Marine and Freshwater Research

Papers
(The median citation count of Marine and Freshwater Research 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Fuzzy comprehensive evaluation of seawater quality of Larimichthys Crocea mariculture areas in Zhoushan, China144
Gill parasites of Schizocypris altidorsalis (Pisces: Cyprinidae), a threatened freshwater fish in Iran81
Allee effect considerations to support the spatial management of a sedentary marine species: the queen conch (26
Genetic diversity and restricted genetic connectivity in an endangered marine fish (25
In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, can the development of coastal ecological resources create a safe leisure and tourism environment, maintain ecology, and promote economic development in villag18
Effects of prolonged starvation on body mass and respiratory physiology of the New Zealand abalone or pāua, Haliotis iris16
The importance of off-river areas for fish in the mid- and lower Lachlan catchment of the Murray–Darling Basin, Australia: three case studies16
Understanding the effects of egg loss from fisher handling to improve conservation of a threatened freshwater crayfish (Euastacus armatus)15
A comprehensive review of South Australia’s Great Artesian Basin spring and discharge wetlands biota15
Australian forested wetlands under climate change: collapse or proliferation?15
A grey nurse shark from the Northern Territory of Australia shares a mitochondrial haplotype only recorded from the western Australian population15
Reproductive phenology of the kelp Ecklonia radiata at its Australian warm-range edge and the influence of environmental factors14
The lesser of two evils: the role of an instream barrier to control the distribution and invasive potential of non-native fish species in the Mooi River, South Africa14
The role of environmental factors on beta diversity of periphytic algae in a tropical reservoir14
Variation in boldness behaviour across individuals, sexes and strains of the guppy (13
PIT POP! Bursting the bubble on home-range bias with fine-scale PIT telemetry13
Reproductive phenology and the influence of temperature in two sympatric New Zealand freshwater mussel species12
Mapping knowledge structure and research frontiers of underwater acoustic tomography: a scientometric study11
Influence of calcium on the toxicity of saline solutions to the mayfly,11
Piloting the rapid R-MEET framework at a coastal Ramsar Site10
An archaeological example of Aboriginal management of a hydro-ecological system in the Murray River valley, South Australia10
Mass fish kills catalyse improved water and fisheries management10
Comment on Davies10
An integrated approach for assessing the survival of discarded sandbar sharks, Carcharhinus plumbeus, captured in scientific longlines10
Population dynamics and dietary habits of monkey goby (10
Feral horses (10
Spatial ecology of black dogfish (10
Abundance, distribution and behaviour of humpback whales (10
Bioenergetics of blue swimmer crab (10
Environmental factors and predator abundance predict the distribution and occurrence of two sympatric urchin species at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia9
Integrating landscape ecology and fuzzy indicators for sustainable marine and coastal landscape evaluation: a case study in Tongguling National Nature Reserve, Hainan9
Resilience assessment of water supply and demand in the Yellow River Basin based on integrated optimisation weighting–improved grey-target model9
How fish kills affected traditional (Baakandji) and non-traditional communities on the Lower Darling–9
Invasive Japanese foraminifera in a south-west Australian estuary9
Genetic assessment of the rare freshwater shrimp9
Tidal migrations of juvenile Sillago spp. in a subtropical intertidal nursery seascape8
Effects of common carp on water quality and submerged vegetation: results from a short-term mesocosm experiment in an artificial wetland8
Multifaceted effects of bycatch mitigation measures on target or non-target species for pelagic longline fisheries and consideration for bycatch management8
Contrasting population structures of freshwater atyid shrimps in Hong Kong and their conservation implications8
Effect assessment and policy optimisation of synergy between pollution and carbon reduction in the Yangtze River Delta, based on composite-system co-ordinating-degree model8
Impact of dam construction on precipitation: a regional perspective7
Baseline assessment of microplastics and biochemical response of Anadara antiquata as a sentinel species for biomonitoring in Fiji7
