Sea otters help kelp forests recover—but how fast depends on where they are
When sea otters were reintroduced along the coastlines of islands in Southern California and British Columbia, researchers ...
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Sea otters help kelp forests recover, but there's more to the story
Sea otters help kelp forests recover by controlling sea urchins, but their impact varies. In British Columbia, recovery was ...
Kelp! Scientists discover more about how sea otters come to the rescue of undersea forests
A study last year strengthened the link between recovering sea otter populations and the long-term health of kelp forests – ...
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Sea otters help kelp forests recover -- but how fast depends on where they are
While working on remote Alaskan islands, he found where sea otters were absent, sea urchin populations mushroomed, overtaking kelp forests. He concluded the small mammal was integral to ...
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Elakha Alliance leads charge to restore sea otters to Oregon coast
PORTLAND, Ore. — Sea otters have been missing from the Oregon coast for more than a century, and local non-profit Elakha Alliance is trying to bring them back. The marine mammals, which help ...
Forgotten forests: Regenerating the kelp forest highway
The rich resources of Pacific kelp forests helped humans populate the Americas. Now depleted by as much as 95 percent, they ...
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Sea otters have a favorite rock that they keep in a fur pocker under their arms. They have a clever reason for it
By keeping sea urchin populations in check, sea otters help maintain healthy kelp forests, which provide habitat for countless marine species and play a role in carbon sequestration, helping to ...