珊瑚

A 50-year Porites lutea core from Nansha Islands (9°33′N, 112°54′E) was analyzed for δ〓O and δ〓C for two aims. First, we hope to find and set up some formula between δ〓O and environmental parameters, such as thermometer readings, so that we can reconstruct historical environment of this area. Second, we hope to understand the climate changing process during the past fifty years of this area and its relation to the global change.

本文以南沙群岛永暑礁的滨珊瑚Porites lutea为研究对象，通过质谱分析，研究珊瑚月分辨率δ〓O、δ〓C记录的环境信息，旨在为进一步重建南沙群岛过去高分辨率的环境变化提供一个类似于温度计的标尺；还重建了永暑礁器测时期以前40年高分辨率的环境变化过程，旨在了解南沙群岛气候变化过程及其与全球变化的关系。

High frequencies of solitary snails, slender shell morphology, small females and low fecundities were character of snails on the branching Porites.

在分枝状微孔珊瑚上的紫口珊瑚螺大部分单独存在、个体大小变异较小且比例上壳的形态较窄、雌螺较小且总卵鞘面积较小。

The characteristics of density bands of Porites coral from Meiji reef in Nansha area are revealed by X-radiography of coral slabs and periodical changes of δ^18 O and δ^13 C in the skeletons.

结合珊瑚骨骼X射线照片和δ^18O、δ^13C的年际变化，对南沙群岛美济礁滨珊瑚骨骼岩心的密度条带进行了分析，发现其密度带变化模式多样，初步可归纳为如下3种类型：(1)宽度相近的高低密度条纹均匀、相间地排列，一对高低密度条带平均宽约4mm；(2)在骨骼主生长轴上由近于均匀分布的细密度条带组成。

Even if a bleached zone contains live polyps and carries the potential to recover when waters cool, a quick invasion of kelp, or types of algae that do not live symbiotically with coral, can make the die-off permanent - hence the protective role of plant-munchng fish.

即使白化区仍有活著的珊瑚虫，当水温降了下来时还是有复原的机会，而巨藻或其它几类无法与珊瑚共生的海藻的快速入侵下，致使珊瑚相继死绝-由此可知这些大啖植物的鱼类，它们的保护作用。

After the Precambrian Era, such marine invertebrate animal as trilobites, achiopods, nautiloids, horn corals, honeycomb corals and twiglike bryozoans were abundant during the Palaeozoic Era.

在前寒武纪之后的古生代，是无脊椎动物的繁衍时期，例如三叶虫、腕足类、头足类、角状珊瑚、蜂巢珊瑚和苔藓动物。

Both hard and soft corals have a symbiotic relationship with zooxanthellae algae, which live in coral and give it its color.

硬和软珊瑚两者有共生关系和虫黄藻藻类，那些生活在珊瑚和给它的颜色。

Both hard and soft corals have a symbiotic relationship with zooxanthellae algae, which live in coral and give it its color.

硬和软珊瑚两者有一个共生关系和虫黄藻海藻，那些生活在珊瑚并且给予它的颜色。

Both hard and soft corals have a symbiotic relationship with zooxanthellae algae, which live in coral and give it its color.

不论硬和软的珊瑚群体有一个共生的关系伴随黄藻类，那黄藻生活在珊瑚中也给它们以彩色。

Slight changes in water temperature or salinity can damage the mutually beneficial relationship between coral and the algae—called zooxanthellae—that live in their tissues.

水温或盐度的些许变化，也可能损害珊瑚和一种藻类（黄藻，生存在珊瑚的组织中间）之间互利的关系。

Patterns in Nature: Coral Though corals get most of their food from the byproducts of zooxanthellae algae's photosynthesis, they also have barbed, venomous tentacles they can stick out, usually at night, to grab zooplankton and even small fish.

意译：珊瑚在自然界的模式。虽然珊瑚得到很多食品从副产品的虫黄藻水藻的光合作用，它们也是有刺的，有毒的触须能够伸出，通常在夜间，去抓取浮游生物甚至小鱼。

But we don't care about Battlegrounds.

但我们并不在乎沙场中的显露。

Ah! don't mention it, the butcher's shop is a horror.

啊！不用提了。提到肉，真是糟透了。