中国海洋底栖生物学发展回顾与展望*

海洋底栖生物是海洋生态系统中的重要组成部分,在底层生态系统的能量流动和物质循环过程发挥着重要作用。我国的海洋底栖生物学经过数十年的发展,取得的许多研究进展和成果,但学科目前发展仍存在很多不足。总体而言,研究力量相对薄弱和分散,仍为相对弱势的一个学科,需成立专门的底栖生物学组织机构(分会),构建一个学科交流与合作的平台,整合业内的研究力量和资源,促进我国底栖生物学的研究与发展。本文分析了学科的现状和发展趋势,阐述了海洋底栖生物学分会在学科发展中的作用,并就未来发展提出了建议。

Progress and Prospect in Marine Benthology in China

Marine benthos are important components in marine ecosystem, serving vital functions in energy flow and material cycling of marine bottom environment. During the past decades, studies on Marine Benthology in China have achieved major progress, but there are still some weaknesses in many research fields. In general, research activities on Marine Benthology in China are fragmented and deficient. It is in urgent need of establishing a specialized society to facilitate cooperation, exchange ideas, and integrate and share research resources. Based on the analysis of current status, we put forward proposals for future study and elaborate the function of the society in future development of Marine Benthology.