Marine Ecology Progress Series

Papers
(The median citation count of Marine Ecology Progress Series is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
Trophic position of dolphins tracks recent changes in the pelagic ecosystem of the Macaronesian region (NE Atlantic)55
Distinguishing West Florida gag (Mycteroperca microlepis) nurseries with otolith stable isotopes42
Multi-cusped postcanine teeth are associated with zooplankton feeding in phocid seals38
Cost-effective use of aerial imagery to quantify faunal-habitat associations across multiple spatial scales35
Growth of spring- and autumn-spawned larvae of Atlantic herring Clupea harengus: a long-term experiment mimicking seasonal light conditions33
The sea urchin Diadema antillarum facilitates recruitment of the Critically Endangered Caribbean coral species Acropora palmata33
Detection of the Diadema antillarum scuticociliatosis Philaster clade on sympatric metazoa, plankton, and abiotic surfaces and assessment for its potential reemergence32
Otolith elemental fingerprints reveal source-sink dynamics between two Greenland halibut nurseries in the St. Lawrence Estuary and Gulf30
Advancing bioenergetics-based modeling to improve climate change projections of marine ecosystems29
Multi-year migrations of four coastal shark species in the southeastern USA: trends in timing and temperature28
Carbon budgets of copepod communities in the northern Humboldt Current System off Peru27
Lingering impacts of the 2014-2016 northeast Pacific marine heatwave on seabird demography in Cook Inlet, Alaska (USA)27
Behavior and inter-island movements of satellite-tagged humpback whales in Hawai’i, USA26
Priority effects, environmental filtering and neutral coexistence explain large- to small-scale distribution of invasive sun corals in the SW Atlantic24
Using ocean gliders to characterize baleen whale habitat in the Northwest Atlantic24
Changes in DNA methylation in response to heat stress and symbiotic conditions in coral primary polyps24
Comparison of video and traps for detecting reef fishes and quantifying species richness in the continental shelf waters of the southeast USA24
Dynamics and aging of green turtle grazing plots at two Caribbean seagrass meadows23
A decade of modeled dispersal of Dungeness crab Cancer magister larvae in the California Current22
Tracking movements of decapod crustaceans: a review of a half-century of telemetry-based studies22
Sediment microtopography predicts localised benthic ecosystem functioning and the effect of species interactions22
Differential response of seabird species to warm- and cold-water events in a heterogeneous cross-shelf environment in the Gulf of Alaska22
Insights into the trophic ecology of Etmopterus molleri, one of the smallest shark species: a multi-tracer analysis21
Machine learning analysis reveals relationship between pomacentrid calls and environmental cues20
Short-finned pilot whales exhibit behavioral plasticity in foraging strategies mediated by their environment20
Dermal denticle shedding rates vary between two captive shark species19
Water temperature is a key driver of horizontal and vertical movements of an ocean giant, the whale shark Rhincodon typus19
Migratory behavior and maternal origin of anadromous brown trout in the Baltic Sea19
Seasonal variation in the phenology of Atlantic tarpon in the Florida Keys: migration, occupancy, repeatability, and management implications19
Characterising the behaviour of bait-attracted blue sharks Prionace glauca using pelagic drift video18
Wintering strategies of two king penguin populations of the Southern Indian Ocean18
Grazer commensalism varies across the species range edge: host chiton size influences epibiont limpet incidence and spatial segregation18
Lethal and sublethal effects of simulated dredged sediment deposition on overwintering blue crabs Callinectes sapidus18
Spawning sources of a coastal fishery species inferred from otolith chemistry and microstructure: implications for management18
Wave exposure influences kelp morphological and biomechanical phenotypic plasticity17
Failure of bivalve foundation species recruitment related to trophic changes during an extreme heatwave event17
Responses of a pelagic fish community to reduced fishing pressure in the central Bering Sea17
Tracking the movements of North Atlantic seabirds: steps towards a better understanding of population dynamics and marine ecosystem conservation17
Relationship between pumping rate and particle capture efficiency in three species of bivalves17
Investigating growth and reproduction of the Mediterranean swordfish Xiphias gladius through a full life cycle bioenergetics model17
