台湾海峡地处亚热带.是东海和南海海水交换的重要通道.水文性质十分复杂.厦门大学海洋学系浮游动物组研究人员在台湾海峡及其邻近海域进行了20多年的调查研究。发现水螅水母67个新种、桡足类2个新种.积累了大量的基础生态学资料,取得了一批研究成果.本文总结归纳了台湾海峡浮游生物物种多样性、生态类群、群落结构、时空分布及其与环境的关系.
Taiwan Strait is an important channel between the East China Sea and the South China Sea with complex hydrological environment. Marine zooplankton research group in Xiamen University conducted much field investigation work in Taiwan Strait and its adjacent sea areas for more than 20 years. Achievements were involved with various aspects of biology and ecology, including plankton taxonomy and biodiversity (67 new species of medusae and 2 of copepods has been identified), ecological groups and community structure, spatial and temporal distribution, relationship with environment.