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California Sea Otter Project - http://www.otterproject.org/
Promotes the rapid recovery of the California Sea Otter, an indicator of near shore ocean health, by facilitating research and communicating research results to the general public and policy makers. |
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Monterey Bay Aquarium: Live Sea Otter Cam - http://www.mbayaq.org/efc/efc_otter/otter_cam.asp
Features live images from 7 a.m to 7 p.m. Pacific Time. Also offers information on the species and a guide to spotting them in the wild. |
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Sea Otter - http://www.bell.lib.umn.edu/Products/SeaOtter.html
Article provided by the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Library describes the ecology and conservation history of the species. |
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Vanishing Sea Otters - http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi1403.htm
John H. Lienhard describes how changes in the ecology of Alaska led to the rapid decline of the species in Alaska in the 1990's. |
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ADW: Enhydra lutris: Information - http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Enhydra_lutris.html
Find a description of the physical appearance, behavior and diet of the species provided by the Animal Diversity Web. |
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Killer Whales Develop a Taste for Sea Otters - http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF14/1418.html
In this Alaska Science Forum article, Ned Rozell provides an overview of the phenomenon and population research. |
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Arctic Studies Center: Sea Otter - http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/html/sea_otter.html
Article on these playful mammals with an account by 19th century naturalist Edward Nelson on their previous abundance and the decline in their numbers due to hunting. |
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Glacier Bay Hot Real Estate for Sea Otters - http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF17/1743.html
Ned Rozell of the Geophysical Institute, at the University of Alaska Fairbanks writes that while the species is declining elsewhere in the state, the population is increasing in this protected habitat. |
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Killer Whales Feeding on Sea Otters - http://www.ucsc.edu/oncampus/currents/98-99/10-19/killer.htm
Tim Stephens explains how overexploitation of certain North Pacific and Bering Sea fisheries may have initiated a cascade effect that is pushing the sea otter towards extinction in the waters of Alaska. Features an overview of UCSC research into the phenomenon. |
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Otters Join Research Project - http://www.ucsc.edu/currents/01-02/10-08/otters.html
Discusses research project at Long Marine Lab, at UC Santa Cruz into the nutritional needs and the long-term survival of this threatened species. |
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Sea Otter Population Dynamics - http://www.coastalresearchcenter.ucsb.edu/cmi/seaotters.html
Information on UCSB research into population dynamics in Southern California. Find background information on the species, history of research, objectives and map. |
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Search for the Missing Sea Otters: An Ecological Detective Story - http://www.sciencecases.org/sea_otters/sea_otters.asp
A case study by Mary E. Allen and Mark L. Kuhlmann of Hartwick College discusses the ecological chain of events that lead to decline of the species in Alaskan waters. Features description of species, behavior and habitat. |
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Sea Otters and Zonal Management in California - http://ca-seafood.ucdavis.edu/news/seaotters.html
Provides background details on the potential economic and ecological impacts on the translocation of the species, which has been moving southward in the state. Provided by the California Seafood Council. |
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Sea Otter Crash: Arctic Science Journeys Radio - http://www.uaf.edu/seagrant/NewsMedia/02ASJ/02.15.02sea-otter-crash.html
Radio transcript describes the decline of the species since the 1990's along the rocky coast of southwest Alaska's Aleutian Islands. |
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Enhydra lutris: The Sea Otter - http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/bluske_brit/
Research project by Britany Bluske on this species, including its classification, habitat, reproduction, adaptations, nutrition and interactions with other species. |