"It's very disturbing to think about the potential implications of a century-long decline of the base of the food chain," said lead author Daniel Boyce, a Marine ecologist.

“考虑到食物链基础长达一个世纪的减少所带来的潜在影响，这非常令人不安，”研究报告的主要作者，海洋生态学家Daniel博伊斯说。

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The researchers note that in the context of the current decline of bee populations worldwide, their research has disturbing implications for what that decline might mean for plants.

研究人员指出，在全世界蜜蜂种群减少的背景下，植物也可能受到影响，而这项研究似乎传递了某种令人不安的信息。

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