How did the removal of sea otters affect the population of two other organisms? Please explain. (grey means they are no longer available in that ecosystem).
How did the removal of sea otters affect the population of two other organisms? Please explain. (grey means they are no longer available in that ecosystem).
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1) How did the removal of sea otters affect the population of two other organisms? Please explain. (grey means they are no longer available in that ecosystem).
![A. With sea otters, kelp forest food web
B. Without sea otters, urchin barren food web
Sharks
Sea otter
Larger fishes &
octopuses
Larger fishes &
octopuses
Sea stars
Larger crabs
Sea stars
Larger crabs
Sea urchins
Abalones
Sen urchins
Abalones
Smaller predatory
fishes & invertebrates
Smaller predatory
fishes & invertebrates
Drift algee &
dead animals
Drift algae &
dead animals
Smaller herbivorous
fishes & invertebrates
Smaller herbivorous
fishes & invertebrates
Sessile invertebrates
Sessile invertebrates
Pianktonie
Invertebrates
Planktonie
invertebrates
Kelps & other algae
Kelps & other algae
Microscopic planktonic algae
Microscopie planitonie algae
(Algal turt)
Man
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Transcribed Image Text:A. With sea otters, kelp forest food web
B. Without sea otters, urchin barren food web
Sharks
Sea otter
Larger fishes &
octopuses
Larger fishes &
octopuses
Sea stars
Larger crabs
Sea stars
Larger crabs
Sea urchins
Abalones
Sen urchins
Abalones
Smaller predatory
fishes & invertebrates
Smaller predatory
fishes & invertebrates
Drift algee &
dead animals
Drift algae &
dead animals
Smaller herbivorous
fishes & invertebrates
Smaller herbivorous
fishes & invertebrates
Sessile invertebrates
Sessile invertebrates
Pianktonie
Invertebrates
Planktonie
invertebrates
Kelps & other algae
Kelps & other algae
Microscopic planktonic algae
Microscopie planitonie algae
(Algal turt)
Man
(Algal turf)
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