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oblivious_fireball t1_j6m2iwk wrote on January 31, 2023 at 7:49 AM

Reply to comment by weakherofan in eli5: do nutrients from a whale fall remain on the seafloor forever? by weakherofan

ocean currents or animals that migrate to shallower water at night will redeliver nutrients. over time other nutrients and minerals get reabsorbed with tectonics back into the earth and erupt out of volcanoes