, ▁whereas ▁ju ven iles ▁more ▁typically ▁have ▁three . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁studies ▁also ▁show ▁a ▁possible ▁tr end ▁of ▁" du al ▁n iche ▁partition ing ," ▁in ▁which ▁sc av engers ▁tend ▁to ▁reach ▁peak ▁dens ities ▁on ▁the ▁car c ass ▁during ▁the ▁day ▁and ▁pred ators ▁are ▁more ▁present ▁during ▁the ▁night , ▁reducing ▁competition ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁tro ph ic ▁groups . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁possible ▁tr end ▁in ▁tid al ▁patterns ▁and ▁species ▁occurrence , ▁indicating ▁that ▁t ides ▁play ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁n iche ▁partition ing ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Similar ▁e cos ystem s ▁exist ▁when ▁other ▁large ▁volumes ▁of ▁nut ri ent - rich ▁material ▁fall ▁to ▁the ▁sea ▁floor . ▁Sun ken ▁b eds ▁of ▁k el p ▁create ▁k el p ▁falls , ▁and ▁large ▁trees ▁can ▁sink ▁to ▁create ▁wood ▁falls . ▁In ▁more ▁recent ▁years , ▁ship w re cks ▁have ▁also ▁provided ▁bases ▁for ▁deep water ▁communities . ▁In ▁e cos ystem s ▁formed ▁following ▁a ▁wh ale ▁fall ▁event , ▁there ▁are ▁four ▁stages ▁of ▁e colog ical ▁succession . ▁ ▁E cos ystem ▁stages ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁four ▁stages ▁of ▁decomposition ▁associated ▁with ▁a ▁wh ale ▁fall . ▁These ▁stages ▁vary ▁in ▁duration ▁and ▁overlap ▁with ▁one ▁other ▁with ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁car c ass , ▁water ▁depth , ▁and ▁other ▁environmental ▁variables , ▁such ▁as ▁tid al ▁flow . ▁ ▁Lar ge , ▁int act ▁wh ale ▁falls ▁appear ▁to ▁pass ▁through ▁the