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But the Triton's trumpet is an invaluable control on these starfish.
但大法螺在這些長棘海星身上有無法估量的控制
And the crown-of-thorns isn't the only coral killer on the reef.
長棘海星不是唯一暗礁珊瑚的殺手
The razor-sharp beaks of bumphead parrotfish, also put a dent in this living landscape.
頭部凸起的隆頭魚有著鋒利的嘴，同樣在削弱這生動的景致。
A single fish can chew its way through a staggering five tonnes of coral a year.
一條魚在一年時間里難以置信地啃掉5噸珊瑚
Smaller parrotfish, colourful cousins of the bumphead, are also at it.
比隆頭魚小些，色彩艷麗的隆頭遠親同樣在啃珊瑚。
But they all give a little back... as the ground-up coral comes out as sand.
它們都有一點回報...地上的珊瑚成了沙子。
This is island building of a different kind.
這是島嶼產生的另一種方法
So some of the Pacific's most elegant beaches have sprung from a less than stylish birth.
所以一些太平洋最優美的海灘并非出自名門
Above the water, time seems to stand still.
海上的時間似乎停滯
But the Pacific islands are always changing... if slowly.
但太平洋島嶼總是在變化中...即便是緩慢的。
