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It says when they die, they sink to the bottom, "locking the carbon" at the bottom of the ocean. But isn't a significant part of that carbon released into the
by a3n 7y ago
It says when they die, they sink to the bottom, "locking the carbon" at the bottom of the ocean.
But isn't a significant part of that carbon released into the water as they're eaten and otherwise decomposed and dissolved?
- Fireflite 7y agoWhale corpses tend to reach the bottom of the ocean largely intact actually! It's hard for most creatures to eat them quickly enough, and they're typically largely eaten by sharks and scavengers on the ocean floor.