How Sea Otters Help The Elkhorn Slough Ecosystem?
The sea otters don’t directly affect the seagrass, but they do eat enormous amounts of crabs, dramatically reducing the number and size of crabs in the slough. With fewer crabs to prey on them, grazing invertebrates like sea slugs become more abundant and larger. How have the otters helped in Elkhorn Slough? Seagrass in the …
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