Ok but those fish now have the nutrients. I get that. But how do those nutrients then end up back on the surface. Or will all nutrients remain in the deep sea once they end up there?
Sorry. To add to this, i was under the impression that fish can't move from the deepest parts of the ocean floor up the water column very far, because the pressure is to different and they'll be unable to hold their shape and therefore survive.
weakherofan OP t1_j6lz9ki wrote
Reply to comment by CallFromMargin in eli5: do nutrients from a whale fall remain on the seafloor forever? by weakherofan
Ok but those fish now have the nutrients. I get that. But how do those nutrients then end up back on the surface. Or will all nutrients remain in the deep sea once they end up there?