To evaluate the influence of Kuroshio, tidal effects, and interplay waters on the copepod community at estuary.

Intruded Kuroahio water bringing warm and euryhaline copepod species into estuary.

The critical role of river water and seawater in shaping the copepod community structure.

Clear patterns of seasonal succession of the copepod community exhibition

The important role of Kuroshio water in transporting and distributing warm water copepods to its affected area.