MEPS is a leading ecological journal publishing research on all aspects of marine, coastal and estuarine ecology. MEPS coverage includes the whole spectrum of species, habitats, biological organisation (cells to ecosystems) and research (fundamental and applied). Priority is given to outstanding research that advances our ecological understanding.
As of 1 January 2021, MEPS is a Plan S Transformative Journal committed to increasing the proportion of OA research content by at least 5% in absolute terms and at least 15% in relative terms, year-on-year. When 75% of the research content is published OA, the journal will “flip” to full OA. During the transformation process, which lasts until 31 December 2024, MEPS may be financially supported by cOAlition S funders. See also Transformative Journals in the "For Authors" section.
Print : ISSN 0171-8630
Online : ISSN 1616-1599
Published volumes are listed according to subscription year.
2023: | 704 705 706 707 708 709 710 711 712 713 714 715 716 717 718 719 |
2022: | 681 682 683 684 685 686 687 688 689 690 691 692 693 694 695 696 697 698 699 700 701 702 703 |
2021: | 658 659 660 661 662 663 664 665 666 667 668 669 670 671 672 673 674 675 676 677 678 679 680 |
2020: | 635 636 637 638 639 640 641 642 643 644 645 646 647 648 649 650 651 652 653 654 655 656 657 |
2019: | 612 613 614 615 616 617–618 619 620 621 622 623 624 625 626 627 628 629 630 631 632 633 634 |
2018: | 589 590 591 592 593 594 595 596 597 598 599 600 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 608 609 610 611 |
Early volumes (more than five years since publication) are freely accessible to all users.
Early volumes (more than five years since publication) are freely accessible to all users. They are listed according to the subscription year to which they belonged.
In-press articles are listed online shortly after acceptance. Prepress abstracts are also made available. These have not yet been fully checked and copyedited and are therefore subject to change before actual publication. The article is however citable as "in press", using the DOI.
M 14396
Cohen RE, Frasier KE, Baumann-Pickering S, Hildebrand JA
Spatial and temporal separation of toothed whales in the western North Atlantic
Prepress abstract
M 14406
Souza JA, Flores AAV
Abundance and active patch selection modulate reproductive connectivity and fitness of pea crabs living on sand dollars
Prepress abstract
M 14368
Maathuis MAM, Couperus B, van der Molen J, Poos JJ, Tulp I, Sakinan S
Resolving the variability in habitat use of juvenile small pelagic fish in a major tidal system by continuous echosounder measurements
Prepress abstract | Small pelagic fish: new research frontiers
M 14382
Archer LC, Atkinson SN, Pagano AM, Penk SR, Molnár PK
Lactation performance in polar bears is associated with fasting time and energetic state
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M 14396
Cohen RE, Frasier KE, Baumann-Pickering S, Hildebrand JA
Spatial and temporal separation of toothed whales in the western North Atlantic
Prepress abstract
M 14397
Charrier BR, Ingels J, Danielson SL, Mincks SL
Infaunal community structure, diversity, and function in Pacific-Arctic shelf sediments: A comparison of meiofaunal- and macrofaunal-sized nematodes
Prepress abstract
M 14399
Harper LM, Huebner LK, O’Cain ED, Ruzicka R, Gleason DF, Fogarty ND
Multi-year coral recruitment study across the Florida Reef Tract reveals boom-or-bust pattern among broadcast spawners and consistency among brooders
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M 14400
Sims CA, Sampayo EM, Kim SW, Mayfield MM, Pandolfi JM
Coral early life history dynamics: conspecific facilitation or limitation are dependent on distinct life stage interactions
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M 14401
Reigel AM, Hellberg ME
Microbiome environmental shifts differ between two co-ocurring octocoral hosts
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M 14403
Balbar AC, Metaxas A, Wu Y
Comparing approaches for estimating ecological connectivity at a local scale in a marine system
Prepress abstract | Marine functional connectivity
M 14404
Bortolotto GA, Zerbini AN, Thomas L, Andriolo A, Hammond PS
Distribution and habitat use modelling from satellite tracking data of humpback whales in Brazil agree with shipboard survey data modelling
Prepress abstract
M 14405
Chen HY, Hua YJ, Gu RT, Liu TT, Tang JW, Zhang W, Ge ZM
