2026, Vol. 45, No. 3 Publication Date:10 May 2026

• Review
• Research progress in carbon sequestration assessment methods for coral reefs in the South China Sea ^*
• YUAN Xiangcheng, TANG Shuo, ZHOU Weihua, LONG Aimin
• doi: 10.11978/2025088 　 CSTR: 32234.14.2025088
• Journal of Tropical Oceanography, 2026, 45(3): 1–9
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• Study on the geological structural characteristics of the U-shaped boundary in the South China Sea
• ZHANG Yunfan, TANG Danling, SUN Zhen, QIU Ning
• doi: 10.11978/2025073 　 CSTR: 32234.14.2025073
• Journal of Tropical Oceanography, 2026, 45(3): 10–24
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• A comparison of two non-instrumental methodologies for determining carbonate content in marine sediments^*
• ZHANG Qiang, ZHAO Zhongwei, SU Xiang, ZHAO Xuan, LI Wei
• doi: 10.11978/2025108 　 CSTR: 32234.14.2025108
• Journal of Tropical Oceanography, 2026, 45(3): 25–38
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• Three-dimensional numerical investigation of hydrodynamic characteristics over complex coral reefs with tsunami-like waves
• ZHANG Ze, QU Ke, WANG Aoyu, LI Wei, WANG Chao
• doi: 10.11978/2025094 　 CSTR: 32234.14.2025094
• Journal of Tropical Oceanography, 2026, 45(3): 39–49
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• Analysis of hydrodynamic environment evolution characteristics in Zhanjiang Bay based on satellite images
• GUAN Zhuoqiang, YANG Tao, XIE Lingling, LI Junyi
• doi: 10.11978/2025140 　 CSTR: 32234.14.2025140
• Journal of Tropical Oceanography, 2026, 45(3): 50–60
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• Compositional characteristics and ecological significance of fatty acids of the surface suspended particulate matter in the South China Sea^*
• LI Dongping, SHI Haolei, LUO Zhongyuan, CAO Jiantao, JIA Guodong
• doi: 10.11978/2025114 　 CSTR: 32234.14.2025114
• Journal of Tropical Oceanography, 2026, 45(3): 61–73
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• Impacts of wind stress frequency on submesoscale energy variations at mesoscale eddy fronts
• WU Boyan, ZHENG Ruixi, JING Zhiyou
• doi: 10.11978/2025121 　 CSTR: 32234.14.2025121
• Journal of Tropical Oceanography, 2026, 45(3): 74–82
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• Differences in subsurface nonlinear dynamical heating contributions between two types of El Niño under different IPO phases
• LI Yuzhen, MENG Xiangfeng
• doi: 10.11978/2025113 　 CSTR: 32234.14.2025113
• Journal of Tropical Oceanography, 2026, 45(3): 83–94
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• An improved model for epibenthic organism target detection based on RT-DETR
• DENG Jianzhi, TANG Zhenghao, LI Yun
• doi: 10.11978/2025098 　 CSTR: 32234.14.2025098
• Journal of Tropical Oceanography, 2026, 45(3): 95–108
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• Effects of thermal discharge of power plants on coral communities in Honghai Bay, Guangdong Province
• YANG Bing, YUAN Taoping, DONG Junde, JIANG Lei, QIAN Jiang, YANG Qingsong, SUN Huiming, ZHOU Yanwu
• doi: 10.11978/2025096 　 CSTR: 32234.14.2025096
• Journal of Tropical Oceanography, 2026, 45(3): 109–121
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• The smallhead dragonet Callionymus erythraeus, a newly recorded dragonet (Syngnathiformes: Callionymoidei: Callionymidae) species from Chinese waters*
• LUO Tengda, LIN Qiang, ZHANG Yanhong
• doi: 10.11978/2025137 　 CSTR: 32234.14.2025137
• Journal of Tropical Oceanography, 2026, 45(3): 122–128
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• Isolation, identification and degradation characteristics of a marine-derived polyurethane-degrading Pseudomonas iranensis strain SCSIO 85019
• LIU Yuqing, WU Tingbiao, DENG Shijing, FAN Tingting, TIAN Xinpeng, LI Qinglian
• doi: 10.11978/2025084 　 CSTR: 32234.14.2025084
• Journal of Tropical Oceanography, 2026, 45(3): 129–142
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• Fractionation of carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes in Sipunculus nudus: insights from aquaculture experiments and intertidal surveys
• MENG Yaowen, JIANG Yan, LIU Xujia, CAI Dejian, ZHONG Shengping, PENG Yinhui, CAI Xiaohui, LU Jie, HUANG Guoqiang
• doi: 10.11978/2025105 　 CSTR: 32234.14.2025105
• Journal of Tropical Oceanography, 2026, 45(3): 143–152
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• Study on the stability and complexity of diazotrophic communities and key driving factors in the root-associated zones of the mangrove plant Kandelia obovata
• QI Feng, DENG Xiaojie, GUAN Yongpeng, ZHOU Shengyao, HE Qing, RAJAPAKSHALAGE Thashikala Nethmini, LI Nan, JIANG Gonglingxia, CHEN Qingxiang, LEI Xinyue, HOU Qinghua, HUANG Laizhen, LI Xiaolei, WEI Qiaoyan
• doi: 10.11978/2025123 　 CSTR: 32234.14.2025123
• Journal of Tropical Oceanography, 2026, 45(3): 153–163
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• Effects of live bait types and feeding methods on the asexual reproductive ability of polyps of Chrysaora quinquecirrha
• ZHOU Qiang, YANG Cuihua, CHEN Xueweijie, QI Jiguang, WANG Youkun, WANG Yunzhong
• doi: 10.11978/2025109 　 CSTR: 32234.14.2025109
• Journal of Tropical Oceanography, 2026, 45(3): 164–173
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• Marine Environmental Science
• Spatial heterogeneity of carbon content in sediments from mangrove tidal flats at the Nanliu River estuary
• HUANG Chunmei, WANG Riming, XIE Xiaowen, DAI Zhijun, XIE Xiaokui, LI Xingrong
• doi: 10.11978/2025119 　 CSTR: 32234.14.2025119
• Journal of Tropical Oceanography, 2026, 45(3): 174–187
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• Comparative analysis of deep learning models for seawater quality prediction in Shenzhen Bay
• WANG Kaimin, CHEN Yao, CHEN Junjia, CHEN Zhengxi
• doi: 10.11978/2025134 　 CSTR: 32234.14.2025134
• Journal of Tropical Oceanography, 2026, 45(3): 188–201
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• Analysis of nitrogen sources and influencing factors in mangrove sediments of the Qingjiang River estuary (Zhejiang) using stable isotopes
• TAN Qingbi, GUO Hongying, SUN Siqi, ZHONG Yuhang, NIE Hui, NIU Lixia
• doi: 10.11978/2025124 　 CSTR: 32234.14.2025124
• Journal of Tropical Oceanography, 2026, 45(3): 202–211
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