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https://oceana.org/blog/species-spotlight-sea-otters/
Species Spotlight: Sea Otters | Oceana
Sep 19, 2024 - Sea otters may be one of the ocean’s cutest critters, but they also play an important role in maintaining the health of marine ecosystems. Read more.
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https://www.marinemammalcenter.org/news/how-sea-otters-can-help-save-the-planet
How Sea Otters Can Help Save the Planet | The Marine Mammal Center
Learn how sea otters help save the planet by restoring marine ecosystems and fighting climate change. Plus, see how conservation efforts can help them recover.
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https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/03/12/bird-flu-outbreak-on-san-mateo-coast-spreads-to-sea-otters-and-sea-lions-researchers-say/
Bird flu outbreak on San Mateo coast spreads to sea otters and sea lions, researchers say
Mar 13, 2026 - Highly contagious virus killed thousands of elephant seals in Argentina in 2023, but so far appears limited
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https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-72845-7_6?error=cookies_not_supported&code=7b2d5a17-3217-4ea5-8fb3-cafd10483379
Sea Otters, Sea Urchins, and Kelp Beds: Some Questions of Scale | Springer Nature Link
For more than a century ecologists have been interested in population and community-level consequences of consumer foraging. More recently, papers such as...
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https://www.sfu.ca/research/performance-excellence/scholarly-impact-of-the-week/scholarly-impact-stories/2022/10/indigenous-peoples-mediated-the-keystone-role-of-sea-otters.html
Indigenous peoples mediated the keystone role of sea otters - Simon Fraser University
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