A recent study found sea otters are eating thousands of green crabs at a California reserve, reducing the invasive species’ population.

“Now we know these benefits include decreasing the abundance of invasive species by restoring natural food webs, with our coastal apex predator, the sea otter, on top,” says Wasson in the statemen ...

(KGO) -- When we first met the hungry otters of Elkhorn Slough last year ... that come from having a top predator and restoring food webs in the system," Wasson believes. Several groups are ...

“But at the same time, that’s not enough, and we also need to restore the food webs.” Unlike other marine mammals that keep warm with blubber, such as whales and seals, sea otters stay warm ...

They are a keystone species, improving their freshwater habitats through filtration and serving as a food source not only for muskrats but also for otters ... digest of the web's top headlines ...

MORE MARINE COMEBACKS: Out-of-Control Invasive Crab Species Has Met its Match: Cute and Hungry Otters According to Wilson ... more strongly anchoring the marine food web. Another cause might ...

At the heart of these submerged forests lie intricate food webs, supported by the kelp plants that serve ... higher diversity of life compared to many other ocean communities. Sea otters are keystone ...

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As invasive green crabs wreak havoc on California's estuaries, a new study has found that a restored sea otter population ...