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Abstract Regime shifts are sudden changes in ecosystem structure that can be detected across several ecosystem components. The concept that regime shifts are common in marine ecosystems has gained popularity in recent years. Many studies have searched for the step‐like changes in ecosystem state expected under a simple interpretation of this idea. However, other kinds of change, such as pervasive trends, have often been ignored. We assembled over 300 ecological time series from seven UK marine regions, covering two to three decades. We developed state‐space models for the first principal component of the time series in each region, a common measure of ecosystem state. Our models allowed both trends and step changes, possibly in combination. We found trends in three of seven regions and step changes in two of seven regions. Gradual and sudden changes are therefore important trajectories to consider in marine ecosystems.
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Through previous studies,the main research method is obtained,by establishing ecosystem models based on the experiment and observation.In this paper,the marine ecosystem model research results have been summarized,and it is found that the primary productivity model is the main direction of the pure ecological model and the ecosystem dynamical model is a inevitable trend of the future marine ecosystem.Meanwhile,the largescale marine construction projects have made a great impact on marine ecosystems in our country,while related ecosystem impact forecasting model is still less,so it seems especially important to improve the marine ecosystem forecasting capacity in order to effectively reduce the ecosystem impact which the coastal construction projects make on.
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