It is true that Nanhai discovers whale falls first? What is whale falls? Nanhai discovers 3 meters l

Nanhai discovers whale falls first, what is whale falls?

The the Chinese Academy of Sciences is deep-sea science and project institute are newest release an information, chinese researcher is in the number of voyages or flights of division take an examination ofing recently, discover in sea floor first " whale falls " ecosystem.

Yesterday, the Chinese Academy of Sciences " explore " the boat embarks " deep-sea Trojan " date manned submersible is arrived at smoothly 3 inferior. This the number of voyages or flights begins from March 10, one of significant gain of the number of voyages or flights, it is the scientist discovers in Nanhai an about 3 meters long whale falls first. Whale falls is to point to to fall after cetacean death deep-sea formation ecosystem, be called to be deep-sea life together with hot fluid, Leng Quan " oasis " . The expert expresses, discover contemporary and natural whale falls on international at present be not worth 50, this whale falls have long-term observation value.

On April 2 afternoon, "Explore " boat of division take an examination ofing completes 2020 year the first division verifies voyage or flight number () of TS16 the number of voyages or flights, return 3 inferior.

Regard the number of voyages or flights as one of significant gain, the researcher discovers in Nanhai an about 3 meters long whale falls. This is the ecosystem that Chinese scientist first time discovers this type.

Whale falls (Whale Fall) is to point to to after whale dies, fall deep-sea formation ecosystem, be called to be deep-sea life together with hot fluid, Leng Quan " oasis " , in boreal Pacific Ocean deep-sea in, whale falls maintained have 43 sort at least of 12490 organism live, promoted the prosperity of deep-sea life.

As we have learned, one of origin of task of TS16 the number of voyages or flights are southern and marine science and lab of project Guangdong province (Zhuhai) " deep-sea life and zoology process " innovation group assumes " on the west the crucial process of ecosystem of seamount of Pacific Ocean model and drive mechanism " project. The number of voyages or flights begins from March 10, ended on April 2. Meantime " deep-sea Trojan " date manned submersible carried out 22 to go continuously second, finish each division satisfactorily to take an examination of the task.

University of collective chief scientist, Zhongshan thanks TS16 the number of voyages or flights Wei associate professor says, the whale that discovers this falls, around know exactly about sth is shrimp of 10 white armor, red shrimp, and fish of several stoat Zuo , the rear can observe fish of Zuo having weasel is in even tear at muscle, show it still lies the first phase, speculation is a death likely very before long whale, have the value of long-term observation.