Marine Ecology Progress Series
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(2010) Vol. 408 - Table of contents
Diversity of deep-water cetaceans and primary productivity
Feature ArticleDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08619RESEARCH ARTICLEStable isotope composition and turnover of nitrate in the German Bight
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08558RESEARCH ARTICLEThresholds for tracing ships’ ballast water: an Australian case study
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08599RESEARCH ARTICLECharacterization of phytoplankton exudates and carbohydrates in relation to their complexation of copper, cadmium and iron
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08555RESEARCH ARTICLESeaweed-mediated indirect interaction between two species of meso-herbivores
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08561RESEARCH ARTICLEEarly post-settlement mortality and the structure of coral assemblages
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08554RESEARCH ARTICLESpecies composition, habitat, and water quality influence coral bleaching in southern Florida
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08584RESEARCH ARTICLEPhysical control of zooplankton distribution at the Strait of Gibraltar during an episode of internal wave generation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08566RESEARCH ARTICLEZonation on sandy tropical beaches: a case study using Dotilla intermedia (Brachyura: Ocypodidae)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08565RESEARCH ARTICLEDisease outbreaks associated with recent hurricanes cause mass mortality of sea urchins in Nova Scotia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08579RESEARCH ARTICLEDiscrete spawning aggregations of loliginid squid do not represent genetically distinct populations
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08593RESEARCH ARTICLEClimate-driven changes in coastal marine systems of western Europe
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08564RESEARCH ARTICLETemporal genetic variability in the Mediterranean common sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08576RESEARCH ARTICLETrophic cascade in a seaweed-epifauna-fish food chain
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08589RESEARCH ARTICLETrophic restructuring of coral reef fish communities in a large marine reserve
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08509RESEARCH ARTICLEIdentifying critical estuarine seagrass habitat for settlement of coastally spawned fish
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08582RESEARCH ARTICLEExperimental evaluation of stable isotope fractionation in fish muscle and otoliths
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08518RESEARCH ARTICLESub-surface hotspots in shallow seas: fine-scale limited locations of top predator foraging habitat indicated by tidal mixing and sub-surface chlorophyll
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08552RESEARCH ARTICLEQuantifying the contribution of juvenile migratory phenotypes in a population of Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08613RESEARCH ARTICLEDeveloping visual deterrents to reduce sea turtle bycatch in gill net fisheries
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08577RESEARCH ARTICLEMesoscale eddies as foraging area of a deep-diving predator, the southern elephant seal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08560RESEARCH ARTICLESpring distribution and density of minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata along an offshore bank in the central North Sea
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08598REVIEWComplexities of coastal shark movements and their implications for management
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08581NOTEEffects of a shark repulsion device on rocky reef fishes: no shocking outcomes
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08591AS WE SEE ITOne in four citations in marine biology papers is inappropriate
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08587
