Trophic interactions, ecosystem structure and function in the southern Yellow Sea

Qun Lin; Xianshi Jin; Bo Zhang

doi:10.1007/s00343-013-2013-6

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Trophic interactions, ecosystem structure and function in the southern Yellow Sea

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- Trophic interactions, ecosystem structure and function in the southern Yellow Sea
- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology Vol. 31, Issue 1, Pages: 46-58(2013)
- Affiliations：
  
  1. Fishery College Ocean University of China
  2. Key Laboratory for Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries Ministry of Agriculture Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory for Fishery Resources and Eco-environment Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences
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- DOI：10.1007/s00343-013-2013-6
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- Online First：16 January 2013，
  
  Published：2013
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Lin, Q., Jin, X. & Zhang, B. Trophic interactions, ecosystem structure and function in the southern Yellow Sea., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 31, 46–58 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-013-2013-6
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Lin, Q., Jin, X. & Zhang, B. Trophic interactions, ecosystem structure and function in the southern Yellow Sea., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 31, 46–58 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-013-2013-6 DOI：

摘要

Abstract

The southern Yellow Sea is an important fishing ground

providing abundant fishery resources. However

overfishing and climate change have caused a decline in the resource and damaged the ecosystem. We developed an ecosystem model to analyze the trophic interactions and ecosystem structure and function to guide sustainable development of the ecosystem. A trophic mass-balance model of the southern Yellow Sea during 2000–2001 was constructed using Ecopath with Ecosim software. We defined 22 important functional groups and studied their diet composition. The trophic levels of fish

shrimp

crabs

and cephalopods were between 2.78 and 4.39

and the mean trophic level of the fisheries was 3.24. The trophic flows within the food web occurred primarily in the lower trophic levels. The mean trophic transfer efficiency was 8.1%

of which 7.1% was from primary producers and 9.3% was from detritus within the ecosystem. The transfer efficiency between trophic levels II to III to IV to V to >V was 5.0%

5.7%

18.5%

and 19.7%–20.4%

respectively. Of the total flow

phytoplankton contributed 61% and detritus contributed 39%. Fishing is defined as a top predator within the ecosystem

and has a negative impact on most commercial species. Moreover

the ecosystem had a high gross efficiency of the fishery and a high value of primary production required to sustain the fishery. Together

our data suggest there is high fishing pressure in the southern Yellow Sea. Based on analysis of Odum’s ecological parameters

this ecosystem was at an immature stage. Our results provide some insights into the structure and development of this ecosystem.

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