Despite their low numbers, sea otters consume voracious kelp-eating sea ... could not control urchin populations. Sunflower stars play an integral role in these kelp forest communities by preying ...
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Sea otters have become the unsung heroes of the sea, simply by snacking on sea urchinsWhen sea urchins overpopulate the sea floor, they mow down any algae and kelp in their path, even destroying entire kelp forests ... urchin populations in check. Which is good, because sea otters ...
In their absence, the sea urchin population proliferated. Sea urchins eat kelp, and the explosion in their population greatly diminished kelp forests, which provide critical habitat and nutrition for ...
Want to help California’s kelp forests? Eat ... sea stars To save kelp forests, scientists try breeding sea stars Massive marine die-off in Russia could threaten endangered sea otters, other ...
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The world’s kelp needs help — less than 2% is highly protectedUsing only fins, divers wild-harvest abalone off eastern Australia’s coast. The marine snail, known for its beautiful ...
A southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) foraging on a purple sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) in Monterey Bay, California, USA. Image by Morgan Rector. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!
After centuries of overhunting by fur traders, sea otters have largely disappeared from the Oregon and Northern California coasts. But the Siletz Tribe is trying to bring them back with the help of a ...
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