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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Physical and optical properties of phytoplankton-rich layers in a coastal fjord: a step toward prediction and strategic sampling of plankton patchiness
Feature ArticleDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11601Research ArticleComparison of fish and invertebrate assemblages among variably altered tidal creeks in a coastal landscapeDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11597Research ArticleDecadal decline in demersal fish biomass coincident with a prolonged drought and the introduction of an exotic starfishDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11577Research ArticleColonization of benthic invertebrates in a submarine canyon in the NW AtlanticDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11555Research ArticleGlobal effects of moon phase on nocturnal acoustic scattering layersDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11612Research ArticleNutrient fluxes from reduced Baltic Sea sediment: effects of oxygenation and macrobenthosDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11592Research ArticleResponse of polyamine pools in marine phytoplankton to nutrient limitation and variation in temperature and salinityDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11583Research ArticleLimited effects of nutrient enrichment on bacterial carbon sources in salt marsh tidal creek sedimentsDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11587Research ArticleLack of fine-scale genetic structure and distant mating in natural populations of Fucus vesiculosusDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11607Research ArticleEffects of elevated pCO2 and irradiance on growth, photosynthesis and calcification in Halimeda discoideaDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11591Research ArticleTemperature is not a limiting factor for the expansion of Halophila stipulacea throughout the Mediterranean SeaDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11582Research ArticleLow barnacle fouling on leaves of the mangrove plant Sonneratia apetala and possible anti-barnacle defense strategiesDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11585Research ArticleWhen two oceans meet: regional population genetics of an exploited coastal shark, Mustelus mustelusDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11596Research ArticlePopulation organisation in reef sharks: new variations in coastal habitat use by mobile marine predatorsDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11545Research ArticlePropagule dispersal and larval patch cohesiveness in a Mediterranean coastal fishDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11609Research ArticleGeographic variation in stable isotopic and fatty acid composition of anguilliform leptocephali and particulate organic matter in the South PacificDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11575Research ArticleEffects of temperature and latitude on larval traits of two estuarine fishes in differing estuary typesDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11552Research ArticlePrey naiveté to invasive lionfish Pterois volitans on Caribbean coral reefsDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11553Research ArticleReef-scale partitioning of cryptobenthic fish assemblages across the Great Barrier Reef, AustraliaDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11614NoteSymbiont carbon and nitrogen assimilation in the Cassiopea–Symbiodinium mutualismDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11605