Recent divergent changes in Alaskan pinniped trophic position detected using compound-specific stable isotope analysis17
Time-series models and biotelemetry identify behavioral dynamics within a spawning aggregation of a large marine predator16
Food selectivity, diel feeding, and effect of light intensity on prey consumption, growth and survival of yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares larvae16
Time-series dynamics in symbiont communities of acroporid corals undergoing cold stress in winter16
Evidence of shared trends in juvenile fish recruitment to nearshore seagrass habitats of the eastern Gulf of Mexico16
Observation of discarded appendicularian houses in the benthic and pelagic zones of Spitsbergen fjords using drop-camera imagery16
Ecological aspects and hydrodynamics of hitchhiking remoras Remora spp. associated with sicklefin devil rays Mobula tarapacana16
Both wind and flying with conspecifics influence the flight dynamics of a seabird16
Calcified coralline algae have similar caloric value to uncalcified algae15
Long-term changes in deep-sea megafauna community structure in the eastern Fram Strait (Arctic Ocean)15
Linking ecosystem pressures and marine macroinvertebrate ecosystem services in mangroves and seagrasses15
Oyster reefs as habitat for aquatic macrofauna in a Gulf of Mexico estuary: biotic complexity at spatial, ecological, and demographic scales15
Discovery and dynamics of a cryptic marine copepod-parasite interaction15
Sea-ice and macrozooplankton distribution as determinants of top predator community structure in Antarctic winter15
Role of crab holobionts in benthic N cycling in mangroves with different trophic status15
Spatiotemporal models highlight influence of oceanographic conditions on common dolphin bycatch risk in the Bay of Biscay15
Effects of migrating mesopelagic fishes on the biological carbon pump15
Physiological responses of the symbiotic octocoral Muricea laxa to dynamic thermal conditions15
Using stable isotope chronologies within squid gladii (Doryteuthis gahi) to evaluate dietary differences by fishing region and season15
Blue mussels in western Norway have vanished where in reach of crawling predators14
Expanding on a marine food web using parasitological data14
Predatory impact on ichthyoplankton by Mnemiopsis leidyi (Ctenophora) is size-dependent: an experimental approach14
Distinct natal origins based on vertebral ring analysis corroborate the migration pattern of Pacific bluefin tuna in the North Pacific Ocean14
Effect of diet composition and temperature on the gastric evacuation rate of European sardine: implication for egg predation estimates14
Interactions between anchovy fisheries and Peruvian boobies revealed by bird-borne cameras and movement loggers14
Divergent learning responses to a spatially consistent olfactory stimulus in two reef shark species14
Direct and indirect pathways for environmental drivers of hatching success in the loggerhead sea turtle14
Patterns in macrobenthic diversity in the lower shore of northeastern Atlantic macrotidal sandy beaches14
Trophic ecology, based on stable isotope values, of long-finned pilot whales Globicephala melas stranded on the Icelandic coast14
Size-fractioned zooplankton biomass in the Barents Sea: macroecological patterns across biogeography, climate, and varying ecosystem state (1989-2020)14
Extreme dietary specialisation in adult male southern elephant seals: determining variation between individual trophic diets14
Larvae from three Caribbean corals settle differently in response to crustose coralline algae and their bacterial communities14
Migration, aggregation, and philopatry of two nearshore elasmobranch species in the Southern California Bight13
Ontogenetic vertical migration, seasonality, and long-term increase in mesopelagic fish larvae in the subtropical North Atlantic Ocean13
Accuracy of ROV-based biodiversity surveys in remote, shallow, coral reef habitats13
Seasonal changes in facilitation between an ascidian and a kelp in Patagonia13
Climate-induced changes in ocean productivity and food-web functioning are projected to markedly affect European fisheries catch13
Timing mussel deployments to improve reintroduction success and restoration efficiency13
Inshore juvenile lobsters threatened by warming waters and migratory fish predators in southern New England13
DNA analysis of scats reveals spatial and temporal structure in the diversity of harbour seal diet from local haulouts to oceanographic bioregions13
Microbiome environmental shifts differ between two co-occurring octocoral hosts13
