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• Identifying complex spatial behaviors in Pacific halibut: Site fidelity, partial migration, and contingent structure within the Bering Sea

  Aquat Biol

  Understanding complex population structure and spatial behaviors is critical for commercially exploited stocks, as population declines and localized depletions can occur when these dynamics are not…

  Keywords: Pop-up Satellite Archival Tag, Sub-population, Contingent, Fine Scale Spatial Dynamics, Homing, Spatially Explicit Management

  Authors: Flanigan AJ, Nielsen JK, Loher T, Seitz AC

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ab00782

• Multi-scale analysis of species–environment relationships

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 302:13-26 (2005)

  Species–environment models are important tools for ecology and conservation, but ecologists generally lack knowledge of how spatial extent, habitat and environmental heterogeneity interact to affect…

  Keywords: Regression models, Model assessment, Scale, Spatial extent, Ecological extent, Species–environment relationships

  Authors: Thrush SF, Hewitt JE, Herman PMJ, Ysebaert T

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps302013

• Spatial variation of Zostera tasmanica morphology and structure across an environmental gradient

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 304:45-53 (2005)

  Spatial variation in morphological and structural characteristics of the seagrass Zostera tasmanica was examined in Westernport, an estuarine embayment in south-eastern Australia. An environmental…

  Keywords: Zostera tasmanica, Seagrass, Spatial scale patterns, Morphology, Structure, Water quality, Westernport

  Authors: Miller CJ, Campbell SJ, Scudds S

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps304045

• Morphological plasticity and variable spatial patterns in different populations of the red alga Rissoella verrucosa

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 315:87-98 (2006)

  Understanding linkages between pattern and process across scales is one of the major issues in contemporary ecology. The extent to which our perception of the importance of scale is contingent on the…

  Keywords: Morphological plasticity, Spatial scale, Rissoella verruculosa, Rocky shores, Transplant experiment

  Authors: Benedetti-Cecchi L, Bertocci I, Vaselli S, Maggi E

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps315087

• Temporal and spatial scales of variation in bacterioplankton assemblages of oligotrophic surface waters

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 311:67-77 (2006)

  Marine bacterioplankton dominate microbial carbon biomass in surface waters of the oligotrophic ocean, yet there have been few studies examining rates of change in bacterioplankton assemblage…

  Keywords: Bacterioplankton, Variability, Spatial scale, Oligotrophic waters, ARISA

  Authors: Hewson I, Steele JA, Capone DG, Fuhrman JA

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps311067

• Using model systems to address the biodiversity–ecosystem functioning process

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 311:295-309 (2006)

  Declines in biodiversity resulting from anthropogenic disturbance to ecosystems have focused attention on the role of biodiversity in ecosystem functioning. However, the high level of complexity of…

  Keywords: Biodiversity, Ecosystem functioning, Model systems, Hidden treatments, Spatial scale, Multiple trophic levels, Mesocosms

  Authors: Bulling MT, White PCL, Raffaelli D, Pierce GJ

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps311295

• Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: issues of scale and trophic complexity

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 311:285-294 (2006)

  Research on the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning is entering a new phase. The main driver behind this is an awareness that biodiversity loss operates at large spatial scales…

  Keywords: Food webs, Ecosystem services, Spatial scale, Species loss scenarios

  Authors: Raffaelli D

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps311285

• Sedimentation rates in a suspended mussel farm (Great-Entry Lagoon, Canada): biodeposit production and dispersion

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 322:129-141 (2006)

  Experimental and field studies were carried out to characterise biodeposit dynamics in a suspended mussel Mytilus edulis L. farm in Great-Entry Lagoon, eastern Canada. We assessed: (1) the quantity…

  Keywords: Faeces, Mytilus edulis, Aquaculture, Biodeposit production, Sinking velocity, Sedimentation rates, Dispersion, Spatial scale

  Authors: Callier MD, Weise AM, McKindsey CW, Desrosiers G

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps322129

• Distribution and habitat use patterns of benthic decapod crustaceans in shallow waters: a comparative approach

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 324:173-184 (2006)

  Coastal areas are widely considered to be nurseries for many marine species. New approaches to this concept take into account interactions among environmental variables and ecological variation…

  Keywords: Spatial scale, Nursery habitat, Habitat selection, Settlement, Decapod crustaceans, Coastal ecosystems, Habitat use, Distribution, Ria de A Coruña

  Authors: Pallas A, Garcia-Calvo B, Corgos A, Bernardez C, Freire J

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps324173

• Using estuarine landscape structure to model distribution patterns in nekton communities and in juveniles of fishery species

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 330:83-99 (2007)

  Spatial relationships between distribution patterns of many species and vegetated habitats over multiple scales have been used in terrestrial ecosystems to help identify and map important areas for…

  Keywords: Estuary, Landscape structure, Broad scale, Spatial patterns, Geographic Information Systems, Species frequency of occurrence, Species distribution, Species richness

  Authors: Whaley SD, Burd JJ Jr, Robertson BA

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps330083

• Ecological drivers of parrotfish coral predation vary across spatial scales

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 740:145-160 (2024)

  Parrotfishes (Labridae: Scarini) are widely recognized for their important functional role in reducing coral-algae competition by grazing algae, yet some species are also coral predators…

  Keywords: Corallivory, Parrotfish, Coral reef, Predation, Spatial scales, Ecosystem interactions

  Authors: Rempel HS, Bodwin KN, Burkepile DE, Adam TC, Altieri AH, Barton EM, Francisca RL, Goodman MC, Lamore RJ, Lippert M, Marroquín M, O’Rourke TC, VanderBloomer PD, Ruttenberg BI

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14633

• Scales of spatial variation in Mediterranean subtidal sessile assemblages at different depths

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 332:25-39 (2007)

  Analyses of spatial patterns of distribution of populations and assemblages along environmental gradients are common in marine ecology. How these patterns vary at different spatial scales has seldom…

  Keywords: Depth gradient, Hierarchical analyses, Spatial scales, Variance components, Bootstrap, Subtidal sessile assemblages

  Authors: Terlizzi A, Anderson MJ, Fraschetti S, Benedetti-Cecchi L

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps332025