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.
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Thermal niche of Atlantic cod Gadus morhua: limits, tolerance and optima
Feature ArticleDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08889Research ArticlePrey dominance shapes trophic structure of the northern California Current pelagic food web: evidence from stable isotopes and diet analysisDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08876Research ArticleEcosystem structure and processes at Kaloko Honokōhau, focusing on the role of herbivores, including the green sea turtle Chelonia mydas, in reef resilienceDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08846Research ArticleConsumer effects on ecosystem functioning in rock pools: roles of species richness and compositionDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08844Research ArticleStructure-dependent, protistan grazing and its implication for the formation, maintenance and decline of plankton patchesDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08855Research ArticleImpacts of detritus from the invasive alga Caulerpa taxifolia on a soft sediment communityDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08903Research ArticleSnail grazing facilitates growth of a bloom-forming algaDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08894Research ArticleAcquisition and assimilation of carbon in non-bleached and bleached coralsDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08866Research ArticleGenetic structure of the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera along the southeastern PacificDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08893Research ArticleHost hybridization alters specificity of cnidarian–dinoflagellate associationsDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08875Research ArticleForaging by the omnivorous crab Pachygrapsus transversus affects the structure of assemblages on sub-tropical rocky shoresDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08880Research ArticleBehavioral responses to variable predation risk in the California spiny lobster Panulirus interruptusDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08850Research ArticleEstimating spatial distribution of American lobster Homarus americanus using habitat variablesDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08849Research ArticleHabitat suitability for marine fishes using presence-only modelling and multibeam sonarDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08858Research ArticleImpacts of contaminant sources on marine fish abundance and species richness: a review and meta-analysis of evidence from the fieldDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08856Research ArticleFatty acids in eggs of anchoveta Engraulis ringens during two contrasting winter spawning seasonsDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08819Research ArticleNatal origin of Pacific bluefin tuna Thunnus orientalis inferred from otolith oxygen isotope compositionDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08867Research ArticleKinematics and energetic benefits of schooling in the labriform fish, striped surfperch Embiotoca lateralisDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08885Research ArticleVariation in anonymous and EST-microsatellites suggests adaptive population divergence in turbotDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08874Research ArticleTrawling regime influences longline seabird bycatch in the Mediterranean: new insights from a small-scale fisheryDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08847Research ArticleReduction of skull size in South American sea lions reveals density-dependent growth during population recoveryDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08887Research ArticleInfluence of feeding conditions on breeding of African penguins—importance of adequate local food suppliesDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08857Note‘Personality’ in two species of temperate damselfishDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08899NoteFunctional diversity in amphipods revealed by stable isotopes in an eelgrass ecosystemDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08873CommentBaiting sharks for marine tourism: Comment on Clua et al. (2010)DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08877Reply CommentEffects of provisioning on shark behaviour: Reply to Brunnschweiler & McKenzie (2010)DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08940
