UC-Santa Cruz: Whale Waste Helps Health of Oceans by Funneling Nutrients to the Tropics, New Study Shows
March 12, 2025
March 12, 2025
SANTA CRUZ, California, March 12 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news:
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Whale waste helps health of oceans by funneling nutrients to the tropics, new study shows
UC Santa Cruz's vast elephant-seal data helped researchers estimate nutrient transfer
By Mike Pena
New research shows that whales move nutrients thousands of miles--in their pee and poop--from as far as Alaska to Hawaii, sup . . .
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Whale waste helps health of oceans by funneling nutrients to the tropics, new study shows
UC Santa Cruz's vast elephant-seal data helped researchers estimate nutrient transfer
By Mike Pena
New research shows that whales move nutrients thousands of miles--in their pee and poop--from as far as Alaska to Hawaii, sup . . .