Seasonal Variation in the Trophic Structure of the Fish Community in Dongshan Bay and Adjacent Waters
Ying Guan1,2, Puqing Song2, Xing Miao2, Hai Li2, Rui Wang2, Liangming Wang3, Yuan Li2* and Longshan Lin2*
1College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, P.R. China, 266100
2Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, P.R. China, 361005
3South China Sea Fishers Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fisheries Sciences, Guangzhou, P.R. China, 510300
* Corresponding author: liyuan@tio.org.cn; linlsh@tio.org.cn
Fig. 1.
Distribution of survey stations in Dongshan Bay.
Fig. 2.
Number of species (A) and seasonal changes of species composition of different functional guilds of fishes (B) in Dongshan Bay from 2009 to 2010.
FG1, Planktivores; FG2, Planktivores/ Benthivores; FG3, Benthivores; FG4, Benthivores/Piscivores; FG5, Piscivores; FG6, Omnivores.
Fig. 3.
Biomass composition (A), and seasonal changes of biomass and biomass composition (B) of different functional guilds of fishes in Dongshan Bay.
For abbreviations see Figure 2.
Fig. 4.
Functional guilds diversity and species diversity indices of fishes in Dongshan Bay from 2009 to 2010.
Fig. 5.
Relationship curves of trophic position mean body mass for fish in four seasons in Dongshan Bay. Blue and red line represent TL 3.5 and 3.9, respectively.