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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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Research ArticleDistribution, relative abundance, and demography of elasmobranchs around Oʻahu, HawaiʻiDOI: 10.3354/meps15255Research ArticleDrift red seaweeds act as living refuges for green algal endophytes in AntarcticaDOI: 10.3354/meps15259Research ArticleDietary overlap and diversity among sympatric marine mammals in Inglefield Bredning, Greenland, during the open-water seasonDOI: 10.3354/meps15262ReviewMeta-analysis reveals coastal urbanization and climate change as crucial anthropogenic factors promoting macroalgae expansion in marine environmentsDOI: 10.3354/meps15265Research ArticleTemporal patterns in the abundance and habitat associations of juvenile fish in a tropical macrotidal Indigenous Protected AreaDOI: 10.3354/meps15267Research ArticleFeeding ecology of mesopelagic fish in the subtropical southwestern Atlantic inferred from stomach contents and stable isotope analysis of bulk tissue and amino acidsDOI: 10.3354/meps15268Research ArticleSeagrass species richness impacts invertebrate communities and herbivore feeding decisionsDOI: 10.3354/meps15270Research ArticleCorallivore impacts on corals under ocean warming depend on both consumer and prey responses to rising temperaturesDOI: 10.3354/meps15272Research ArticleProlonged thermal stress drives unprecedented coral bleaching beyond the typical summer period in Okinawa Island, JapanDOI: 10.3354/meps15273Research ArticleWidespread and frequent feeding by humpback whales in a highly productive Pacific Mexican breeding areaDOI: 10.3354/meps15269NoteHome range and movement speed of Pycnopodia helianthoidesDOI: 10.3354/meps15274Research ArticlePast, present, and future of eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica settlement in Atlantic CanadaDOI: 10.3354/meps15275Research ArticleContrasting trends in two mesopelagic fishes over a decade of changing oxygen and light conditions in a Norwegian fjordDOI: 10.3354/meps15276Research ArticleSeasonal and interannual dynamics of Weddell seal ecology in East Antarctica: influences of sea ice and bathymetryDOI: 10.3354/meps15277RESEARCH ARTICLEAccounting for catchability and spatially varying coefficients in integrated species distribution models of a data-limited forage fish, eulachon Thaleichthys pacificusDOI: 10.3354/meps15279RESEARCH ARTICLEPotential habitat distribution of small yellow croaker Larimichthys polyactis in Korean waters: past and futureDOI: 10.3354/meps15280RESEARCH ARTICLESubstrate stability drives zoobenthic recruitment in sessile polychaetes in interstitial marine habitatsDOI: 10.3354/meps15281RESEARCH ARTICLESpatial variation in California spiny lobster (Panulirus interruptus) diet: insights from a two-tracer stable isotope mixing modelDOI: 10.3354/meps15282RESEARCH ARTICLEEffects of temperature, wave action and spore origin on the growth and survival of seeded and outplanted kelp juveniles in the Northwest AtlanticDOI: 10.3354/meps15283RESEARCH ARTICLEEnvironmental and anthropogenic drivers of hawksbill sea turtle Eretmochelys imbricata abundance on a foraging ground in MadagascarDOI: 10.3354/meps15284RESEARCH ARTICLEEnvironmental drivers of interannual variability in the reproductive dynamics and aggregation patterns of Cynoscion guatucupa (family: Sciaenidae)DOI: 10.3354/meps15285RESEARCH ARTICLEFunctional trait filtering reveals the convergence of fish assemblages under chronic eutrophication in semi-enclosed estuarine bays of the East China SeaDOI: 10.3354/meps15286Research ArticleContrasting patterns of genetic connectivity across five fish species in the Ross Sea, AntarcticaDOI: 10.3354/meps15287RESEARCH ARTICLEMicrobial biomass distribution based on adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in full ocean depth profiles and a latitudinal gradient in the Northeast AtlanticDOI: 10.3354/meps15288RESEARCH ARTICLEPatterns of occurrence of the Portuguese Man-of-War Physalia spp. along the Brazilian coastDOI: 10.3354/meps15289RESEARCH ARTICLEEstimates of kelp abundance can be biased by sampling scaleDOI: 10.3354/meps15290RESEARCH ARTICLESurvival of 0-group plaice Pleuronectes platessa in the western Wadden