1985～1986年长江口生态系统能流网络分析

为构建1985～1986年长江口生态系统的Ecopath模型, 作者根据1985～1986年全年12个航次长江口及邻近海域综合调查数据, 分析此历史时期长江口及邻近海域生态系统的能流结构, 并对生态系统总体特征进行了综合评估。1985～1986年长江口水域生态系统包括16个功能群, 各功能群的营养级在1～4.52, 中上层游泳生物食性鱼类占据最高营养级。各功能群间关系主要由3种途径导致: 控制类型、生态位重叠和营养级联。营养级聚合分析表明, 1985～1986年长江口生态系统能流中牧食食物链占据主导地位, 直接来自初级生产者的占比57%。此历史时期长江口生态系统各营养级平均转化效率为12.4%, 其中来自碎屑的能流转换效率为12.9%, 来自初级生产者的转换效率为12%。生态系统总体特征分析显示, 该历史时期连接指数和系统杂食指数分别为0.471和0.103, 长江口及邻近海域循环指数和平均路径长度分别为9.35%和2.778, 总初级生产量/总呼吸量为1.724。     

基于Rpath的崇明岛周边海域生态系统结构和特征研究

本研究根据2020年11月,2021年1月、4月及8月在崇明岛周边海域的渔业调查数据,使用开源程序Rpath构建了包括22个功能群的物质平衡模型,对该海域生态系统结构和特征进行研究。结果表明：崇明岛周边海域生态系统各功能群营养级范围为1～4.32。小型底栖生物的生态转换效率最低（0.01）,说明其到高营养级的能量转换存在瓶颈,是影响该海域底层食物链营养传递效率的关键节点。生态系统总体特征分析表明,该生态系统总规模为2 909.42 t/(km2·a),低于附近海域生态系统规模。浮游植物对生态系统总初级生产力的贡献为60%,是该生态系统的主要营养来源。生态系统总初级生产量/总呼吸量为1.99、系统杂食性指数为0.18,表明生态系统成熟度较低,食物网简单,受干扰后恢复能力较差。模型敏感性分析表明,功能群生物量是影响模型输出准确程度的主要指标。本研究结果可以为该海域生态系统水平的禁捕效果评估工作提供基准参考。     

基于Ecopath模型的舟山海域褐菖鲉(Sebastiscus marmoratus)生态容量评估

根据2021年渔业资源调查数据构建了含有23个功能组的舟山海域生态系统Ecopath模型,分析了当前舟山海域生态系统总体特征并估算了褐菖鲉在舟山海域的生态容量。结果表明:舟山海域生态系统营养级范围为1.000 (浮游植物和有机碎屑)～4.277 ( 鳐类),石首鱼科、虾类和 鳐类为舟山海域生态系统中的关键种。碎屑食物链和牧食食物链是舟山海域生态系统主要的食物链。碎屑和浮游植物对食物网的贡献率分别为61.32%和38.69%。始于浮游植物和碎屑的营养传递效率分别是9.34%和10.50%,系统总营养传递效率是9.82%。总初级生产量/总呼吸量为2.26,系统连接指数为0.372,系统杂食性指数为0.222。生态系统总体特征反映了舟山海域生态系统的成熟状态较低,生态系统处于不稳定阶段,容易受到外界环境变化的影响。根据模型估算,当褐菖鲉生物量增加至8.6倍时,褐菖鲉达到生态容量0.007 95 t/km²,此时生态系统仍保持平衡,且生态系统总体特征基本稳定。因此,褐菖鲉在舟山海域尚有较大增殖潜力。     

