Whale Fall: Exploring an Ocean-Floor Ecosystem Stewart Melissa
Whale Fall: Exploring an Ocean-Floor Ecosystem Stewart Melissa This fascinating nonfiction picture book filled with stunning illustrations details the end of life for a whale, also known as a whale…
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Whale Fall: Exploring an Ocean-Floor Ecosystem Stewart Melissa
This fascinating nonfiction picture book filled with stunning illustrations details the end of life for a whale, also known as a whale fall, when its body sinks to the ocean floor and becomes an energy-rich food source for organisms living in the deep sea.When a whale dies, its massive body silently sinks down, down, through the inky darkness, finally coming to rest on the silty seafloor. But for a little-known community of deep-sea dwellers, it's a new beginning. For the whale, it's the end of a 70-year-long life.
Then the sleeper sharks begin their prowl, feasting on skin and blubber. First come the hungry hagfish, which can smell the whale from miles around. After about six months, the meat is gone.
Year after year, decade after decade, the whale nourishes all kinds of organisms from zombie worms to squat lobsters to deep-sea microbes.This completely fascinating
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