研究发现,新西兰深厚的中光珊瑚礁拥有丰富的独特珊瑚,面临人类活动的威胁。 New Zealand's deep mid-light reefs, rich in unique corals, face threats from human activities, study finds.

新西兰的中光珊瑚礁,即深30至150米的美食生态系统,是生物多样性热点,有独特的物种,如黑珊瑚、哥尔戈尼亚珊瑚和石珊瑚。 New Zealand's mid-light reefs, or mesophotic ecosystems, located 30 to 150 meters deep, are biodiversity hotspots teeming with unique species like black corals, gorgonian corals, and stony corals. 这些生态系统对捕鱼、锚定和海底采沙等人类活动十分敏感,可能损害缓慢生长的受保护物种。 These ecosystems are sensitive to human activities such as fishing, anchoring, and seabed sand mining, which can damage the slow-growing, protected species. 该研究强调,当政府期待开发海洋财产时,需要提供保护。 The study highlights the need for protection as the government looks to develop the marine estate.