Theme Sections
Theme Sections are integrated multiauthor analyses and syntheses initiated and coordinated by acknowledged experts. They highlight cutting-edge research areas or problems.
FORTHCOMING THEME SECTIONS
Acoustics in marine ecology
Idea: Howard I. Browman, Brandon Southall, Douglas Nowacek
Coordination: Brandon Southall, Douglas Nowacek
Contributors: Lars Bejder, Kelly Benoit-Bird, Chris Clark, Leila Hatch, Jim Finneran, John Hildebrand, Mark Johnson, Stein Kaartvedt, Christopher Lowe, Nick Makris, David Mann, Sue Moore, Sofie Van Parijs, Colleen Reichmuth, Peter Tyack
Effects of increased CO2, and acidification, on marine ecosystems
Idea: Howard I. Browman, Alain F. Vézina
Coordination: Alain F. Vézina, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg
Contributors: Andreas J. Andersson, Serge Andrefouet, William M. Balch, James Barry, Victoria Fabry, Gretchen Hofmann, Atsushi Ishimatsu, Haruko Kurihara, Janice M. Lough, Agostino Merico, Hans-Otto Poertner, Michael Thorndyke, Ingrid Zondervan
Implications of large scale iron fertilisation of the oceans
Idea: Howard I. Browman, Philip Boyd
Coordination: Philip Boyd
Contributors: John Cullen, Hein de Baar, Ken Denman, David Freestone & Rosemary Rayfuse, Anand Gnanadesikan, Michael Huesemann, David Karl & Ricardo Letelier, Cliff Law, Margaret Leinen, Michael Orbach, Andy Watson
Spatiotemporal dynamics of seabirds in the marine environment
Idea: Jacob Gonzalez-Solis
Coordination: Jacob Gonzalez-Solis, Scott Shaffer
Contributors: J. M. Arcos, J. Becares, S. Bertrand, T. Boulinier, C. A. Bost, D. P. Costa, J. E. Crane, P. Fauchald, A. Felicissimo, R. W. Furness, S. Garthe, J. Gonzalez-Solis, D. Gremillet, R. W. Henry, O. Hüppop, G. L. Hunt, D. Hyrenbach, M. A. Kappes, U. Kubetzki, M. Louzao, N. Markones, B. Mendel, H. Moller, J. Muñoz, D. Pinaud, A. Ruiz, P. Sagar, D. Scott, S. A. Shaffer, G. A. Taylor, D. Thompson, Y. Tremblay, H. Weimerskirch
26 | Seabirds as indicators of marine ecosystems(published in MEPS Volume 352, December 20, 2007)
Idea: Piatt JF, Sydeman WJ Coordination: Sydeman WJ, Piatt JF, Browman HI Contributors: Bond N, Byrd GV, Chmura A, Converse K, Daszak P, Drew GS, Frederiksen M, Harding AMA, Harvey JT, Howar J, Iverson SJ, Kettle AB, Kilpatrick AM, Kitaysky AS, Lammers E, Loeffel R, Mantua N, Mavor RA, Montevecchi WA, Nevins H, Newman SH, Nur N, Parrish JK, Patel N, Peterson WT, Piatt JF, Robinette DP, Schmutz JA, Shultz M, Speckman SG, Springer AM, Sydeman WJ, van Pelt TI, Wanless S, Wiese F, Wingfield JC
MEPS 352:199-309 | Complete Theme Section in pdf format
Piatt IJF, Sydeman WJ, Wiese F Introduction: a modern role for seabirds as indicators
Frederiksen M, Mavor RA, Wanless S Seabirds as environmental indicators: the advantages of combining data sets
Montevecchi WA Binary dietary responses of northern gannets Sula bassana indicate changing food web and oceanographic conditions
Piatt JF, Harding AMA, Shultz M, Speckman SG, van Pelt TI, Drew GS, Kettle AB Seabirds as indicators of marine food supplies: Cairns revisited
Iverson SJ, Springer AM, Kitaysky AS Seabirds as indicators of food web structure and ecosystem variability: qualitative and quantitative diet analyses using fatty acids
Kitaysky AS, Piatt JF, Wingfield JC Stress hormones link food availability and population processes in seabirds
Robinette DP, Howar J, Sydeman WJ, Nur N Spatial patterns of recruitment in a demersal fish as revealed by seabird diet
Harding AMA, Piatt JF, Schmutz JA Seabird behavior as an indicator of food supplies: sensitivity across the breeding season
Parrish JK, Bond N, Nevins H, Mantua N, Loeffel R, Peterson WT, Harvey JT Beached birds and physical forcing in the California Current System
Springer AM, Byrd GV, Iverson SJ Hot oceanography: planktivorous seabirds reveal ecosystem responses to warming of the Bering Sea
Newman SH, Chmura A, Converse K, Kilpatrick AM, Patel N, Lammers E, Daszak P Aquatic bird disease and mortality as an indicator of changing ecosystem health
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25 | Role of scavengers in marine ecosystems(published in MEPS Volume 350, November 22, 2007)
Idea and coordination: King NJ, Bailey DM, Priede IG, Browman HI Contributors: Atema J, Babcock R, Bailey D, Butler J, Cappo M, De'ath G, Ditlevsen S, Edwards AE, Farnsworth K, Furness RW, Gladstone W, Hall N, Harvey E, Heagney E, Kaiser M, Kendrick G, King N, Lindfield S, Lynch TP, Malcolm HA, Mellon D, Oro D, Priede M, Raymond E, Speare P, Suthers I, Thygesen U, Webster D, Widder E, Wraith J
MEPS 350:175-298 | Complete Theme Section in pdf format
King NJ, Bailey DM, Priede IG Introduction
Bailey DM, King NJ, Priede IG Cameras and carcasses: historical and current methods for using artificial food falls to study deep-water animals
Barry JP, Drazen JC Response of deep-sea scavengers to ocean acidification and the odor from a dead grenadier
