Diversity | Top 10 Cited Papers in 2020–2021 in the Section “Marine Diversity”

1. “DNA Metabarcoding of Deep-Sea Sediment Communities Using COI: Community Assessment, Spatio-Temporal Patterns and Comparison with 18S rDNA”
by Atienza, S.; Guardiola, M.; Præbel, K.; Antich, A.; Turon, X. and Wangensteen, O. S.
Diversity 2020, 12(4), 123; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12040123
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/4/123

2. “Vulnerable Forests of the Pink Sea Fan Eunicella verrucosa in the Mediterranean Sea”
by Chimienti, G.
Diversity 2020, 12(5), 176; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12050176
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/5/176

3. “Meiofauna Life on Loggerhead Sea Turtles-Diversely Structured Abundance and Biodiversity Hotspots That Challenge the Meiofauna Paradox”
by Ingels, J.; Valdes, Y.; Pontes, L. P.; Silva, A. C.; Neres, P. F.; Corrêa, G. V. V.; Silver-Gorges, I.; Fuentes, M. M. P. B.; Gillis, A.; Hooper, L.; Ware, M.; O’Reilly, C.; Bergman, Q.; Danyuk, J.; Sanchez Zarate, S.; Acevedo Natale, L. I. and dos Santos, G. A. P.
Diversity 2020, 12(5), 203; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12050203
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/5/203

4. “Patterns in Alpha and Beta Phytoplankton Diversity along a Conductivity Gradient in Coastal Mediterranean Lagoons”
by Stefanidou, N.; Katsiapi, M.; Tsianis, D.; Demertzioglou, M.; Michaloudi, E. and Moustaka-Gouni, M.
Diversity 2020, 12(1), 38; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12010038
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/1/38

5. “Structure of Rhodolith Beds and Surrounding Habitats at the Doce River Shelf (Brazil)”
by Holz, V. L.; Bahia, R. G.; Karez, C. S.; Vieira, F. V.; Moraes, F. C.; Vale, N. F.; Sudatti, D. B.; Salgado, L. T.; Moura, R. L.; Amado-Filho, G. M. and Bastos, A. C.
Diversity 2020, 12(2), 75; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12020075
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/2/75

6. “Turbid Coral Reefs: Past, Present and Future—A Review”
by Zweifler, A.; O’Leary, M.; Morgan, K. and Browne, N. K.
Diversity 2021, 13(6), 251; https://doi.org/10.3390/d13060251
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/6/251

7. “Unfolding Jellyfish Bloom Dynamics along the Mediterranean Basin by Transnational Citizen Science Initiatives”
by Marambio, M.; Canepa, A.; Lòpez, L.; Gauci, A. A.; Gueroun, S. K. M.; Zampardi, S.; Boero, F.; Yahia, O. K.-D.; Yahia, M. N. D.; Fuentes, V.; Piraino, S. and Deidun, A.
Diversity 2021, 13(6), 274; https://doi.org/10.3390/d13060274
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/6/274

8. “Diversity of Seahorse Species (Hippocampus spp.) in the International Aquarium Trade”
by Koning, S. and Hoeksema, B. W.
Diversity 2021, 13(5), 187; https://doi.org/10.3390/d13050187
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/5/187

9. “Review of Harmful Algal Blooms in the Coastal Mediterranean Sea, with a Focus on Greek Waters”
by Tsikoti, C. and Genitsaris, S.
Diversity 2021, 13(8), 396; https://doi.org/10.3390/d13080396
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/8/396

10. “Effect of Different Salinity Levels on Population Dynamics and Growth of the Cyclopoid Copepod Oithona nana”
by Magouz, F. I.; Essa, M. A.; Matter, M.; Mansour, A. T.; Gaber, A. and Ashour, M. 
Diversity 2021, 13(5), 190; https://doi.org/10.3390/d13050190
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/5/190