摘要
受气候变化影响,“龙血”岛正面临着严峻的生态危机,岛上的生物多样性正遭受严重的破坏。
Dragon's blood trees in Yemen's Socotra is not only a flagship symbol of the Indian Ocean archipelago's(群岛)extraordinary biodiversity,but also a bleak warning of environmental crisis.Forests of these ancient trees are being ruined by increasingly intense storms,while replacement young trees are gobbled by goat herds which are increasing rapidly,leaving the fragile biological hot spot facing possible desertification.