珊瑚礁生态学研究现状和展望

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Coral reef ecosystems are important components of marine ecosystems and play a crucial role in maintaining marine ecological balance and biodiversity. This article summarizes the current international and domestic development status of coral reef ecology through literature review. The major international research focuses include global change and coral reef ecosystems, establishment and maintenance of coral symbiosis, development and evolution of coral reef biotic systems, coral reef biodiversity and species distribution patterns, as well as coral reef ecosystem conservation and management. The major domestic research focuses include global change and coral reef ecosystems, coral-algal symbiosis under global change, diversity of coral symbiotic relationships, human activities and the South China Sea coral reef ecosystem, and coral reef biodiversity and community patterns. The future development trends in coral reef ecology research will emphasize the coral and coral reef ecosystems under the context of global change, coral symbiotic mechanisms, marginal coral reefs, and coral reef conservation and restoration. Future research in coral reef ecology in China should enhance global perspectives, strengthen domestic and international collaborations, explore underlying mechanisms, improve systematic research, and enhance coral reef conservation and restoration studies.

Key words: coral reef ecology, current research status, development trends and strategies

HUANG Hui, YU Xiaolei, HUANG Lintao, JIANG Lei. Current status and prospects of coral reef ecology research[J].Journal of Tropical Oceanography, 2024, 43(3): 3-12.

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