Organic ligands in whale excrement support iron availability and reduce copper toxicity to the surface ocean
Abstract Nutrient recycling by marine megafauna is a key ecosystem service that has been disturbed by anthropogenic activity. While some hypotheses attribute Southern Ocean ecosystem restructuring to disruptions in micronutrient cycling after the elimination of two million great whales, there is lit...
Saved in:
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Nature Portfolio
2025-01-01
|
Series: | Communications Earth & Environment |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01965-9 |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|