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TI Composition of cetacean communities worldwide shapes their contribution to ocean nutrient cycling
BT 
AF Gilbert, Lola
   Jeanniard-du-Dot, Tiphaine
   Authier, Matthieu
   Chouvelon, Tiphaine
   Spitz, Jérôme
AS 1:1,2;2:1;3:2;4:2,3;5:1,2;
FF 1:;2:;3:;4:PDG-RBE-CCEM;5:;
C1 Centre for Biological Studies of Chizé, UMR 7372 La Rochelle University - CNRS, La Rochelle, France
   Pelagis Observatory, UAR 3462 La Rochelle University - CNRS, La Rochelle, France
   Ifremer, Chemical Contamination of Marine Ecosystems Unit, Nantes, France
C2 UNIV LA ROCHELLE, FRANCE
   UNIV LA ROCHELLE, FRANCE
   IFREMER, FRANCE
SI NANTES
SE PDG-RBE-CCEM
IN WOS Ifremer UPR
   DOAJ
   copubli-france
   copubli-univ-france
IF 16.6
TC 1
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00854/96568/104991.pdf
   https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00854/96568/104992.pdf
   https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00854/96568/104993.pdf
   https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00854/96568/104994.xlsx
   https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00854/96568/104995.xlsx
   https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00854/96568/104996.xlsx
   https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00854/96568/104997.xlsx
   https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00854/96568/104998.pdf
   https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00854/96568/104999.xlsx
LA English
DT Article
AB Defecation by large whales is known to fertilise oceans with nutrients, stimulating phytoplankton and ecosystem productivity. However, our current understanding of these processes is limited to a few species, nutrients and ecosystems. Here, we investigate the role of cetacean communities in the worldwide biological cycling of two major nutrients and six trace nutrients. We show that cetaceans release more nutrients in mesotrophic to eutrophic temperate waters than in oligotrophic tropical waters, mirroring patterns of ecosystem productivity. The released nutrient cocktails also vary geographically, driven by the composition of cetacean communities. The roles of small cetaceans, deep diving cetaceans and baleen whales differ quantitatively and functionally, with contributions of small cetaceans and deep divers exceeding those of large whales in some areas. The functional diversity of cetacean communities expands beyond their role as top predators to include their role as active nutrient vectors, which might be equally important to local ecosystem dynamics. 
PY 2023
PD SEP
SO Nature Communications
SN 2041-1723
PU Springer Science and Business Media LLC
VL 14
IS 1
UT 001149254400017
DI 10.1038/s41467-023-41532-y
ID 96568
ER

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