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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(2000) Vol. 193 - Table of contents
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Research ArticleUVBR-induced DNA damage in natural marine picoplankton assemblages in the tropical Atlantic OceanDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps193001Research ArticleRelationship between primary producers and bacteria in an oligotrophic sea--the Mediterranean and biogeochemical implicationsDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps193011Research ArticleWhat sets lower limits to phytoplankton stocks in high-nitrate, low-chlorophyll regions of the open ocean?DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps193019Research ArticleIntra-class variability in the carbon, pigment and biomineral content of prymnesiophytes and diatomsDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps193033Research ArticleExhaustion of nitrate terminates a phytoplankton bloom in Funka Bay, Japan: change in SiO4:NO3 consumption rate during the bloomDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps193045Research ArticleInvestigations on the ecology of Calanus spp. in the Labrador Sea. I. Relationship between the phytoplankton bloom and reproduction and development of Calanus finmarchicus in springDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps193053Research ArticleCopepod grazing in a subtropical bay: species-specific responses to a midsummer increase in nanoplankton standing stockDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps193075Research ArticleImpact of solar ultraviolet radiation on hatching of a marine copepod, Calanus finmarchicusDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps193085Research ArticleOverwintering strategies in Calanus finmarchicusDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps193095Research ArticleGrowth, production and productivity of the Arctic sympagic amphipod Gammarus wilkitzkiiDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps193109Research ArticleDiel feeding of the chaetognath Sagitta enflata in the Zanzibar Channel, western Indian OceanDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps193117Research Articlefed different algaeDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps193125Research ArticleAn examination of variable growth in the loliginid squid Sepioteuthis lessoniana: a whole animal and reductionist approachDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps193135Research ArticleQuantifying environmental heterogeneity: habitat size necessary for successful development of cod Gadus morhua eggs in the Baltic SeaDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps193143Research ArticleOsmotic condition, buoyancy change and mortality in larval cod Gadus morhua. A bioassay for assessing near-term mortalityDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps193157Research ArticleInfluence of turbidity, food density and parasites on the ingestion and growth of larval rainbow smelt Osmerus mordax in an estuarine turbidity maximum*DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps193167Research ArticleVertical distribution and the role of physical processes in the feeding dynamics of two larval sciaenids Sciaenops ocellatus and Cynoscion nebulosusDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps193181Research ArticleHabitat/sex differences in time at cleaning stations and ectoparasite loads in a Caribbean reef fishDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps193191Research ArticleUse of blubber fatty acid profiles to distinguish dietary differences between grey seals Halichoerus grypus from two UK breeding coloniesDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps193201Research ArticleHabitat preferences of female humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae in the Hawaiian Islands are associated with reproductive statusDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps193209Research ArticleSmall-scale patterns of nekton use among marsh and adjacent shallow nonvegetated areas of the Galveston Bay Estuary, Texas (USA)DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps193217Research ArticleBio-mineralogy as a structuring factor for marine epibenthic communitiesDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps193241Research ArticleSulphide tolerance of the marine nematode Oncholaimus campylocercoides--a result of internal sulphur formation?DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps193251Research ArticleOxygenic photosynthesis as driving process in exopolysaccharide production of benthic diatomsDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps193261Research ArticleAbove- and below-ground production, biomass and reproductive ecology of Thalassia testudinum (turtle grass) in a subtropical coastal lagoonDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps193271Research ArticleExtrinsic factors influencing phlorotannin production in the brown alga Ascophyllum nodosumDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps193285Research ArticleCarbon isotope fractionation by a marine diatom: dependence on the growth-rate-limiting resourceDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps193295Research ArticleHigh survival of neustonic zoea I larvae of American lobster Homarus americanus following short-term exposure to ultraviolet radiation (280 to 400 nm)DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps193305