Cappo M, Death G, Speare P Inter-reef vertebrate communities of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park determined by baited remote underwater video stations
Farnsworth KD, Thygesen UH, Ditlevsen S, King NJ How to estimate scavenger fish abundance using baited camera data
Furness RW, Edwards AE, Oro D Influence of management practices and of scavenging seabirds on availability of fisheries discards to benthic scavengers
Harvey ES, Cappo M, Butler JJ, Hall N, Kendrick GA Bait attraction affects the performance of remote underwater video stations in assessment of demersal fish community structure
Heagney EC, Lynch TP, Babcock RC, Suthers IM Pelagic fish assemblages assessed using mid-water baited video: standardising fish counts using bait plume size
Kaiser MJ, Hiddink JG Food subsidies from fisheries to continental shelf benthic scavengers
Malcolm HA, Gladstone W, Lindfield S, Wraith J, Lynch TP Spatial and temporal variation in reef fish assemblages of marine parks in New South Wales, Australiabaited video observations
Raymond EH, Widder EA Behavioral responses of two deep-sea fish species to red, far-red, and white light
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24 | Advances in modelling physical-biological interactions in fish early life history(published in MEPS Volume 347, October 11, 2007)
Idea and coordination: Gallego A, North EW, Petitgas P, Browman HI Contributors: Ådlandsvik B, Botte V, Brickman D, Chen C, Chérubin LM, Christensen A, Cowen RK, Cowles G, Daewel U, Fiksen Ø, Gallego A, Hannah CG, Huret M, Huse G, Hutchings L, Jensen H, Jørgensen C, Korotenko K, Kristiansen T, Leis JM, Lett C, MacKenzie BR, Mariani P, Marteinsdottir G, Miller TJ, Mosegaard H, North EW, Osborn T, Paris CB, Peck MA, Petitgas P, Pringle JM, Runge JA, Schrum C, Sentchev A, St John M, Taylor L, Thygesen UH, van der Lingen CD, Veitch J, Vikebø F, Visser AW, Xu Q
Gallego A, North EW, Petitgas P Introduction: status and future of modelling physical-biological interactions during the early life of fishes
Miller TJ Contribution of individual-based coupled physical-biological models to understanding recruitment in marine fish populations
Osborn T Applicability of turbulence measurement technology to small-scale plankton studies
Thygesen UH, Ådlandsvik B Simulating vertical turbulent dispersal with finite volumes and binned random walks
Mariani P, MacKenzie BR, Visser AW, Botte V Individual-based simulations of larval fish feeding in turbulent environments
Peck MA, Daewel U Physiologically based limits to food consumption, and individual-based modeling of foraging and growth of larval fishes
Leis JM Behaviour as input for modelling dispersal of fish larvae: behaviour, biogeography, hydrodynamics, ontogeny, physiology and phylogeny meet hydrography
Fiksen Ø, Jørgensen C, Kristiansen T, Vikebø F, Huse G Linking behavioural ecology and oceanography: larval behaviour determines growth, mortality and dispersal
Vikebø F, Jørgensen C, Kristiansen T, Fiksen Ø Drift, growth, and survival of larval Northeast Arctic cod with simple rules of behaviour
Christensen A, Daewel U, Jensen H, Mosegaard H, St John M, Schrum C Hydrodynamic backtracking of fish larvae by individual-based modelling
Sentchev A, Korotenko K Modelling distribution of flounder larvae in the eastern English Channel: sensitivity to physical forcing and biological behaviour
Lett C, Veitch J, van der Lingen CD, Hutchings L Assessment of an environmental barrier to transport of ichthyoplankton from the southern to the northern Benguela ecosystems
Huret M, Runge JA, Chen C, Cowles G, Xu Q, Pringle JM Dispersal modeling of fish early life stages: sensitivity with application to Atlantic cod in the western Gulf of Maine
Brickman D, Marteinsdottir G, Taylor L Formulation and application of an efficient optimized biophysical model
Paris CB, Chérubin LM, Cowen RK Surfing, spinning, or diving from reef to reef: effects on population connectivity
Hannah CG Future directions in modelling physical-biological interactions
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23 | Disentangling the causes of maturation trends in exploited fish populations(published in MEPS Volume 335, April 16, 2007)
Idea and coordination: Marshall CT, Browman HI Contributors: U. Dieckmann, M.A. Fukuwaka, M. Heino, S. B. M. Kraak, R. Law, C. T. Marshall, B. J. McAdam, K. Morita, J. E. Thorpe, P. J. Wright
Marshall CT, Browman HI Introduction
Dieckmann U, Heino M REVIEW: Probabilistic maturation reaction norms: their history, strengths, and limitations
Law R Fisheries-induced evolution: present status and future directions
Wright PJ Understanding the maturation process for field investigations of fisheries-induced evolution
Thorpe JE Maturation responses of salmonids to changing developmental opportunities
Morita K, Fukuwaka MA Why age and size at maturity have changed in Pacific salmon
Kraak SBM Does the probabilistic maturation reaction norm approach disentangle phenotypic plasticity from genetic change?
