Inter-Research
Marine Ecology Progress Series

Companion Journal to Aquatic Microbial Ecology

MEPS and AME have received international recognition as the leaders in their respective fields of science.

History

MEPS continues to be Citation King.

Aim

Ecological research has become of paramount importance for the future of humanity. The information presented here should, therefore, encourage critical application of ecological knowledge for the benefit of mankind and, in fact, of life on earth. Marine Ecology Progress Series strives for

• complete coverage of the field of marine ecology
• the highest possible quality of scientific contributions
• quick publication (3.4 months from acceptance to publication)
• a high technical standard of presentation

Scope

• Environmental factors: Tolerances and responses of marine organisms (microorganisms, autotrophic plants and animals) to variations in abiotic and biotic components of their environment; radioecology.
• Physiological mechanisms: Synthesis and transversion of organic material (mechanisms of auto- and heterotrophy); thermo-, ion-, osmo- and volume-regulation; stress resistance; non-genetic and genetic adaptation; population genetics and ecological genome research; orientation in space and time; migrations; behavior; chemical ecology.
• Molecular Marine Ecology: Molecular basis of ecological processes.
• Cultivation: Maintenance and rearing of, as well as experimentation with, marine organisms under environmental and nutritional conditions which are, to a considerable degree, controlled; analysis of the physiological and ecological potential of individuals, populations and species; determination of nutritional requirements; ecological aspects of aquaculture; water-quality management; culture technology.
• Dynamics: Marine ecosystems; flow patterns of energy and matter as these pass through organisms, populations and ecosystems; biodiversity; trophic interrelations; production, transformation and decomposition of organic matter; plankton ecology; benthos ecology; estuarine and coastal ecology; wadden-sea ecology; coral-reef ecology; deep-sea ecology; open-ocean ecology; polar ecology; theoretical ecology; ecological methodology and technology; ecological modelling and computer simulation.
• Ocean management: Anthropogenic impacts: their role as modifiers and deformers of living systems, their biological consequences and their management and control; inventory of living resources in coastal areas, estuaries and open oceans; ecological aspects of fisheries; pollution of marine areas and organisms; protection of life in the seas; management of populations, species and ecosystems; management of coastal zones and sea areas; biotechnology.
• Eco-ethics: Marine ecological research relevant to human thought and conduct oriented to what is right or wrong, beneficial or destructive for the total system 'Homo sapiens plus nature'. For details see the editorial in MEPS 153:1-3 and the Eco-Ethics International Union (www.eeiu.org)

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