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		nf3 on Nov 11, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How gophers brought Mount St. Helens back to life ... Earth worms provide a similar service in mixing clay and organic material to create clay-humus aggregate. In oceans, whales also mix different layers of sea water with their vertical movements.

quercusa on Nov 11, 2024 | [–]

Earthworms are a mixed bag: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasive_earthworms_of_North_A...

BurningFrog on Nov 11, 2024 | [–]

I think the whale population is still at least 90% below pre whaling levels.

So the sea water layers are probably less mixed than natural. No idea what effects that might have.

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