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    Marine Ecology: Volume 30, Issue 4

    385-515
    December 2009
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Short Communication

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‘Head for my tail’: a new hypothesis to explain how venomous sea snakes avoid becoming prey

Arne Redsted Rasmussen,  Johan Elmberg, 
  • Pages: 385-390
  • First Published: 20 November 2009

Original Articles

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Microbial colonisation of artificial and deep-sea sediments in the Arctic Ocean

Corinna Kanzog,  Alban Ramette, 
  • Pages: 391-404
  • First Published: 20 November 2009
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Skeletal linear extension rates of the foliose scleractinian coral Merulina ampliata (Ellis & Solander, 1786) in a turbid environment

Angela Dikou, 
  • Pages: 405-415
  • First Published: 20 November 2009
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Occurrence and distribution pattern of Palaemon spp. shrimps in a shallow submarine cave environment: a study case in South-eastern Italy

Francesco Denitto,  Salvatore Moscatello,  Genuario Belmonte, 
  • Pages: 416-424
  • First Published: 20 November 2009
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Ecological assessment to detect imminent change in coral reefs of Admiral Cockburn Land and Sea National Park, Turks and Caicos Islands

Angela Dikou,  Colin Ackerman,  Carly Banks,  Alex Dempsey,  Michael Fox,  Meagan Gins,  Patricia Hester,  Adam Parnes,  Stephanie Roach,  Jessica Rohde,  Cliff Spital,  Mackai Tapleshay,  Luke Thomas, 
  • Pages: 425-436
  • First Published: 20 November 2009
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Eco-physiological repercussions of dietary arachidonic acid in cell membranes of active tissues of the Gray whale

Javier Caraveo-Patiño,  Yiqun Wang,  Luis A. Soto,  Kebreab Ghebremeskel,  Catherine Lehane,  Michael A. Crawford, 
  • Pages: 437-447
  • First Published: 20 November 2009
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Genetic diversity and population structure of the golden cuttlefish, Sepia esculenta (Cephalopoda: Sepiidae) indicated by microsatellite DNA variations

Xiaodong Zheng,  Minoru Ikeda,  Lingfeng Kong,  Xiangzhi Lin,  Qi Li,  Nobuhiko Taniguchi, 
  • Pages: 448-454
  • First Published: 20 November 2009
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Genetic variability analysis in five populations of the sea cucumber Stichopus (Apostichopus) japonicus from China, Russia, South Korea and Japan as revealed by microsatellite markers

Yaqing Chang,  Zhigang Feng,  Jiaping Yu,  Jun Ding, 
  • Pages: 455-461
  • First Published: 20 November 2009

SPECIAL TOPIC

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Phytoplankton in a transitional ecosystem of the Northern Adriatic Sea and its putative role as an indicator for water quality assessment

Chiara Facca,  Adriano Sfriso, 
  • Pages: 462-479
  • First Published: 20 November 2009
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Study of the macrophyte assemblages and application of phytobenthic indices to assess the Ecological Status of the Marano-Grado Lagoon (Italy)

Annalisa Falace,  Daniele Curiel,  Adriano Sfriso, 
  • Pages: 480-494
  • First Published: 20 November 2009
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The Mediterranean intercalibration exercise on soft-bottom benthic invertebrates with special emphasis on the Italian situation

Anna Occhipinti Ambrogi,  Giulia Forni,  Cecilia Silvestri, 
  • Pages: 495-504
  • First Published: 20 November 2009

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Implementation of the European Water Framework Directive: Natural variability associated with the CARLIT method on the rocky shores of the Ligurian Sea (Italy)

Valentina Asnaghi,  Mariachiara Chiantore,  Rosa-Maria Bertolotto,  Valeriano Parravicini,  Riccardo Cattaneo-Vietti,  Federico Gaino,  Paolo Moretto,  Davide Privitera,  Luisa Mangialajo, 
  • Pages: 505-513
  • First Published: 20 November 2009

Book Review

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Biological Invasions in Marine Ecosystems. Ecological, Management and Geographic Perspectives

Keith Hiscock, 
  • Page: 514
  • First Published: 20 November 2009

Marine Ecology Referee list 2009

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Reviewers list of papers printed in 2009

  • Page: 515
  • First Published: 20 November 2009