Marshall CT, McAdam BJ Integrated perspectives on genetic and environmental effects on maturation can reduce potential for errors of inference
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22 | Introducing genomics, proteomics and metabolomics in marine ecology(published in MEPS Volume 332, March 5, 2007)
Idea and coordination: S. C. Johnson, H. I. Browman Contributors: H. I. Browman, D. Burg, R. Cavicchioli, D. L. Distel, S. Dupont, S. Egan, G. E. Hofmann, S. C. Johnson, J. L López, H. Nakano, C. Ng, B. L. Nunn, M. Obst, S. P. Place, H. Sköld, T. Thomas, M. C. Thorndyke, A. T. Timperman, L. Ting, M. R. Viant, K. Wilson,
Johnson SC, Browman HI Introduction
Hofmann GE, Place SP Genomics-enabled research in marine ecology: challenges, risks and pay-offs
Dupont S, Wilson K, Obst M, Sköld H, Nakano H, Thorndyke MC Marine ecological genomics: when genomics meets marine ecology
López JL Applications of proteomics in marine ecology
Nunn BL, Timperman AT Marine proteomics
Thomas T, Egan S, Burg D, Ng C, Ting L, Cavicchioli R Integration of genomics and proteomics into marine microbial ecology
Viant MR Metabolomics of aquatic organisms: the new omics on the block
Distel DL Molecular biorepositories and biomaterials management: enhancing the value of highthroughput molecular methodologies for the natural sciences
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21 | Ocean biodiversity informatics (OBI)(published in MEPS Volume 316, July 3, 2006)
Idea and coordination: M. J. Costello, E. Vanden Berghe, H. I. Browman Contributors: C. Arvanitidis, J. D. Bartley, B. D. Best, P. Bouchet, H. I. Browman, R. W. Buddemeier, M. J. Costello, M. S. Coyne, L. B. Crowder, A. Eleftheriou, C. S. Emblow, M. C. Fabri, S. Faulwetter, D. G. Fautin, S. A. Freeman, E. Fujioka, J. Galéron, B. Galil, P. Gotsis, J. M. Guinotte, P. N. Halpin, K. D. Hyrenbach, A. Iqbal, K. Kaschner, I. Kirmtzoglou, M. S. Kitsos, M. Lamboeuf, M. Larour, A. Legakis, J. Lleonart, G. Maudire, N. Papageorgiou, D. Pauly, A. Petrov, A. J. Read, P. C. Reid, A. J. Richardson, C. Spoerri, Stevens, D. Tacone. t. M, A. W. Trites, V. D. Valavanis, E. Vande. n. Berghe, R. Watson, A. Zenetos
Costello MJ, Vanden Berghe E, Browman HI Introduction
Costello MJ, Vanden Berghe E Ocean biodiversity informatics: a new era in marine biology research and management
Fabri MC, Galéron J, Larour M, Maudire G Combining the Biocean database for deep-sea benthic data with the online Ocean Biogeographic Information System
Arvanitidis C, Valavanis VD, Eleftheriou A, Costello MJ, Faulwetter S, Gotsis P, Kitsos MS, Kirmtzoglou I, Zenetos A, Petrov A, Galil B, Papageorgiou N MedOBIS: biogeographic information system for the eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea
Lleonart J, Taconet M, Lamboeuf M Integrating information on marine species identification for fishery purposes
Halpin PN, Read AJ, Best BD, Hyrenbach KD, Fujioka E, Coyne MS, Crowder LB, Freeman SA, Spoerri C OBIS-SEAMAP: developing a biogeographic research data commons for the ecological studies of marine mammals, seabirds, and sea turtles
Stevens D, Richardson AJ, Reid PC Continuous Plankton Recorder database: evolution, current uses and future directions
Costello MJ, Bouchet P, Emblow CS, Legakis A European marine biodiversity inventory and taxonomic resources: state of the art and gaps in knowledge
