The study, published in the international journal Nature Communications ... could affect the base of the ocean food web and nutrient cycling. The results, now published in the international ...

Regina Bailey is a science writer, educator, and board-certified registered nurse. Her work has been featured in "Kaplan AP Biology" and "The Internet for Cellular and Molecular Biologists ...

Whales can also help cycle nutrients in the ocean when they disturb the seabed as they feed. Gray whales ( Eschrichtius robustus ), for example, are known to forage for invertebrates on the seafloor ...

Nitrogen is an important plant nutrient that is often deficient in the sandy soils ... most laboratories do not routinely test soil for N because the N cycle is very dynamic. The dynamic nature of the ...

To some extent, the whale pump influences carbon cycling and storage too ... transferred to poor nutrient grounds. Most of this nitrogen transport comes from whale urine, which stimulates ...