Name: 为何我们应该关注鲸鱼粪便
Uploaded: 2015-01-05T15:59:38Z
Duration: 5 min 35 s
Description: 海洋生物学家阿莎·德沃斯认为，鲸鱼有一项重要而令人惊奇的任务。它们是生态系统的工程师，保障海洋的健康和稳定，而它们完成该职责的方式之一却是——排泄粪便。阿莎·德沃斯是一名TED Fellow，请听她讲述鲸鱼这一被低估的，却能帮助保持海洋，乃至我们地球稳定和健康的行为。

阿莎·德沃斯: 为何我们应该关注鲸鱼粪便

为何我们应该关注鲸鱼粪便

海洋生物学家阿莎·德沃斯认为，鲸鱼有一项重要而令人惊奇的任务。它们是生态系统的工程师，保障海洋的健康和稳定，而它们完成该职责的方式之一却是——排泄粪便。阿莎·德沃斯是一名TED Fellow，请听她讲述鲸鱼这一被低估的，却能帮助保持海洋，乃至我们地球稳定和健康的行为。

Whales shape ocean health in ways far beyond their beauty or size. In the 1600s, right whales were so numerous in Cape Cod Bay that people claimed you could walk across their backs, yet today their populations hover in the hundreds. Whales act as ecosystem engineers, fertilizing the sea with nutrient-rich fecal plumes and, even in death, supporting hundreds of deep-sea species and burying carbon in the ocean. Saving whales supports thriving marine life and helps slow global warming, making their survival vital for all.