Mike Gil: Could fish social networks help us save coral reefs?
麥克 · 蓋爾: 魚類的社交生活有可能協助我們拯救珊瑚礁嗎?
TED Fellow Mike Gil conducts field experiments and builds mathematical models to understand how marine ecosystems function. Full bio
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by life under the sea?
of an individual raising a hand
in a social network
like the cool kids made you "cool."
穿得很像就能讓你「很酷」。
is also common in wild animals.
也是很常見的。
copy the alarm calls of other birds
其他鳥的警告叫聲,
about approaching predators.
that we humans depend on?
while studying coral reefs,
這個問題浮現出來,
through fisheries and tourism
從漁業到旅遊業,
by eating algae.
and take over entire coral reefs,
且佔據整個珊瑚礁,
or impossible to reverse.
或無法逆轉的高昂代價。
how fish may prevent this,
魚類如何預防這現象,
exposed to predators,
會暴露在食肉動物的危機下,
how these fish do their job
put massive video camera stands
巨大的攝影機腳架,
and precise movements
thousands of fish movements
from different species
these dangerous feeding grounds
and ate more algae
by more feeding fish.
by individual fish
vital information.
sees a predator and flees,
看見食肉動物並逃跑,
can show others that the coast is clear.
就能讓其他魚知道這裡沒有危險。
these fish are different species,
即使這些魚類屬於不同種,
on when it's safe to eat.
可以安心去就食的資訊。
copying other fish in their social network
水藻中,超過六成都是被
of the algae eaten by the fish community,
其他魚的那些魚給吃掉的,
to the flow of energy and resources
能量與資源的流動,
that overfishing,
the social network of remaining fish,
吃的水藻更少,
critical information.
more vulnerable than we currently predict.
目前所預測的更脆弱。
points us towards better ways
指出了更好的方式,
by the actions of other humans,
其他人的行為所影響,
by the actions of individual fish
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Mike Gil - Marine biologistTED Fellow Mike Gil conducts field experiments and builds mathematical models to understand how marine ecosystems function.
Why you should listen
Marine biologist, National Geographic Explorer and TED Fellow Mike Gil conducts field experiments and builds mathematical models to understand how marine ecosystems function. This understanding, he says, is crucial for humankind to build a sustainable future. Gil has led research around the world: from coral reefs in the Caribbean, French Polynesia and Southeast Asia, to "microislands" of plastic garbage, teeming with life, in the middle of the Pacific. Currently, Gil uses novel multi-camera systems in the field combined with computer vision technology to explore, at an unprecedented scale and resolution, how coral reef fish behave, socialize and affect entire coral reef ecosystems. Gil's scientific discoveries and his often unorthodox approaches have garnered significant national and international media attention.
In addition to being a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of California, Davis, Gil is also an avid and award-winning science communicator. As a self-described "science-hater turned scientist" from humble beginnings, he is passionate about diversity and inclusion in STEM fields. To this end, Gil founded and runs the nonprofit SciAll.org, which uses free online videos to bring mass public audiences along for the adventures that come with a career in science. Through his research and outreach, Gil aims to deliver a timely message to humanity: science is exhilarating, accessible and in the service of all.
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