[Comparison of generalized additive model and boosted regression tree in predicting fish community diversity in the Yangtze River Estuary, China].

Yangtze River Estuary is the biggest estuarine ecosystem in the western Pacific Ocean. Evaluating fish community in this ecosystem can provide scientific basis for its restoration and mana-gement. Generalized additive model (GAM) and boosted regression tree (BRT) were built to examine the relationship between fish community diversity and environmental and spatio-temporal variables based on data collected during 2012-2014.

[Distribution of Larimichthys polyactis and its relationship with environmental factors in offshore water of southern Zhejiang].

Based on data collected from four trips of trawl surveys in offshore water of southern Zhejiang in 2015-2016, a generalized additive model was used to analyze the distribution of small yellow croaker (Larimichthys polyactis) and its relationship with environmental factors. The results showed that the highest resource abundance occurred in the summer trip, primarily in Yushan fishing ground with an average density of 500.74 kg·h·km.