Whale feces may improve marine climate and global warming

Scientists have discovered that whale feces is called the marine natural fertilizer that can help the Southern Ocean water absorbs more carbon dioxide, thereby improving the marine climate and global warming, etc. play a catalytic role.

 

The new study initiated by the Australian Antarctic Division, research shows that whale feces rich in iron, can help the marine ecosystem transfer more carbon dioxide to the deep sea, the Antarctic Division scientist Steve - Nick said: "The deep sea plants very like a whale feces that natural fertilizer, the waste makes them absorb more carbon dioxide than the general. "recent experiment found that adding soluble iron help to promote phytoplankton algal blooms.

 

Sea surface waters, iron-rich algae, and seaweed to eat krill, whales eat krill, whales so rich in the iron on the stool. More krill to whales and will enhance the entire Southern Ocean ecosystem productivity, and promote more carbon dioxide absorption - a global warming "culprit"

 

According to Dr. Nick: "We believe that whale feces contained higher iron content than the water itself, more than 1,000 times, while the algae, krill and whales in this interactive eco-system is a self-sustaining cycle of natural systems themselves," Dr. Nick said, began to study the idea of whale dung, the scientists from a bar in Australia, Tasmania casual gatherings. It is not known how many whales in the stool needs to bring to the Southern Ocean, substantial and significant impact.