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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(2002) Vol. 227 - Table of contents
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Research ArticleTotal cover and cover quality: predicted and actual effects on a predator¹s foraging successDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps227001Research ArticleForaging ecology of a generalist predator, the female New Zealand fur sealDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps227011Research ArticleGrowth and seasonal fluctuations in size and condition of male Northwest Atlantic harp seals Phoca groenlandica: an analysis using sequential growth curvesDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps227025Research ArticleOceanographic and climatic factors influencing breeding and colony attendance patterns of Humboldt penguins Spheniscus humboldti in central ChileDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps227043Research ArticleFeeding of diving predators and diel vertical migration of prey: King penguins' diet versus trawl sampling at Kerguelen IslandsDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps227051Research ArticleDiving behaviour during the internesting interval for loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta nesting in CyprusDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps227063Research ArticleParrotfish grazing on turtlegrass Thalassia testudinum: evidence for the importance of seagrass consumption in food web dynamics of the Florida Keys National Marine SanctuaryDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps227071Research ArticleDiversity in coral reef fish communities: the effects of habitat patchiness revisitedDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps227087Research ArticlePopulation differentiation of eelpout Zoarces viviparus in a Danish fjordDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps227097Research ArticleTrophic ecology of Atlantic cod Gadus morhua on the northeast US continental shelfDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps227109Research ArticleFish farming impacts in the Mediterranean studied through sediment profiling imageryDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps227125Research ArticleRelative impacts of two exotic brachyuran species on blue mussel populations in Long Island SoundDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps227135Research ArticleDiversity of benthic organic matter flows through polychaetes and crabs in a mangrove estuary: δ13C and δ34S signalsDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps227145Research ArticleFunctional morphology and food habits of deep-sea copepods of the genus Cephalophanes (Calanoida: Phaennidae): perception of bioluminescence as a strategy for food detectionDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps227157Research ArticleMechanical and neural responses from the mechanosensory hairs on the antennule of Gaussia princepsDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps227173Research ArticleLipid biomarkers and trophic linkages between ctenophores and copepods in Svalbard watersDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps227187Research ArticleA GTT microsatellite repeat motif and differentiation between morphological forms of Littorina saxatilis: speciation in progress?DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps227195Research ArticleZooplankton population dynamics: measuring in situ growth and mortality rates using an Optical Plankton CounterDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps227205Research ArticleNo habitat correlation of zooxanthellae in the coral genus Madracis on a Curaçao reefDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps227221Research ArticleRNA/DNA ratios of scleractinian corals suggest acclimatisation/adaptation in relation to light gradients and turbidity regimesDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps227233Research ArticleTiming of reproduction in Montastraea annularis: relationship to environmental variablesDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps227241Research ArticleSite-selection model for optimal transplantation of eelgrass Zostera marina in the northeastern USDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps227253Research ArticleAncient DNA in the seagrass Posidonia oceanicaDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps227269Research ArticleSeasonal variation in sedimentary amino acids and the association of organic matter with mineral surfaces in a sandy eelgrass meadowDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps227275Research ArticleEffects of two strains of the parasitic dinoflagellate Amoebophrya on growth, photosynthesis, light absorption, and quantum yield of bloom-forming dinoflagellatesDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps227281Research ArticleConsequences of density-dependent heterotrophic feeding for a partial autotrophDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps227293Research ArticleAn assessment of the effects of diatoms on planktonic copepodsDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps227305
