Marine and Freshwater Research

Papers
(The median citation count of Marine and Freshwater Research is 2. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Early life-history characteristics of Conger leptocephali in the western South Pacific152
A grey nurse shark from the Northern Territory of Australia shares a mitochondrial haplotype only recorded from the western Australian population86
Mapping knowledge structure and research frontiers of underwater acoustic tomography: a scientometric study27
Baseline assessment of microplastics and biochemical response of Anadara antiquata as a sentinel species for biomonitoring in Fiji26
A step-by-step guide to ageing octopus20
Leaf morphology affects microplastic entrapment efficiency in freshwater macrophytes19
Reproductive phenology and the influence of temperature in two sympatric New Zealand freshwater mussel species18
Influence of calcium on the toxicity of saline solutions to the mayfly,17
An archaeological example of Aboriginal management of a hydro-ecological system in the Murray River valley, South Australia17
Effects of common carp on water quality and submerged vegetation: results from a short-term mesocosm experiment in an artificial wetland16
Age and growth of Pomatomus saltatrix in the south-western Pacific Ocean (eastern Australia), with a global comparison16
Lobster predation on barren-forming sea urchins is more prevalent in habitats where small urchins are common: a multi-method diet analysis14
Corrigendum to: Unravelling a specialised diet of an Amazonian catfish in a controlled flood-pulse area by combining stomach-content and stable-isotope analyses14
Evaluation and analysis of water-regulation value of ecosystem in Qinghai area of Qilian Mountain National Park, China13
Enhancing river flows v. environmental engineering as contrasting approaches to wetland conservation in the Murray–Darling Basin, Australia13
Corrigendum to: Evaluating management effectiveness of the Moulouya River Estuary Ramsar Site in Morocco: an application of the R-METT tool and implications for conservation13
Testing the waters to find the ‘goldilocks’ zone: fine-scale movement of12
Closing the driver–response loop for halting and reversing wetland degradation and loss from agriculture12
Dietary overlap of carcharhinid sharks in the Gulf of Papua12
Species-specific trophic enrichment factor of stable nitrogen and carbon isotopes in fish otolith organic matter12
Trophic ecology of sympatric juvenile stingrays within a nursery area12
When and how much a non-native tree species changes the temporal patterns and biomass of litterfall input in subtropical streams12
Residency and movement patterns of juvenile yellowfin bream Acanthopagrus australis, stocked on estuarine artificial reefs12
Stability and change in a changing environment: soft-bottom benthic molluscs in the Peel–Harvey Estuary over 42 years11
Incentive for farmers to save water by confirming the rights to agricultural water in the Yellow River Basin11
Ecohydraulic model for designing environmental flows supports recovery of imperilled Murray cod (11
Knowledge of macrophyte requirements and tolerances holds the key to successful shallow lake restoration – a New Zealand perspective11
Spatial patterns in the cover and composition of macroalgal assemblages on fringing and nearshore coral reefs11
Field trials to determine the efficacy of aerators to mitigate hypoxia in inland waterways11
Mahseer conservation in Asia: trends and insights from scientometric analysis10
Community-level effects of ivermectin and moxidectin from cattle dung: zooplankton as study case10
Contributions of nano- and picophytoplankton to the phytoplankton biomass in Saudi Arabian waters of the Arabian Gulf10
Using integrative taxonomy to distinguish cryptic halfbeak species and interpret distribution patterns, fisheries landings, and speciation9
Is the Paraíba do Sul River colourful? Prevalence of microplastics in freshwater, south-eastern Brazil9
Lipid composition of the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis from the Black Sea: fatty acid-based indices as environmental biomarkers9
An analysis of tomistoma (9
Spatial resolution of shell microchemistry for tracking dispersing pelagic mussels in a large open embayment in northern New Zealand8
Genomic population structure of great hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna mokarran) across the Indo-Pacific8
Spatial and temporal variations in particulate organic carbon in Indonesian waters over two decades8
Age and growth of the endangered Maugean skate (Zearaja maugeana) by using microchemical analysis8
Assessing the aquatic metabolic-balance response to future condition in a Mediterranean site: from an experimental-design perspective8
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands8
Unravelling a specialised diet of an Amazonian catfish in a controlled flood-pulse area by combining stomach-content and stable-isotope analyses8
Presence and abundance of microplastics in edible freshwater mussel (7
A 6-year survey of plastic ingestion by aquatic birds in southern Portugal7
