[时代图集]珊瑚礁三角区梦幻般的生物群落
珊瑚礁美得让人窒息，它是最具多元化的生物家园，但同时它又处于危险之中。
Mantis Shrimp螳螂虾（Mantis Shrimp）
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Stretching from Indonesia to the Philippine Islands, the Coral Triangle is home to a vast array of coral species and fish life.从印度尼西亚一直延伸到菲律宾群岛的珊瑚礁三角区（Coral Triangle）是多种珊瑚物种和鱼类的家园。
Coral Polyps珊瑚虫（Coral Polyps）
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Roughly 1.5 billion acres in size, the region is home to more than 75% of the world's coral global species.珊瑚礁三角区的面积约有600万平方公里，全球超过75%的珊瑚礁物种都生活在这一区域。
Denise's Pygmy Seahorse丹尼斯侏儒海马（Denise's Pygmy Seahorse）
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The reef also features the highest diversity of coral reef fishes in the world.珊瑚礁中也生活着世界上种类最丰富的鱼类。
Organ-Pipe Coral笙珊瑚（Organ-Pipe Coral）
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Like several other biodiverse marine regions, the area is under threat from overfishing and higher water temperatures that interfere with the coral's life cycles.和其他生物多样性极其丰富的海洋区域一样，珊瑚礁三角区也受到了过度捕捞和水温升高的双重威胁，这些危险都会破坏珊瑚虫的生命周期。
Moon Jellyfish海月水母（Moon Jellyfish）
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The region is the focus of significant conservation efforts by local governments and nature conservation organizations like the World Wide Fund and Conservation International.珊瑚礁三角区是地方政府和世界自然基金会（World Wide Fund）以及保育国际（Conservation International）等等自然保护组织最为关注的焦点区域。
Feather Star海羽星（Feather Star）
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This species, also known as crinoids, is a highly mobile form of sea star.同为海百合纲的海羽星是一种高度灵活的海星形式。
Manta Rays蝠鲼（Manta Rays）
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Though they occupy a small portion of the ocean, coral reefs like the Coral Triangle are home to a quarter of all marine species, like these mantas, the largest of the rays, which typically feed on the life around the reef.尽管在海洋中只占据了不起眼的一部分，像珊瑚礁三角区这样的区域却是四分之一海洋物种的家园，例如鳐鱼中体型最大的蝠鲼就生活在这里，它们通常以珊瑚礁中的某些生物为食。
Grouper石斑鱼（Grouper）
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Millions of fisherman earn their livelihood by working the waters of the Coral Triangle, further complicating efforts to conserve the fish that live there.数以百万计的渔民通过在珊瑚礁三角区辛勤劳作来维持生计，这种现状也进一步增加了该地区鱼类保护工作的复杂性。
Giant Clam砗磲（Giant Clam）
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Conservationists fear that the harmful recent trend of warming temperatures surrounding the Coral Triangle will continue.保育主义者担忧，不断升高的全球气温对珊瑚礁三角区所造成的危害将会一直持续。
Reef and Diver珊瑚与潜水者
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Ironically, conservationists hope for a heavy monsoon season. The storms help keep the water temperature down, thereby preserving the diversity of the reefs.令人感到讽刺的是，保育主义者希望季风季能来得更猛烈些，风暴会有助于海水温度的降低，保护珊瑚礁生物群落的多样性。