Contribution of microphytobenthos to carbon sink in the brackish and freshwater tidal flats of the Yangtze Estuary
Prepress abstract
M 14407
Ahuatzin-Hernández JM, Morrone JJ, Vidal-Martínez VM
Biogeographic patterns of the hydrozoans of the Gulf of Mexico and adjacent waters: Biological assemblages, beta diversity, and endemism
Prepress abstract
M 14408
Sigurdsson GM
Increase in bycatch rates of plunge- and surface feeding seabirds observed while setting and hauling bottom set gillnets equipped with LED lights
Prepress abstract
M 14409
Taylor DL, Pearson C, Green-Gavrielidis L, Hobbs NV, Thornber C, Cicchetti G, Gerber-Williams A, McManus MC
Habitat and trophic niche overlap among juvenile black sea bass, tautog, and cunner in a southern New England estuary: Interspecific interactions amid a species geographic range expansion
Prepress abstract
M 14410
Garde B, Fell A, Krishnan K, Jones CG, Gunner R, Tatayah V, Cole NC, Lempidakis E, Shepard ELC
Thermal soaring in tropicbirds suggests that diverse seabirds may use this strategy to reduce flight costs
Prepress abstract | Wind and weather effects on seabird foraging, movement and energetics
M 14411
Quigley CN, Roughan M, Chaput R, Jeffs AG, Gardner JPA
Simulating larval dispersal across the distribution of the New Zealand green-lipped mussel: insights into connectivity and source-sink dynamics
Prepress abstract | Marine functional connectivity
M 14412
Barrionuevo M, Frere E, Quintana F, Ciancio J, Marchisio N, Lisovski S
Within and among colony variation in non-breeding dispersion of Magellanic penguins breeding along the coast of Argentina
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M 14413
Daly R, Venables SK, Rogers TD, Filmalter JD, Hempson TN, Murray T, Hussey NE, Silva I, Pereira MAM, Mann BQ, Nharreluga BAS, Cowley PD
Persistent transboundary movements of threatened sharks highlight the importance of cooperative management for effective conservation
Prepress abstract
M 14414
Giménez L
A geometric approach to understand biological responses to environmental fluctuations from the perspective of marine organisms
Prepress abstract
M 14415
Gillett DJ, Weisberg SB, Alin SR, Cadien D, Velarde R, Barwick K, Larsen C, Latker A
Changes in the macrobenthic infaunal community of the Southern California continental margin over five decades in relation to oceanographic factors
Prepress abstract
M 14416
Meister N, Langbehn TJ, Varpe Ø, Jørgensen C
Blue mussels in western Norway have vanished where in reach of crawling predators
Prepress abstract
M 14417
Thorne LH, Clay TA, Phillips RA, Silvers LG, Wakefield ED
Effects of wind on the movement, behavior, energetics, and life history of seabirds
Prepress abstract | Wind and weather effects on seabird foraging, movement and energetics
M 14418
Flaherty-Walia KE, Gervasi CL, Davis JP, Trabelsi S, Fratto Z, Santos RO, Stevens PW, Matheson Jr RE, Rehage JS
Seines and baited-remote underwater video document consistent spatiotemporal patterns in nekton communities of subtropical coastal habitats
Prepress abstract
M 14419
Esser EA, Pringle JM, Byers JE
Neither larval duration nor dispersal distance predict spatial genetic diversity in planktonic dispersing species
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M 14420
Jones NP, Pratchett MS, Milligan RJ, Gilliam DS
High incidence of partial colony mortality constrains realized growth for three coral species in southeast Florida
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M 14421
Della Marta IR, Vergés A, Powell S, Smith SM, Poore AGB
Marine protected areas are linked to higher predation rates by fish in shallow urbanised reefs, but only in no-take reserves
Prepress abstract
M 14422
Plumlee JD, Branham C, Ryburn S, Fodrie FJ
Trophic partitioning among seasonally resident predators in a temperate estuary
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M 14423
Hu N, Hollander J, Brönmark C, Persson A
Ocean acidification and predation risk, in isolation and in combination, show strong effects on marine mussels
Prepress abstract
M 14424
Gjeitsund Thorvaldsen K, Neuenfeldt S, Mariani P, Nielsen JR
Hiding in plain sight: Predator avoidance behaviour of mesopelagic Maurolicus muelleri during foraging
Prepress abstract | Small pelagic fish: new research frontiers
M 14425
Cannell BL, Kendall WL, Tyne JA, Bunce M, Hetzel Y, Murray D, Radford B
Marine heatwaves affect breeding, diet and population size but not body condition of a range-edge little penguin colony
Prepress abstract | How do marine heatwaves impact seabirds?
