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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(2012) Vol. 445 - Table of contents

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Who is eating whom? Morphology and feeding type determine the size relation between planktonic predators and their ideal prey

Feature ArticleDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09502
Research ArticleFishing down a Caribbean food web relaxes trophic cascadesDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09450Research ArticleLinking predator diet and prey availability: common murres and capelin in the Northwest AtlanticDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09465Research ArticleContributions of phytoplankton and bacteria to the optical backscattering coefficient over the Mid-Atlantic RidgeDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09388Research ArticleSpecies-specific effects of marine reserves: mortality and growth differ within and among heavily exploited and rarely exploited limpetsDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09470Research ArticlePredatory crab size diversity and bivalve consumption in oyster reefsDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09461Research ArticleAggregation on the edge: effects of hypoxia avoidance on the spatial distribution of brown shrimp and demersal fishes in the Northern Gulf of MexicoDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09437Research ArticleDual processes for cross-boundary subsidies: incorporation of nutrients from reef-derived kelp into a seagrass ecosystemDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09367Research ArticleWidespread occurrence of endophytic Labyrinthula spp. in northern European eelgrass Zostera marina bedsDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09398Research ArticleEffects of estuarine acidification on predator–prey interactionsDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09487Research ArticleFacultative feeding and consistency of trophic structure in marine soft-bottom macrobenthic communitiesDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09478Research ArticleSimulating the effect of hypoxia on bay anchovy egg and larval mortality using coupled watershed, water quality, and individual-based predation modelsDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09438Research ArticleIntegrating molecular identification of pelagic eggs with geostatistical mapping to improve the delineation of North Sea fish spawning groundsDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09443Research ArticleHabitat preferences of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09457Research ArticleIndirect control of the intracellular nitrate pool of intertidal sediment by the polychaete Hediste diversicolorDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09464Research ArticleInfluences of wave fetch, tidal flow and ocean colour on subtidal rocky communitiesDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09422RESEARCH ARTICLE

Trans-Atlantic rafting by the brooding reef coral Favia fragum on man-made flotsam

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09460
Research ArticleCombined effects of increased UV-B and temperature on the pigment-determined marine phytoplankton community of the St. Lawrence EstuaryDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09484Research ArticleDistributional patterns of deep-sea coral assemblages in three submarine canyons off Newfoundland, CanadaDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09448Research ArticleRelationships between heterozygosity, growth parameters and age in the common pandora Pagellus erythrinus (Sparidae) in the Gabes Gulf (Tunisia)DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09531Research ArticlePotential for top-down control on tropical tunas based on size structure of predator−prey interactionsDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09494Research ArticleDeep danger: intra-specific predation risk influences habitat use and aggregation formation of juvenile lemon sharks Negaprion brevirostrisDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09423NoteUnanticipated biological changes and global warmingDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09493