基于Ecopath模型的七连屿礁栖性生物的生态承载力分析

生态承载力评估是开展生物资源增殖放流, 维持珊瑚礁生态系统健康的基础和前提。本文基于2019年渔业资源和生态环境的综合调查数据, 构建了七连屿珊瑚礁海域生态系统的生态通道(Ecopath)模型, 分析和探讨了相关功能组增殖放流的生态承载力。结果显示, 七连屿珊瑚礁海域生态系统各功能群营养级范围为1.00~3.81; 生态系统的总能量转化效率为13.45%; 生态系统以牧食食物链占据主导地位, 直接来源于初级生产者的能流占比为57%。系统总初级生产量/总呼吸量为2.54; 总初级生产量/总生物量为19.07; 系统连接指数和系统杂食性指数分别为0.36和0.22, 表明当前七连屿珊瑚礁海域生态系统的成熟度和稳定性偏低, 系统对于外界的干扰抵抗能力较弱。在未改变七连屿珊瑚礁生态系统结构和功能的前提下, 各功能组中珊瑚、双壳类和植食性鱼类的生态承载力分别为25.09~53.77t•km^-2、2.55~39.95t•km^-2和4.89~17.94t•km^-2, 因此仍具有较大的增殖空间。珊瑚礁鱼类群落的最大生态承载力同珊瑚礁无脊椎动物群落的增殖密切相关, 在未来的珊瑚礁渔业管理中应从生态系统整体结构的角度综合考虑增殖放流的方法设计。     

热带典型珊瑚岛礁海洋牧场花刺参底播增殖容量及其生态效应预测

为改善热带珊瑚岛礁型海洋牧场的珊瑚礁生境,实现生物资源的养护和渔业资源的产出功能,在对海参等高值经济种开展底播增殖前,科学评估其生态容量是防止引发海洋牧场生态风险的重要保证。运用生态系统模型法评估了三亚蜈支洲岛热带珊瑚岛礁海洋牧场花刺参(Stichopus monotuberculatus)的底播增殖容量。根据2020~2021年蜈支洲岛海洋牧场近岛区渔业资源调查与环境因子数据,运用Ecopath with Ecosim 6.6软件构建了该海域的生态系统营养通道模型。研究表明:生态系统各功能组营养级范围介于1~3.52,系统的食物网结构以牧食食物链为主,总能流中有43%的能量来源于碎屑功能组,其在系统总能流中有重要地位。系统的总平均能量传递效率为9.353%,略低于林德曼能量传递效率(10%)。总初级生产量/总呼吸量为3.726,总初级生产量/总生物量为28.834,系统连接指数为0.256,杂食性指数为0.120,系统Finn''s循环指数和平均路径长度分别为2.485%和2.379,表明近岛区生态系统食物网结构较为简单,且系统稳定性和成熟度偏低,易受外界干扰。根据模型评估的花刺参增殖生态容量为110.21 t/km²,是现存量的206 倍,有较大增殖空间,并且达到生态容量后碎屑组的能量再循环利用效率将显著增加,营养级结构能得到进一步优化,系统稳定性及成熟度将有所提高。基于研究结果,可适当采捕与花刺参生态位相近的生物,同时增殖放流其他处于不同营养层次的经济种,从而减少种间竞争,有效利用系统冗余能量,进而扩大花刺参的生态容量,实现海洋牧场的健康可持续发展。     

闽南-台湾浅滩海域鱼类资源生产量

以海洋生态系统营养动力学为理论依据,根据调查所获得的有关闽南-台湾浅滩海域的初级生产力资料,检测了该海域的浮游植物有机碳含量,测算了生态效率,检测了52种主要经济鱼类营养级及其有机碳含量.采用营养动态模型和Cushing模型估算了该海域生态系统中鱼类资源的生产量(自然生产量),同时采用Cadima模式和MSY简单模式估算鱼类资源最大可持续开发量.估算结果如下鱼类资源生产量为98.63×104t,最大可持续开发量为 48.35×104t.1997年以来实际年渔获量为48.64×104t -53.83×104t,超过了鱼类资源的最大可持续开发量,呈现过度捕捞态势.还讨论了加强该渔场渔业资源管理的7项重要措施,以促进鱼类资源的较快恢复.     

