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- Ch. 5 - Ecosystem Effects of Sea Otters | Reintroducing Sea . . .
Sea otters were exploited to near extinction during the Pacific maritime fur trade, after which populations recovered in several areas with surviving remnant colonies but remained absent in nearby areas where they had been hunted to ex-tinction
- Chapter 5 Environmental Science in Action: The Southern Sea . . .
Energy flows from microscopic algae to sessile invertebrates to crabs to sea otters Based on the information given in the video, how do you predict that a dramatic increase in the sea otter population would affect the kelp population? The kelp population would increase because fewer sea urchins would be present to consume it
- 2 Sea Otter Ecological Interactions MMC
• Current status of sea otters and nearshore marine ecosystems are an artifact of human activities over 250 years • Direct effects of otter predation can include maintenance of abundance, sizes, and biomass of prey • Indirect effects of reduced herbivory documented across many habitats following the removal of sea urchins • Restoration of kelp f
- Chapter #5- Guided Reading - Environmental Science.
(Hint: Explain the food chain) While sea otters affect the abundance of kelp, their influence is indirect-they neither feed on kelp nor protect individual kelp plants from attack by sea urchins But sea otters reduce the number of sea urchins With fewer sea urchins, less kelp is destroyed
- Ecosystems: Concepts and Fundamentals - South Sevier High School
Sea otters, the lovable animals often shown lying faceup among kelp as they eat shellfish, play an important role in their ecosystems Although they feed on a variety of shellfish, sea otters especially like sea urchins
- Chapter 5 Guided Reading - APES
Sea otters became endangered because us humans started eating one of the things they eat- abalone But when they were put under the U S Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act, their populations increased 1: Define Ecosystem Structure An ecosystem has two major parts: nonliving and living
- Chapter #5 Guided Reading - Samantha Sihakoun A. P . . .
Sea otters were endangered because they were hunted for their fur Their numbers rebounded when it had legal protection in 1911 An ecosystem has two major parts living and non living The nonliving parts include atmosphere, water, soil, and minerals The living parts are known as ecological community
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