraceae (Zostera, Nanozostera, Heterozostera and Phyllospadix)	10
Sargassum species as hydrozoans substrates: Key patterns of association or just availability?	10
Reproductive phenology of coralline algae Porolithon antillarum and Lithophyllum sp. under seasonal upwelling conditions, Colombian Caribbean	10
Genetic legacy of ancient lands: Callitriche (Plantaginaceae) indicates Beringia and Paratethys Sea as diversification hotspots for aquatic vascular plants in Eurasia	10
Modeling germination responses of three Mediterranean stem-succulent halophytes to salinity and temperature	10
Crossing the Atlantic: The tropical macroalga Caulerpa ashmeadii Harvey 1858 as a recent settler in Porto Santo Island (Madeira archipelago, North-eastern Atlantic)	9
Editorial Board	9
Macrophyte removal affects nutrient uptake and metabolism in lowland streams	9
The identification of abiotic stress by hydrogen peroxide concentration in submerged macrophyte tissues	9
Effects of light and temperature on volatile mediated seaweed-bacteria interactions	8
Editorial Board	8
Carbon limitation and aluminium toxicity prevents dominance of Crassula helmsii on weakly buffered soils	8
Zn ions and Fe plaque jointly alleviate Cu toxicity in Sargassum patens C. Agardh	8
Total mercury and methylmercury concentrations in water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) from a South Carolina coastal plain river	8
Posidonia bonsai: Dwarf morphotypes of Posidonia oceanica in CO2 vents and non-vents areas suggest a novel growth strategy	8
The combined effect of seawater salinity and duration on the survival and growth of eelgrass Zostera marina	8
Genetic diversity and population structure of Bruguiera cylindrica along coastal areas in Thailand	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
Morphological changes and biochemical reaction of Ulva rigida in response to the toxic effect of bisphenol A under experimental conditions	7
Herbivory in southeastern Brazilian mangroves: An analysis of 11 years of litterfall monitoring	7
The complete plastome of Blidingia marginata and comparative analysis with the relative species in Ulvales	7
DNA barcoding and phylogenetic relationships of ecologically and commercially important seaweed species from the Azores (NE Atlantic)	7
Forested landscape promotes functional connectivity of California bulrush (Schoenoplectus californicus) in threatened freshwater wetlands	7
The effect of abrupt increase in water temperature on the survival and growth of eelgrass Zostera marina	7
Multiple introduction events expand the range of the invasive brown alga Rugulopteryx okamurae to northern Spain	7
Growth patterns of three Hydrilla verticillata biotypes in the United States	7
Factors influencing seed germination and seedling establishment of the threatened seagrass, Zostera caespitosa: Implications for seed-based restoration	7
First discovery of an intersubgeneric hybrid Sparganium emersum × S. microcarpum (Typhaceae) based on morphological and molecular data	7
Biological control alters competition between Pontederia crassipes Mart. (Pontederiaceae) and Salvinia minima Baker (Salviniales: Salviniaceae) in a eutrophic waterbody	7
Germination of the invasive water primrose Ludwigia grandiflora in Belgium and potential implications for management	7
Low irradiance disrupts the internal O2 dynamics of seagrass (Thalassia testudinum) leading to shoot meristem H2S intrusion	7
Genetic and epigenetic variation of Trapa bispinosa under slope gradient: A case study in a subtropical freshwater lake	6
Fine-scale patterns and drivers of ploidy state in lentic and lotic macrophyte assemblages across the world	6
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	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
Reproductive and recruitment potential of Halophila hawaiiana	6
Effects of desiccation and rehydration on carbon fixation and DOC release in Sargassum thunbergii	6
Herbivore damage and riparian shade constrain biomass distribution in American water willow (Justicia americana)	6
Variation in nutritional quality of an invasive seagrass does not explain its low palatability to two key herbivores in a Caribbean Bay	6
Eucheumatoid seaweed farming in the southern Philippines	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
Marinomyxa marina presence in a Halophila stipulacea meadow near a fish farm in south Evoikos Gulf (Greece)	6
First report of Halophila stipulacea (Forsskål) Ascherson,1867 in the Dominican Republic, an invasive species that continues to expand across the Caribbean	6
Effects of the ultraviolet filter oxybenzone on physiological responses in a red macroalga, Gracilaria vermiculophylla	6
Geographical distribution of floating aquatic plants in relation to environmental conditions in southern Quebec, Canada	6
Incorporating evolutionary history in the explanation of the variation in leaf mass per area and its components of mangrove species	6
Rivers as corridors for gene flow of the neotropical bamboo Guadua velutina	6