Diet of the finescale triggerfish, Balistes polylepis (Steindachner), in the Gulf of California7
Organic matter and metal loadings influence the spatial gradient of the benthic bacterial community in a temperate estuary7
DNA metabarcoding reveals multiple co-occurring species in7
A deep dive into the ecology of Gamay (Botany Bay, Australia): current knowledge and future priorities for this highly modified coastal waterway7
Impacts of river regulation and fragmentation on platypuses in the northern Murray–Darling Basin7
First insights into the vertical habitat use of young porbeagles in the north-western Atlantic with implications for bycatch reduction strategies7
Age and growth of Pomatomus saltatrix in the south-western Pacific Ocean (eastern Australia), with a global comparison7
Flow to nowhere: the disconnect between environmental watering and the conservation of threatened species in the Murray–Darling Basin, Australia7
Viral dynamics in tropical coastal waters: effects of warming and nutrient enrichment6
Demographics and reproductive characteristics of threatened Malabar pufferfish (Carinotetraodon travancoricus) from Western Ghats hotspot, India6
The revelry of plastic! Quali-quantitative variation of microplastics in freshwater before and after Carnival in south-eastern Brazil6
A comparison of catch efficiency and bycatch reduction of tuna pole-and-line fisheries using Japan tuna hook (JT-hook) and circle-shaped hook (C-hook)6
Estimating trophic guilds based on isotopic niches of demersal fishes, squids and crustaceans in the East China Sea6
Aerial drones and recreational fish finders: evaluating a low-cost method for surveying fish aggregations6
Increasing depth reduces macrophyte coverage but increasing transparency promotes composition turnover through environmental thresholds6
Genetic diversity, population structure and demographic history of the rock oyster Striostrea prismatica (Gray, 1825) within two Eastern Pacific biogeographic realms6
Sediment preference of coastal horseshoe crab (Tachypleus gigas) in an artificial spawning ground6
Sedimentation from landscape clearance-induced soil erosion threatens waterhole persistence in a semi-arid river system, southern Queensland, Australia6
Fluorescence in the estimation of chlorophyll-a in public water reservoirs in the Brazilian cerrado6
A comparison of growth of a vulnerable species, common carp, Cyprinus carpio (Actinopteri: Cyprinidae), from two different reservoir types in the same river basin6
Quantifying the accessibility of sustainable seafood in south-eastern Queensland, Australia6
Review of options for creating and maintaining oxygen refuges for fish during destratification-driven hypoxia in rivers6
The distribution and significance of stingray feeding pits in Quandamooka (Moreton Bay), Australia6
Effect of climate change on habitat suitability and recruitment dynamics of swimming crabs in the Taiwan Strait6
Ineffective artificial mouth-breaching practices and altered hydrology confound eutrophic symptoms in a temporarily closed estuary5
Trophic ecology of Humboldt squid (5
Lobster predation on barren-forming sea urchins is more prevalent in habitats where small urchins are common: a multi-method diet analysis5
Climate change and cyanobacteria harmful algae blooms: adaptation practices for developing countries5
An introduction to the collection ‘Environmental flows in northern Murray–Darling Basin: what we know about the science and management after a decade of practice’5
The implications of brief floodplain inundation for local and landscape-scale ecosystem function in an intermittent Australian river5
The risky nightlife of undersized sea urchins5
Evidence of multiple stocks of catfish, Rita rita (Hamilton), from the Ganges Basin on the basis of an integrated analysis of truss morphometrics, otolith microchemistry, and otolith shape5
Salinity as a major influence on groundwater microbial communities in agricultural landscapes5
Early life-history characteristics of Conger leptocephali in the western South Pacific5
Effect of climate variability on water quality trends in New Zealand rivers5
Trends in Indian Ocean marine fisheries since 1950: synthesis of reconstructed catch and effort data5
No effects of abiotic and anthropogenic factors on reef-associated neonate shark abundance within a shark nursery-area system5
Leaf morphology affects microplastic entrapment efficiency in freshwater macrophytes5
Trophic ecology of sympatric juvenile stingrays within a nursery area4
Dietary overlap of carcharhinid sharks in the Gulf of Papua4
