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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(1987) Vol. 37 - Table of contents
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Research ArticleOpportunistic utilization of mysid shoals by surf-zone teleosts DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps037001Research ArticleImpact of egg predation by Noctiluca miliaris on the summer development of copepod populations in the southern North Sea DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps037009Research ArticleFecundity and reproductive effort of sea scallops Placopecten magellanicus from the Gulf of Maine DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps037019Research ArticleMass aggregations of the free-living marine nematode Pontonema vulgare (Oncholaimidae) in organically polluted fjords DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps037027Research ArticleEvaluation of four models used to estimate kelp productivity from growth measurements DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps037035Research ArticleClose coupling between release and uptake of dissolved free amino acids in seawater studied by an isotope dilution approach DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps037045Research ArticleAmmonium regeneration by microplankton in an upwelling environment DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps037053Research ArticleNitrogen fixation and 15N2 calibration of the acetylene reduction assay in coastal marine sediments DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps037065Research ArticleSynoptic measures of sediment contamination, toxicity and infaunal community composition (the Sediment Quality Triad) in San Francisco Bay DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps037075Research ArticleUse of a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) to study marine phenomena: I. Pandalid shrimp densities DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps037097Research ArticleRelative availability of the prey of wading birds by day and by night DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps037103Research ArticleCohort growth and survival of bay anchovy Anchoa mitchilli larvae in Biscayne Bay, Florida DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps037109Research ArticleDiet changes in Scotian Shelf haddock during the pelagic and demersal phases of the first year of life DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps037123Research ArticleNatural diets of lobster Homarus americanus from barren ground and macroalgal habitats off southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps037131Research ArticleAcute and sublethal effects of cadmium on ingestion, egg production and life-cycle development in the copepod Acartia tonsa DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps037141Research ArticleHeavy metal concentrations and size effects in the mesopelagic decapod crustacean Systeilaspis debilis DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps037147Research ArticleSpontaneous and induced components of salinity preference behaviour in Carcinus maenas DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps037153Research ArticleVariation in egg organic content and its relationship with egg size in the starfish Solaster stimpsoni DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps037159Research ArticleReproduction and rapid growth in a deep-sea aplacophoran mollusc, Prochaetoderma yongei DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps037171Research ArticleComparison of resistivity to transport by wave action in several polychaete species on an intertidal sand flat DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps037181Research ArticleLong-term effects of destruction of hermatypic corals by Acanthaster plana infestation on reef fish communities at Iriomote Island, Japan DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps037191Research ArticleA comparison of settlement plate types for experiments on the recruitment of scleractinian corals DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps037201Research ArticleStructure and dynamics of epifaunal assemblages on intertidal macroalgae Ascophyllum nodosum and Fucus vesiculosus in Nova Scotia, Canada DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps037209Research ArticleAlgal diversity in relation to physical disturbance: a mosaic of successional stages in a subtidal cobble habitat DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps037229Research ArticleDynamics of a Phaeocystis-dominated spring bloom in Belgian coastal waters. I. Phytoplanktonic activities and related parameters DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps037239Research ArticleDynamics of a Phaeocystis-dominated spring bloom in Belgian coastal waters. II. Bacterioplankton dynamics DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps037249Research ArticleComparison of oxygen microgradients, oxygen flux rates and electron transport system activity in coastal marine sediments DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps037259Research ArticleA daily study of the diatom spring bloom at Roscoff (France) in 1985. II Phytoplankton pigment composition studied by HPLC analysis DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps037265Research ArticleNitrogen dynamics of a cyanobacteria bloom in the Baltic Sea: new versus regenerated production DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps037277Research ArticleUtilization of N, P and organic C by heterotrophic bacteria. II. Comparison of experiments and a mathematical model DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps037285Research ArticleMarine birds and plastic pollution DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps037295Research ArticleGlycollate concentrations in relation to hydrography in Liverpool Bay DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps037305
