Preface Makio C. HondaHiroaki SaitoToshi Nagata Special Section: Editorial 03 May 2016 Pages: 339 - 339
Short introduction to the K2S1 project Makio C. Honda Special Section: Short Introduction 04 May 2016 Pages: 341 - 342
Seasonal variability of phytoplankton community structure in the subtropical western North Pacific Tetsuichi FujikiKosei SasaokaYoshihisa Mino Special Section: Original Article 12 January 2016 Pages: 343 - 358
Primary productivity at the time-series stations in the northwestern Pacific Ocean: is the subtropical station unproductive? Kazuhiko MatsumotoOsamu AbeYoshihisa Mino Special Section: Original Article 05 February 2016 Pages: 359 - 371
Comparison of sinking particles in the upper 200 m between subarctic station K2 and subtropical station S1 based on drifting sediment trap experiments Makio C. HondaHajime KawakamiToshiro Saino Special Section: Original Article 26 March 2015 Pages: 373 - 386
Seasonal changes in the mesozooplankton biomass and community structure in subarctic and subtropical time-series stations in the western North Pacific Minoru KitamuraToru KobariKazuyuki Tanabe Special Section: Original Article 12 January 2016 Pages: 387 - 402
Seasonal variability in carbon demand and flux by mesozooplankton communities at subarctic and subtropical sites in the western North Pacific Ocean T. KobariR. NakamuraM. C. Honda Special Section: Original Article 27 January 2016 Pages: 403 - 418
Effects of temperature elevation and glucose addition on prokaryotic production and respiration in the mesopelagic layer of the western North Pacific Mario UchimiyaHiroshi OgawaToshi Nagata Special Section: Original Article 15 May 2015 Pages: 419 - 426
Depth-dependent and seasonal variability in archaeal community structure in the subarctic and subtropical western North Pacific Ryo KanekoToshi NagataKoji Hamasaki Special Section: Original Article 13 May 2016 Pages: 427 - 438
Mesoscale eddy effects on temporal variability of surface chlorophyll a in the Kuroshio Extension Shinya KouketsuHitoshi KanekoHiromichi Ueno Special Section: Original Article 21 March 2015 Pages: 439 - 451
Physical oceanographic conditions around the S1 mooring site Ryuichiro InoueShinya Kouketsu Special Section: Original Article 31 December 2015 Pages: 453 - 464
Meridional and seasonal footprints of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation on phytoplankton biomass in the northwestern Pacific Ocean Eko SiswantoMakio C. HondaToshiro Saino Special Section: Original Article 02 April 2016 Pages: 465 - 477
Sixteen-year phytoplankton biomass trends in the northwestern Pacific Ocean observed by the SeaWiFS and MODIS ocean color sensors Eko SiswantoMakio C. HondaToshiro Saino Special Section: Original Article 19 February 2016 Pages: 479 - 489
Insight into nitrous oxide production processes in the western North Pacific based on a marine ecosystem isotopomer model Chisato YoshikawaHitomi AbeNaohiro Yoshida Special Section: Original Article 08 July 2015 Pages: 491 - 508
Coupled 1-D physical–biological model study of phytoplankton production at two contrasting time-series stations in the western North Pacific Yoshikazu SasaiChisato YoshikawaMakio C. Honda Special Section: Original Article 09 January 2016 Pages: 509 - 526