Sea cage aquaculture may provide an energetic subsidy to wild juvenile cod in coastal bays of southern Newfoundland, Canada13
Combined impacts of natural recruitment and active propagation for coral population recovery on the Great Barrier Reef13
From fringe to basin: unravelling the survival strategies of Calanus hyperboreus and C. glacialis in the Arctic Ocean13
Energy allocation trade-offs between life-history traits in the Mediterranean sardine: an ecophysiological approach13
Niche partitioning among abyssal deposit-feeding echinoderms is linked to mobility and gut microbiota13
Effect of sea cage aquaculture on the length, weight, and condition of wild Atlantic cod Gadus morhua13
Trophic ecology of Carolina Sphyrna gilberti and scalloped S. lewini hammerheads in the southeastern USA12
Long-term data reveal greater intertidal oyster biomass in predicted suitable habitat12
Phytoplankton size structures and their interactive effects with nutrient conditions on sinking rates in a mariculture system12
Movement ecology of a deep-pelagic mesopredator, the bigscale pomfret: implications for pelagic food web connectivity and fishery susceptibility12
Impacts of thermal effluent on Posidonia oceanica and associated macrofauna12
Bycatch in the West Greenland lumpfish fishery, with particular focus on the common eider population12
The diversity of demersal assemblages of the western English Channel and the Celtic Sea12
CORRIGENDUM: Stock structure and effective population size of the commercially exploited gummy shark Mustelus antarcticus12
Migration and space use by porbeagle sharks Lamna nasus in the northeast Atlantic12
Genomic evaluation of Australian sub-adult white sharks Carcharodon carcharias reveals kin aggregation with low population size12
Assessing the demographic connectivity of common cockles in a shallow estuary as a basis for fisheries management and stock protection efforts12
Migration timing affects the foraging ecology of Fraser River sockeye salmon stocks in coastal waters of British Columbia, Canada12
Ocean acidification reduces the growth of two Southern Ocean phytoplankton12
Bentho-pelagic mismatches in intertidal sandflats in relation to seasonal upwelling: the role of endobenthic ecosystem engineering12
Correction: Behavior and inter-island movements of satellite-tagged humpback whales in Hawai’i, USA12
Sentinels of change: divergence in trophic niche of New Zealand sea lions and fur seals from first human contact to today12
Prevalence of microplastics and anthropogenic debris within a deep-sea food web12
Ecological mechanisms generating variable first-year growth in Paralichthys lethostigma, a coastal flatfish12
CORRECTION: A generic approach to develop a trait-based indicator of trawling-induced disturbance12
Within- and among-colony variation in non-breeding dispersion of Magellanic penguins breeding along the coast of Argentina11
Intra- and inter-annual shifts in foraging tactics by parental northern gannets Morus bassanus indicate changing prey fields11
Starvation threshold and fasting endurance of right whales11
Gannets wintering in the Canary Current and Iberian Coast feed primarily on pelagic fishes and co-occur with trawl and fixed gear fisheries11
Zooplankton trophic structure and ecosystem productivity11
Nutrient enrichment can increase the thermal performance of Galápagos seaweeds11
Functional thermal limits are determined by rate of warming during simulated marine heatwaves11
Antipredatory strategies of leatherback sea turtles during internesting intervals on St. Croix, US Virgin Islands11
High incidence of partial colony mortality constrains realized growth for three coral species in southeast Florida11
Spatio-temporal variability in the deposition of beach-cast kelp (wrack) and inter-specific differences in degradation rates11
A net autotrophic metabolism in coastal waters of the Subtropical South West Atlantic11
Habitat-based density models of pack-ice seal distribution in the southern Weddell Sea, Antarctica11
CORRECTION: American lobster Homarus americanus responses to construction and operation of an offshore wind farm in southern New England11
Shifting temperature-abundance relationship for Bering Sea walleye pollock consistent with northward expansion during exceptionally warm conditions11
Historic dispersal barriers determine genetic structure and connectivity in a supratidal sandy-beach brooder11
Microbial structural shifts and enhanced carbon metabolism following coral restoration on Wuzhizhou Island, China11
Hotspot areas of marine introduced species in the Southwestern Atlantic11
