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Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall
Lynn Brunelle
Illustrator: Jason Chin
Ages: 9+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Neal Porter Books/Holiday House
ISBN: 978-0-8234-5228-6
Keywords: Ecology-Whales, Deep-Sea Organisms, Food, Nature, Marine Animals, Marine Ecology, Food Chains
When a whale dies and sinks to the ocean floor, a rich ecosystem of diverse organisms develops around it. Finely detailed, realistic watercolor and gouache illustrations. Back matter.