Spatio-temporal variations of habitat quality in the Greater Bay Area around Hangzhou Bay, based on LUCC and simulation7
Estimation of soil loss and sediment yield by using the modified RUSLE model in the Indus River basin, including the quantification of error and uncertainty in remote-sensing images7
Benthic macroinvertebrates in rivers of agricultural lands in Argentina: the functional diversity response to environmental stress7
Amphipod assemblages associated with native habitat-forming seaweeds of the Alboran Sea: influence by environmental protection and biogeographical patterns7
Corrigendum to: Monitoring tropical freshwater fish with underwater videography and deep learning7
Trophic interactions between native and exotic cichlids in a shallow tropical estuary (Lake Vembanad, India)7
Early warning and monitoring of the safety risk of coastal nuclear power plant cold source under the stress from Phaeocystis globosa blooms7
Reconciling blue spaces: evaluating social equity and justice in state-led Indigenous marine development programs6
Assessing trap bias in the endemic Australian genus of freshwater crayfish,6
Trophic resources use pathways between two coexisting freshwater shrimp (Palaemon argentinus and Macrobrachium borellii)6
Variation in shell morphology and life-history traits of6
Fish biodiversity and inferred abundance in a highly valued coastal temperate environment: the inner Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand6
Braiding Indigenous oral histories and habitat mapping to understand urchin barrens in southern New South Wales6
The aquatic ecological health-state assessment and the influencing mechanism of Poyang Lake6
Sewage-derived nitrogen dispersal and N-fixation in Port Phillip Bay in south-eastern Australia6
Assessing the use of environmental flows and stocking for the persistence of a flow-dependent spawner in a drying climate6
Repairing Australia’s inland river and groundwater systems: nine priority actions, benefits and the finance gap6
Widespread exposure of marine parks, whales, and whale sharks to shipping6
Mismatch between shape changes, early growth, and condition for a temperate reef fish from an oceanic island6
Recognising diversity in wetlands and farming systems to support sustainable agriculture and conserve wetlands6
Environmental conditions on the Pacific halibut fishing grounds obtained from a decade of coastwide oceanographic monitoring, and the potential application of these data in stock analyses6
Morphological and phylogenetic analysis of a non-toxic6
Effect of climate variability on water quality trends in New Zealand rivers5
Ramsar on repeat: quantifying US policy action by political party5
Improving the size selectivity of crayfish fyke-net codend, applying the hexagonal mesh and sorting grid5
Decadal monitoring shows seagrass decline and community shifts following environmental disturbance in Moreton Bay, south-eastern Queensland, Australia5
The distribution and significance of stingray feeding pits in Quandamooka (Moreton Bay), Australia5
Multifaceted effects of bycatch mitigation measures on target or non-target species for pelagic longline fisheries and consideration for bycatch management5
The revelry of plastic! Quali-quantitative variation of microplastics in freshwater before and after Carnival in south-eastern Brazil5
Contrasting population structures of freshwater atyid shrimps in Hong Kong and their conservation implications5
Geographical variations in genetic group composition, life-history traits, and statolith shape for5
Recognising the importance of shellfish to First Nations peoples, Indigenous and Traditional Ecological Knowledge in aquaculture and coastal management in Australia5
Comment on Finlayson5
The role of environmental factors on beta diversity of periphytic algae in a tropical reservoir5
Variation in boldness behaviour across individuals, sexes and strains of the guppy (5
Stream position shapes functional composition of aquatic insect metacommunities5
Fifty years of criteria development for selecting wetlands of international importance5
Hierarchical population genetic structure and signatures of adaptation in Lates calcarifer5
Abundance, distribution and behaviour of humpback whales (5
First insights into the vertical habitat use of young porbeagles in the north-western Atlantic with implications for bycatch reduction strategies5
No effects of abiotic and anthropogenic factors on reef-associated neonate shark abundance within a shark nursery-area system5
Influence of hydroperiod on aquatic food-web structure and energy production in a floodplain wetland: implications for environmental flow management4
Biodiversity patterns of macrofauna associated with Halodule wrightii (Ascherson) in meadows of north-eastern Brazil4
Fine-scale variability in catch and growth rates of western rock lobsters (4
Assessing the impact of microplastics and nanoplastics on shrimp growth, physiology, antioxidant, immune responses and gut microbiota4
Wetlands as social ecological systems, and relationality in the policy domain4
Downstream migration of telemetry-tagged adult common galaxias (4