Sea in relation to time of settlementDOI: 10.3354/meps15291RESEARCH ARTICLEDungeness crab Cancer magister zoeal distributions across time and space in the northern California CurrentDOI: 10.3354/meps15292RESEARCH ARTICLEFunctional surrogacy of the seagrass Ruppia cirrhosa for endangered Zostera capensis in supporting estuarine macrofaunal diversityDOI: 10.3354/meps15293RESEARCH ARTICLEMetabolomic plasticity of intertidal mussels in different microhabitats during an extreme cold eventDOI: 10.3354/meps15294RESEARCH ARTICLEGrowing pains: juvenile habitats, ontogenetic shifts and recruitment bottlenecks in blue cod Parapercis colias from the Marlborough Sounds, New ZealandDOI: 10.3354/meps15295RESEARCH ARTICLEZooplankton volume and euphausiid abundance stability despite warming trend in the Gulf of CaliforniaDOI: 10.3354/meps15297RESEARCH ARTICLELatitudinal variation in benthic invertebrate macrofauna diversity along the Mexico-U.S. Atlantic CoastDOI: 10.3354/meps15296RESEARCH ARTICLEDecline in Mytilus galloprovincialis cover between 1997 and 2022 on the mid-shore differs along a latitudinal gradient on the coast of PortugalDOI: 10.3354/meps15299RESEARCH ARTICLESpatial ecology of coral reefs at Rapa Nui (Easter Island): biotic mechanisms and environmental drivers of coral composition and dispersion along a wave exposure gradientDOI: 10.3354/meps15300RESEARCH ARTICLEIntegrating biotelemetry, fjord oceanography and individual-based models to investigate Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) post-smolt navigation in coastal watersDOI: 10.3354/meps15298RESEARCH ARTICLEUsing amino acid δ15N and δ13C to trace trophic ecology and contaminant accumulation in ecologically-distinct Greenland and Norway killer whalesDOI: 10.3354/meps15301RESEARCH ARTICLEFeeding preferences of Siganus fuscescens for temperate seaweeds: an evaluation of secondary metabolites and morphologyDOI: 10.3354/meps15302RESEARCH ARTICLEFish choruses in a marine environment off the Northern Coast of BrazilDOI: 10.3354/meps15304RESEARCH ARTICLEBeyond hard coral cover: a review of coral recovery and reassemblyDOI: 10.3354/meps15306RESEARCH ARTICLEShifting Arctic-specific diversity in Chukchi Sea fish communities: a paired functional and taxonomic approachDOI: 10.3354/meps15307RESEARCH ARTICLEIntra-seasonal patterns of maternal investment and calf growth in South Africa’s southern right whalesDOI: 10.3354/meps15308RESEARCH ARTICLETrophodynamics of the Fish Valenciennellus tripunctulatus. II. Selectivity, Grazlng Rates and Resource UtilizationDOI: 10.3354/meps005011RESEARCH ARTICLEParasitic copepods as potential biochemical tracers of trophic ecology in tiger sharks Galeocerdo cuvierDOI: 10.3354/meps15310RESEARCH ARTICLEDiet and isotopic ecology of subantarctic fur seal at the subtropical Amsterdam IslandDOI: 10.3354/meps15311RESEARCH ARTICLEBottom-up effects of upwelling intensity modulate host–symbiont interactions in a sea urchin–crustacean symbiosisDOI: 10.3354/meps15312RESEARCH ARTICLEDecoupled drivers of diversity and composition in coastal forage fish communities reveal pathways for restoration effects in the Florida EvergladesDOI: 10.3354/meps15315RESEARCH ARTICLECo-occurring seagrass and macroalgae foundation species differentially support fauna through multiple pathwaysDOI: 10.3354/meps15303RESEARCH ARTICLEInvasion-driven homogenization overrides habitat fragmentation in intertidal rockpool communitiesDOI: 10.3354/meps15305RESEARCH ARTICLEEnvironmental, biological, and spatiotemporal patterns of winter flounder eDNA in Northwest Atlantic estuariesDOI: 10.3354/meps15309RESEARCH ARTICLEFrom floods to heatwaves: dietary plasticity of a pelagic predator facing environmental variabilityDOI: 10.3354/meps15313RESEARCH ARTICLETemporal windows matter: oceanographic drivers of seabird breeding success vary among speciesDOI: 10.3354/meps15314RESEARCH ARTICLEUsing citizen science data and ensembles of small models to predict distribution of marine invasive speciesDOI: 10.3354/meps15320RESEARCH ARTICLEGenetic effects of the 2010 Chilean earthquake on two intertidal macroalgal speciesDOI: 10.3354/meps15316RESEARCH ARTICLESpatial and temporal niche differentiation of two sympatric sandeel (Ammodytes) speciesDOI: 10.3354/meps15317RESEARCH