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There are other threats to the deep ocean other than fishing - From what I understand, whale falls are a big driver of biodiversity in the deep ocean, so while
by JohnMakin 3y ago
There are other threats to the deep ocean other than fishing - From what I understand, whale falls are a big driver of biodiversity in the deep ocean, so while it wouldn’t appear intuitive that reducing the number of whales in our oceans would have that kind of effect, ecosystems are closely intertwined and one change can have far reaching effects.
- hvs 3y agoThis is the first I've ever heard that term but it instantly makes a lot sense. Found my wiki rabbit hole for today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_fall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_fall
- JohnMakin 3y agoI'm pretty sure I first heard about it on this site - it's very interesting.
- pvaldes 3y agocheck also: marine snow
- selimthegrim 3y agoWould that the doom of X/Twitter would do the same for startups (although I suppose that graphic was in the opposite direction)