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 strength4
Response of turtle hatchlings to light emitting diodes at sea4
Australians’ perceptions of species diversity of, and threats to, the Great Barrier Reef4
A tale of two key species in a subtropical mudflat: four-fold density increases produce minimal ecological response in macrofauna4
Search for the vulnerable giants: the presence of giant guitarfish and wedgefish in the Karimunjawa National Park and adjacent waters4
Disturbed by pH? Nacre tablet thickness of freshwater pearl mussels (Margaritifera margaritifera) is a poor temperature proxy4
Investigating microplastic contamination and biomagnification in a remote area of South Australia4
Trends in Indian Ocean marine fisheries since 1950: synthesis of reconstructed catch and effort data4
Molecular ecology of the Javanese ricefish, Oryzias javanicus (Bleeker): genetic divergence along the Indonesian Archipelago4
New South Wales rocky reefs are under threat4
Evaluation and empirical study of Happy River on the basis of AHP: a case study of Shaoxing City (Zhejiang, China)4
First evidence of multiple paternity and hybridisation in Australian sawsharks4
Climate extreme triggers cold-water community rescue4
Understanding salt-tolerance and biota–stressor interactions in freshwater invertebrate communities4
Phosphorus limits diazotrophic cyanobacteria whereas other phytoplankton are co-limited by nitrogen and phosphorus in the lowland Murray River, Australia4
Organophosphate-based flame retardant (tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate) reduces fecundity and impairs embryonic development in marine invertebrates4
Sources and trophic transfer of trace metals in wild fish from coastal areas in the South China Sea4
The impact of community water ecological design on promoting health behaviours among the elderly4
Co-design and Traditional Owner participation in an assessment of abundance and size of Donax deltoides (garlaany, pipi) in Ngambaa Country, New South Wales, Australia4
Monitoring tropical freshwater fish with underwater videography and deep learning4
SARAS: a tool for the assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services in semiarid dam reservoirs4
Exploring the interplay of biotic interactions and salinity stress in freshwater invertebrate assemblages: reply to Chessman (2022)4
A consistent vegetation classification for wetland conservation and management in the Murray–Darling Basin, Australia4
Movement patterns of Murray cod (Maccullochella peelii) and golden perch (Macquaria ambigua) in a northern Murray–Darling Basin dryland river4
Connecting young people to Country through marine turtle conservation: exploring three case studies in Western Australia’s Pilbara region4
Male mating tactics and secondary sexual traits: insights from the Mediterranean killifish, Aphanius fasciatus4
Use of voluntary environmental contracts for wetland governance in the European Mediterranean region4
The ‘ecological character’ of wetlands: a foundational concept in the Ramsar Convention, yet still cause for debate 50 years later4
Salinity as a major influence on groundwater microbial communities in agricultural landscapes3
Murray cod and modern fish screens: influence of water velocity and screen design on the entrainment and impingement of larval and young-of-year fish at water offtakes3
Multifaceted local action for the conservation of the transboundary Prespa lakes Ramsar sites in the Balkans3
Slow recovery of stream invertebrates on subantarctic Macquarie Island after eradication of introduced rabbits and regrowth of vegetation3
Evidence of long-distance movement of green sawfish (Pristis zijsron) in Western Australia3
Demographics and reproductive characteristics of threatened Malabar pufferfish (Carinotetraodon travancoricus) from Western Ghats hotspot, India3
Eutrophication weakens the positive biodiversity–productivity relationship of benthic diatoms in plateau lakes3
<i>Corrigendum to</i>: Biology and conservation of the unique and diverse halophilic macroinvertebrates of Australian salt lakes3
Benthic communities of the lower mesophotic zone on One Tree shelf edge, southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia3
Contamination by antibiotics and their degradation and removal methods3
Development and validation of a TaqMan-based qPCR assay for reliable detection of invasive sailfin catfishes (Pterygoplichthys spp.) through measurements of environmental DNA3
DNA barcoding reveals larval fish diversity and distribution along the Cibareno River (West Java, Indonesia)3
Holdfast coalescence between buoyant and non-buoyant seaweeds3
An integrated approach for assessing the survival of discarded sandbar sharks, Carcharhinus plumbeus, captured in scientific longlines3
Snowy River environmental flows post-2002: lessons to be learnt3
Review of options for creating and maintaining oxygen refuges for fish during destratification-driven hypoxia in rivers3
Soft-bottom polychaetes in a chronic eutrophic bay on the coast of Alexandria3
Using life-history traits to predict the vulnerability to overexploitation in soldier striped shrimps3