ARTICLETemperature and light regulate hatch timing and larval development in Arctic cod Boreogadus saidaDOI: 10.3354/meps15318RESEARCH ARTICLELinking spatiotemporally resolved metabolomic and morphological plasticity in the intertidal marine sponge Hymeniacidon perlevis in SW EnglandDOI: 10.3354/meps15321RESEARCH ARTICLECarry-over effects of low salinity during embryonic development modulate larval responses to combined salinity-pH stress in an estuarine crabDOI: 10.3354/meps15322RESEARCH ARTICLEComparing drone imagery and in situ quadrats for monitoring Mytilus galloprovincialis cover on Portuguese intertidal rocky shoresDOI: 10.3354/meps15323RESEARCH ARTICLEFish farms cause lethal and sublethal impacts on cold-water bamboo coral Isidella lofotensisDOI: 10.3354/meps15324RESEARCH ARTICLEAcoustic imaging and direct capture are complementary techniques to assess nekton community structure on fringing intertidal oyster reefsDOI: 10.3354/meps15328RESEARCH ARTICLEHabitat-specific movement and behavior patterns of a coastal mesopredator, the bat ray Myliobatis californicaDOI: 10.3354/meps15330RESEARCH ARTICLEWintering-site overlap predicts mercury similarity in migratory seabirdsDOI: 10.3354/meps15325RESEARCH ARTICLEMorphology of mangrove pneumatophores and Hormosira banksii determines the strength of facilitation cascades in Australian mangrovesDOI: 10.3354/meps15326RESEARCH ARTICLESmall-colony dominance and spatially variable abundance patterns in temperate mesophotic black coral populationsDOI: 10.3354/meps15327RESEARCH ARTICLEMarine heatwaves drive mussel aquaculture into uncharted watersDOI: 10.3354/meps15332RESEARCH ARTICLEQuantification of fish bioturbation in tidal flats, Yatsushiro Sea, Japan, using unmanned aerial vehicle imaging and environmental DNA analysisDOI: 10.3354/meps15334RESEARCH ARTICLEThe guano dimension of seabird predation halos: colony size, foraging range and nutrient redistributionDOI: 10.3354/meps15335RESEARCH ARTICLETowards an ecologically meaningful classification of reef macroalgae: a simple taxonomy-based fuzzy clustering frameworkDOI: 10.3354/meps15336RESEARCH ARTICLEPredator–prey dynamics in nearshore rocky habitats of the Pribilof Islands, Alaska (USA), and potential impact on blue and red king crab recruitmentDOI: 10.3354/meps15337RESEARCH ARTICLELinking repeated isotope signatures to winter distribution and foraging strategy in a long-distance migratory seabirdDOI: 10.3354/meps15338RESEARCH ARTICLEHeterogeneity in diet and habitat use of North Atlantic common minke whalesDOI: 10.3354/meps15339RESEARCH ARTICLERecurrent mortality of the sea urchin Diadema africanum promotes an alternative low-canopy macroalgal state in the Canary IslandsDOI: 10.3354/meps15341RESEARCH ARTICLESpecies-specific responses of sharks to environmental variability in a successful marine protected areaDOI: 10.3354/meps15329RESEARCH ARTICLEIntegrating fatty acids, stable isotopes, mercury, and predation histories to assess Norwegian killer whale dietDOI: 10.3354/meps15333RESEARCH ARTICLEThe effect of body size on the dive capacity of king penguinsDOI: 10.3354/meps15340RESEARCH ARTICLEPredation on fish early life stages by Mnemiopsis leidyi (Ctenophora) starts before the lobate stageDOI: 10.3354/meps15343RESEARCH ARTICLESurfgrass canopy cover drives non-linear changes in tidepool biodiversity and seawater chemistryDOI: 10.3354/meps15319RESEARCH ARTICLEReconstructing the broad-scale thermal habitat use of juvenile chum salmon during their primary ocean migration using otolith oxygen isotopesDOI: 10.3354/meps15342RESEARCH ARTICLEComposition and diversity of fish and macroinvertebrate assemblages vary with depth and habitat complexity in subtidal rocky reefsDOI: 10.3354/meps15344RESEARCH ARTICLEAn undocumented decline of infaunal bivalves on the Skagerrak coastDOI: 10.3354/meps15345RESEARCH ARTICLERecovery dynamics of New Zealand blackfoot abalone Haliotis iris populations affected by coseismic coastal upliftDOI: 10.3354/meps15346RESEARCH ARTICLEUnderstanding bay anchovy Anchoa mitchilli spawning phenology in a changing Hudson River Estuary using long-term ichthyoplankton monitoring dataDOI: 10.3354/meps15347
Theme Section No. 68published in MEPS, Small pelagic fish: climate, ecosystems and sustainable fisheries
