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...

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Main Authors: Patrick J. Monreal, Matthew S. Savoca, Lydia Babcock-Adams, Laura E. Moore, Angel Ruacho, Dylan Hull, Logan J. Pallin, Ross C. Nichols, John Calambokidis, Joseph A. Resing, Ari S. Friedlaender, Jeremy Goldbogen, Randelle M. Bundy
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
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