M 14426
Tracy AM, Heggie K, Ritter C, Norman D, Aguilar R, Ogburn MB
Oyster reef habitat depends on environmental conditions and management across large spatial scales
Prepress abstract
M 14427
Sartoretto S, Ledoux JB, Gueret E, Guillemain D, Ravel C, Moirand L, Aurelle D
About a mesophotic ‘giant’ Paramuricea clavata forest: ecological and genomic characterisation of a remarkable natural heritage
Prepress abstract
M 14428
Forbes R, Nakamoto B, Lysiak N, Wimmer T, Hayden B
Stable isotope analysis of baleen from North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis reflects distribution shift to the Gulf of St. Lawrence
Prepress abstract
M 14429
Daban P, Hillinger A, Mucientes G, Blanco A, Alonso-Fernández A
Movement ecology determines isotopic niche width in the undulate skate Raja undulata
Prepress abstract
M 14430
de Meirelles ACO, Choi-Lima KF, Campos Vila Nova TM, Leite de Araujo Monteiro Filho E, Lotufo TMdC
Habitat use of Guiana dolphin (Sotalia guianensis) in a heavily urbanized embayment
Prepress abstract
M 14431
Kumagai A, Kazama K, Mikami K, Watanuki Y
Black-tailed gulls alter their flight height and airspeed according to wind conditions during their coastal commuting trips
Prepress abstract | Wind and weather effects on seabird foraging, movement and energetics
M 14432
Burkett AM, Rathburn AE, Gonzalez Acevedo A, Gonzalez Acevedo C, Ezpeleta J
Foraminiferal population dynamics on elevated plastic substrates and in sediments at 4,000 m in the Eastern Pacific
Prepress abstract
M 14433
Losee J, Claiborne A, Palm D, Holmgren A, Anderson A, Brodin T, Hellström G
Migratory behavior and maternal origin of anadromous brown trout in the Baltic Sea
Prepress abstract
M 14434
Speare KE, Duran A, Miller MW, Moeller HV, Burkepile DE
Small-scale habitat selection by larvae of a reef-building coral
Prepress abstract
M 14435
Saltzman J, White ER
Determining the role of environmental covariates on planktivorous elasmobranch population trends within an isolated marine protected area
Prepress abstract
M 14436
Nyegaard M, Braun CD, Welly M, Djohani R, Arostegui MC
Overcoming challenging telemetry data of giant sunfish (Mola alexandrini, Molidae) in Bali, Indonesia
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M 14437
Bernal-Ibáñez A, Cacabelos E, Quintano E, Gestoso I
Prior stress by marine heatwaves and micro-habitat fragmentation drive the colonisation of epifaunal assemblages in marine forests
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M 14438
Perälä T, Pesari SNK, Ahti PA, Lehtinen SO, Schoenrock KM, Kuparinen A
Non-trophic interactions amplify kelp harvest-induced biomass oscillations and biomass changes in a kelp forest ecological network model
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M 14439
Bornman E, Adams JB, Strydom NA
Estuarine zooplankton communities shift but are not depleted during recurrent harmful algal blooms of Heterosigma akashiwo in the Sundays Estuary, South Africa
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M 14440
Land-Miller H, Roos AM, Simon M, Dietz R, Sonne C, Pedro S, Rosing-Asvid A, Rigét FF, McKinney MA
Comparison of feeding niches between Arctic and northward moving sub-Arctic marine mammals in Greenland
Prepress abstract | Species range shifts, biological invasions and ocean warming
M 14441
McComb-Turbitt SP, Crossin GT, Tierney M, Brickle P, Trathan P, Williams TD, Auger-Méthé M
Diving efficiency at depth and pre-breeding foraging effort increase with haemoglobin levels in gentoo penguins
Prepress abstract
last update: October 2, 2023
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