Deep‐sea corals: out of sight, but no longer out of mind
Deep‐sea corals: out of sight, but no longer out of mind
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深海珊瑚：看不见，但不再被遗忘
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2004
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M. Hirshfield
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S. Roberts;M. Hirshfield
三分之二的已知珊瑚物种生活在深、暗、冷的沃茨。然而，由于在自然环境中研究它们的困难，人们对它们的生物学和生态学知之甚少。深海珊瑚群落为许多脊椎动物和无脊椎动物物种提供了栖息地，其中包括一些具有重要商业价值的鱼类和甲壳类动物种群。有些珊瑚礁的生物多样性水平可与浅水珊瑚礁相媲美。它们也很容易受到我们许多深海活动的干扰。特别是底拖网捕捞对世界各地的这些社区造成了相当大的破坏。由于它们寿命极长，增长缓慢，恢复可能需要几十年甚至几百年。我们概述了深水珊瑚生物学和生态学，确定了更易管理的威胁，并提出了减轻进一步损失的建议。
Two-thirds of all known coral species live in waters that are deep, dark, and cold. Yet due to the difficulty of researching them in their natural environment, their biology and ecology are poorly understood. Deep-sea coral communities provide habitat for many vertebrate and invertebrate species, including some commercially important fish and crustacean populations. Some have levels of biological diversity comparable to shallow-water reefs. They are also highly susceptible to disturbance from many of our deep-sea activities. Bottom trawling in particular has caused considerable destruction of these communities around the world. Due to their extreme longevity and slow growth, recovery is likely to be in the order of decades or even centuries. We provide an overview of deepwater coral biology and ecology, identify the more manageable threats, and suggest recommendations to mitigate further loss.