Microprotozooplankton as eutrophication bioindicator for tropical coastal lagoons3
Public perceptions of wetlands and preferences for on-site visitor facilities and communication media: a case study from an Australian Ramsar wetland3
Reproductive phenology of the kelp Ecklonia radiata at its Australian warm-range edge and the influence of environmental factors3
Remote sensing and geostatistics in urban water-resource monitoring: a review3
Vertical distribution patterns of ichthyoplankton in temperate waters of New Zealand3
Biological parameters and spatial segregation patterns in sharks from the North Aegean Sea, Greece3
Aseasonal and short life cycles of the protandrous hermaphrodite blue threadfin (Eleutheronema tetradactylum) in a near-equatorial tropical region3
Can eDNA be an indicator of tree groundwater use? A perspective3
Genetic assessment of the rare freshwater shrimp3
Realising the benefits of modern fish-protection screening in Australia3
Effects of prolonged starvation on body mass and respiratory physiology of the New Zealand abalone or pāua, Haliotis iris3
The life (history), diet and death of the blackspot shark (Carcharhinus sealei) from South-east Asia3
Environmental drivers shaping mayfly assemblages in a Ramsar-declared Danube floodplain3
Can the introduction of non-native fish induce variation in life-history traits of a native species in a neotropical lake?3
Alligator gar as a centenarian species: extending lifespan estimates using bomb radiocarbon and laser ablation–accelerator mass spectrometry3
<i>Corrigendum to</i>: Growth, mortality, and reproduction of the oblique-banded snapper (<i>Pristipomoides zonatus</i>) in Guam3
Variations in wetland conditions within the Fitzroy Basin, north-eastern Australia: a palaeoecological approach3
The implications of brief floodplain inundation for local and landscape-scale ecosystem function in an intermittent Australian river3
Effect of climate change on habitat suitability and recruitment dynamics of swimming crabs in the Taiwan Strait3
On the chemistry of small waterbodies linked to marine aerosols and local geology on the Windmill Islands and mainland near Casey Station, Antarctica3
Managing flows for frogs: wetland inundation extent and duration promote wetland-dependent amphibian breeding success3
Evaluating management effectiveness of the Moulouya River Estuary Ramsar Site in Morocco: an application of the R-METT tool and implications for conservation3
Effect assessment and policy optimisation of synergy between pollution and carbon reduction in the Yangtze River Delta, based on composite-system co-ordinating-degree model3
Diel vertical movements of a coastal predator, the roosterfish (3
Mass fish kills catalyse improved water and fisheries management3
Mapping the spatial distribution of wetlands in Argentina (South America) from a fusion of national databases3
Multi-gene insights into the taxonomy and conservation of Tasmania’s galaxiid fishes2
Reproductive biology of African river prawn, Macrobrachium vollenhoveni (Herklots, 1857) in major watersheds in Benin (West Africa): a baseline approach for artisanal fisheries2
Multi-decadal trends in large-bodied fish populations in the New South Wales Murray–Darling Basin, Australia2
Sediment preference of coastal horseshoe crab (Tachypleus gigas) in an artificial spawning ground2
Ocean warming projected to increase ecotourism opportunities to encounter iconic marine megafauna (manta rays and zebra sharks) off south-eastern Australia2
Gill parasites of Schizocypris altidorsalis (Pisces: Cyprinidae), a threatened freshwater fish in Iran2
Small-scale movement and migration cues of Australian bass (2
Organic matter and metal loadings influence the spatial gradient of the benthic bacterial community in a temperate estuary2
Phylogeography of the freshwater glassfishes (Ambassidae) of eastern Australia: cryptic species and hybrid zones2
Congeneric and sympatric tropical mullets respond differently to environmental variability: insights into coexistence2
Assessment of microplastic accumulation in aquatic insects of different feeding guilds collected from wastewater in Sohag Governorate, Egypt2
Assassins and apples: the environmental constraints of two snails that threaten Australian aquatic systems2
Genetic diversity, population structure and demographic history of the rock oyster Striostrea prismatica (Gray, 1825) within two Eastern Pacific biogeographic realms2
Meta-analysis of fish stock identification in India: current status and future perspectives2
Investigation of Bara-Baruga (mangrove) ecosystem recovery after a hail storm in Boambee Creek, Gumbaynggirr, NSW2
Construction of wetland ecosystem model framework in Phoenix Mountain National Forest Park Nature Reserve in Harbin and application case studies2
Bridging knowledge gaps for the conservation and management of a ‘Data Deficient’, diadromous fish: the Indo-Pacific tarpon, Megalops cyprinoides2
Long-distance dispersal of the endangered Pacific nurse shark (Ginglymostoma unami, Orectolobiformes) in Costa Rica revealed through acoustic telemetry2