Similar breeding performance despite inter-annual differences in diet composition of seabirds inhabiting a tropical environment11
Thermal tolerance differs between co-occurring congeneric beetle species in marine supratidal rockpools11
Atlantic inflow is the primary driver of remotely sensed autumn blooms in the Barents Sea11
CORRECTION: Compound-specific isotope analysis of amino acids reveals dependency on grazing rather than detritivory in mangrove food webs11
Drivers of coral mortality in non-acute disturbance periods11
Oceanic migration routes and behaviour of the New Zealand longfin eel Anguilla dieffenbachii11
Blue carbon stocks and cycling in tropical tidal marshes facing grazing pressure10
CORRECTION: Dietary shifts and energetics of Atlantic bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus in the Gulf of Maine10
Assessing marine ecosystem complexity: isotopic integration of the trophic structure of seabird communities from the Southern Ocean10
Six pelagic seabird species of the North Atlantic engage in a fly-and-forage strategy during their migratory movements10
Movements of the endangered sei whale Balaenoptera borealis in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean10
Luck and tactics in foraging success: the case of the imperial shag10
Daylength influences reproductive success and sporophyte growth in the Arctic kelp species Alaria esculenta10
The neglected role of omnivore fish in the overgrazing of Mediterranean rocky reefs10
Stable isotope record from a resident New Zealand seabird community suggests changes in distribution but not trophic position since 187810
Inducible defenses in an estuarine bivalve do not alter predator handling times and are not affected by climate change10
Using functional diversity to assess fish community susceptibility to multi-species coastal gillnetting in the East and South Brazilian Shelves10
Evaluating the time to detect biological effects of ocean acidification and warming: an example using simulations of purple sea urchin settlement10
Macrocystis pyrifera forest development shapes the physical environment through current velocity reduction10
Assessing the effectiveness of DNA barcoding for exploring hidden genetic diversity in deep-sea fishes10
Changes in fish assemblages after marine heatwave events in West Hawai‘i Island10
Evidence of shifts in habitat use of two snappers (Lutjanidae) in a tropical estuarine bay subjected to seasonal upwelling10
Shy albatross Thalassarche cauta chick mortality and heat stress in a temperate climate10
Trophic structure and resource utilization of the coastal fish community in the western Wadden Sea: evidence from stable isotope data analysis10
Origins of natural and anthropogenic sounds in a coastal, seasonally ice-covered, Antarctic marine soundscape10
Effect of tidal resuspension with oyster biodeposits on nutrient and oxygen dynamics10
Diet and feeding strategies of myctophids in the Northeast Atlantic10
Variability in Zostera marina wrack greenhouse gas emissions on a temperate sandy beach10
Characterization and spatial variation of the deep-sea fish assemblages on Pioneer Bank, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands10
Diverse stability responses of a sub-Antarctic invertebrate understorey community to experimental giant kelp removal10
Greater exposure of nearshore habitats in the Bering Sea makes fish early life stages vulnerable to climate change10
Patterns, efficiency and ecosystem effects when fishing Calanus finmarchicus in the Norwegian Sea—using an individual-based model10
Subtidal temperate reefs in marginal seas enhance biodiversity, food web complexity, and ecosystem stability9
Laysan albatross exhibit complex behavioral plasticity in the subtropical and subarctic North Pacific Ocean9
Phoretic sharksuckers Echeneis naucrates associated with an elasmobranch host occupy higher relative trophic positions9
Trade-offs in prey quantity and quality in gray whale foraging9
Thermally insensitive physiological performance allows neonatal sharks to use coastal habitats as nursery areas9
Effects of wind on the movement, behavior, energetics, and life history of seabirds9
Increased temperature reduces the positive effect of sulfide-detoxification mutualism on Zostera noltii nutrient uptake and growth9
A systematic review of the current state of marine functional connectivity research9
Year-to-year density fluctuations in clams Ruditapes philippinarum linked to wind-induced disturbance during juvenile to subadult stages9
Invertebrate communities on shipwrecks in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary9
Fatty acid profiles of mackerel icefish Champsocephalus gunnari reflect diet variability of its main prey, Antarctic krill Euphausia superba9