Guinotte JM, Bartley JD, Iqbal A, Fautin DG, Buddemeier RW Modeling habitat distribution from organism occurrences and environmental data: case study using anemonefishes and their sea anemone hosts
Kaschner K, Watson R, Trites AW, Pauly D Mapping world-wide distributions of marine mammal species using a relative environmental suitability (RES) model
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20 | Marine biodiversity and ecosystem function: empirical approaches and future research needs(published in MEPS Volume 311, April 18, 2006)
Idea and coordination: M. Solan, D. G. Raffaelli, D. M. Paterson, P. C. L. White, G. J. Pierce Contributors: P. Batty, M. T. Bulling, J. E. Byrnes, V. Créach, J. E. Duffy, B. E. Feist, R. M. Forster, C. J. Harvey, J. S. Hong, E. N. Ieno, R. L. Marinelli, S. Naeem, D. M. Paterson, G. J. Pierce, D. G. Raffaelli, J. L. Ruesink, K. Sabbe, M. Solan, J. J. Stachowicz, L. J. Stal, A. C. Trimble, W. Vyverman, G. G. Waldbusser, P. C. L. White, L. M. Wisehart
Solan M, Raffaelli DG, Paterson DM, White PCL, Pierce GJ Introduction
Duffy JE, Stachowicz JJ Why biodiversity is important to oceanography: potential roles of genetic, species, and trophic diversity in pelagic ecosystem processes
Forster RM, Créach V, Sabbe K, Vyverman W, Stal LJ Biodiversity-ecosystem function relationship in microphytobenthic diatoms of the Westerschelde estuary
Ruesink JL, Feist BE, Harvey CJ, Hong JS, Trimble AC, Wisehart LM Changes in productivity associated with four introduced species: ecosystem transformation of a pristine estuary
Waldbusser GG, Marinelli RL Macrofaunal modification of porewater advection: role of species function, species interaction, and kinetics
Duffy JE Biodiversity and the functioning of seagrass ecosystems
Stachowicz JJ, Byrnes JE Species diversity, invasion success, and ecosystem functioning: disentangling the influence of resource competition, facilitation, and extrinsic factors
Ieno EN, Solan M, Batty P, Pierce GJ How biodiversity effects ecosystem functioning: roles of infaunal species richness, identity and density in the marine benthos
Naeem S Expanding scales in biodiversity-based research: challenges and solutions for marine systems
Raffaelli D Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: issues of scale and trophic complexity
Bulling MT, White PCL, Raffaelli D, Pierce GJ Using model systems to address the biodiversity-ecosystem functioning process
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19 | Bridging the gap between aquatic and terrestrial ecology(published in MEPS Volume 304, Dec 8, 2005)
Idea and coordination: Konstantinos I. Stergiou, Howard I. Browman Contributors: E. Ayes, V. Behan-Pelletier, H.I. Browman, J. J. Cole, A. P. Covich, J. M. Durant, J. M. Halley, D. Ø. Hjermann , A. Mysterud, G. Ottersen, R. T. Paine, D. Raffaelli, P. V. R. Snelgrove, M. Solan, N. C. Stenseth, K. I. Stergiou, A. J. Underwood, D. H. Wall, T. J. Webb
Stergiou KI, Browman HI Introduction
Cole JJ Communication between terrestrial and marine ecologists: loud, sometimes abrasive, but healthy and occasionally useful
Halley JM Comparing aquatic and terrestrial variability: at what scale do ecologists communicate?
Paine RT Cross environment talk in ecology: fact or fantasy?
Raffaelli D, Solan M, Webb TJ Do marine and terrestrial ecologists do it differently?
