Physics

1. The adjoint-based Two Oceans One Sea State Estimate(TOOSSE)*
2. Structure and formation of the South Yellow Sea water mass in the spring of 2007*
3. Lagrangian eddies in the Northwestern Pacif ic Ocean*
4. Seasonal variability in dissolved oxygen in the Bohai Sea,China*

Geology

1. In-situ experiments reveal mineralization details of porphyry copper deposits

Chemistry

1. Chemical composition and Pb(II) binding of dissolved organic matter in a hypersaline lake in China*
2. Characterization of dissolved organic matter in submarine groundwater from a salt marsh in Chongming Island, China*

Ecology

1. Inf luences of aeration induced turbulence on growth and competition of Microcystis and Scenedesmus in the presence of sediments with varying particle sizes*
2. Transcriptional response of Microcystis aeruginosa to the recruitment promoting-benthic bacteria ＊
3. Abundance and characteristics of microplastics in shellf ish from Jiaozhou Bay, China*
4. Factors aff ecting lipid and fatty acid composition of Calanus sinicus in the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea in spring*
5. Recovery time of macroinvertebrate community from Cd pollution in Longjiang River, Guangxi, China*

Continued from the back cover

1. Comparison of the photo-acclimation potential of f loating and benthic thalli of Sargassum horneri (Phaeophyta) during autumn and winter*
2. PSI-driven cyclic electron f low partially alleviates the peroxidation of red alga Gelidium amansii (Gelidiaceae)caused by temporary high temperature*

Biology

1. Low genetic diversity in the endangered marine alga Silvetia siliquosa (Ochrophyta: Fucaceae) and the implication to conservation*
2. Metabolomics provide insights into the endogenous mechanism of strobilation in the scyphozoan jellyf ish Rhopilema esculentum*
3. Roles of interleukins in antibacterial immune defense of the brood pouch in the lined seahorse H ippocampus erectus*
4. Integration of metabolomics and transcriptomics revealed the biosynthetic mechanism of anti-parasitic compounds in Salinivibrio proteolyticus strain YCSC6*
5. NMR-based metabolomic responses of freshwater gastropod Bellamya aeruginosa to MC-producing and non MCproducing Microcystis aeruginosa*
6. Characterization, functional properties, and antioxidant activities of macromolecular extracts isolated from Pyropia yezoensis*
7. Synthesis, characterization, and antioxidant activity of carboxymethyl chitosan derivatives containing sulfonium salt*
8. Five new records of Xanthidae (Crustacea: Brachyura) from Hainan Island, China*
9. Taxonomy and regeneration of a newly recorded Polychaete Capitella teleta (Annelida, Capitellidae) in the coastal water of Shandong, China*

Aquaculture and Fisheries

1. Cloning of catalase gene and antioxidant genes in Scophthalmus maximus response to metalloprotease of Vibrio anguillarum stress*
2. Dietary intake of bamboo vinegar and charcoal powder (BVC)enhances resistance of African catf ish Clarias gariepinus to bacterial pathogen*
3. Comparative transcriptomic analysis of Macrobrachium nippon ense in response to Aerom onas veronii or Staphylococcus au reus infection*
4. Bacterial community composition in gut content and ambient sediment of two tropical wild sea cucumbers ( Holothuria atra and H. leucospilota)*
5. Spatial diff erence in net growth rate of Yesso scallop Patinopecten yessoensis revealed by an aquaculture ecosystem model*