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The Census1 of Marine2 Life has released the most comprehensive inventory3 life in the ocean today. It’s an unprecedented4 database of marine species living in 25 key ocean areas around the world.
The findings published in the open access scientific journal Plus One, describes species found in oceanic regions ranging from icy Antarctic waters, to the tropics, to temporary waters throughout the world, and the Arctic.
It’s the first time ever that all the information is available in one single source for the public worldwide. So anyone around the world who wants to know about Caribbean marine diversity, for example, just goes to one place, clicks, we’ll have a full article, and then we’ll also have, through the supporting material, we’ll have a list of species of the most representative or most study groups in the area.
The study found that some of the largest and best-known sea creatures make up only a tiny portion of the ocean’s bio-diversity. Animals like whales, seals, sea birds, turtles, and walruses5 account for only 2% of the known marine species in the 25 regions, while crustaceans6 including crabs7, lobsters8 and shrimp9 account for nearly 20%.
Microscoped algae10 and single-celled organisms are the most wild spread. Researchers observe these tiny organisms throughout the study areas.
The waters of Australia and Japan share the title of most bio-diverse, each with almost 33,000 known species, nearly three times the average. Researchers also found that some of the top five most-diverse areas are also the most threatened. This include the waters of Mediterranean11, China and the Gulf12 of Mexico.
Having an open access database that is a framework of the known marine diversity is one of the most useful tools you can have, not just for scientists but especially for policy makers13 because they are the ones who will make the decisions about what will be done with the oceans, what measures will be taken to protect it.
But even with this new inventory of the sea, much work remains14 to be done. Cnsus scientists estimate that for every known oceanic species at least four more have yet to be discovered. And while future research will continue to expand our knowledge of the ocean, these latest findings represent a giant leap forward and our understanding of the wild and wonderful creatures that call it home.
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1 census | |
n.(官方的)人口调查,人口普查 | |
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2 marine | |
adj.海的;海生的;航海的;海事的;n.水兵 | |
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3 inventory | |
n.详细目录,存货清单 | |
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4 unprecedented | |
adj.无前例的,新奇的 | |
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5 walruses | |
n.海象( walrus的名词复数 ) | |
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6 crustaceans | |
n.甲壳纲动物(如蟹、龙虾)( crustacean的名词复数 ) | |
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7 crabs | |
n.蟹( crab的名词复数 );阴虱寄生病;蟹肉v.捕蟹( crab的第三人称单数 ) | |
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8 lobsters | |
龙虾( lobster的名词复数 ); 龙虾肉 | |
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9 shrimp | |
n.虾,小虾;矮小的人 | |
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10 algae | |
n.水藻,海藻 | |
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11 Mediterranean | |
adj.地中海的;地中海沿岸的 | |
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12 gulf | |
n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂 | |
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n.制造者,制造商(maker的复数形式) | |
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14 remains | |
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹 | |
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