This study was jointly supported by the following funds awarded to Professor Danling TANG:Guangdong Natural Science Foundation(05102008 and 04001306),China;Key Innovation Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)(KZCX3-SW-227-3);"0ne Hundred Talents Program"of CAS(Ybrjh0403);Authors are grateful to projects of South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute,Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences(2007TS10 and 2007ZD03);High-tech Research and Development Program of China(2006AA100303);Chinese Ecosystem Research Network(http://www.cerndata.ac.cn),Dr.Guifeng WEI of Jinan University and the Key Innovation Project of CAS(KZCX3-SW-214).
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