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Hungry Sea Otters Are Taking a Bite Out of California's Invasive Crab Problem, New Study Finds
At the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve in California, hungry southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) ...
Boise State Public Radio2 天
Invasive crabs threatened West Coast ecosystems for decades. One solution? Otters
NPR's Juana Summers speaks to researcher Rikke Jeppesen about her work on how sea otters, which were hunted to almost near extinction, have been able to thrive by eating up to 120,000 crabs a year.
Out-of-control invasive species has met its match: Cute and hungry otters
West coast states are spending millions to protect their inland waterways from invasive crabs. In some places, otters are ...
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.
Phys.org1 个月
California researchers find sea otter population helps stop invasion of green crabs
Though sea otters are an unofficial mascot of Monterey County and popular among tourists and locals alike, they are also described as voracious predators that help keep problematic invaders out of ...