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Theme Sections are integrated multi-author analyses and syntheses initiated and coordinated by acknowledged experts. They highlight cutting-edge research areas or problems.

67 - Small pelagic fish: new research frontiers

Editor(s): Myron Peck, Ignacio Catalán, Susana Garrido, Ryan Rykaczewski, Rebecca Asch, Jan McDowell, Elliott Hazen, Isaak Kaplan
Organizers/Symposium conveners: Myron Peck, Ignacio Catalán, Susana Garrido, Ryan Rykaczewski, Akinori Takasuka
published in MEPS Vol. 741, July 30, 2024

Photo: Col. Estúdio Horácio Novais I FCG – Biblioteca de Arte e Arquivos

66 - How do marine heatwaves impact seabirds?

Editor(s): John F. Piatt, Robert M. Suryan, William J. Sydeman, Mayumi L. Arimitsu, Sarah Ann Thompson, Rory P. Wilson, Kyle H. Elliott
Organizers: John F. Piatt, William J. Sydeman, Peter Dann, Bradley C. Congdon
published in MEPS Vol. 737, June 6, 2024

Image: Mayumi Arimitsu

65 - Marine functional connectivity: a rich, multidisciplinary emerging field of research

Editor(s): Audrey Darnaude, Susanne E. Tanner, Maria Beger, Oscar Gaggiotti, Alejandro Gallego, Ewan Hunter, Pei-Yuan Qian, Myron Peck
Organizers: Audrey Darnaude, Federica Costantini, Ewan Hunter, Yael Teff-Seker, Myron Peck
published in MEPS Vol. 731, March 13, 2024

Image: Audrey Darnaude

64 - Species range shifts, biological invasions and ocean warming

Editor(s): Andrea Anton, Amanda E. Bates, Vasilis Gerovasileiou, Graeme Hays, Inna M. Sokolova, Cascade J. B. Sorte, Paul Snelgrove
Organizers: Andrea Anton, Eugenia Apostolaki, Marlene Wesselmann
published in MEPS Vol. 728, February 8, 2024

Photo: Thanos Dailianis

63 - Wind and weather effects on seabird foraging, movement and energetics

Editor(s): Thomas A. Clay, Richard Phillips, Lesley H. Thorne, Rory P. Wilson
Organizers: Richard Phillips, Lesley H. Thorne, Thomas A. Clay
published in MEPS Vol. 723, November 23, 2023

Photo: Richard Phillips

62 - Advancing dynamic modelling of marine populations and ecosystems

Editor(s): A. A. Adamack, L. Benedetti-Cecchi, A. Gallego, M. Peck, C. Schrum, I. van Putten, B. Wells
Organizers: S. S. Hjøllo, M. Maar, S. van Leeuwen
published in MEPS Volume 680, December 09, 2021

Image: ICES Working Group on Integrated, Physical-biological and Ecosystem Modelling

61 - Non-breeding distribution and movements of North Atlantic seabirds

Editor(s): K. H. Elliott, S. Patrick, S. Votier, R. P. Wilson
Organizers: H. Strøm, S. Descamps, P. Fauchald, B. Moe, M. Ekker
published in MEPS Volume 676, October 14, 2021

Photo: Morten Ekker

60 - The ecology of temperate reefs in a changing world

Editor(s): L. Benedetti-Cecchi, Y. Dong, L. J. Falkenberg, B. D. Russell, M. A. Peck
Organizer: B. D. Russell
published in MEPS Volume 656, December 10, 2020

Image: Jackson Lau

59 - Latest advances in research on fish early life stages

Editor(s): R. G. Asch, I. A. Catalán, J. Davis, S. Garrido, F. Mueter, P. Olivar, M. Peck
Organizers: I. A. Catalán, P. Reglero, I. Álvarez
published in MEPS Volume 650, September 17, 2020

58 - Drivers of dynamics small pelagic fish resources: biology, management and human factors

Editor(s): J. Alheit, A. Bertrand, R. D. Brodeur, S. Garrido, M. A. Peck, M. Quaas, D. Reid, D. Robert, S. Somarakis, A. Takasuka, O. Thébaud, V. Trenkel
Organizers: J. Alheit, M. A. Peck
published in MEPS Volume 617–618, May 16, 2019

Photo: Arnaud Bertrand

57 - Innovative use of sclerochronology in marine resource management

Editor(s): Y. Cherel, S. Somarakis, S. R. Wing
Organizers: E. Hunter, V. V. Laptikhovsky, P. R. Hollyman
published in MEPS Volume 598, June 28, 2018

Composite image of 2 statoliths from the same Buccinum undatum specimen displaying different sclerochronological techniques.

