When otters disappear, for example, urchins take over, decimating kelp forests.

比如当水獭消失，海胆数量会上升，海藻丛会被大量消耗殆尽。

The kelp forest is more than just a home for underwater animals.

海草林并不只是水生动物的家园。

It's one of the worst places in the world for kelp forest loss.

这是世界上海藻森林损失最严重的地方之一。

For Mick Baron, the giant kelp forests of Tasmania were a playground, a school and a church.

对米克·巴伦来说，塔斯马尼亚的巨型海藻森林是一座游乐场、也是一所学校，一座教堂。

And that's what we're actually seeing in places like California where kelp forests are declining.

这就是我们在加州等地所看到的，那里的海藻林正在减少。

The main drivers of giant kelp forest loss in Tasmania re ocean warming and climate change.

塔斯尼亚岛巨大昆布森林的消逝的，主要驱动因素是海洋变暖和气候变化。

Forget lobster rolls since crustaceans would lose their habitats, or sushi since kelp forests wouldn't grow.

别指望再吃到龙虾卷了，因为甲壳类动物就会失去它们的栖息地，寿司也永别了，因为海藻森林不会增长。

We're harvesting our kelp forests for fertilizer, which removes a key part of our coastal ecosystem.

人类正在收割海藻来制作肥料，这导致了沿海生态系统一个关键部分的缺失。

Gaze up as clouds of sardines, unmolested by the purse nets of old, glide through towering kelp forests.

凝视成群的沙丁鱼，不再受到人类贪婪的渔网打扰，自由悠游在高耸的海草林间。

It has been touted for years as a way to regenerate kelp forests, in particular. And for good reason.

多年来，这种方法一直被吹捧为打造再生海草森林的方法。这是有原因的。

" Tasmania's kelp forests are the poster child for what climate change means for our oceans, " he says.

“气候变化对我们海洋意味着什么，塔斯马尼亚的海藻森林就是典范，”他说。

But at more pristine sites, especially those rich in biodiversity like kelp forests, a salty plume might do more harm.

但在更为原始的地方，特别是海带森林等生物多样性丰富的地方，含盐羽流可能会造成更大的危害。

Kelp forests are prime fishing territory.

海带森林是主要的捕鱼区。

Nearly 95% of eastern Tasmania's kelp forests are gone, a preview of what is to come for the ocean as a whole.

塔斯马尼亚东部近95%的海藻森林都已经消失，整个海洋的命运可见一斑。

So the natural kelp forests pull out carbon.

因此，天然海藻林会吸收碳。

The canopy of a giant kelp forest is rich in nutrients.

巨大的海带森林的树冠富含养分。

Canada, to the underwater kelp forest off of California's Channel Islands.

加拿大，到加利福尼亚海峡群岛附近的水下海带森林。

This helped control that population and allowed the kelp forest to be healthy and flourish.

这有助于控制人口并使海带森林健康繁荣。

And so, during the heatwaves the kelp forest doesn't absorb enough nutrients to survive.

因此，在热浪期间，海带森林无法吸收足够的营养来生存。

Otters and dugongs thrived in newly formed kelp forests, and baleen whales were at their most diverse.

水獭和儒艮在新形成的海带森林中繁衍生息，而须鲸的种类也最为丰富。