Review of the Impact of Whale Fall on Biodiversity in Deep-Sea Ecosystems

“Whale Fall” is a collective term for the whale carcass, the process of dead whale fall, and the formed deep-sea ecosystem. The whale fall process produces a lot of unstable organic matter that has a significant impact on deep-sea ecosystems. Scientists speculate that organic matter input is the sou...

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Main Authors: Qihui Li, Yaping Liu, Guo Li, Zhikai Wang, Zheng Zheng, Yuyang Sun, Ningfei Lei, Qi Li, Weizhen Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.885572/full