摘要
China has approximately 14 500 krn long coastline that not only offers to dwell for human being but also exists diverse marine organisms. Nowadays, Chinese marine economy development is rapid and marvelous, while we have met very serious problem on losing marine biodiversity. Marine biodiversity can be addressed at the level of diversity within species, between the species and of ecosystems. Each level of biodiversity have been at different extents of threatening. Among this species-level diversity may be the most essential and important for these protecting actions. Species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank, as well as a unit of biodiversity. Removing species from marine ecosystems removes those important functions. We have an ethical responsibility to protect marine biodiversity, but the first step is to understand how many marine species exist, and it is important because it provides a measure of how well we know about marine life and their potential ecosystem functions.
China has approximately 14 500 krn long coastline that not only offers to dwell for human being but also exists diverse marine organisms. Nowadays, Chinese marine economy development is rapid and marvelous, while we have met very serious problem on losing marine biodiversity. Marine biodiversity can be addressed at the level of diversity within species, between the species and of ecosystems. Each level of biodiversity have been at different extents of threatening. Among this species-level diversity may be the most essential and important for these protecting actions. Species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank, as well as a unit of biodiversity. Removing species from marine ecosystems removes those important functions. We have an ethical responsibility to protect marine biodiversity, but the first step is to understand how many marine species exist, and it is important because it provides a measure of how well we know about marine life and their potential ecosystem functions.
基金
The National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract Nos 41876134 and 41276124
the Changjiang Scholar Program of Chinese Ministry of Education to Jun Sun
