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Hungry Sea Otters Are Taking a Bite Out of California’s Invasive Crab Problem, New Study Finds
Researchers estimate southern sea otters eat up to 120,000 European green crabs per year at the Elkhorn Slough National ...
Green crabs have invaded habitats. Sea otters might be the solution.
A recent study found sea otters are eating thousands of green crabs at a California reserve, reducing the invasive species’ population.
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Study: Sea otters eating invasive crabs
By Tim Didion and Drew Tuma Click here for updates on this story MONTEREY, California (KGO) -- When we first met the hungry otters ...
Elkhorn Slough researchers find sea otter population helps stop invasion of green crabs
A recent study was published in the scientific journal Biological Invasions, detailing that otters at the Elkhorn Slough are ...
Sea otters are helping to control invasive crab species along West Coast, study finds
Researchers believe otters could be a potential solution for controlling an invasive green crab species that's invaded ecosystems up and down the West Coast.
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Elevated Levels of Radium Found in Western Pennsylvania’s Freshwater Mussels
Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring” connected disappearing populations of bald eagles to the presence of the pesticide DDT in the ...
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Endangered sea otters have a highly underrated job: eating 120,000 of these underwater terrors a year
Jeppesen and his colleagues wrote: "Our investigation highlights that investment in recovery of top predators [like sea otters] can increase beneficial food web interactions and resilience of the ...