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ONTONOLOGICAL REFLECTION AND METHODOLOGICAL RECONSTRUCTION IN MARINE SCIENTIFIC OBSERVATION: FROM THE “PRESUMPTION OF HOMOGENEITY” TO “PROBLEM-DRIVEN RECOGNITION OF HETEROGENEITY”
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Song SUN1, 2, 3, Wen-Xiao ZANG1, Xiao-Xia SUN1, 2, 3, Fang ZHANG1, 3, Nan WANG1, 3
Oceanologia et Limnologia Sinica | 2026, 57(3) : 582 - 588
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ONTONOLOGICAL REFLECTION AND METHODOLOGICAL RECONSTRUCTION IN MARINE SCIENTIFIC OBSERVATION: FROM THE “PRESUMPTION OF HOMOGENEITY” TO “PROBLEM-DRIVEN RECOGNITION OF HETEROGENEITY”
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Song SUN1, 2, 3, Wen-Xiao ZANG1, Xiao-Xia SUN1, 2, 3, Fang ZHANG1, 3, Nan WANG1, 3
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  • 1Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
  • 2Jiaozhou Bay Marine Ecosystem Research Station, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
  • 3University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Published: 2026-05-30 doi: 10.11693/hyhz20260300074
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There is a significant disconnection between the richness of data and the effectiveness of decision-making in current marine observation practices. This study argues that the root cause lies in the “ontological” bias and “methodological” mismatch in the logic that guides observation design. We first examine the “uniformity assumption” that views the ocean as a spatially homogeneous and temporally gradual system. Based on the “land-sea heterogeneity isomorphism” framework, we demonstrate that the ocean is essentially a heterogeneous landscape dominated by key dynamic processes, characterized by “resource-rich areas”, “risk-concentrated areas”, and “pulsatile events” that drive their changes. These local, transient, and nonlinear threshold processes often dominate the function and evolution of coastal and estuarine ecosystems. Traditional “mission-oriented” or “undifferentiated census” observations, which ignore this essence, lead to systematic omissions of core processes and key risk signals. Based on this, we propose a fundamental shift in the marine science observation paradigm: from “routine observation-driven alone” to “a combination of routine observation and scientific questions/management goal-driven”. We construct a logical framework of “scientific questions/management goals-key processes-observation requirements”, and systematically expound on three methodological breakthroughs to address the “fluid medium” characteristics of the ocean: building a “dynamic adaptive perception network” to replace fixed grids, establishing “full-chain process analysis” to replace isolated hypothesis testing, and achieving an intelligent closed loop of “real-time assimilation and predictive decision-making”. This study aims to provide a comprehensive theoretical pathway from ontological cognition to methodological practice to build the next generation of “precise, efficient, and applicable” marine science observation systems.

marine observation  /  ontology  /  methodology  /  heterogeneity  /  problem-driven  /  paradigm shift  /  intelligent sensing
Song SUN, Wen-Xiao ZANG, Xiao-Xia SUN, Fang ZHANG, Nan WANG. ONTONOLOGICAL REFLECTION AND METHODOLOGICAL RECONSTRUCTION IN MARINE SCIENTIFIC OBSERVATION: FROM THE “PRESUMPTION OF HOMOGENEITY” TO “PROBLEM-DRIVEN RECOGNITION OF HETEROGENEITY”[J]. Oceanologia et Limnologia Sinica, 2026 , 57 (3) : 582 -588 . DOI: 10.11693/hyhz20260300074
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doi: 10.11693/hyhz20260300074
  • Receive Date:2026-03-29
  • Online Date:2026-08-06
  • Published:2026-05-30
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  • Received:2026-03-29
  • Revised:2026-04-30
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    1Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
    2Jiaozhou Bay Marine Ecosystem Research Station, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
    3University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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小菇属 Mycena 11 5.26
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红菇属 Russula 17 8.13
栓菌属 Trametes 5 2.39
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