Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
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How to test the whale pump hypothesis?
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Whale pump hypothesis, it will give the idea about nutrient available and their concentration in ocean water by taking the sample of ocean seawater. By taking a water sample from the ocean an individual can check the concentration of iron and nitrogen because whale excretes iron and nitrogen which is taken by phytoplankton.
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