Stenseth NC, Mysterud A, Durant JM, Hjermann DØ, Ottersen G Uniting ecologists into a smooth, tasty and potent blend
Stergiou KI, Browman HI Imbalances in the reporting and teaching of ecology from limnetic, oceanic and terrestrial domains
Underwood AJ Intertidal ecologists work in the ‘gap’ between marine and terrestrial ecology
Wall DH, Ayes E, Behan-Pelletier V, Covich AP, Snelgrove PVR Soils, freshwater and marine sediments: the need for integrative landscape science
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18 | Politics and socio-economics of ecosystem-based management of marine resources(published in MEPS Volume 300, Sept 16, 2005)
Idea and coordination: Howard I. Browman, Konstantinos I. Stergiou Contributors: T. Agardy , H. I. Browman, V. Christensen, A. Duda , D. Fluharty, G. Hempel , M. F. Hirshfield, C. Ibe , S. Levin, D. Lluch-Belda, P. A. Livingston, G. Matishov , J. McGlade , K. L. McLeod, R. Metzner, O. A. Misund , M. O’Toole , J. C. Rice, A. A. Rosenberg , S. Seitzinger, R. Serra, K. Sherman, K. Short, M. Sissenwine, H. R. Skjoldal, K. I. Stergiou, U. R. Sumaila, Q. Tang , J. Thulin, S. Tudela , G. Valdimarsson , V. Vandeweerd , W. M. Watson-Wright, K. Zwanenburg, W. M. Watson-Wright
Browman HI, Stergiou KI Introduction
Agardy T Global marine conservation policy versus site-level implementation: the mismatch of scale and its implications
Fluharty D Evolving ecosystem approaches to management of fisheries in the USA
Hirshfield MF Implementing the ecosystem approach: making ecosystems matter
Livingston PA PICES’ role in integrating marine ecosystem research in the North Pacific
Misund OA, Skjoldal HR Implementing the ecosystem approach: experiences from the North Sea, ICES, and the Institute of Marine Research, Norway
Rice JC Implementation of the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management—asynchronous co-evolution at the interface between science and policy
Rosenberg AA, McLeod KL Implementing ecosystem-based approaches to management for the conservation of ecosystem services
Sherman K, Sissenwine M, Christensen V, Duda A, Hempel G, Ibe C, Levin S, Lluch-Belda D, Matishov G, McGlade J, O’Toole M, Seitzinger S, Serra R, Skjoldal HR, Tang Q, Thulin J, Vandeweerd V, Zwanenburg K A global movement toward an ecosystem approach to management of marine resources
Sumaila UR Differences in economic perspectives and implementation of ecosystem-based management of marine resources
Tudela S, Short K Paradigm shifts, gaps, inertia, and political agendas in ecosystem-based fisheries management
Valdimarsson G, Metzner R Aligning incentives for a successful ecosystem approach to fisheries management
Watson-Wright WM Policy and science: different roles in the pursuit of solutions to common problems
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17 | Sensory biology: linking the internal and external ecologies of marine organisms(published in MEPS Volume 287, February 18, 2005)
Idea and coordination: Marc J. Weissburg, Howard I. Browman Contributors: F. Bonadonna, T. E. Dennis, D. M. Fields, J. M. Hemmi, D. M. Higgs, S. Johnsen, K. S. Mead, J. Mogdans, G. A. Nevitt, M. M. Walker, M. J. Weissburg, J. Zeil
Weissburg MJ Introduction
Browman HI Applications of sensory biology in marine ecology and aquaculture
Fields DM, Weissburg MJ Evolutionary and ecological significance of mechanosensor morphology: copepods as a model system
Hemmi JM, Zeil J Animals as prey: perceptual limitations and behavioural options
Higgs DM Auditory cues as ecological signals for marine fishes
Johnsen S Visual ecology on the high seas
Mead KS Reception before perception: how fluid flow affects odor signal encounter by olfactory sensors
Mogdans J Adaptations of the fish lateral line for the analysis of hydrodynamic stimuli
Nevitt GA, Bonadonna F Seeing the world through the nose of a bird: new developments in the sensory ecology of procellariiform seabirds
Walker MM, Dennis TE Role of the magnetic sense in the distribution and abundance of marine animals
Literature Cited
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16 | Peer review: journal articles versus research proposals(published in MEPS Volume 277, August 16, 2004)
Coordination: Hans Ulrik Riisgård Contributors: H. Barth, P. S. Larsen, P. Roepstorff, F. Boero, J. Dolan, U. Sommer, V. Zupo, J. Vermaat, T. R. Anderson, R. T. Kneib, B. Aa. Lomstein, I. Jenkinson, S. E. Shumway
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15 | Perspectives on ecosystem-based approaches to the management of marine resources(published in MEPS Vol. 274 June 24, 2004)
Coordination: Browman HI, Stergiou KI Contributors to Theme Section: H. I. Browman, P. M. Cury, R. Hilborn, S. Jennings, H. K. Lotze, P. M. Mace, S. Murawski, D. Pauly, M. Sissenwine, K. I. Stergiou, D. Zeller
Browman HI, Stergiou KI Introduction
Browman HI, Stergiou KI Marine Protected Areas as a central element of ecosystem-based management: defining their location, size and number
Cury PM Tuning the ecoscope for the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries
Hilborn R Ecosystem-based fisheries management: the carrot or the stick?
Jennings S The ecosystem approach to fishery management: a significant step towards sustainable use of the marine environment?
