Whale poop contains iron that may have helped fertilize past oceans
The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet. It consumes enormous quantities of tiny, shrimp-like animals known as ...
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Iron-Containing Whale Poop May Have Helped Fertilize Past Oceans
Researchers found that whale feces contain iron and non-toxic copper, essential nutrients for ocean ecosystems. The study ...
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Whale Poop's Iron Could Have Fertilized Oceans
A blue whale photographed in September 2010.NOAA The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet. It consumes enormous quantities of tiny ...
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Whale poop power: Iron and copper-rich feces fueled ancient ocean food chain
The team found that whale feces contained significant amounts of iron, meaning that whales fertilize the ocean as they feed and excrete waste.
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Whale poop contains iron that may have helped fertilize past oceans
The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet ... so they would bloom more and then the krill could eat them," Bundy said. Previous research had found significant amounts of major nutrients ...
UK scientists plan to monitor krill from space as species threatened by warming
WWF, the University of Strathclyde and the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have teamed up for the pioneering project, which ...