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\nFallen whale carcasses, abundant in the deep-sea, form ecosystems of their own. When a whale dies and sinks, the carcass provides a sudden, concentrated food source and creates an 'island' of organic matter on an otherwise food-poor...\nFallen whale carcasses, abundant in the deep-sea, form ecosystems of their own. When a whale dies and sinks, the carcass provides a sudden, concentrated food source and creates an 'island' of organic matter on an otherwise food-poor seabed. Its body can last for decades, supporting an ever-changing ecosystem that blooms out of the barren darkness like flowers in spring. As it decomposes, different stages support a succession of marine biological communities. It is these complex and fascinating stages that we will explore in this video.
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2022
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ocean exploration, organisms, food, species, nutrients, bones, worms, time, death
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deep sea creatures, marine biology, deep sea, whale fall, dead whale, sunken whale, whale, whale fall ecosystem, whale fall natural world facts, whalefall ecosystem, mariana trench, marine snow, sea floor, surrounding sediment, whale falls, surface, body, begins, carcass, ocean, life, depths, number, detritus, sink, decades, niches, result, discovered, year, burrow
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