Whales declared ‘engineers’ of the Sea by Scientists
Marine experts from a University of Vermont have conducted an investigation suggesting the importance of 13 types of extraordinary whale.
The latest study believes that whales show huge positive impact on the globe’s carbon storage and has a good impact on health when it comes to fisheries.The study distributed in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment declares whales as the “engineers” of the oceans and curators of the deep.
Baleen and sperm whales, known collectively as the “great whales,” include the largest animals to have ever lived on Earth. They eat many fish and invertebrates, and distribute nutrients in the ocean and their carcasses, dropping to the seafloor also provide as habitat for many species of animals.
“Among their many ecological roles, whales recycle nutrients and enhance primary productivity in areas where they feed,” said Joe Roman, who is a biologist at the University of Vermont. Whales do this by feeding at depth and releasing fecal plumes near the surface — which supports plankton growth — a remarkable process described as a “whale pump.”
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