Chinese scientists found a whale fall for the first time in the South China Sea this year. The whale fall ecosystem can stay in the deep ocean because of great pressure and cold temperature there.
今年,中国科学家首次在南海发现鲸落现象。鲸落生态系统可以停留在深海,因为那里的水压大、温度低。
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The remains (残骸) can last (持续) for ten years and build an ecosystem called a whale fall an "oasis (绿洲) " of life in the deepsea.
这些残骸能够维持十年,构建出一个生态系统,将鲸的沉尸作为深海生物的一片“绿洲”。
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SRB are the major pulse driver of the carbon and sulfur cycles in deep-sea and play an important role in the deep-seaecosystem.