[Spatial niche of major fish species in spring in the coastal waters of central and southern Zhejiang Province, China]

Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao. 2020 Feb;31(2):659-666. doi: 10.13287/j.1001-9332.202002.040.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

The relative importance index (IRI), mean crowding, niche breadth, and niche overlap (Qik) of major fish species were calculated based on two fishery resource surveys from April to May 2016 (spring) in the coastal waters of central and southern Zhejiang Province. The results showed that there were 24 major fish species (IRI:100), the niche breadth values of which differed greatly and were positively correlated with IRI. The niche overlaps of fishes were extremely low in spring. The total amount of species pairs with niche overlap 0.6 (Qik :0.6) were six in April and five in May, which represented 3.9% and 4.8% of the total pairs, respectively. Results from the redundancy analysis showed that the distribution of major fish species were mainly affected by temperature, salinity, water depth, and dissolved oxygen, which caused ecological differentiation of fish species.

基于2016年4、5月(春季)在浙江中南部近岸海域进行的2个航次渔业资源调查数据,计算浙江中南部近岸海域主要鱼类的相对重要性指数(IRI)、平均拥挤度、生态位宽度及生态位重叠值(Qik)。结果表明: 浙江中南部近岸海域主要鱼类(IRI:100)共24种,生态位宽度值差异较大,相对重要性指数与生态位宽度值呈极显著正相关。春季鱼类的生态位重叠值极低,4月Qik:0.6的种对有6对,占总对数的3.9%;5月Qik:0.6的种对有5对,占总对数的4.8%。冗余分析表明,温度、盐度、深度和溶解氧是影响浙江中南部近岸海域主要鱼类分布的重要因素,主要鱼类在这些环境因子上存在生态分化现象。.

Keywords: fish; mean crowding; niche breadth; niche overlap.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • China
  • Ecosystem*
  • Fisheries
  • Fishes*
  • Seasons