Marine Ecology Progress Series (MEPS)

Climate variability shapes fish reproduction. We found that bottom temperature and salinity drive the reproductive dynamics and aggregation patterns of striped weakfish in the Southwestern Atlantic, with implications for fisheries management.
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Annual surveys spanning a decade suggest that mesopelagic fish in a deep Norwegian fjord do not avoid hypoxia. Modeled light penetration accounted for more variation in vertical distribution than oxygen. Trends also differed between species.
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A new study shows that California spiny lobsters prey primarily on snails, rather than sea urchins, across six sites spanning the Southern California Bight in California, USA. Lobster diets were similar across sites and lobster sizes.
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In 2025, Okinawa Island, Japan, experienced unprecedented coral bleaching after the typical summer bleaching period, driven by the longest recorded thermal stress event, with spatially disproportionate impacts particularly evident in deeper reef zones.
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A new study finds that ocean warming can enhance corallivorous snail impacts on corals by both enhancing snail metabolism and feeding on corals, and by reducing coral energy reserves, potentially making them more susceptible to mortality.
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