Decline in Alaskan sea otters affects bald eagles' diet
Friday, October 3, 2008 - 04:42
in Biology & Nature
Sea otters are known as a keystone species, filling such an important niche in ocean communities that without them, entire ecosystems can collapse. Scientists are finding, however, that sea otters can have even farther-reaching effects that extend to terrestrial communities and alter the behavior of another top predator: the bald eagle.
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