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| Subject: From the absurd files of environmentalism: More whales may help oceans deal with climate change Sun Jul 06, 2014 1:37 am | |
| ...They do this, the paper suggests, primarily by spreading nutrients across the seas in their faeces.
In a slightly grim process known as “whale pump“, the huge mammals feed in the depths and releasing faecal plumes near the surface, providing food for plankton and boosting the productivity of threatened ecosystems. Due to the vast distances whales travel, these benefits are spread far and wide.
http://blueandgreentomorrow.com/2014/07/05/more-whales-may-help-oceans-deal-with-climate-change/
Humans can shit into the oceans too, but then they whine how we're affecting the pseudo-eco system... go figure... |
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