2006年02月17日
ENS美國,華盛頓特區報導;翁綉盈編譯;莫聞審校
加勒比海海域有片由海底山脈形成的世界第三大環狀珊瑚礁,曾被發現擁有最豐富的海洋生物多樣性,然而科學家於今年一月探勘這塊區域,卻發現這片珍貴的生態體系由於鄰近一座儲油槽,油輪往返頻繁而面臨生態浩劫。
Caribbean Atoll Teeming With Fishes, Seaweeds New to Science
An underwater mountain that forms the world's third-largest atoll has the richest diversity of marine life ever found in the Caribbean, but scientists who explored the area in January say tanker traffic to and from a nearby petroleum depot is damaging the unique ecosystem.