Photo: Philip Hollyman

56 - Seabird responses to a changing Bering Sea

Editor(s): K. Elliott, R. Wilson
Idea: G. L. Hunt Jr, A. S. Kitaysky
published in MEPS Volume 593, April 12, 2018

Photo: Chris Barger

55 - Jellyfish bloom research: advances and challenges

Editor(s): R. Condon, J. Costello, V. Fuentes, F. Lombard, C. Lucas, J. Purcell, K. Sutherland
published in MEPS Volume 591, March 19, 2018

Drawings: Ernesto Azzuro

54 - Individual variability in seabird foraging and migration

Editor(s): J. González-Solís, R. A. Phillips, F. Daunt, S. Lewis, R. P. Wilson
published in MEPS Volume 578, August 31, 2017

Eleven foraging trips tracked with GPS devices on the same Cory's shearwater during the incubation period over 5 consecutive years

Image: Jose Manuel Reyes-González

53 - Response of nearshore ecosystems to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Editor(s): C. H. Peterson, S. Powers, J. Cebrian, K. Heck
published in MEPS Volume 576, August 3, 2017

Photo: NOAA (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

52 - Invasion of Atlantic coastal ecosystems by Pacific lionfish

Editor(s): M. Hixon, S. Green, M. Albins, I. Nagelkerken, T. McClanahan, C. Birkeland
published in MEPS Volume 558, October 25, 2016

Photo: Jens Petersen

51 - Economics of marine conservation

Editor(s): U. R. Sumaila, K. I. Stergiou
published in MEPS Volume 530, June 18, 2015

50 - Trophodynamics in marine ecology

Editor(s): S. Libralato, F. Pranovi, K. Stergiou, J. Link
published in MEPS Volume 512, October 9, 2014

49 - Jellyfish blooms and ecological interactions

Editor(s): R. H. Condon, C. H. Lucas, K. A. Pitt, S. I. Uye
published in MEPS Volume 510, September 9, 2014

48 - Tracking fitness in marine vertebrates

Editor(s): G. T. Crossin, S. J. Cooke, J. A. Goldbogen R. A. Phillips
published in MEPS Volume 496, January 27, 2014

47 - Biophysical coupling of marine hotspots

Editor(s): E. L. Hazen, S. J. Bograd, R. M. Suryan, Y. Watanuki, R. P. Wilson
published in MEPS Volume 487, July 30, 2013

46 - Harvested fish stocks in a changing environment

Editor(s): J. M. Durant, N. C. Stenseth
published in MEPS Volume 480, April 22, 2013

45 - Biological responses in an anthropogenically modified ocean

Editor(s): P. W. Boyd, D. A. Hutchins
published in MEPS Volume 470, December 6, 2012

44 - Effects of climate and predation on subarctic crustacean populations

Editor(s): E. G. Dawe, F. Mueter, O. Palsson
published in MEPS Volume 469, November 26, 2012

43 - Comparative analysis of marine fisheries production

Editor(s): A. Bundy, J. Link, T. Miller, E. Moksness, K. Stergiou
published in MEPS Volume 459, July 12, 2012

42 - Tagging through the stages: ontogeny in biologging

Editor(s): G. Shillinger, E. L. Hazen, H. Bailey, S. J. Bograd, B. J. Godley, R. P. Wilson, P. Gaspar, M. Hamann, J. Spotila
published in MEPS Volume 457, June 21, 2012

41 - Seabirds and climate change

Editor(s): W. J. Sydeman, A. Kitaysky
published in MEPS Volume 454, May 21, 2012

40 - Technological innovation in marine ornithology

Editor(s): G. L. Hunt Jr., R. P. Wilson
published in MEPS Volume 451, April 11, 2012

39 - Eelgrass recovery induces state changes in a coastal bay system

Editor(s): R. J. Orth, K. J. McGlathery, K. L. Heck Jr.
published in MEPS Volume 448, February 23, 2012

38 - Biodiversity, ecosystems and coastal zone management: Linking science and policy

Editor(s): D. M. Paterson, N. D. Hanley, K. Black, E. C. Defew, M. Solan
published in MEPS Volume 434, July 28, 2011

37 - Evolution and ecology of marine biodiversity: mechanisms and dynamics

Editor(s): M. J. Kaiser, M. T. Burrows, H. Hughes
published in MEPS Volume 430, May 26, 2011

36 - Seascape ecology: Application of landscape ecology to marine environments

Editor(s): S. Pittman, R. Kneib, C. Simenstad, I. Nagelkerken
published in MEPS Volume 427, April 12, 2011

35 - Threshold dynamics in marine coastal systems

Editor(s): R. W. Osman, P. Munguia, R. N. Zajac
published in MEPS Volume 413, August 26, 2010

34 - Conservation and management of deep-sea corals and coral reefs

Idea: K. Miller; Coordination: K. Miller, D. Tracey, H. Neil
published in MEPS Volume 397, December 17, 2009

33 - Marine biodiversity: current understanding and future research

Idea: M. Solan; Coordination: M. Solan, P. van Avesaath, H. Hummel, C. Heip
published in MEPS Volume 396, December 9, 2009

32 - Acoustics in marine ecology

Idea: H. I. Browman; Coordination: B. Southall, D. Nowacek
published in MEPS Volume 395, December 3, 2009

31 - Marine ecosystems, climate and phenology: impacts on top predators

Idea and coordination: W. J. Sydeman
published in MEPS Volume 393, October 30, 2009

30 - Spatiotemporal dynamics of seabirds in the marine environment

Idea and coordination: J. Gonzalez-Solis, S. Shaffer
published in MEPS Volume 391, September 28, 2009

