一个担忧是,越来越高的酸度将毁灭翼足类动物和类似具有碳酸钙外壳或骨架的动物。
One fear is that the increasing acidity will kill off pteropods and similar creatures with calcium-carbonate shells or skeletons.
尽管中型实验生态系可以清楚地阐明翼足类动物的命运,但粉鲑的命运仍然是我们的猜测。
But though the mesocosms may shed light on the fate of the pteropods, the outlook for the salmon will remain conjectural.
Riebesell博士对翼足类动物,又叫翼足目软体动物在生态系统中的角色尤其感兴趣,这些幽雅的微小软体动物是一些鱼类的重要食物。
Dr Riebesell is particularly interested in the ecosystem role of pteropods, also called sea butterflies. These elegant micro-molluscs are a vital food for some fish.
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