Genetic population structure and demographic history of the sailfin sandfish Arctoscopus japonicus associated with sea level changes during the Last Glacial Maximum9
Fish size spectra from imaging sonar reveal variation in habitat use across nearshore coastal ecosystems9
Variation in food resource use differs between marine residents and river migrants in the Japanese seabass Lateolabrax japonicus9
Three centuries of biogeochemical change in a temperate embayment as revealed by sediment core stable isotopes, radiometric dating, and historical ecology9
Size-specific predation on an overgrazing sea urchin reveals dominant role of large predatory fish9
Maintenance of long-term equilibrium in a perturbed metacommunity of sub-arctic marine fishes9
Seasonal and interannual changes in a coastal Antarctic zooplankton community9
Autumn coral bleaching in Hawai‘i9
Juvenile growth deficit as an early alert of cockle Cerastoderma edule mortality9
Mangrove-driven acidification and shell dissolution on intertidal oyster reefs in a subtropical estuary9
Lipid markers and compound-specific carbon isotopes as diet and biosynthesis reflectors in the northern Neptune whelk Neptunea heros9
Simulating fish population responses to elevated CO2: a case study using winter flounder9
Clear-cut wave height thresholds reveal dominance shifts in assemblage patterns on rocky shores9
Intraspecific variation in seagrass anti-herbivore defenses along a natural gradient in phosphorus availability impacts herbivore feeding decisions9
Bottom temperature warming and its impact on demersal fish off the Pacific coast of northeastern Japan9
Distributions of threatened skates and commercial fisheries inform conservation hotspots9
Effects of increasing temperature on the photosynthetic activity and oxygen balance of sheath-covered seagrass Zostera marina seeds9
Brood-grooming behavior of American lobsters Homarus americanus in conditions of ocean warming and acidification9
Nearshore fish abundance in an urban estuary is weakly associated with shoreline conditions across spatial scales9
Benthic modification and biotic associations at natural and artificial habitats excavated by Epinephelus morio and Lutjanus campechanus8
Potential climate-driven changes to seabird demography: implications for assessments of marine renewable energy development8
Northwest range shifts and shorter wintering period of an Arctic seabird in response to four decades of changing ocean climate8
CORRECTION: The capacity of imaging sonar for quantifying the abundance, species richness, and size of reef fish assemblages8
Acoustic characterization of juvenile Pacific salmon distributions along an eco-engineered seawall8
Validating the use of bulk tissue stable isotope and amino acid δ15N values measured in molted hair and epidermis of elephant seals to assess temporal foraging niche specialization8
Kelp canopy and adhesives enhance the success of kelp reforestation using the 'green gravel' technique8
Effects of food supply on northern bay scallops Argopecten irradians reared under two pCO2 conditions8
CORRECTION: Larval connectivity for European green crab management in the Salish Sea and surrounding waters8
Microbial-driven impact on aquatic phosphate fluxes in a coastal peatland8
Fat dynamics at the onset of sexual maturation in Atlantic herring Clupea harengus: the dual-fuel powering used by ‘maatjes’ herring8
Phenotypic plasticity expands oyster survival and realized niche space across tidal elevations8
Sub-lethal and lethal effects of chronic and extreme multiple stressors on a critical New Zealand bivalve under hypoxia8
Effects of sea ice cover, temperature and predation on the stock dynamics of the key Arctic fish species polar cod Boreogadus saida8
Different resiliencies in coral communities over ecological and geological time scales in American Samoa8
Habitat use of the northern bottlenose whale Hyperoodon ampullatus near Jan Mayen, North Atlantic8
Resilience of coastal marine metacommunities to increasing hydraulic connectivity8
Lipids in meso- and bathypelagic fishes from the North Atlantic Ocean: dietary inputs suggested from fatty acid trophic markers8
Contrasting ontogenetic shifts in habitat and metabolism of three sympatric key deep-sea fishes8
Subantarctic Front variability: a potential driver of Patagonian scallop Zygochlamys patagonica recruitment fluctuations8
Depth and substrate type influence community structure and diversity of wood and whale-bone habitats on the deep NE Pacific margin8
Urban sharks: residency patterns of marine top predators in relation to a coastal metropolis8