29 - Large-scale studies of the European benthos: the MacroBen database

Idea and coordination: P. J. Somerfield, C. Arvanitidis, E. Vanden Berghe
published in MEPS Volume 382, April 30, 2009

28 - Effects of ocean acidification on marine ecosystems

Idea: H. I. Browman; Coordination: A. F. Vézina, O. Hoegh-Guldberg
published in MEPS Volume 373, December 23, 2008

27 - Implications of large-scale iron fertilization of the oceans

Idea: H. I. Browman, P. W. Boyd; Coordination: P. W. Boyd
published in MEPS Volume 364, July 29, 2008

26 - Seabirds as indicators of marine ecosystems

Idea: J. F. Piatt, W. J. Sydeman; Coordination: W. J. Sydeman, J. F. Piatt, H. I. Browman
published in MEPS Volume 352, December 20, 2007

25 - Role of scavengers in marine ecosystems

Idea and coordination: N. J. King, D. M. Bailey, I. G. Priede, H. I. Browman
published in MEPS Volume 350, November 22, 2007

24 - Advances in modelling physical-biological interactions in fish early life history

Idea and coordination: A. Gallego, E. W. North, P. Petitgas, H. I. Browman
published in MEPS Volume 347, October 11, 2007

23 - Disentangling the causes of maturation trends in exploited fish populations

Idea and coordination: C. T. Marshall, H. I. Browman
published in MEPS Volume 335, April 16, 2007

22 - Introducing genomics, proteomics and metabolomics in marine ecology

Idea and coordination: S. C. Johnson, H. I. Browman
published in MEPS Volume 332, March 5, 2007

21 - Ocean biodiversity informatics (OBI)

Idea and coordination: M. J. Costello, E. Vanden Berghe, H. I. Browman
published in MEPS Volume 316, July 3, 2006

20 - Marine biodiversity and ecosystem function: empirical approaches and future research needs

Idea and coordination: M. Solan, D. G. Raffaelli, D. M. Paterson, P. C. L. White, G. J. Pierce
published in MEPS Volume 311, April 18, 2006

19 - Bridging the gap between aquatic and terrestrial ecology

Idea and coordination: K. I. Stergiou, H. I. Browman
published in MEPS Volume 304, Dec 8, 2005

18 - Politics and socio-economics of ecosystem-based management of marine resources

Idea and coordination: H. I. Browman, K. I. Stergiou
published in MEPS Volume 300, Sept 16, 2005

17 - Sensory biology: linking the internal and external ecologies of marine organisms

Idea and coordination: M. J. Weissburg, H. I. Browman
published in MEPS Volume 287, February 18, 2005

16 - Peer review: journal articles versus research proposals

Idea and coordination: H. U. Riisgård
published in MEPS Volume 277, August 16, 2004

15 - Perspectives on ecosystem-based approaches to the management of marine resources

Idea and coordination: H. I. Browman, K. I. Stergiou
published in MEPS Vol. 274, June 24, 2004

14 - Emergent properties of complex marine systems: a macroecological perspective

Coordination: A. Belgrano
published in MEPS Vol. 273, June 8, 2004

13 - Quality in science publishing

Idea and coordination: H. I. Browman, D. S. Kirby
published in MEPS Vol. 270, April 14, 2004

12 - Restoration scaling in the marine environment

Coordination: C. H. Peterson, R. T. Kneib
published in MEPS Vol. 264, December 15, 2003

11 - Misuse of the peer review system: time for countermeasures?

Idea and coordination: H. U. Riisgård
published in MEPS Volume 258, August 29, 2003

10 - Nearshore vertebrate predators: constraints to recovery from oil pollution

Coordination: C. H. Peterson
published in MEPS Vol. 241, October 4, 2002

9 - The Red Sea Programme

Coordination: G. Hempel, C. Richter
published in MEPS Vol. 239, August 23, 2002

8 - Future marine zooplankton research - a perspective

Coordination: G.-A. Paffenhöfer
published in MEPS Vol. 222, November 5, 2001

(Originally termed "Comments Section")

7 - Who needs symposium proceedings?

Idea and coordination: O. Giere
published in MEPS Vol. 211, February 14, 2001

6 - 'Evolution' of fisheries science

Idea and coordination: H. I. Browman
published in MEPS Vol. 208, December 8, 2000

5 - Marine Chemical Ecology

Idea and coordination: J. R. Pawlik
published in MEPS Vol. 207, November 22, 2000

4 - The peer-review system: time for re-assessment?

Idea and coordination: H. U. Riisgård
published in MEPS Vol. 192, January 31, 2000

3 - Negative results

Idea and coordination: H. I. Browman
published in MEPS Vol. 191, December 30, 1999

2 - Predator-prey interactions in the sea: commentaries on the role of turbulence

Coordination: H. I. Browman
published in MEPS Vol. 139, August 29, 1996

(Originally termed "Comments Section")

1 - Commentaries on current research trends in recruitment studies

Coordination: H. I. Browman
published in MEPS Vol. 128, November 23, 1995

(Originally termed "Comments Section")

Last edited: 30.07.2024

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