Whale fall communities on the seafloor-how does nature recycle something as large as a dead whale?
Ocean Currents Radio Program
English - July 19, 2013 18:02 - 51 minutes - 14.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsNatural Sciences Science Society & Culture Places & Travel ocean conservation exploration Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
When a whale dies and falls to the seafloor a fascinating community of animals take over in the deep sea. Shannon Johnson, a research technician at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute describes the process and how scientists are studying these unique opportunistic communities.