A step-by-step guide to ageing octopus4
<i>Corrigendum to</i>: Biology and conservation of the unique and diverse halophilic macroinvertebrates of Australian salt lakes4
Are sharks attracted to caged fish and associated infrastructure?4
The Fish Health Risk Indicator: linking water quality and river flow data with fish health to improve our predictive capacity around fish death events4
Reframing the human–wetlands relationship through a Universal Declaration of the Rights of Wetlands4
Trends in sightings of the stingrays of southern Mozambique4
Toxicological consequences of polystyrene microplastics on Cirrhinus mrigala: effects on growth, body composition, nutrient digestibility, haematology and histopathology4
Wetlands as social ecological systems, and relationality in the policy domain4
<i>Corrigendum to</i>: Continuing the discussion about ecological futures for the lower Murray River (Australia) in the Anthropocene4
Exploring the interplay of biotic interactions and salinity stress in freshwater invertebrate assemblages: a response to Kefford4
Corrigendum to: Effects of water conservancy-project policies on lake ecology, rural economy, leisure-environment development, and local young people’s willingness to engage in leisure activities4
Long-distance dispersal of the endangered Pacific nurse shark (Ginglymostoma unami, Orectolobiformes) in Costa Rica revealed through acoustic telemetry4
Reproductive dynamics of striped marlin (Kajikia audax) in the central North Pacific4
Long-term acoustic telemetry reveals limited movement of fish in an unregulated, perennial river4
Carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus stoichiometry of two submerged macrophytes are more affected by plant species and organs than by light4
Multiproxy approach to track changes in the ecological condition of wetlands in the Gunbower Forest, a Ramsar site4
Genetic variation and cryptic diversity of the4
Reply to Bridgewater (2021), ‘Response to Davies4
Gaps in gender reporting in National Reports of Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (2021–2022)3
DNA barcoding reveals larval fish diversity and distribution along the Cibareno River (West Java, Indonesia)3
Learning consciousness in managing water for the environment, exemplified using Macquarie River and Marshes, Australia3
Effects of age composition of Pacific bluefin tuna on their spatiotemporal distribution of active breeding in the south-western North Pacific and on its recruitment strength3
Co-opting small-scale fishers’ knowledge with scientific data to improve understanding of fish community structures in the Lower Komati River, South Africa3
Ecological status of Urdaibai Biosphere reserve based on bacterial communities in a small-drainage estuary3
Interannual variation in a freshwater recreational fishery under the influence of drought, bushfires, floods and a global pandemic3
Benthic diatoms in relation to environmental factors in an allochthonous river from Patagonia, Argentina3
Is traditional fisheries management correctly addressing the possible causes of fish production decline? The relationship between environmental degradation and artisanal river fisheries in the Magdale3
Species-specific trophic enrichment factor of stable nitrogen and carbon isotopes in fish otolith organic matter3
Accuracy and precision of sea-finding orientation as a function of dune proximity in hatchlings of two species of sea turtles3
The extent and protection of Australia’s deep sea3
Will the experimental population control of an invasive crayfish influence the diet and trophic position of a native crayfish? An assessment using stable isotopes3
Sustained high CO3
Reconstructing Kenya’s total freshwater fisheries catches: 1950–20173
Testing the waters to find the ‘goldilocks’ zone: fine-scale movement of3
When and how much a non-native tree species changes the temporal patterns and biomass of litterfall input in subtropical streams3
Towards a scientific evaluation of environmental water offsetting in the Murray–Darling Basin, Australia3
Using literature and expert knowledge to determine changes in the bird community over a century in a Turkish wetland3
Molecular ecology of the Javanese ricefish, Oryzias javanicus (Bleeker): genetic divergence along the Indonesian Archipelago3
Simulating the potential effects of a carp virus fish kill on water quality and phytoplankton in lentic environments3
Predicting trajectories of dryland wetland vegetation transformation under climate change: a case study of the northern Murray–Darling Basin, Australia3
