Eels that survive DAMS may not survive Earth's top predator.

从大坝逃生的鳗鱼也许逃不过地球上的顶级掠夺者。

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If a top predator disappears, change can shoot through an ecosystem.

如果最高级捕食者消失了，那么生态系统马上会改变。

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They are the top predator in many ecosystems in which they occur.

在所处的多数生态系中，它们都是顶级猎食者。

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You're not even the top predator out there. You know you could be food for somebody.

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Sharks are the top predator in the ocean and are vital to its ecosystem.

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Experience with other fisheries has shown that ecosystem dynamics can change when a top predator is completely removed.

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But there may be an answer: prove that the lionfish is not in fact a top predator after all, by getting people to eat it.

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