To help rebuild wild fisheries while increasing seafood production, China has made a
substantial effort over the past 40 years to support the development of sea ranching …

Coastal benthic ecosystems may be impacted by numerous human activities, including
aquaculture, which continues to expand rapidly. Indeed, today aquaculture worldwide …

The biological trait analysis (BTA) is regarded as a promising approach to unravel how
ecosystem functions respond to human-induced disturbances. This study considered the …

It is common practice for ecologists to examine species niches in the study of community
composition. The response curve of a species in the fundamental niche is usually assumed …

Comprehending the mechanisms and circumstances responsible for the dynamics of
biological communities is a fundamental step for predicting responses to environmental …

Coastal bivalve aquaculture is considered to have large impacts on the structure and
functions of macrofauna assemblages. In the present study, we evaluated the macrofauna …

The impact of suspended oyster farming on macrobenthic communities, and their recovery
following oyster farm removal, are reported for Xiangshan Bay, China. Sampling was …

Plastic contamination has major effects on biodiversity, enhancing the consequences of
other forms of global anthropogenic disturbance such as climate change and habitat …

Macrobenthos have been used to monitor the self-pollution of cage culture. Will cage culture
inevitably reduce their biomass and biodiversity? A one-year investigation was conducted in …

In a changing environment, it is important to understand the contribution of faunal and
microbial communities to ecosystem functioning. In this context, the present study aimed to …