Explore the wonders of one of Earth’s natural crown jewels: California’s Monterey Bay—the hottest hot spot for biodiversity in North America, according to The Nature Conservancy.
This is a place of giants, from redwood forests on land to forests of kelp offshore. Monterey Bay supports iconic wildlife from delicate Monarch butterflies to soaring California condors, and from secretive mountain lions to majestic blue whales. All survive in a region where cosmopolitan migrants mix with rare local species.
Monterey Bay’s natural abundance is the result of a unique confluence of land and sea, shaped by the forces of fog and fire and influenced by the actions of people. After the Gold Rush, a massive overexploitation of resources stripped the land of trees and the seas of fish and marine mammals. But that ecological collapse has been reversed in our time. Bay of Life describes a remarkable recovery which shows that damaged ecosystems can be restored when people care and act together. That offers a model for other places at a time when we need such stories of hope. 据《自然保护协会》报道,探索地球上一颗天然皇冠上的明珠:加利福尼亚州的蒙特利湾——北美最热门的生物多样性热点。 这是一个巨人的地方,从陆地上的红木森林到近海的海带森林。蒙特利湾支持标志性的野生动物,从精致的帝王蝶到翱翔的加州秃鹰,从神秘的美洲狮到雄伟的蓝鲸。所有物种都生存在一个国际化移民与当地稀有物种混杂的地区。 蒙特利湾的自然资源丰富是陆地和海洋独特交汇的结果,由雾和火的力量形成,并受到人们行为的影响。淘金热之后,大规模的资源过度开发剥夺了土地上的树木、海洋中的鱼类和海洋哺乳动物。但这种生态崩溃在我们这个时代已经逆转了。生命湾描述了一个显著的复苏,表明当人们共同关心和行动时,受损的生态系统可以恢复。在我们需要这样的希望故事的时候,这为其他地方提供了一个模式。
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