Biological oceanography at the turn of the millenium Sci. Mar. 68(Suppl.1): 2004

FOREWORD

Foreword J.D. Ros, T.T. Packard, J.M. Gili, J.L. Pretus and D. Blasco (eds.) Sci. Mar. 68(Suppl.1) : 3-4

RESEARCH ARTICLES

Building bridges across subdisciplines in marine ecology Lawrence R. Pomeroy Sci. Mar. 68(Suppl.1) : 5-12

The utiquity and many roles of exopolymers (EPS) in aquatic systems Roger S. Wotton Sci. Mar. 68(Suppl.1) : 13-21

Culturable vibrios biodiversity in the Northern Ionian Sea (Italian coasts) Cavallo Rosa Anna and Stabili Loredana Sci. Mar. 68(Suppl.1) : 23-29

Biodiversity of culturable heterotrophic bacteria in the Southern Adriatic Sea Italian coastal waters Loredana Stabili and Cavallo Rosa Anna Sci. Mar. 68(Suppl.1) : 31-41

Thraustochytrids (fungoid protist): an unexplored component of marine sediment microbiota Lucia Bongiorni, Lucrezia Pignataro and Giovanni Santangelo Sci. Mar. 68(Suppl.1) : 43-48

Modeling physiological processes in plankton on enzyme kinetic principles Ted Packard, Dolors Blasco and Marta Estrada Sci. Mar. 68(Suppl.1) : 49-56

Metabolic CO2 production in the Mediterranean Sea: A case study for estimating carbon budget in the sea Rosabruna La Ferla and Maurizio Azzaro Sci. Mar. 68(Suppl.1) : 57-64

Seasonal patterns in plankton communities in a pluriannual time series at a coastal Mediterranean site (Gulf of Naples): an attempt to discern recurrences and trends M. Ribera d'Alcalŕ, F. Conversano, F. Corato, P. Licandro, O. Mangoni, D. Marino, M.G. Mazzocchi, M. Modigh, M. Montresor, M. Nardella, V. Saggiomo, D. Sarno and A. Zingone Sci. Mar. 68(Suppl.1) : 65-83

Plankton biodiversity around the Salento Peninsula (South East Italy): an integrated water/sediment approach Salvatore Moscatello, Fernando Rubino, Orestina D. Saracino, Giovanni Fanelli, Genuario Belmonte and Ferdinando Boero Sci. Mar. 68(Suppl.1) : 85-102

Resting stage in the biogenic fraction of surface sediments from the deep Mediterranean Sea Luigi della Tommasa, Roberto Danovaro, Genuario Belmonte and Ferdinando Boero Sci. Mar. 68(Suppl.1) : 103-111

Evidence for enhanced primary production resulting from relative vorticity induced upwelling in the Catalan Current Timothy C. Granata, Marta Estrada, Ulrike Zika and Carolyn Merry Sci. Mar. 68(Suppl.1) : 113-119

Distribution of Calanus spp. as determined using a genetic identification system P.K. Lindeque, R.P. Harris, M.B. Jones and G.R. Smerdon Sci. Mar. 68(Suppl.1) : 121-128

Distribution of charophyte species in Estonian coastal water (NE Baltic Sea) Kaire Torn, Georg Martin, Henn Kukk and Tiiu Trei Sci. Mar. 68(Suppl.1) : 129-136

Bioconstruction and biodiversity: their mutual influence Silvia Cocito Sci. Mar. 68(Suppl.1) : 137-144

Phenology of Caulerpa taxifolia and temporal dynamics of its epibiontic meiofauna in the port of Malinska (Croatia, northern Adriatic Sea) Ana Travizi and Nevenka Zavodnik Sci. Mar. 68(Suppl.1) : 145-154

Stress protein (HSP70 family) expression in intertidal benthic organisms: the example of Anthopleura elegantissima (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) Mark J. Snyder and Sergio Rossi Sci. Mar. 68(Suppl.1) : 155-162

The present-day Mediterranean brachiopod fauna: diversity, life habits, biogeography and paleobiogeography A. Logan, C.N. Bianchi, C. Morri and H. Zibrowius Sci. Mar. 68(Suppl.1) : 163-170

Deep macrobenthic communities from Nazaré Submarine Canyon (NW Portugal) J. Cúrdia, S. Carvalho, A. Ravara, J.D. Gage, A.M. Rodrigues and V. Quintino Sci. Mar. 68(Suppl.1) : 171-180

Intertidal water column meiofauna in relation to wave intensity on an exposed beach J. Germán Rodríguez Sci. Mar. 68(Suppl.1) : 181-187

Mechanisms regulating amphipod population density within macroalgal communities with low predator impact Hartvig Christie and Patrik Kraufvelin Sci. Mar. 68(Suppl.1) : 189-198

Demography of the over-exploited Mediterranean red coral (Corrallium rubrum L. 1758) G. Santangelo, E. Maggi, L. Bramanti and L. Bongiorni Sci. Mar. 68(Suppl.1) : 199-204

Amphipod and Sea Urchin tests to assess the toxicity of Mediterranean sediments: the case of Portmán Bay A. Cesar, L. Marín-Guirao, R. Vita and A. Marín Sci. Mar. 68(Suppl.1) : 205-213

Community structure and diversity of demersal fish assemblages: the role of fishery Mary Labropoulou and Costas Papaconstantinou Sci. Mar. 68(Suppl.1) : 215-226

Chemical defenses in Sacoglossan Opisthobranchs: Taxonomic trends and evolutionary implications Arnaldo Marín and Joandomčnec Ros Sci. Mar. 68(Suppl.1) : 227-241

Picarola margalefii, gen. et sp. nov., a new planktonic coccolithophore from NW Mediterranean waters Lluďsa Cros and Marta Estrada Sci. Mar. 68(Suppl.1) : 243-248