Ecological characteristics and carrying capacity analysis of marine ranching ecosystem in Beibu Gulf based on Ecopath model

Cheng CHENG; Haolin YU; Jie FENG; Yan LI; Qingxian CAO; Li LIU; Cheng YANG; Shan ZHAO; Shuo LI; Zhen ZHANG; Haiyan WANG; Tao ZHANG

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Ecological characteristics and carrying capacity analysis of marine ranching ecosystem in Beibu Gulf based on Ecopath model

Ecology | Updated：2026-03-26

- Ecological characteristics and carrying capacity analysis of marine ranching ecosystem in Beibu Gulf based on Ecopath model
- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology Vol. 44, Issue 1, Pages: 201-218(2026)
- Affiliations：
  
  1.Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
  2.Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
  3.North China Sea Marine Forecasting Center of State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao 266061, China
  4.Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Ecological Environment and Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Qingdao 266061, China
  5.Guangxi Institute of Oceanography, Nanning 536006, China
- Author bio：
  
  haiyanwang@qdio.ac.cn
  tzhang@qdio.ac.cn
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- DOI：10.1007/s00343-025-4285-z
  CLC：
- Received：29 October 2024，
  
  Accepted：07 March 2025，
  
  Online First：11 April 2025，
  
  Published：01 January 2026
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CHENG Cheng,YU Haolin,FENG Jie,et al.Ecological characteristics and carrying capacity analysis of marine ranching ecosystem in Beibu Gulf based on Ecopath model[J].Journal of Oceanology and Limnology,2026,44(01):201-218.
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CHENG Cheng,YU Haolin,FENG Jie,et al.Ecological characteristics and carrying capacity analysis of marine ranching ecosystem in Beibu Gulf based on Ecopath model[J].Journal of Oceanology and Limnology,2026,44(01):201-218. DOI： 10.1007/s00343-025-4285-z.

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Abstract

Marine pollution and overfishing induced the biodiversity loss and ecological degradation of the Beibu Gulf ecosystem in Guangxi

SE China. In an effort to restore the ecosystem and fishery resources

artificial reefs were deployed in the Beibu Gulf as the marine ranching area and their ecological performance need to be investigated. We constructed Ecopath ecological trophic models for the marine ranching area and a nearby control area to compare their ecosystem throughput and food web structure difference

and to calculate the ecological carrying capacity of various functional groups. Results indicate that the total system throughput of the marine ranching area was significantly higher than the control area

and the majority of system throughput occurred at trophic levels Ⅰ and Ⅱ in both ecosystems. The system connectance indices for the marine ranching and control areas were 0.27 and 0.32

and the omnivory indices were 0.16 and 0.19

indicating simple food web structures; both areas are in a developmental stage with TPP/TR ratios of 2.69 and 9.36

respectively. Compared to the control area

marine ranching area exhibited a higher system maturity

and the ecological carrying capacity of “large and medium-sized demersal fish” and “other bivalves” functional groups in the marine ranching area increased by 43.83% and 233.62%

respectively

allowing for more high-trophic-level predators and large benthic animals. This study provided a reference for the formulation of fishery management policies in the Beibu Gulf

to maintain ecosystem stability and biodiversity.

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