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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Research ArticleRetention of larval haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus in the Georges Bank region, a gyre-influenced spawning area DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps024001Research ArticleFeeding behaviour and swimming activity of larval herring (Clupea harengus) in relation to density of copepod nauplii DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps024015Research ArticleForaging time allocation in a territorial fish: influence of reproductive activities DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps024023Research ArticleAbundance and dynamics of microplankton in the central tropical Indian Ocean DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps024027Research ArticleObserved and predicted measurements of photosynthesis in a phytoplankton culture exposed to natural irradiance DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps024043Research ArticleLong-term changes in microphytobenthos in a Brittany estuary after the 'Amoco Cadiz' oil spill DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps024051Research ArticleAmmonium distributions, production, and efflux from backreef sediments, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps024057Research ArticleSeasonal cycles of 02, N03- and S042- reduction in estuarine sediments: the significance of an N03- reduction maximum in spring DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps024065Research ArticleNeutral modelanalysis of patterns of marine benthic species diversity DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps024075Research ArticlePersistence of an introduced mudflat community in South San Francisco Bay, California DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps024083Research ArticleDisturbance and growth of juvenile corals {Agaricia humilis and Agaricia agaricites, Scleractinia) in natural habitats on the reef of Curagao DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps024099Research ArticleSignificance of the occurrence of chemoautotrophic bacterial endosymbionts in lucinid clams from Bermuda DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps024113Research ArticleSeasonal cycles in and effects of starvation on egg development in Mytilus edulis DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps024121Research ArticleEffect of temperature and salinity on the toxicity of arsenic to three estuarine invertebrates (Corophium volutator, Macoma balthica, Tubiflex costatus) DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps024129Research ArticleEffect of temperature and salinity on the toxicity of nickel and zinc to two estuarine invertebrates (Corophium volutator, Macoma balthica) DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps024139Research ArticleEcological observations on the gorgonian sea fan Eunicella cavolinii'in the Bay of Naples DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps024155Research ArticleVariations in the ingestion rate of algal cells with morphological development of larvae of Paracentrotus lividus (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps024161Research ArticleContribution of green macroalgal mats (Enteromorpha spp.) to seasonal production in an estuary DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps024167Research ArticleA deep protozoan maximum in the Gulf of Maine DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps024177Research ArticleEffects of environment on regeneration rate of tissue lesions in the reef coral Montastrea annularis (Scleractinia) DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps024183Research ArticleAcclimation of sea-ice microalgae to freezing temperature DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps024187Research ArticleMacroaggregates of Emiliana huxleyi in sediment traps DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps024193Research ArticleDetection of species sequences across environmental gradients DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps024197Research ArticleFlow cytometry: a new method for characterization of differential ingestion, digestion and egestion by suspension feeders DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps024201Research ArticleLong-term variability of estuarine meiobenthos: an 11 year study DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps024205Research ArticleDynamics of meiobenthic copepod populations: a long-term study (1973-1983) DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps024219Research ArticleNutrient cycling in a microflagellate food chain: I. Nitrogen dynamics DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps024231Research ArticleNutrient cycling in a microflagellate food chain: II. Population dynamics and carbon cycling DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps024243Research ArticleCarbon flow in coastal Louisiana DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps024255Research ArticleByssus-thread formation by the mussel Mytilus edulis: effects of environmental factors DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps024261Research ArticleFeeding and reproductive performance of the harpacticoid Tisbe carolinensis (Copepoda, Crustacea) in four algal cultures DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps024273Research ArticleEffect of daylength and food concentration on in situ diurnal feeding rhythms in Arctic copepods DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps024281Research ArticleBehavioral basis of internal-wave-induced shoreward transport of megalopae of the crab Pachygrapsus crassipes DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps024289Research ArticleTemperature and larval development of Carcinus maenas (Decapoda) in the laboratory; predictions of larval dynamics in the sea DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps024297Research ArticleSpecies number-area relationship in the deep sea DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps024303