Influence of extreme cold and warm oceanographic events on larval fish assemblages in the southern region of the California Current8
Marine bird mass mortality events as an indicator of the impacts of ocean warming8
Freshening of Great Barrier Reef waters is deleterious for larval crown-of-thorns starfish, counter to the terrestrial runoff hypothesis8
Seascape structure likely influences marsh-derived resource use by highly abundant estuarine consumers over a small spatial scale8
Pre-industrial ecology and foraging behavior of swordfish Xiphias gladius in the eastern North Pacific8
Resilient protected area network enables species adaptation that mitigates the impact of a crash in food supply8
Advancing research in marine functional connectivity for improved policy and management8
Seabird responses to ecosystem changes driven by marine heatwaves in a warming Arctic8
Photosynthetic pigments of co-occurring Northeast Atlantic Laminaria spp. are unaffected by decomposition8
Non-trophic interactions amplify kelp harvest-induced biomass oscillations and biomass changes in a kelp forest ecological network model8
Influences of environmental and individual-level covariates on movement behaviour in American lobster Homarus americanus8
Sea anemone microhabitats enhance the diversity and biomass of mobile invertebrates on temperate rocky shores7
Urination and sound production during courtship behavior of male Japanese common rockfish Sebastes ventricosus7
Bioenergetic model and specific growth rates of jellyfish Aurelia spp7
Macrophyte–epifauna associations form structured ecological networks in the Baltic Sea7
Growth and mortality rates of picophytoplankton in the Baltic Sea Proper7
Forensic determination of shark species as predators and scavengers of sea turtles in Florida and Alabama, USA7
CORRECTION: Advancing bioenergetics-based modeling to improve climate change projections of marine ecosystems7
Land-dependent marine species face climate-driven impacts on land and at sea7
Sensitivity of the fish community to different prey fields and importance of spatial-seasonal patterns7
Deriving connectivity from relatedness: broad-scale isolation-by-distance in the shanny Lipophrys pholis7
Biological responses of the predatory blue crab and its hard clam prey to ocean acidification and low salinity7
Habitat preferences of Phycis blennoides (Pisces: Gadiformes): environmental factors and fishing-related ontogenic deepening7
Trophic ecology and coastal niche partitioning of two sympatric shark species in the Azores (mid-Atlantic)7
Assessing sea floor functional biodiversity and vulnerability7
Small-scale differences in blue cod length distribution, growth, and trophic ecology in New Zealand7
Biogeography, not intraspecific trait variation, determines macrofaunal communities associated with mussel beds7
CORRIGENDUM: Impacts of overfishing and sedimentation on the feeding behavior and ecological function of herbivorous fishes in coral reefs7
Micro-scale spatial preference and temporal cyclicity linked to foraging in harbour porpoises7
Evidence of likely foraging by pygmy blue whales in the Timor Trough during the late austral winter and early austral spring7
Use and prevalence of novel bubble-net foraging strategy in Western Antarctic humpback whales7
CORRIGENDUM: Trophic position of dolphins tracks recent changes in the pelagic ecosystem of the Macaronesian region (NE Atlantic)7
Comparison of recent survey techniques for estimating benthic cover on Caribbean mesophotic reefs7
Year-round distribution of Northeast Atlantic seabird populations: applications for population management and marine spatial planning7
Changes in kelp forest communities off Washington, USA, during and after the 2014-2016 marine heatwave and sea star wasting syndrome7
Energy costs of the sponge pump7
Acartia tonsa grazing on the harmful dinoflagellate Dinophysis acuminata reduces copepod survival and increases extracellular toxin concentrations7
Low irradiance amplifies negative effects of ocean acidification on recruitment of coralline algae communities7
Ecological niche partitioning in two Pacific puffins7
Critical evaluation of trophic discrimination factors using compound-specific stable isotopes in a Northwest Atlantic shelf marine food web7
Long-term observations of a sponge in situ reveal a rich repertoire of contractile behaviors, including winter dormancy7
High CO2 inhibits substratum exploration and settlement of coral larvae7
Trophic ecology of an abundant kelp forest echinoderm, the bat star Patiria miniata7
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