sprats
n. 西鲱(sprat 的复数)
例句
So, fewer cod and an explosion of zooplankton-eating sprats means more algae and less oxygen.
所以,鳕鱼数量减少,就造成了西鲱鱼增多,相应的就会消耗掉浮游动物,于是海藻增多,氧气减少。
Cod eat sprats, a small, herring-like species that eat microscopic Marine creatures called zooplankton that in turn eat the algae.
鳕鱼吃西鲱鱼,西鲱鱼吃浮游动物,而浮游动物又以藻类为食。