A no-fishing zone in the Caribbean appears to be helping both the big fish it was designed to save and, surprisingly, the coral that underlies the ecosystem. That's despite the fact that the large fish chow down on smaller fish that help out the coral.
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... protecting biodiversity is a good defense against destructive changes, ...
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"The benefit of biodiversity is that it gives us redundant players in the system, which can then provide resilience in the face of disturbance,"...
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ecosystem=生態系. ＜ecology
the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit
biodiversity=bio+diversity ｢生…｣｢生物…｣｢生物学の｣+多様性
biological diversity in an environment as indicated by numbers of different species of plants and animals
resilience=回復力
1 : the capability of a strained body to recover its size and shape after deformation caused especially by compressive stress
2 : an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change
disturbance=撹乱、障害
1 : the act of disturbing : the state of being disturbed
redundant=冗長性をもつ
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