Lotze HK Repetitive history of resource depletion and mismanagement: the need for a shift in perspective
Mace PM In defence of fisheries scientists, single-species models and other scapegoats: confronting the real problems
Sissenwine M, Murawski S Moving beyond 'intelligent tinkering': Advancing an Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries
Zeller D, Pauly D The future of fisheries: from 'exclusive' resource policy to 'inclusive' public policy
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14 | Emergent properties of complex marine systems: a macroecological perspective(published in MEPS Vol. 273 June 8, 2004)
Coordination: Andrea Belgrano Contributors to Theme Section: A. Belgrano, J. A. Dunne, Z. V. Finkel, D. Grünbaum, H. Hillebrand, D. Ø. Hjermann, A. J. Irwin, M. Lima, N. D. Martinez, G. Ottersen, J. K. Parrish, O. Schofield, N. C. Stenseth, S. V. Viscido, R. J. Williams
Belgrano A Foreword
Hjermann DØ, Stenseth NC, Ottersen G Indirect climatic forcing of the Barents Sea capelin: a cohort effect
Viscido SV, Parrish JK, Grünbaum D Individual behavior and emergent properties of fish schools: a comparison of observation and theory
Hillebrand H Strength, slope and variability of marine latitudinal gradients
Finkel ZV, Irwin AJ, Schofield O Resource limitation alters the 3/4 size scaling of metabolic rates in phytoplankton
Belgrano A, Lima M, Stenseth NC Non-linear dynamics in marine-phytoplankton population systems
Dunne JA, Williams RJ, Martinez ND Network structure and robustness of marine food webs
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13 | Quality in science publishing(published in MEPS Vol. 270 April 14, 2004)
Coordination: Howard I. Browman, David Seán Kirby Contributors: H. H. Bauer, H. I. Browman, B. P. Dancik, G. Dresser, J. S. Gray, P. J. B. Hart, D. S. Kirby, J. C. Roff, A. J. Underwood
Bauer HH Between the Scylla of hidebound conservatism and the Charybdis of mindless speculation
Browman HI The rules of the game in science publishing
Dancik BP Achieving and maintaining quality in scientific publishing
Dresser G The role of printers and publishers in 21st century scholarly publishing
Gray JS Ethical responsibilities of referees
Hart PJB Electronic publishing of science and the maintenance of quality
Kirby DS Accountability, quality and efficiency in the information age
Roff JC Maintaining quality is primarily the role of the editor
Underwood AJ It would be better to create and maintain quality rather than worrying about its measurement
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12 | Restoration scaling in the marine environment(published in MEPS Vol. 264 December 15, 2003)
Coordination: Charles H. Peterson, Ronald T. Kneib Contributors: J. Catena, J. S. Cobb, J. T. DeAlteris, M. Donlan, D. F. French McCay, M. Gibson, J. H. Grabowski, C. Hebert, R. T. Kneib, W. J. Lindberg, R. N. Lipcius, C. A. Manen, C. H. Peterson, S. P. Powers, J. J. Rowe, M. Sperduto
Peterson CH, Kneib RT, Manen CA Scaling restoration actions in the marine environment to meet quantitative targets of enhanced ecosystem services
French McCay DP, Gibson M, Cobb JS Scaling restoration of American lobsters: combined demographic and discounting model for an exploited species
French McCay DP, Peterson CH, DeAlteris JT, Catena J Restoration that targets function as opposed to structure: replacing lost bivalve production and filtration
Donlan M, Sperduto M, Hebert C Compensatory mitigation for injury to a threatened or endangered species: scaling piping plover restoration
Sperduto MB, Powers SP, Donlan M Scaling restoration to achieve quantitative enhancement of loon, seaduck, and other seabird populations
French McCay DP, Rowe JJ Habitat restoration as mitigation for lost production at multiple trophic levels
Peterson CH, Grabowski JH, Powers SP Estimated enhancement of fish production resulting from restoring oyster reef habitat: quantitative valuation
Powers SP, Grabowski JH, Peterson CH, Lindberg WJ Estimating enhancement of fish production by offshore artificial reefs: uncertainty exhibited by divergent scenarios
Kneib RT Bioenergetic and landscape considerations for scaling expectations of nekton production from intertidal marshes
Peterson CH, Lipcius RN Conceptual progress towards predicting quantitative ecosystem benefits of ecological restorations
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Coordination: Hans Ulrik Riisgård Contributors: O. Kinne, T. Fenchel, E. Fee, R. Hesslein, J. Elser, M. Scranton, J. Cole, N. Hairston, E. Canuel, R. Glud, C. Nielsen, P. Beninger, R. Waagbø, G. I. Hemre, G. Hulata, T. Høisæter, D. McLusky, R. Kneib, S. Shumway, R. Warwick, L. Hagerman, P. S. Larsen, J. Ott, P. C. Dworschak, F. Boero, J. M. Gili, K. Philippart, M. Seaman
