- Whale urine ‘funnel’ moves 4,000 tons of nitrogen and over 45,000 tons of biomass annually, keeping ocean alive | The incessant industrial whaling of the 19th and 20th centuries had a drastic effect on the whales’ natural transport system of nutrients. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-56123-2 16 comments science
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- 'Whale Conveyor Belt' Moves Tons of Nutrients Across the OceanâThrough Urine https://gizmodo.com/whale-conveyor-belt-moves-tons-of-nutrients-across-the-ocean-through-urine-2000574235 0 comments
- Whales Support Ecosystems by Transporting Nutrients Thousands of Miles in Their Urine: Study - EcoWatch https://www.ecowatch.com/whales-nutrient-transport-ocean-ecosystems.html 0 comments
- ‘Great whale conveyor belt’ nourishes the ocean | CAI https://www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2025-03-19/great-whale-conveyor-belt-nourishes-the-ocean1 0 comments
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