Effects of water conservancy-project policies on lake ecology, rural economy, leisure-environment development, and local young people’s willingness to engage in leisure activities3
Evaluation and analysis of water-regulation value of ecosystem in Qinghai area of Qilian Mountain National Park, China3
Developing indicators to detect the use of fish-aggregating devices3
Residency and movement patterns of juvenile yellowfin bream Acanthopagrus australis, stocked on estuarine artificial reefs3
Corrigendum to: Unravelling a specialised diet of an Amazonian catfish in a controlled flood-pulse area by combining stomach-content and stable-isotope analyses3
Reproductive biology of African river prawn, Macrobrachium vollenhoveni (Herklots, 1857) in major watersheds in Benin (West Africa): a baseline approach for artisanal fisheries3
Nitrogen and phosphorus enrichments alter the dynamics of the plankton community in Daya Bay, northern South China Sea: results of mesocosm studies3
Investigating microplastic contamination and biomagnification in a remote area of South Australia3
Numerical modelling for ecologically successful spawning-site restoration in Chin-sha River, China3
Microbial co-occurrence networks as a biomonitoring tool for aquatic environments: a review3
Do opposites attack? Resource interactions between an alien and native crayfish from the Lake Eyre Basin3
A consistent vegetation classification for wetland conservation and management in the Murray–Darling Basin, Australia3
On the chemistry of small waterbodies linked to marine aerosols and local geology on the Windmill Islands and mainland near Casey Station, Antarctica3
Feeding ecology of juvenile Pacific bluefin tuna3
Benthic communities of the lower mesophotic zone on One Tree shelf edge, southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia3
Spatiotemporal variations of precipitation patterns in the middle and lower reaches of Yangtze River Basin3
Impacts of selective feeding of crown-of-thorns starfish on the coral community in the South China Sea3
Historical ecology of semi-enclosed coastal embayments: tools and techniques for discovering ecological events of the recent past3
Efficacy of estradiol in feminising the eastern mosquitofish,3
Vertical distribution patterns of ichthyoplankton in temperate waters of New Zealand3
Climate change adaptation planning for an internationally important wetland, the Muir–Byenup System Ramsar Site in south-west Australia2
Size-selective predation by three estuarine zooplanktivorous fish species2
Closing the driver–response loop for halting and reversing wetland degradation and loss from agriculture2
Reconciliation of water conflicts? Coalition and contradiction in managing rivers in the Brahmaputra basin2
Remote sensing and geostatistics in urban water-resource monitoring: a review2
Diel patterns of habitat use and movement by juvenile and subadult trout cod (Maccullochella macquariensis) in a regulated lowland river2
Humpback whale (2
Movement patterns of Murray cod (Maccullochella peelii) and golden perch (Macquaria ambigua) in a northern Murray–Darling Basin dryland river2
Perspectives on reducing anthropogenic interferences and mainstreaming nature-based solutions for sustainable restoration of Pulicat lagoon, India: from research to policy and implementation2
Biodiversity patterns of macrofauna associated with Halodule wrightii (Ascherson) in meadows of north-eastern Brazil2
Exploration of factors of algal seasonal blooms in a drinking-water source2
Small-scale movement and migration cues of Australian bass (2
<i>Corrigendum to</i>: Using life-history traits to predict the vulnerability to overexploitation in soldier striped shrimps2
Characterising fish habitat use of fringing oyster reefs using acoustic imaging2
Spatial patterns in the cover and composition of macroalgal assemblages on fringing and nearshore coral reefs2
Preliminary investigation of reproductive hormone profiles in the blacktip shark (2
Evaluating management effectiveness of the Moulouya River Estuary Ramsar Site in Morocco: an application of the R-METT tool and implications for conservation2
Novel interaction between an octopus and an introduced macroalgae2
First evidence of multiple paternity and hybridisation in Australian sawsharks2
Anguillids in the upper Nu–Salween River, South-East Asia: species composition, distributions, natal sources and conservation implications2
Estuarine movements in a sparid hybrid complex2
Indigenous Ecological Knowledge of marine and freshwater organisms and ecosystems on Sea Country: from past absences to future inclusion2