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10 | Nearshore vertebrate predators: constraints to recovery from oil pollution(published in MEPS Vol. 241 October 4, 2002)
Coordination: Charles H. Peterson Contributors: B. E. Ballachey, J. L. Bodkin, T. D. Bowman, T. A. Dean, D. Esler, J. B. Fischer, A. K. Fukuyama, G. H. Golet, L. Holland-Bartels, D. B. Irons, S. C. Jewett, K. J. Kuletz, L. McDonald, D. A. McGuire, D. H. Monson, S. H. Newman, C. E. O'Clair, C. H. Peterson, D. D. Roby, P. E. Seiser, K. A. Trust, G. R. VanBlaricom
Peterson CH, Holland-Bartels L Chronic impacts of oil pollution in the sea: risks to vertebrate predators
Bodkin JL, Ballachey BE, Dean TA, Fukuyama AK, Jewett SC, McDonald L, Monson DH, O'Clair CE, VanBlaricom GR Sea otter population status and the process of recovery from the 1989 'Exxon Valdez' oil spill
Dean TA, Bodkin JL, Fukuyama AK, Jewett SC, Monson DH, O'Clair CE, VanBlaricom GR Food limitation and the recovery of sea otters following the 'Exxon Valdez' oil spill
Esler D, Bowman TD, Trust KA, Ballachey BE, Dean TA, Jewett SC, Charles O'Clair CE Harlequin duck population recovery following the 'Exxon Valdez' oil spill: progress, process and constraints
Golet GH, Seiser PE, McGuire AD, Roby DD, Fischer JB, Kuletz KJ, Irons DB, Dean TA, Jewett SC, Newman SH Long-term direct and indirect effects of the 'Exxon Valdez' oil spill on pigeon guillemots in Prince William Sound, Alaska
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9 | The Red Sea Programme(published in MEPS Vol. 239 August 23, 2002)
Coordination: Gotthilf Hempel, Claudio Richter Contributors: S. Al-Moghrabi, T. Al-Najjar, M. Al-Qutob, S. Al-Rousan, M. I. Badran, U. G. Berninger, R. Böttger-Schnack, A. Cornils, Z. Dedej, M. El-Absawi, M. El-Gharabawi, A. El-Naggar, R. Gottlieb, H. P. Grossart, W. Hagen, T. Hansen, C. Häse, M. Huettel, M. A. Khalaf, M. Kochzius, H. Li, B. Lazar, J. Pätzold, A. F. Post, M. Rasheed, C. Richter, S. B. Schnack-Schiel, M. Simon, U. Sommer, H. Stibor, D. Stübing, D. N. Thomas, M. M. Tilzer, G. Wefer, S. Wickham
Hempel G, Richter C The Red Sea Programme: sailing a nutshell of hope in Red Sea waters
Al-Qutob M, Häse C, Tilzer MM, Lazar B Phytoplankton drives nitrite dynamics in the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea
Post AF, Dedej Z, Gottlieb R, Li H, Thomas DN, El-Absawi M, El-Naggar A, El-Gharabawi M, Sommer U Spatial and temporal distribution of Trichodesmium spp. in the stratified Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea
Sommer U, Berninger UG, Böttger-Schnack R, Cornils A, Hagen W, Hansen T, Al-Najjar T, Post AF, Schnack-Schiel SB, Stibor H, Stübing D, Wickham S Grazing during early spring in the Gulf of Aqaba and the northern Red Sea
Grossart HP, Simon M Bacterioplankton dynamics in the Gulf of Aqaba and the northern Red Sea in early spring
Rasheed M, Badran MI, Richter C, Huettel M Effect of reef framework and bottom sediment on nutrient enrichment in a coral reef of the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea
Khalaf MA, Kochzius M Changes in trophic community structure of shore fishes at an industrial site in the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea
Al-Rousan S, Al-Moghrabi S, Pätzold J, Wefer G Environmental and biological effects on the stable oxygen isotope records of corals in the northern Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea
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Coordination: Gustav-Adolf Paffenhöfer Participating scientists: U. Bathmann, M. H. Bundy, M. E. Clarke, T. J. Cowles, K. Daly, H. G. Dam, M. M. Dekshenieks, P. L. Donaghay, D. M. Gibson, D. J. Gifford, B. W. Hansen, D. K. Hartline, E. J. H. Head, E. E. Hofmann, R. R. Hopcroft, R. A. Jahnke, S. H. Jonasdottir, T. Kiørboe, G. S. Kleppel, J. M. Klinck, P. M. Kremer, M. R. Landry, R. F. Lee, P. H. Lenz, L. P. Madin, D. T. Manahan, M. G. Mazzocchi, D. J. McGillicuddy, C. B. Miller, J. R. Nelson, T. R. Osborn, G.-A. Paffenhöfer, R. E. Pieper, I. Prusova, M. R. Roman, S. Schiel, H. E. Seim, S. L. Smith, J. J. Torres, P. G. Verity, S. G. Wakeham, K. F. Wishner
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Coordination: Giere Olaf Contributors: O. Giere, F. Boero, E. Bonsdorff, T. Fenchel, C. Heip, P. Herman, J. Middelburg, G. Liebezeit
Giere O The significance of symposium proceedings requires critical attention
Boero F More space for provocative ideas!
