Salmon and other migratory fish play crucial role in delivering nutrients
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Pacific salmon can play a key role in transporting nutrients from marine to freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems.
Pacific salmon can play a key role in transporting nutrients from marine to freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems.
Pacific salmon can play a key role in transporting nutrients from marine to freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems.
Against the backdrop of Southeast Alaska’s glacier-capped peaks, Dana Bloch leans over the side of a small boat and scoops up a…
Scientists from the University of Zurich and Pennsylvania State University have found that warmer temperatures are correlated…
Scientists from the University of Zurich and Pennsylvania State University have found that warmer temperatures are correlated…
By Tristan Derham, University of Tasmania; Christopher Johnson, University of Tasmania, and Matthew Fielding, University of…
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The emu is iconically Australian, appearing on cans, coins, cricket bats and our national coat of arms, as well as that of the…
The nutrients produced by whales when they poo has been found to fertilize the interior of forests around the world.
С 1993 года вКолумбии начали расселяться бегемоты, сбежавшие из поместья наркобарона Пабло Эскобара.
When the dinosaurs went extinct about 65 million years ago, they took their poop with them.
When the dinosaurs went extinct about 65 million years ago, they took their poop with them.
Nearly one in three Asian elephants live in captivity—about 15,000 in all. The existence of such large captive population of…
Nearly one in three Asian elephants live in captivity—about 15,000 in all. The existence of such large captive population of…
Nearly one in three Asian elephants live in captivity – about 15,000 in all. The existence of such large captive population of…
Man möchte da wirklich nicht reintreten. Doch der Haufen, der langsam unter der Tropensonne trocknet, ist zum Glück auch kaum…
Einst beherrschten gigantische Lebewesen die Erde. Meterlange Wale und tonnenschwere Mammuts bevölkerten Meer und Land.
En ny studie har sett nærmere på hvordan avføring fra hval og andre dyr bidrar til å gjødsle planeten vår, skriver Huffington…
A A It only takes a glance at a history book and a look out the window to know that our planet has lost many of its biggest…
We tend to think of poop as problematic. Most discussions about it center on how to get rid of it more effectively, and we do…
Whales and other large animals have a previously unknown large impact on the transport of nutrients around the world.
Earth has a problem: not enough poop. The extinction of megafauna both at land and at sea has led to a shortage of mega manure…
Giants once roamed the earth. Oceans teemed with 90-foot-long whales. Huge land animals – like truck-sized sloths and ten-ton…
Most of the largest animals in Earth's history are now gone -- dinosaurs, mammoths, megalodons, whales.
Whale poop is pretty powerful stuff -- and no, not in terms of its stench. Scientists have long known that whale waste has the…
I fantasmi della megafauna possono insegnarci come mantenere la vita su un pianeta dominato dall’uomo [29 ottobre 2015] Dal…
Email Print Whales fertilize ocean surface waters with key nutrients like phosphorus, which move through the food chain, and…
Most animals, including humans, follow an important principle—they don’t poo where they eat.
Walvissen en andere grote beesten speelden ooit een belangrijke rol bij het wereldwijde transport van voedingsstoffen, maar hun…
Hvaler og andre store dyr har en hidtil ukendt stor betydning for verdens næringsstofkredsløb.
You can call it the fertilisation cessation, and scientists say it has had a disruptive effect on ecosystems around the world.
Our planet is running out of poop. Thousands of years ago, giant mammals, whales and other larger-than-life creatures inhabited…
Renate Helmiss/PNAS The arrows show the estimated amount of phosphorus and nutrients animals have carried from the ocean depths…
It turns out that the giant animals that once roamed the land and the oceans were vital in the planet’s health and overall…
Ob Mammuts oder Wale: Seit der Eiszeit haben ganze Tierpopulationen das Zeitliche gesegnet.
Who knew poop could be such an essential component to the our planet's ecology? A new study discovered that the colossal…
New research shows that the loss of large animals has had strong effects on ecosystem functions, and that reintroducing large…
Text Size - + When we lose large animals to extinction, we may be disrupting the entire globe's nutrient cycle.
Earth isn't just dealing with the loss of big mammals, such as elephants, whales, and rhinos.
New research shows that the loss of large animals has had strong effects on ecosystem functions, and that reintroducing large…
Giants once roamed the earth. Oceans teemed with ninety-foot-long whales. Huge land animals–like truck-sized sloths and ten-ton…
Giants once roamed the earth. Oceans teemed with 90-foot-long whales. Huge land animals—like truck-sized sloths and 10-ton…
(Newser) – Earth isn't just dealing with the loss of big mammals, such as elephants, whales, and rhinos.
Nicht genug Mist? Die globalen Nährstoffkreisläufe schwächeln – weil es an tierischen Exkrementen mangelt.
The decline in land and marine species is having a serious impact on the world's nutrient recycling system, potentially…
It only takes a glance at a history book and a look out the window to know that our planet has lost many of its biggest…
Rachel Feltman, The Washington Post It only takes a glance at a history book and a look out the window to know that our planet…
Kutatók szerint a szárazföldi és tengeri megafauna eltűnésével hiány keletkezett a globális trágyázás folyamatában, emiatt a…
It only takes a glance at a history book and a look out the window to know that our planet has lost many of its biggest…
In the movie 'Martian,' Matt Damon’s poop logic saved him from starving to death on Mars.
Balene, erbivori giganti, pesci migratori e uccelli marini hanno giocato, storicamente, un ruolo fondamentale nel mantenere la…
Giants once roamed the earth. Oceans teemed with ninety-foot-long whales. Huge land animals–like truck-sized sloths and ten-ton…
Giants once roamed the earth. Oceans teemed with ninety-foot-long whales. Huge land animals--like truck-sized sloths and ten-ton…
The researchers calculate that the ability of whales and terrestrial megafauna to transport nutrients around the globe has been…
If you've never thought about how a whale's poo affects you, the time is now. Why? Because the faecal matter of whales…
BURLINGTON, Vt., Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Most of the largest animals in Earth's history are now gone -- dinosaurs, mammoths, megalodons…
Related images (click to enlarge) Renate G.E. Hellmiss A new study reveals that in the past large land animals, whales…
Related images (click to enlarge) Diagram from PNAS; designed by Renate Helmiss Giants once roamed the earth.
WASHINGTON You can call it the fertilization cessation, and scientists say it has had a disruptive effect on ecosystems around…
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Reuters Posted: Monday, October 26, 2015, 4:14 PM By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - You can call it the…
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - You can call it the fertilization cessation, and scientists say it has had a…
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So long and thanks for all the poo. (Ari S. Friedlaender/AFP/Getty Images) It only takes a glance at a history book and a look…
Whales and other deep-diving marine mammals feed deep in the ocean and poop up high, moving nutrients upward through the water…
So long and thanks for all the poo. (Ari S. Friedlaender/AFP/Getty Images) It only takes a glance at a history book and a look…
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Long ago, giant whales and outsized land mammals roamed the Earth, transporting nutrients across the planet through their poop.
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A new study reveals that in the past large land animals, whales, seabirds and fish played a vital role in recycling nutrients…
New research shows that the loss of large animals has had strong effects on ecosystem functions, and that reintroducing large…