基于生态通道模型的长江口及邻近海域生态系统能流动态分析

本文根据2004年长江口及其邻近海域生态调查数据,运用生态通道模型(Ecopath模型)构建生态系统能流网络,分析本区域生态系统营养结构及功能,并与1985—1986年研究数据进行对比,解析两个时期生态系统营养结构与功能的差异。研究结果显示,2004年长江口及其邻近海域生态系统营养级范围为1～4.34,相较于1985—1986年研究结果,底层无脊椎动物食性鱼类和头足类的营养级变动较大。牧食食物链占据主导地位,浮游植物在浮游动物和水母的能量来源中所占比例均在60%以上;碎屑食物链所占能流比为44%。系统总能流为6342.081 t·km–2·a–1。渔获物平均营养级下降,生态营养效率平均值较高,但是碎屑和浮游植物的生态营养效率却明显下降,碎屑趋于累积。生态系统统计量整体显示,长江口及邻近海域生态系统成熟度降低。     

闽南-台湾浅滩海域生态系统渔业资源容纳量

以在台湾海峡及其邻近海域开展的海洋科学调查研究所获得的有关闽南-台湾浅滩海域的初级生产力为基础,通过对渔业资源种类组成和结构的调查、浮游植物有机碳含量,鱼类、虾类、蟹类、头足类等主要种的营养级及其有机碳含量检测和生态效率的测算,采用营养动态模型和Cushing模型估算该海域渔业资源容纳量(自然生产量).同时,采用Gulland模式和MSY简单模式估算渔业资源最大可持续开发量.结果表明该海域渔业资源容纳量为125.23×10~4t,最大可持续开发量为61.92×10~4t.1996年以来实际年渔获量在62.05×10~4～67.29×10~4t,平均64.74×10~4t,超过了渔业资源的剩余产量,呈现过度捕捞态势.     

海州湾秋季鱼类β多样性组分分析及其与环境因子的关系

由于过度捕捞等人类活动的胁迫,近年来海州湾渔业资源严重衰退.为了解海州湾鱼类β多样性的变化特征及其影响因素,本研究根据2013?2017年秋季在海州湾及其邻近海域进行的渔业资源底拖网调查数据,采用S?renson相异性指数等方法计算了调查站位间以及海州湾海域整体的鱼类β多样性,并将β多样性分解为周转和嵌套两个组分,分析...     

基于拓扑网络研究海州湾食物网结构与复杂性

针对食物网结构与复杂性的研究有助于深入解析食物网的功能、营养动力和能量转化过程。本文根据2011年3?12月在海州湾及其邻近海域进行的5个航次的渔业资源底拖网调查资料以及胃含物分析数据，基于11个拓扑网络指数，构建了海州湾拓扑网络，研究海州湾食物网的结构与复杂性。结果表明，本文分析的海州湾食物网物种数S为93，连接数L为1 021，每个物种的相互作用数量L/S为10.98，连接性L/S2为0.12；顶级物种、中间物种、基础物种的比例分别为29%、69%和2%；食物网的杂食性指数为87%，连接复杂性指数SC为22.20，特征路径长度ChPath为2.11，聚类系数CC为0.23。通过每个物种的相互作用数量和连接性的研究显示，L/S和L/S2的值都处在正常范围内，所以海州湾食物网的复杂性仍保持较高水平。通过物种比例、杂食性指数、连接复杂性指数、特征路径长度、聚类系数对食物网结构分析，发现海州湾食物网结构处于稳定状态，能够在一定程度上抵御外界环境的扰动，保证生态系统功能的正常运行。通过对海州湾食物网结构与复杂性的研究，将为今后海州湾食物网功能的深入研究以及海州湾渔业资源的科学管理提供重要依据。     

应用物质平衡模型模拟一个半封闭海湾的营养结构和能流特征

The marine ecosystem of the Jiaozhou Bay has degraded significantly in fisheries productivity and its ecological roles as spawning and nursery ground for many species of commercial importance has been declining in recent years. A mass-balanced trophic model was developed using Ecopath with Ecosim to evaluate the trophic structure of the Jiaozhou Bay for improving ecosystem management. The model were parameterized based on the fisheries survey data in the Jiaozhou Bay in 2011, including 23 species groups and one detritus group according to their ecological roles. The trophic levels of these ecological groups ranged from 1(primary producers and detritus) to4.3(large demersal fishes). The estimated total system throughput was 12 917.10 t/(km~2·a), with 74.59% and25.41% contribution of the total energy flows from phytoplankton and detritus, respectively. Network analyses showed that the overall transfer efficiency of the ecosystem was 14.4%, and the mean transfer efficiency was 14.5%for grazing food chain and 13.9% for detritus food chain. The system omnivory index(SOI), Finn's cycled index(FCI) and connectance index(CI) were relatively low in this area while the total primary production/total respiration(TPP/TR) was high, indicating an immature and unstable status of the Jiaozhou Bay ecosystem. Mixed trophic impact analysis revealed that the cultured shellfish had substantial negative impacts on most functional groups. This study contributed to ecosystem-level evaluation and management planning of the Jiaozhou Bay ecosystem.     

