tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33544813.post3067842772259761934..comments2024-01-21T04:53:25.998-06:00Comments on Urban Science Adventures! ©: Week of the Blue: Feeding at SeaDNLeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08086475028464064823noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33544813.post-4263969561533593262009-03-16T21:02:00.000-05:002009-03-16T21:02:00.000-05:00whale fall...that's the word I was looking for as ...whale fall...that's the word I was looking for as I was writing this post.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for contributing and beefing up the marine parts for me.<BR/><BR/>I hope all of my readers check out Miriam's page (among others). It's a great way to learn more about marine ecology.DNLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08086475028464064823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33544813.post-8878142607595335282009-03-16T17:36:00.000-05:002009-03-16T17:36:00.000-05:00On isolated islands, dead whales that was up can f...On isolated islands, dead whales that was up can feed the entire ecosystem - the insects and scavengers that eat the whale in turn get eaten by everything else, and their poop brings whale nutrients to the plants. And dead whales that sink create a unique deep-sea ecosystem called (of course) a <A HREF="http://www.nurp.noaa.gov/Spotlight/Whales.htm" REL="nofollow">whale fall</A>. So this blue whale's life isn't exactly over yet.Miriam Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851598721198760314noreply@blogger.com