University of California Santa Cruz: Sea Otters Maintain Remnants of Healthy Kelp Forest Amid Sea Urchin Barrens
March 09, 2021
March 09, 2021
SANTA CRUZ, California, March 9 (TNSJou) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news:
Sea otters have long been recognized as a classic example of a keystone species, a dominant predator that maintains the balance of kelp forest ecosystems by controlling populations of sea urchins, which are voracious kelp grazers.
Since 2014, however, California's kelp forests have declined dramatically, and vast areas of the coast where kelp once t . . .
Sea otters have long been recognized as a classic example of a keystone species, a dominant predator that maintains the balance of kelp forest ecosystems by controlling populations of sea urchins, which are voracious kelp grazers.
Since 2014, however, California's kelp forests have declined dramatically, and vast areas of the coast where kelp once t . . .