1. The seas around Bermuda are full of colourful corals and fantastic fish. 百慕大周围的海域中到处都是五彩的珊瑚虫和奇异的鱼类。
2. Acanthasters show a preference for branching corals. 刺冠海星更偏好分枝的珊瑚。
3. The question now is whether reef-building corals have the capacity to adapt to those changes. 现在的问题是造礁珊瑚是否有能力适应这些变化。
4. We think that when reefs are damaged, after a few years, the fastest-growing corals repopulate the areas. 我们认为,如果珊瑚礁遭到破坏,几年之后,生长最快的珊瑚就会重新在该地区繁衍生息。
5. One consequence for coral reefs is that the symbiosis between the corals and algae that constitute a living reef is breaking down. 珊瑚礁面临的一个后果是,构成活珊瑚礁的珊瑚和藻类之间的共生关系正在瓦解。