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MEPS is a leading hybrid research journal on all aspects of marine, coastal and estuarine ecology. Priority is given to outstanding research that advances our ecological understanding.

Online: ISSN 1616-1599

Print: ISSN 0171-8630

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps

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Species range shifts, biological invasions and ocean warming (Feb 08, 2024)

Organizers: Andrea Anton, Eugenia Apostolaki, Marlene Wesselmann

Editors: Andrea Anton, Amanda E. Bates, Vasilis Gerovasileiou, Graeme Hays, Inna M. Sokolova, Cascade J. B. Sorte, Paul Snelgrove

Seagrass meadow with curious fish.

Photo: Thanos Dailianis

This Theme Section brings together the current research on two interrelated marine ecological topics: (1) invasive species in a warming ocean, and (2) climate-mediated species range shifts.

Marine species are moving beyond their native geographical ranges either in response to climate change or by being introduced into new marine regions as a consequence of an increasingly connected world. The arrival of species at new regions can lead to ecological challenges for both the invader and the recipient community. Contributions to this Theme Section provide evidence that global warming, and occasionally environmental degradation, are crucial factors altering the distribution of both marine invasive species and range-shifting species.

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Introduction Wesselmann M, Apostolaki ET, Anton A Species range shifts, biological invasions and ocean warmingopen accessPages 81-83DOI: 10.3354/meps14544Research Article Sartoretto S, Ledoux JB, Gueret E, Guillemain D, Ravel C, Moirand L, Aurelle D Ecological and genomic characterization of a remarkable natural heritage: a mesophotic ‘giant’ Paramuricea clavata forestPages 85-101DOI: 10.3354/meps14427Research Article Sbragaglia V, Espasandín L, Jarić I, Vardi R, Ramírez F, Coll M Tracking ongoing transboundary marine distributional range shifts in the digital eraPages 103-114DOI: 10.3354/meps14309Note Waite HR, Beshai RA, Sorte CJB Demography across latitudinal and elevational gradients for range-expanding whelksPages 115-121DOI: 10.3354/meps14349Research Article Dror H, Angel D Rising seawater temperatures affect the fitness of Rhopilema nomadica polyps and podocysts and the expansion of this medusa into the western Mediterraneanopen accessPages 123-143DOI: 10.3354/meps14224Research Article Santidrian Tomillo P, Wallace BP, Marco A, Panagopoulou A, Tavecchia G Environmental changes in the Mediterranean Sea could facilitate the western expansion of loggerhead turtlesPages 145-161DOI: 10.3354/meps14149Research Article 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 GreenlandPages 163-182DOI: 10.3354/meps14440Research Article Huizenga K, Oviatt C Inshore juvenile lobsters threatened by warming waters and migratory fish predators in southern New EnglandPages 183-197DOI: 10.3354/meps14453Research Article Aceves-Medina G, Uribe-Prado AG, Jiménez-Rosenberg SPA, Durazo R, Saldierna-Martínez RJ, Avendaño-Ibarra R, Sarmiento-Lezcano AN Influence of extreme cold and warm oceanographic events on larval fish assemblages in the southern region of the California CurrentPages 199-219DOI: 10.3354/meps14331Research Article Adams DH, Edwards DD, Schneider JE, Searles AR Range expansion and population shifts of estuarine fishes in a changing subtropical estuaryopen accessPages 221-238DOI: 10.3354/meps14314

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