MEPS

Marine Ecology Progress Series

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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(2020) Vol. 634 - Table of contents

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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Common temperature-growth dependency and acclimation response in three herbivorous protists

Feature ArticleDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13200
Research ArticleOntogenetic shifts and interspecies variation in tolerance to desiccation and heat at the early benthic phase of six intertidal invertebratesDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13189Research ArticleFirst analysis of an Arctic sea ice meiofauna food web based on abundance, biomass and stable isotope ratiosDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13170Research ArticleAcetate-utilizing microbial communities revealed by stable-isotope probing in sediment underlying the upwelling system of the Ulleung Basin, East SeaDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13182Research ArticleEffect of algal phenology on seasonal dynamics of gammarid assemblages: differences between canopy and understory strata in a Sargassum yezoense bedDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13194Research ArticleDissolved inorganic nutrient enrichment does not affect sponge growth or conditionDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13184Research ArticleTemporal variation in positive and negative interactions between marsh herbivores mediated by changes in plant traitsDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13187Research ArticleHabitat use and movement patterns of reef manta rays Mobula alfredi in southern MozambiqueDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13178Research ArticleMulti-year patterns in scarring, survival and residency of whale sharks in Ningaloo Marine Park, Western AustraliaDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13173RESEARCH ARTICLE

Potential for grouper acoustic competition and partitioning at a multispecies spawning site off Little Cayman, Cayman Islands

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13181
Research ArticleLocal ecological knowledge of recreational fishers reveals different meridionalization dynamics of two Mediterranean subregionsDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13193RESEARCH ARTICLE

California Current seascape influences juvenile salmon foraging ecology at multiple scales

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13185
Research ArticleDepth and temperature preference of anadromous Arctic char Salvelinus alpinus in the Kitikmeot Sea, a shallow and low-salinity area of the Canadian ArcticDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13195Research ArticleThermal exposure and transgenerational plasticity influence embryonic success in a bivoltine estuarine sea hareDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13207Research ArticleSampling nesting sea turtles: impact of survey error on trend detectionDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13202NoteHerbivory strength is similar or even greater in algal- compared to coral-dominated habitats on a recovering coral reefDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13172NoteContrasting whisker growth dynamics within the phocid lineageDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13204