Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 40776047, 90511005);the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Project) (No. 2010CB428705)
From 1997 to 2000, four field surveys were conducted in the East China Sea (ECS) (23°30'-33°00'N, 118°30'-128°00'E). A field data yield density model was used to determine the optimal salinities for 19 dom...