Sci. Mar. 71(1): 2007

RESEARCH ARTICLES

Spatial distribution, density, and relative growth of Microphrys bicornutus (Latreille, 1826) (Brachyura: Majidae) in five biotopes in a Thalassia complex Carlos A. Carmona-Suárez Sci. Mar. 71(1) : 5-14

On the record of the red seabream, Pagrus major (Temminck and Schlegel, 1843) (Osteichthyes: Sparidae), in the Adriatic Sea Jakov Dulcic and Miro Kraljevic Sci. Mar. 71(1) : 15-17

Decapod crustacean assemblages off the West coast of central Italy (Western Mediterranean) Emanuela Fanelli, Francesco Colloca and Giandomenico Ardizzone Sci. Mar. 71(1) : 19-28

Colonization of the eastern Mediterranean by Red Sea cumaceans, with the description of a new species Jordi Corbera and Bella S. Galil Sci. Mar. 71(1) : 29-36

Relationship between viral and prokaryotic abundance on the Bajo O'Higgins 1 Seamount (Humboldt Current System off Chile) Oscar E. Chiang and Renato A. Quiñones Sci. Mar. 71(1) : 37-46

Comparison of the catches of European hake (Merluccius merluccius, L. 1758) taken with experimental gillnets of different mesh sizes in the northern Tyrrhenian Sea (western Mediterranean) Mario Sbrana, Paola Belcari, Stefano De Ranieri, Paolo Sartor and Claudio Viva Sci. Mar. 71(1) : 47-56

Spatial distribution and biomass of aquatic rooted macrophytes and their relevance in the metabolism of a Mediterranean coastal lagoon Biel Obrador, Joan Lluís Pretus and Margarita Menéndez Sci. Mar. 71(1) : 57-64

Hydromedusae (Cnidaria) of the Chilean southern channels (from Corcovado Gulf to Pulluche-Chacabuco Channels) Sergio Palma, Pedro Apablaza and Nelson Silva Sci. Mar. 71(1) : 65-74

Review of the Tripterygion tripteronotus (Risso, 1810) complex, with description of a new species from the Mediterranean Sea (Teleostei: Tripterygiidae) Josep Carreras-Carbonell, Marta Pascual and Enrique Macpherson Sci. Mar. 71(1) : 75-86

Stable C and N isotope concentration in several tissues of the loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta from the western Mediterranean and dietary implications Mónica Revelles, L. Cardona, A. Aguilar, A. Borrell, G. Fernández and M. San Félix Sci. Mar. 71(1) : 87-93

The occurrence of Natsushima bifurcata (Polychaeta: Nautiliniellidae) in Acharax hosts from mud volcanoes in the Gulf of Cadiz (south Iberian and north Moroccan Margins) Ascensão Ravara, Marina R Cunha and Clara F Rodrigues Sci. Mar. 71(1) : 95-100

Antibiotic activity of Iberian macroalgae N. Salvador, A. Gómez Garreta, L. Lavelli and M. A. Ribera Sci. Mar. 71(1) : 101-114

The exploited population of the brackish river prawn (Macrobrachium macrobrachion Herklots 1851) in the Cross River Estuary, Nigeria Francis M. Nwosu, Sieghard Holzöhner and Udeme I. Enin Sci. Mar. 71(1) : 115-121

Seasonal variation in the length structure and reproductive condition of the jumbo squid Dosidicus gigas (d'Orbigny, 1835) off central-south Chile Christian M. Ibáñez and Luis A. Cubillos Sci. Mar. 71(1) : 123-128

Sediment as a constituent of Mediterranean benthic communities dominated by Caulerpa racemosa var. Cylindracea Luigi Piazzi, David Balata, Luca Foresi, Cristina Cristaudo and Francesco Cinelli Sci. Mar. 71(1) : 129-135

Notes on the biology of the Bigeye scad, Selar crumenophthalmus (Carangidae) around Reunion Island, South-West Indian Ocean David Roos, Olivier Roux and François Conand Sci. Mar. 71(1) : 137-144

Reproductive biology of the striped goby, Gobius vittatus (Gobiidae) in the northern Adriatic Sea Marcelo Kovacic Sci. Mar. 71(1) : 145-151

On the stochastic approach to marine population dynamics Eduardo Ferrandis Sci. Mar. 71(1) : 153-174

Direct survival analysis: a new stock assessment method Eduardo Ferrandis and Pilar Hernández Sci. Mar. 71(1) : 175-185

Experimental studies on the feeding ecology of Munida subrugosa (White, 1847) (Decapoda: Anomura: Galatheidae) from the Magellan region, Southern Chile Patricia Karas, M. Gorny and Rubén Alarcón-Muñoz Sci. Mar. 71(1) : 187-190

A new alien bryozoan Celleporaria brunnea (Hincks, 1884) in the Aegean Sea (eastern Mediterranean) Ferah Koçak Sci. Mar. 71(1) : 191-195

Artificial collection and early growth of spat of the scallop Argopecten purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819), in La Rinconada Marine Reserve, Antofagasta, Chile Miguel Avendaño D., Marcela Cantillánez S., Gérard Thouzeau and Juan B. Peña Sci. Mar. 71(1) : 197-205

BOOK REVIEWS

Elderfield, H. (ed.) The Oceans and Marine Geochemistry Carles Pelejero and Eva Calvo Sci. Mar. 71(1) : 206-207