Name: 為什麼鯨魚糞便值得關注
Uploaded: 2015-01-05T15:59:38Z
Duration: 5 min 35 s
Description: 海洋生物學家阿莎·德沃斯認為，鯨魚有一項重要而令人驚奇的任務。牠們是生態系統的工程師，保障海洋的健康和穩定，而牠們完成該職責的方式之一卻是——排泄糞便。阿莎·德沃斯是一名 TED Fellow，請聽她講述鯨魚這一被低估的，卻能幫助保持海洋，乃至我們地球穩定和健康的行為。

阿莎·德沃斯: 為什麼鯨魚糞便值得關注

為什麼鯨魚糞便值得關注

海洋生物學家阿莎·德沃斯認為，鯨魚有一項重要而令人驚奇的任務。牠們是生態系統的工程師，保障海洋的健康和穩定，而牠們完成該職責的方式之一卻是——排泄糞便。阿莎·德沃斯是一名 TED Fellow，請聽她講述鯨魚這一被低估的，卻能幫助保持海洋，乃至我們地球穩定和健康的行為。

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.