Construction and analysis of a coral reef trophic network for Qilianyu Islands,Xisha Islands

Qilianyu Islands coral reefs (QICR), located in the northeastern part of the South China Sea, has been affected by human activities and natural disturbance. To characterize the trophic structure, ecosystem properties and keystone species of this region, a food-web model for the QICR is developed using methods involving a mass-balance approach with Ecopath with Ecosim software. Trophic levels range from 1.00 for detritus and primary producers to 3.80 for chondrichthyes. The mean trophic transfer efficiency for the entire ecosystem is 13.15%, with 55% of total energy flow originating from primary producers. A mixed trophic impact analysis indicates that coral strongly impacts most components of this ecosystem. A comparison of our QICR model with that for other coral reef ecosystems suggests that the QICR ecosystem is immature and/or is degraded.     

Changes in trophic flows and ecosystem properties of the Beibu Gulf ecosystem before and after the collapse of fish stocks

Mass-balance models (Ecopath) of the ecosystem before and after collapse (1959-1961 and 1997-1999) of fish stocks were developed with Ecopath software to compare the differences in ecosystem structure, functioning and ecosystem properties of the Beibu Gulf. The model includes 20 functional groups consisting of commercial important fish groups and other ecologically important groups in the ecosystem such as zooplankton, phytoplankton, and detritus. Results indicated that biomass and catches of the system have changed drastically between the 1960s and 1990s, especially for the high trophic levels (TL). The biomass of level V in the early 1960s was 32 times higher than that of the late 1990s, however, the biomass of level I and II in the 1990s was higher than the 1960s. Despite the higher catches in the 1990s, fishing was ecologically less expensive during the 1990s than 1960s due to small fish catches were large. Mean transfer efficiency decreased from for 10.2% in the 1960s to 9.1% in the 1990s periods. According to the summary statistics, the parameters of net system production (NPS) and total primary production to total respiration ratio were increased from 1.013 in the 1960s to 2.184 in the 1990s, however, the connectance index (CI), system omnivore index, Finn’s cycling index and mean path length decreased from the 1960s to the 1990s. The overhead (O) was higher in the 1990s model while the ascendancy (A) decreased nearly 10% in the 1960s. The ‘Keystoneness’ result indicate that zooplankton was identified as keystone species in 1960s, however, the elasmobranches was keystone species in the late 1990s. The average trophic level of the fishery decreased from 3.32 in the 1960s to 2.98 in the 1990s, and exhibits classic symptoms of “fishing down the food web”. All the indices of the system attributes suggests that the Beibu Gulf ecosystem in 1960s was found to be more mature than in the 1990s due to the collapse of demersal ecosystem, and the ecosystem changed from being dominated by long-lived, high trophic level groundfish dominated system toward a system with small-size and low-value species over fifty years.     

Interactions between a natural food web,shellfish farming and exotic species: The case of the Bay of Mont Saint Michel (France)

To ensure sustainable uses of the coastal zone, an integrated ecosystemic approach and ecosystem models are required to frame ecological processes and evaluate environmental impacts. Here, a mass-balance trophic (Ecopath) model of the Mont Saint Michel Bay (MSMB) was developed, to analyze the bay's functioning as an ecosystem. This bay, intensively exploited by fishing and for shellfish farming, is also suffering from the proliferation of the gastropod Crepidula fornicata, an exotic species.     

Quantitative model of trophic interactions in Beibu Gulf ecosystem in the northern South China Sea

1IntroductionThe Beibu Gulf is a natural semiclosed conti-nental sea of the South China Sea,which is situatedat17°00′~21°45′N,105°40′~110°10′E,and sur-rounded by China and Vietnam(see Fig.1).It hasa subtropic monsoon climate with an average winter