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Description: An illustration of the oceanic whale pump showing how whales cycle nutrients through the water column.
Title: WhalePump
Credit: Roman J, McCarthy JJ (2010) The Whale Pump: Marine Mammals Enhance Primary Productivity in a Coastal Basin. PLoS ONE 5(10): e13255. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0013255
Author: Roman J, McCarthy JJ
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5
License: CC BY-SA 2.5
License Link: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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