''Hydrobiologia'', ''The International Journal of Aquatic Sciences'', is a

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publishing 21 issues per year, for a total of well over 4000 pages per year. ''Hydrobiologia'' publishes original research, reviews and opinions investigating the

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and marine habitats, including the impact of human activities. Coverage includes molecular-, organism-, community -and ecosystem-level studies dealing with biological research in

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and

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, including

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and aquatic ecology. In addition to hypothesis-driven experimental research, it presents theoretical papers relevant to a broad hydrobiological audience, and collections of papers in special issues covering focused topics.

History

''Hydrobiologia'' changed on the appointment of Henri Dumont to be its

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. He introduced

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, and expanded production from 6 issues per year to more than 20 per year. Koen Martens took over the responsibility as editor-in-chief in 2003, with the aim of increasing the relevance and impact of the journal to a broader readership. In 2015, due to the increase in the number of submissions, three associate editors-in-chief started helping him to manage a group of about 45 academic editors.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is indexed by Web of Science,

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, and several other indexes.

Notable articles

The three most highly cited papers in ''Hydrobiologia'', with more than 600 citations, are: *Søndergaard, M., Jensen, J. P., & Jeppesen, E. *ter Braak, C. J., & Juggins, S. *Qin, B., Xu, P., Wu, Q., Luo, L., & Zhang, Y.

References

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