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The Whale Pump: Marine Mammals Enhance Primary Productivity in a Coastal Basin
It is well known that microbes, zooplankton, and fish are important sources of recycled nitrogen in coastal waters, yet marine mammals have largely been ignored or dismissed in this cycle. Using field measurements and population data, we find that marine mammals can enhance primary productivity in t...
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Public Library of Science
2010
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2952594/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20949007 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0013255 |