plankton biology and ecology

	February 2003

	[Original contributions]

	Light absorption of Isochrysis galbana (Prymnesiophyceae) under day-night cycle at high-light irradiance Nobuaki Ohi, Miwako Shino, Yuki Ishiwata & Satoru Taguchi Plankton Biol. Ecol. 50(1), Page 1, 2003

	Temporal changes of zooplankton in the detention pond closed off in 1997 from Isahaya Bay, Kyushu, in relation to desalination Hiroshi Ueda1, Fumie Okada1 & Mikio Azuma Plankton Biol. Ecol. 50(1), Page 10, 2003

	Unusual aggregations of the scyphomedusa Aurelia aurita in coastal waters along western Shikoku, Japan Shin-ichi Uye, Naoki Fujii & Hidetaka Takeoka Plankton Biol. Ecol. 50(1), Page 17, 2003

	[Notes]

	Effect of light intensity on the cyst germination of Chattonella spp. (Raphidophyceae) Kazuhiko Ichimi, Shettapong Meksumpun & Shigeru Montani Plankton Biol. Ecol. 50(1), Page 22, 2003

	Mating plug in the planktonic copepod Tortanus (Atortus) rubidus Roxane-M. Barthélémy, Susumu Ohtsuka & Ho Young Soh Plankton Biol. Ecol. 50(1), Page 25, 2003

	Feeding rate of naupliar Eodiaptomus japonicus Keiichi Kawabata1 & Tetsuya Narita Plankton Biol. Ecol. 50(1), Page 27, 2003