Bonsdorff E Maybe 'Proceedings' are important after all?
Fenchel T Symposium proceedings--only a part of the problem
Heip C, Herman P, Middelburg J The coin has two sides
Liebezeit G Symposium proceedings: is quality community-size-related?
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Coordination: Howard I. Browman Contributors: H. I. Browman, J. A. Hutchings, D. O. Conover, K. Stokes, R. Law, C. Walters
Browman HI Application of evolutionary theory to fisheries science and stock assessment management
Hutchings JA Numerical assessment in the front seat, ecology and evolution in the back seat: time to change drivers in fisheries and aquatic sciences?
Conover DO Darwinian fishery science
Stokes K, Law R Fishing as an evolutionary force
Walters C Natural selection for predation avoidance tactics: implications for marine population and community dynamics
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Marine Chemical Ecologypublished in MEPS Vol. 207 November 22, 2000
Coordination: Josef R. Pawlik Contributors: M. Assmann, G. L. Cetrulo, R. de Nys, S. Engel, C. M. Finelli, M. E. Hay, M. Köck, P. J. Krug, E. Lichte, V. J. Paul, J. R. Pawlik, M. P. Puglisi, M. Slattery, P. D. Steinberg, J. T. Wright, R. K. Zimmer
Pawlik JR Marine chemical ecology
Wright JT, de Nys R, Steinberg PD Geographic variation in halogenated furanones from the red alga Delisea pulchra and associated herbivores and epiphytes
Cetrulo GL, Hay ME Activated chemical defenses in tropical versus temperate seaweeds
Assmann M, Lichte E, Pawlik JR, Köck M Chemical defenses of the Caribbean sponges Agelas wiedenmayeri and Agelas conifera
Puglisi MP, Paul VJ, Slattery M Biogeographic comparisons of chemical and structural defenses of the Pacific gorgonians Annella mollis and A. reticulata
Engel S, Pawlik JR Allelopathic activities of sponge extracts
Krug PJ, Zimmer RK Larval settlement: chemical markers for tracing production, transport, and distribution of a waterborne cue
Finelli CM Velocity and concentration distributions in turbulent odor plumes in the presence of vegetation mimics: a flume study
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4 | The peer-review system: time for re-assessment?(published in MEPS Vol. 192 January 31, 2000)
Coordination: Hans Ulrik Riisgård Contributors: G. Quinn, E. Fee, P. S. Larsen, S. E. Shumway, J. M. Gili, T. Kiørboe, L. Hagerman, P. Beninger, A. Tessier, C. Duarte, J. Raven, J. J. Middelburg, M. Lesser, A. Grémare, J. Cole, O. N. Larsen, J. J. Beukema, K. Reise, D. Canfield, O. Kinne
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3 | Negative results(published in MEPS Vol. 191 December 30, 1999)
Coordination: Howard I. Browman Contributors: Browman HI, Ruse M, Allchin D, Hull DL, Underwood AJ
Browman HI The uncertain position, status and impact of negative results in marine ecology: philosophical and practical considerations
Ruse M When is a negative result anomalous?
Allchin D Negative results as positive knowledge, and zeroing in on significant problems
Hull DL The role of negative evidence in science
Underwood AJ Publication of so-called 'negative' results in marine ecology
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2 | (Originally termed "Comments Section") Predator-prey interactions in the sea: commentaries on the role of turbulence(published in MEPS Vol. 139 August 29, 1996)
Coordination: Howard I. Browman Contributors: J. H. Costello, H. I. Browman, T. Osborn, A. Scotti, A. B. Skiftesvik, J. R. Strickler, S. Sundby, H. Yamazaki
Browman HI Predator-prey interactions in the sea: commentaries on the role of turbulence
Osborn T, Scotti A Effect of turbulence on predator-prey contact rates: where do we go from here?
Yamazaki H Turbulence problems for planktonic organisms
Sundby S Turbulence-induced contact rates in plankton: the issue of scales
Strickler JR, Costello JH Calanoid copepod behavior in turbulent flows
Browman HI, Skiftesvik AB Effects of turbulence on the predation cycle of fish larvae: comments on some of the issues
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1 | (Originally termed "Comments Section") Commentaries on current research trends in recruitment studies(published in MEPS Vol. 128 November 23, 1995)
Coordination: Howard I. Browman Contributors: H. I. Browman, D. H. Cushing, E. M. DeBlois, B. Ellertsen, P. Fossum, W. C. Leggett, R. A. Myers, P. Solemdal, S. Sundby
Browman HI Introduction
Cushing DH A comment on Leggett & DeBlois
Ellertsen B, Fossum P, Solemdal P, Sundby S The 'critical period' concept — a century of recruitment research
Myers RA Recruitment of marine fish: the relative roles of density-dependent and density-independent mortality in the egg, larval, and juvenile stages
Leggett WC, DeBlois EM Researching recruitment — where to now?
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