Study on Ecological Environment and Bio-Resources in Sanya Bay and Adjacent Waters
The project on the ecological environment and bio-resources in Sanya bay and adjacent waters has been conducted for more than 20 years by South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, CAS. The research contents focused on species diversity, geographical distribution and temporal pattern of biological communities, bio-resources change, and carbon and nitrogen flux in the food chain and its environmental regulation mechanism and so on in the ecosystems like coral reefs, mangroves and seagrass beds in Sanya Bay and adjacent waters. Based on these studies, 7 monographs, 162 papers and 22 patents have been published. This work enriches studies on ecosystems and biodiversity of tropical bays, and provides important information for protection of our coastal bays and inshore ecological environment, sustainable utilization of marine bio-resources and sustainable socio-economic development in Hannan Province.
