Open the Youtube video Sea otters are the smallest marine mammals, but they have some incredible adaptations to thrive in the ocean. Unlike seals and whales, they don’t have a thick layer of blubber ...

Sea otters have been missing from the Oregon coast for more than a century, and local non-profit Elakha Alliance is trying to ...

After missing from the Oregon coast for more than a century, sea otters are getting a step closer to staging a comeback.

Despite their consumption of the largest urchins, the sea otters alone could not control urchin populations. Sunflower stars play an integral role in these kelp forest communities by preying upon ...

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!

To save kelp forests, scientists try breeding sea stars To save kelp forests, scientists try breeding sea stars Massive marine die-off in Russia could threaten endangered sea otters, other ...

DESCRIPTION: Sea otters use their rear flippers to move and their flat, muscular tails to steer. They have an exceptional sense of smell, hearing, and eyesight above water and below. Lacking blubber, ...

Urchins however are readily consumed by sea otters (keystone species), and by keeping urchin numbers low, otters assure that the kelp forest community remains intact. Bottom-up forces influence ...

Just a few administrative details need to be worked out before kelp-killing purple sea urchins start getting hammered off the ...

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After missing from the Oregon coast for more than a century, sea otters are getting a step closer ... kelp forests and controlling invasive sea urchin populations. “They’re the guardians ...