Taiwan as a Connective Stepping-stone in the Kuroshio Traiangle and the Conservation of Coral Ecosystems under the Impacts of Climate Change
Taiwan as a Connective Stepping-stone in the Kuroshio Traiangle and the Conservation of Coral Ecosystems under the Impacts of Climate Change
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台湾作为黑潮大三角的连接垫脚石与气候变化影响下的珊瑚生态系统保护
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2009
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K. Shashank
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Chaolun Allen Chen;K. Shashank
黑潮三角被定义为受西北太平洋最强洋流影响的海域，涵盖热带菲律宾、亚热带台湾和冲绳的珊瑚生态系统以及日本四国岛的高纬度珊瑚群落。台湾及其邻近岛屿位于黑潮三角的中游走廊。本文回顾了台湾周围的海洋环境和石珊瑚物种多样性，并结合现有文献研究了它们在连接上游菲律宾珊瑚与下游珊瑚群落方面的作用。对石珊瑚的群落和种群遗传分析表明，台湾海域周围珊瑚群落转移和遗传细分存在明显的边界。这些结果凸显了台湾珊瑚不仅在支持冲绳下游珊瑚礁方面发挥着重要作用，而且在支持黑潮三角内四国高纬度珊瑚群落方面也发挥着重要作用。最后，强调了有关气候变化影响的知识差距和潜在的研究项目，以强调需要进行跨学科和跨境合作，以阐明连通性问题和黑潮三角珊瑚生态系统的未来保护。
The Kuroshio Triangle, defined as the ocean area influenced by the strongest ocean current in the northwest Pacific, covers the coral ecosystems from the tropical Philippines, subtropical Taiwan and Okinawa, and the high latitudinal coral communities of Shikoku Island, Japan. Taiwan and its adjacent islands are situated in the midway corridor of the Kuroshio Triangle. In this paper the marine environment and scleractinian species diversity around Taiwan are reviewed, and their role in connecting upstream Philippine coral with downstream coral communities is examined along with the currently available literature. Community-based and population genetic analyses of scleractinians indicate that a distinct boundary of coral community shifting and genetic subdivision occurs around the seas of Taiwan. These results highlight the important role of Taiwanese corals in supporting not only the downstream coral reefs in Okinawa, but also those further up in the high latitudinal coral communities in Shikoku within the Kuroshio Triangle. Lastly, the knowledge gaps and potential research projects regarding the impact of climate change are highlighted to underscore the need for interdisciplinary and transboundary collaboration to elucidate connectivity issues and the future conservation of coral ecosystems in the Kuroshio Triangle.