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Hittade 1 avhandling innehållade ordet Whale-fall.

1. 1. Evolution of annelid diversity at whale-falls and other marine ephemeral habitats

   Författare :Helena Wiklund; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Whale-fall; cryptic species; Dorvilleidae; Chrysopetalidae;

   Sammanfattning : When whales die and sink to the sea-floor, they provide a sudden, enormous food supply to organisms in the vicinity. At first, larger mobile scavengers remove the flesh, but also when only the bones remain, the whale-fall can still sustain macrofauna communities for several years. LÄS MER