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APPLICATION OF MACROFAUNA IN MARINE ECOSYSTEM HEALTH ASSESSMENT: FROM TRADITIONAL BIOTIC INDICES TO THE INTEGRATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DNA AND MODELING TECHNIQUES
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Xiao-Shou LIU1, 2, Yi-Fei ZHANG1, 2, Xia-Yu OUYANG1, 2, Qi WANG1, 2, Jun-Long ZHANG3
Oceanologia et Limnologia Sinica | 2026, 57(3) : 617 - 629
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Xiao-Shou LIU1, 2, Yi-Fei ZHANG1, 2, Xia-Yu OUYANG1, 2, Qi WANG1, 2, Jun-Long ZHANG3
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  • 1College of Marine Life Sciences and MOE Key Laboratory of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
  • 2Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
  • 3Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
Published: 2026-05-30 doi: 10.11693/hyhz20250300084
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The health status assessment of marine benthic ecosystems, as an important basis for maintaining the ecological balance of the oceans, relies on the long-term dynamic monitoring of benthic communities. In this study, we systematically reviewed the history and current applications of ecological assessment indices developed based on benthic organisms, including the perspectives of future fields in marine ecosystem health assessment. Traditional biological indices—including biodiversity indices (Shannon-Wiener index, Pielou index, etc.), functional group analyses (feeding evenness index), and indices (AMBI, M-AMBI, BENTIX index, etc.) based on the proportion of pollution-tolerant/sensitive species have advanced ecosystem health assessment by quantifying the responses of community structure to environmental stressors and facilitating the shift from qualitative to quantitative assessments. Nevertheless, traditional methods are limited by cumbersome procedures for morphological characterization, the limitations of single indicators, and regional differences in applicability. In recent years, environmental DNA (eDNA) technology has made up for the shortcomings of traditional methods by rapidly obtaining biodiversity information through high-throughput sequencing, and has derived novel indices such as gAMBI, which validates its complementarity with morphological methods. Integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques such as machine learning algorithms (Random Forests, Convolutional Neural Networks, and so on) with statistical analysis has improved the ability of ecosystem assessment models to resolve nonlinear relationships and multiple stressors. Meanwhile, automatic and intelligent image recognition technology offers the possibility of accurate and rapid identification of macrofauna and their monitoring. Future research shall integrate multidimensional data and interdisciplinary techniques to construct a more universal and dynamically responsive assessment system to cope with the potential impacts of global climate change and human activities on marine ecosystems.

macrofauna  /  biotic indices  /  marine ecosystem health assessment  /  environmental DNA  /  machine learning
Xiao-Shou LIU, Yi-Fei ZHANG, Xia-Yu OUYANG, Qi WANG, Jun-Long ZHANG. APPLICATION OF MACROFAUNA IN MARINE ECOSYSTEM HEALTH ASSESSMENT: FROM TRADITIONAL BIOTIC INDICES TO THE INTEGRATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DNA AND MODELING TECHNIQUES[J]. Oceanologia et Limnologia Sinica, 2026 , 57 (3) : 617 -629 . DOI: 10.11693/hyhz20250300084
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doi: 10.11693/hyhz20250300084
  • Receive Date:2025-03-30
  • Online Date:2026-08-06
  • Published:2026-05-30
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  • Received:2025-03-30
  • Revised:2025-05-22
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    1College of Marine Life Sciences and MOE Key Laboratory of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
    2Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
    3Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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表12种不同金属材料的力学参数

Family
属数
Number of
genus
种数
Number of
species
占总种数比例
Percentage of
total species (%)

Genus
种数
Number of
species
占总种数比例
Percentage of total
species (%)
鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae 2 11 5.26 鹅膏菌属 Amanita 10 4.78
小菇科 Mycenaceae 2 12 5.74 丝盖伞属 Inocybe 5 2.39
多孔菌科 Polyporaceae 8 14 6.70 蜡蘑属 Laccaria 5 2.39
红菇科 Russulaceae 3 23 11.00 小皮伞属 Marasmius 6 2.87
小菇属 Mycena 11 5.26
光柄菇属 Pluteus 5 2.39
红菇属 Russula 17 8.13
栓菌属 Trametes 5 2.39
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