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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(2018) Vol. 588 - Table of contents
A test of the sponge-loop hypothesis for emergent Caribbean reef sponges
Feature ArticleDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12466RESEARCH ARTICLEColonization and succession as drivers of small-scale spatial variability in epibionts on mangrove roots in the Southern Caribbean
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12404RESEARCH ARTICLEModulation of the light field related to valve optical properties of raphid diatoms: implications for niche differentiation in the microphytobenthosDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12456RESEARCH ARTICLEAmino acid utilization by eukaryotic picophytoplankton in a coastal upwelling system
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12435RESEARCH ARTICLEIncreasing temperature may shift availability of euphausiid prey in the Southern Ocean
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12460RESEARCH ARTICLEStability and dynamic properties of octocoral communities in the Tropical Eastern Pacific
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12416RESEARCH ARTICLEAnalysis of optimal habitat for captive release of the sea cucumber Holothuria scabra
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12444RESEARCH ARTICLEAssessing the effect of environmental factors on the spawning activity of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus intermedius through video recording observationsDOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12436RESEARCH ARTICLECoupling remote sensing with in situ surveys to determine reef fish habitat associations for the design of marine protected areas
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12388RESEARCH ARTICLEInferring labrid functional roles through morphological and ecological traits
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12422RESEARCH ARTICLEEnergy-based ecosystem modelling illuminates the ecological role of Northeast Pacific herring
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12430RESEARCH ARTICLEOtolith chemistry of juvenile walleye pollock Gadus chalcogrammus in relation to regional hydrography: evidence of spatially split cohorts
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12425RESEARCH ARTICLESeagrass meadows shape fish assemblages across estuarine seascapes
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12394RESEARCH ARTICLEMarine fronts as preferred habitats for young Patagonian hoki Macruronus magellanicus on the southern Patagonian shelf
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12454RESEARCH ARTICLEPhilopatry in loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta: beyond the gender paradigm
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12448RESEARCH ARTICLEContemporary migration of fin whales through the Strait of Gibraltar
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12449RESEARCH ARTICLESex- and age-biased mortality of three shearwater species in longline fisheries of the Mediterranean
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12427REVIEWOverview of trace element trophic transfer in fish through the concept of assimilation efficiency
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12452
