Identification of Keystone Species in Ecological Communities in the East China Sea

Keystone species are critical to preserving community stability and diversity. Identifying key investigating their ecological regulation will help prioritize important gain a better understanding of mechanisms. It is based on this that the present study tried elucidate major keystone in an ecosystem eastern Chinese waters. Therefore, data were collected from fisheries surveys conducted between 2016 2021 East China Sea. We identified Muraenesox cinereus, Leptochela gracilis, Trichiurus lepturus as region results principal component analysis ten network indices. The removal performed suggested loss might have negative impact complexity food web As result, should be prioritized marine ecosystems.