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EPISODE · Jul 19, 2013 · 51 MIN

Whale fall communities on the seafloor-how does nature recycle something as large as a dead whale?

from Ocean Currents Radio Program

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.

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