Together, they are the basis of the food chains 它们共同构成了海洋中
that sustain nearly all life in the ocean. 几乎所有生命的食物链基础
In the Pacific waters off South America, 在南美洲附近的太平洋海域
This phytoplankton is so abundant that it produces half of all the oxygen on Earth. 大量的浮游植物产生了地球上一半的氧气
The essential nutrients carried in these plumes 烟雾中携带的基本营养物质
can rise all the way to the surface two miles above. 可以一直上升至三公里之上的海平面
Here, they stimulate the rapid growth of tiny marine plants on an astronomic scale. 在这里 它们能极大的促进微小海洋植物的生长
Here on Earth, the influence of these vents 在地球上 这些喷口的影响范围
that all rely on the nutrients in the scalding water. 这些动物依靠滚烫的水中的营养物质生存