Pollution effects on diversity and content of the stable isotope 15N in macroinvertebrates: a study of the impacts on the functional groups from the Maipo River, Chile2
Immune responses of sea cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus) to combined environmental stress from high temperature and oil pollution2
Accuracy and precision of sea-finding orientation as a function of dune proximity in hatchlings of two species of sea turtles2
Potential fluctuation of δ2
Gaps in gender reporting in National Reports of Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (2021–2022)2
Baited remote underwater video sample less site attached fish species along a subsea pipeline compared to a remotely operated vehicle2
Tidal migrations of juvenile Sillago spp. in a subtropical intertidal nursery seascape2
Combining chemical and biological parameters to assess the ecological quality of a coastal ecosystem in the Levantine Basin2
Environmental factors and predator abundance predict the distribution and occurrence of two sympatric urchin species at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia2
Carp carcass decomposition and water quality: implications for the release of CyHV-3 as a biocontrol agent for common carp in Australia2
Genetic variation and cryptic diversity of the2
Expanding freshwater biologger studies to view fish as environmental sensing platforms2
Pair and harem formation, nest-building and courtship behaviour of the marine ornamental fish2
Golden perch (2
Spatial heterogeneity of the seed bank at a peat lake in Australia2
Effects of land use on annelid assemblages in Pampean wetlands2
Anguillids in the upper Nu–Salween River, South-East Asia: species composition, distributions, natal sources and conservation implications2
A comparison of growth of a vulnerable species, common carp, Cyprinus carpio (Actinopteri: Cyprinidae), from two different reservoir types in the same river basin2
Plasticity of upper thermal limits of Australian Paratya spp. (Decapoda, Atyidae) and considerations of climate-change adaptation2
Life-history traits of the invasive and biggest European freshwater fish, the wels catfish (Silurus glanis) show high potential for colonisation in Southern Europe2
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 shape2
Impact of the socioeconomic activities on sea turtle conservation in the Potiguar Basin, north-eastern Brazil (2010–2019)2
Recreational fishery discard practices influence use of tidal estuary by a large marine mesopredator2
Developing indicators to detect the use of fish-aggregating devices2
Response of true limpet Patella aspera (Patellogastropoda) pediveliger larvae to a range of settlement cues2
Cold-water pollution impacts on two ‘warm-water’ riverine fish: interactions of dam size and life-history requirements2
What eats a cauliflower coral? An assessment of predation on the endangered temperate soft coral,2
Is traditional fisheries management correctly addressing the possible causes of fish production decline? The relationship between environmental degradation and artisanal river fisheries in the Magdale2
Deep-sea movement patterns of the Patagonian toothfish2
Temporal functional changes in coral and fish communities on subtropical coastal coral reefs2
Exploration of factors of algal seasonal blooms in a drinking-water source2
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)2
By-catch-associated demographics of two threatened seahorses from the south-east coast of India2
Genetic diversity and restricted genetic connectivity in an endangered marine fish (2
Are tuna always hungry? A deep dive into stomach-fullness measures in the western and central Pacific Ocean2
Novel interaction between an octopus and an introduced macroalgae2
Study on the early strength characteristics and source mechanism of solidified dredged marine sediment based on moisture transformation2
Characterising fish habitat use of fringing oyster reefs using acoustic imaging2
Fluorescence in the estimation of chlorophyll-a in public water reservoirs in the Brazilian cerrado2
The suitability of a dynamic coastal lake to support the diadromous fish Galaxias maculatus2
Increasing depth reduces macrophyte coverage but increasing transparency promotes composition turnover through environmental thresholds2
Size-selective predation by three estuarine zooplanktivorous fish species2
Spatial distribution and influencing factors of leisure fishery in Zhejiang Province, China2
The insignificant effect of increased sulfate concentration on nitrogen dynamics in eutrophic lakes: the neglected role of iron ions2
Geostatistical tools to assess shifts in recreational fishing2
Effects of stranded heavy fuel oil subacute exposure on the fitness-related traits of sea urchin2
Will the experimental population control of an invasive crayfish influence the diet and trophic position of a native crayfish? An assessment using stable isotopes2
At-vessel mortality of tawny nurse sharks (Nebrius ferrugineus) caught in the Queensland Shark Control Program2
Reframing the human–wetlands relationship through a Universal Declaration of the Rights of Wetlands2
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