由于气候变化,关键的浮游植物减少,对南极食物网和碳储存构成威胁。 Decline in crucial phytoplankton due to climate change threatens Antarctic food web and carbon storage.

一项新的研究表明,由于气候变化,南大洋中一种关键类型的浮游植物 -- -- diatoms -- -- 正在减少。 A new study shows that diatoms, a crucial type of phytoplankton in the Southern Ocean, are declining due to climate change. 这一转变影响到海洋食物网,有可能损害从磷虾到鲸鱼的物种,并削弱海洋储存碳的能力。 This shift affects the marine food web, potentially harming species from krill to whales, and reduces the ocean's ability to store carbon. 研究人员利用来自罗斯海的卫星数据和样品来开发模型,预测南极生态系统的进一步变化。 Researchers used satellite data and samples from the Ross Sea to develop models predicting further changes in the Antarctic ecosystem.