Drought management for long-term water sustainability and resilience2
A comparison of visual observation and DNA metabarcoding to assess the diet of juvenile sea turtle2
Evaluation and empirical study of Happy River on the basis of AHP: a case study of Shaoxing City (Zhejiang, China)2
Is the Paraíba do Sul River colourful? Prevalence of microplastics in freshwater, south-eastern Brazil2
Do temperature and water depth influence microcrustacean hatching responses from floodplain wetland sediments?2
Functional responses of mangrove fauna to forest degradation2
The suitability of a dynamic coastal lake to support the diadromous fish Galaxias maculatus2
Downstream migration of telemetry-tagged adult common galaxias (2
Enhancing whole-of-river conservation2
Semi-analytical approach to retrieve the chromophoric dissolved organic matter absorption coefficient in non-turbid waters: preliminary application to Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) da2
Assassins and apples: the environmental constraints of two snails that threaten Australian aquatic systems2
By-catch-associated demographics of two threatened seahorses from the south-east coast of India2
<i>Corrigendum to</i>: Constraining nitrogen sources to a seagrass-dominated coastal embayment by using an isotope mass balance approach2
Incentive for farmers to save water by confirming the rights to agricultural water in the Yellow River Basin2
Long-term monitoring informs data-poor marine species in the northern Gulf of Mexico2
‘Data Deficient’ but potentially threatened: first biological observations on the poorly known quagga catshark (Halaelurus quagga)2
Field trials to determine the efficacy of aerators to mitigate hypoxia in inland waterways2
Determining the associated risk of beach-washed logs and their origin at Milman Island, a nesting ground for the endangered hawksbill turtle (2
Sea-level rise, marine storms and the resilience of Mediterranean coastal wetlands: lessons learned from the Ebro Delta2
Aseasonal and short life cycles of the protandrous hermaphrodite blue threadfin (Eleutheronema tetradactylum) in a near-equatorial tropical region2
Vegetation and inundation characteristics of waterbird breeding sites in the Murray–Darling Basin, Australia2
Development and validation of a TaqMan-based qPCR assay for reliable detection of invasive sailfin catfishes (Pterygoplichthys spp.) through measurements of environmental DNA2
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands2
Biological parameters and spatial segregation patterns in sharks from the North Aegean Sea, Greece2
Lipid composition of the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis from the Black Sea: fatty acid-based indices as environmental biomarkers2
Risk v. reward for responsive movements by a highly mobile fish species in a flow-constrained and barrier-laden river2
Conventional tagging of sharks in Western Australia: the main commercial species exhibit contrasting movement patterns2
Monitoring tropical freshwater fish with underwater videography and deep learning2
Ecohydraulic model for designing environmental flows supports recovery of imperilled Murray cod (2
Meta-analysis of fish stock identification in India: current status and future perspectives2
Age estimation of barramundi (2
Spatial heterogeneity of the seed bank at a peat lake in Australia2
The biology of giant ostracods (Crustacea, Cyprididae), a review focusing on the Mytilocypridinae from Australian inland waters2
Integrating fuzzy comprehensive evaluation model in the ecological and economic assessment of urban freshwater resources2
Have ‘mainstream’ economics journals ‘missed the bus’ on wetland, marine and coastal ecosystems?2
An analysis of tomistoma (2
Plasticity of upper thermal limits of Australian Paratya spp. (Decapoda, Atyidae) and considerations of climate-change adaptation2
Microalgal blooms in the skeletons of bleached corals during the 2020 bleaching event on Heron Island, Australia2
Mangrove mapping using Sentinel-1 data for improved decision support on sustainable conservation and restoration interventions in the Keta Lagoon Complex Ramsar Site, Ghana2
Sea-surface temperatures predict targeted visual surveys of octopus abundance2
Ocean warming projected to increase ecotourism opportunities to encounter iconic marine megafauna (manta rays and zebra sharks) off south-eastern Australia2
Response of turtle hatchlings to light emitting diodes at sea2
Climate extreme triggers cold-water community rescue2
Cold-water pollution impacts on two ‘warm-water’ riverine fish: interactions of dam size and life-history requirements2
