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.
(1986) Vol. 31 - Table of contents
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Research ArticleEcological changes in the Southern California Bight near a large sewage outfall: benthic conditions in 1980 and 1983 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps031001Research ArticleChanges in a benthic community associated with dense beds of a burrowing deposit feeder, Callianassa californiensis DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps031015Research ArticleBiological enhancement of estuarine benthic community structure DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps031023Research ArticleDissolved free amino acids in the marine environment: a carbon to nitrogen ratio shift during diatom blooms DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps031035Research ArticleNutrient cycling in a microflagellate food chain: III. Phosphorus dynamics DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps031047Research ArticleSeasonal carbon budget and growth of Laminaria solidungula in the Alaskan High Arctic DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps031057Research ArticleVariations in the size of Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba Dana, in small swarms DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps031067Research ArticleDiel patterns of ammonium excretion and grazing rhythms in Calanus helgolandicus in surface stratified waters DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps031075Research ArticleNatural diet and feeding habits of the crabs Liocarcinus puber and L. holsatus (Decapoda, Brachyura, Portunidae) DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps031087Research ArticleSpatial competition between colonial ascidians: the importance of stand-off DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps031101Research ArticleMigratory movement and population structure of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeanglieae) in the central and eastern North Pacific DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps031105Research ArticleDevelopment of tidally related behaviour of a newly settled 0-group plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) population in the western Wadden Sea DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps031121Research ArticlePartitioning of production and respiration among size groups of organisms in an intertidal benthic community DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps031131Research ArticleMeasurement of hydrolytic activity and incorporation of dissolved organic substrates by microorganisms in marine sediments DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps031143Research ArticleUtilization of salt marsh plants by post-larval brown shrimp: carbon assimilation rates and food preferences DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps031151Research ArticleDistribution and behaviour of meiofaunal copepods inside and outside seagrass beds DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps031159Research ArticleIslands of Mytilus edulis as a habitat for small intertidal animals: effect of Mytilus age structure on the species composition of the associated fauna and community organization DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps031171Research ArticleLife history patterns of the dorid nudibranchs Doridella steinbergiae and Corambe pacifica DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps031179Research ArticleDistribution and feeding of epibenthic holothuroids on the reef flat of Laing Island (Papua New Guinea) DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps031185Research ArticleInternational Study on Artemia. XLI. Influence of culture conditions and specific diapause deactivation methods on the hatchability of Artemia cysts produced in a standard culture system DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps031197Research ArticleA new sediment trap system DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps031205Research ArticleSeasonal and spatial distribution of fish larvae in waters over the North West Continental Shelf of Western Australia DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps031209Research ArticleFine-scale distribution of nearshore, suprabenthic fish larvae DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps031223Research ArticleSpatial and temporal patterns of zooplankton biomass across the Gulf Stream DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps031233Research ArticleLarval production, dispersal, and growth in a fjord: a case study on larvae of the sand dollar Dendraster excentricus DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps031245Research ArticleGregariousness in the gorgonian-eating gastropod Cyphoma gibbosum: tests of several possible causes DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps031255Research ArticleApplication of filtration rate models to field populations of bivalves: an assessment using experimental mesocosms DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps031265Research ArticleDynamics of the benthic food web in St. Georges Bay, southern Gulf of St. Lawrence DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps031277Research ArticleA comparison of stable isotope ratios (1807160 and 13C/12C) between two species of hydrothermal vent decapods {Alvinocaris lusca and Munidopsis subsquamosa) DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps031295Research ArticleInfluence of limited food supply on growth and elemental composition (C, N, H) of Carcinus maenas (Decapoda) larvae, reared in the laboratory DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps031301
