Each year in September, corals in the Caribbean stage a mass spawning event. Witnessing it, says marine biologist and TED Fellow Kristen Marhaver, is like swimming inside a snow globe. Here, she explains how corals beget corals — and how she and her fellow scientists are trying to help them along.
加勒比海大部分珊瑚礁现状堪忧，饱受过度捕捞、污水与化肥污染、疾病、气温上升以及无节制沿海开发的侵害。然而，珊瑚对全人类都至关重要——它们不仅是食物来源，还能保护海岸线、带动旅游收入，更为科学家发现新药提供了丰富的化学多样性。正因如此，珊瑚礁每年创造的价值高达数千亿美元。这也是为什么我和库拉索岛CARMABI研究站的同事们致力于研究珊瑚的繁殖方式，探索如何帮助幼小的珊瑚为我们构建未来的珊瑚礁。以下是我们水下世界的一瞥，以及我们研究一种尤为重要的珊瑚物种的工作记录。
这是库拉索岛的珊瑚礁。前景中山丘状的珊瑚是整个加勒比海重要的礁体构建者，于2014年被美国政府列为”受威胁”物种。每年九月，我们在其年度大规模产卵活动期间研究其繁殖情况。我们连续数晚潜水，因为最大规模的产卵活动通常发生在满月后的第七或第八个夜晚。摄影：Mark Vermeij。
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