Whale Fall By Sanna Baldeh

2/19/2015

Introduction

Whale Fall is the carcass of the cetacean that has fallen

Into the Bathyal or Abyssal zone

On the Oceon floor

Location

They can be found inhabiting all of the worlds major

Oceon from the Artic an Antartic Oceon

To the Tropical waters in and around the center of the Equator.

Abiotic Characteristics

Physical Characteristics

Depth 3,000 feet and even more.

Temperature of a whale fall can drop to 2 °C to 3 °C at the most extreme depths of the abyssal zone.

Chemical characteristics

The salinity of the whale fall would be about 90% of the whale fat and salts go into the oceans and abyss.

Producers

There is little plants such as algae because the suns light can not penetrate the depths of the deep ocean.

Animals

Some of the plants and algae that the whale fall brings in as a dead carcass are rare species of clams, worms, and eyeless shrimp that get attracted to whale fall.

Cool Facts

1.) Whale fall can go deep as 2,000 m or 6,600 ft.

2.) Whale fall can take up a year long to completely rot in the depths of the ocean floors.

3.) Whale fall sediments take up centuries to rot as well.

4.) Whale fall bacteria break down and produce sulphur.

5.)Whale fall is a way for food in the deep abyss where creatures live.

Human Impact

Well, humans can prevent whale poaching and hunting whales to prevent a whale fall to help the various whale species such as the Sperm whale, Oraca Whale, and other species to stay alive.

The major threats for whale fall are the predators such as sometimes humans, sharks, and basically anything dangerous to the whales.

Related Links/ Work Cited

Slide #1- http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/whale-fall.html

Slide #2- http://seaworld.org/animal-info/animal-infobooks/killer-whale/habitat-and-distribution/

Slide #3-5- http://www.oneworldoneocean.com/blog/entry/ocean_stemulation_whale_falls

Slide #6-8- http://marinediscoveries.blogspot.com/2013/01/whale-falls.html