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Whale Fall: Exploring an Ocean-Floor Ecosystem

Melissa Stewart

Illustrator: Rob Dunlavey

Ages: 6+

Published: 2023

Publisher: Random House Studio/PRH

ISBN: 978-0-593-38060-4

Keywords: ecosystem, food cycle

A 50-year food chain is detailed as a whale's body descends to the ocean floor. Watercolor, mixed-media, and digital artwork illustrate the process. Back matter.