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whale fall

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temporary ecosystem resulting from the fall of a whale carcass to the ocean floor

Wikidata facts

Subclass of
ecosystem
Location
abyssal zone
Duration
5
Image
Sample collecting at whale fall.jpg
Has parts of class
phase
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vertical depth
1000
time of discovery or invention
1854-00-00
Commons category
Whale fall
has characteristic
chemotroph
greater than
photic zone
has cause
fall
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