Anna Nyqvist,^* Carl André,^** Martin Gullström,^*** Susanne Pihl Baden,^**** Per Åberg<sup>*****


*</sup>Anna Nyqvist is a Ph.D. student at the Department of Marine Ecology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Her research concerns the population dynamics of eelgrass. Her address: Department of Marine Ecology, University of Gothenburg, Box 461, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden. anna.nyqvist@marecol.gu.se
^**Carl André is a researcher and senior lecturer at the Department of Marine Ecology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. His research interests include population dynamics and spatial ecology of marine animals and plants. His address: Department of Marine Ecology—Tjärnö, University of Gothenburg, Tjärnö, SE-452 96 Strömstad, Sweden. carl.andre@marecol.gu.se
^***Martin Gullström is a researcher at the Department of Zoology, Stockholm University, Sweden. His research interests relate to marine ecology in temperate and tropical coastal systems, with particular focus on trophic interactions, fish ecology, landscape dynamics, and human disturbance of seagrass ecosystems. His address: Department of Zoology, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden. martin.gullstrom@zoologi.su.se
^****Susanne Pihl Baden is Professor at Department of Marine Ecology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Her research focuses on the ecological and physiological effects of nutrient pollution in combination with overfishing and acidification of the sea. Her address: Department of Marine Ecology—Kristineberg, University of Gothenburg, Kristineberg, SE-450 34 Fiskebäckskil, Sweden. Susanne.baden@marecol.gu.se
^*****Per Åberg is a professor of Marine Ecology and Head of Department at the Department of Marine Ecology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. His research interest is population ecology with special interest in demography and spatial dynamics of marine organisms. His address: Department of Marine Ecology, University of Gothenburg, Box 461, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden. per.aberg@marecol.gu.se