Understanding salt-tolerance and biota–stressor interactions in freshwater invertebrate communities2
Contributions of nano- and picophytoplankton to the phytoplankton biomass in Saudi Arabian waters of the Arabian Gulf1
Evaluation of a novel research trap for surveys of blue swimmer crab populations1
Phylogenetic and phylogeographic insights on Trans-Andean spectacled caiman populations in Colombia1
Age and growth of Pacific cownose ray,1
Variations in life-history traits in exploited and unexploited populations of Perth herring (Nematalosa vlaminghi): evidence for density-dependent growth?1
A tale of two key species in a subtropical mudflat: four-fold density increases produce minimal ecological response in macrofauna1
Detection of RNA presence of different coronaviruses in aquatic environmental samples1
Effects of stranded heavy fuel oil subacute exposure on the fitness-related traits of sea urchin1
Age and growth of the endangered Maugean skate (Zearaja maugeana) by using microchemical analysis1
Effects of feeding condition on the morphology, behaviour and nutritional status of1
Retraction notice to 'A dynamic energy budget&#x2013;integral projection model (DEB-IPM) to predict population-level dynamics based on individual data: a case study using the small and rapidly rep1
Assessing the aquatic metabolic-balance response to future condition in a Mediterranean site: from an experimental-design perspective1
Exploring the interplay of biotic interactions and salinity stress in freshwater invertebrate assemblages: reply to Chessman (2022)1
Shifts in the seagrass leaf microbiome associated with wasting disease in1
Toward new tools for biodiversity studies: the use of portable near-infrared spectroscopy combined with machine learning to identify species of Decapoda1
Reservoir water-quality simulation using simplified mathematical models (case study: Seymareh Reservoir)1
Eutrophication weakens the positive biodiversity–productivity relationship of benthic diatoms in plateau lakes1
Macroalgal calcification and the effects of ocean acidification and global warming1
The ‘ecological character’ of wetlands: a foundational concept in the Ramsar Convention, yet still cause for debate 50 years later1
Study of ecological water-demand security in the Linghekou Reserve of north-eastern China, based on landscape pattern1
Trophic interactions between native and exotic cichlids in a shallow tropical estuary (Lake Vembanad, India)1
Attributes and effects of the invasive air-breathing freshwater snail Physa acuta on ecosystem properties and services1
Spatial and temporal habitat use of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in relation to vessel traffic in the Gold Coast Bay, Australia1
Reproductive biology of female blue swimmer crabs in the temperate estuaries of south-eastern Australia1
Establishment and proliferation under climate change: temperate tunicates in south-western Iceland1
Spatial resolution of shell microchemistry for tracking dispersing pelagic mussels in a large open embayment in northern New Zealand1
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands – part 21
Community-level effects of ivermectin and moxidectin from cattle dung: zooplankton as study case1
The impact of community water ecological design on promoting health behaviours among the elderly1
Congeneric and sympatric tropical mullets respond differently to environmental variability: insights into coexistence1
Use of voluntary environmental contracts for wetland governance in the European Mediterranean region1
Deep-sea movement patterns of the Patagonian toothfish1
Intraspecific variation in diel patterns of rocky reef use suggests temporal partitioning in Port Jackson sharks1
Incorporating rock pools in coastal infrastructure, an eco-engineered approach to enhance biodiversity1
Geostatistical tools to assess shifts in recreational fishing1
Australians’ perceptions of species diversity of, and threats to, the Great Barrier Reef1
Phylogeography and evolutionary dynamism of marine gastropods from the Lord Howe Island Group1
Kills in the Darling: assessing the impact of the 2018–20 mass fish kills on the fish communities of the Lower Darling–1
Bridging knowledge gaps for the conservation and management of a ‘Data Deficient’, diadromous fish: the Indo-Pacific tarpon, Megalops cyprinoides1
Constraining nitrogen sources to a seagrass-dominated coastal embayment by using an isotope mass balance approach1
Spatial distribution and influencing factors of leisure fishery in Zhejiang Province, China1
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