A recent study highlighted in various news outlets including Nature, The Messenger, and Axios, has found that the restoration of sea otter populations, acting as restored top predators, in California has had a positive impact on the state's marshlands. The study, published in Nature, indicates that the return of these top predators has helped to slow down coastal erosion significantly. Sea otters, known for their voracious appetites, particularly for shellfish, have 'shellfishly' reduced the erosion caused by burrowing crabs, one of their primary prey. This has resulted in a decrease in erosion by up to 80 to 90% at sites with large populations of otters, leading to some marshes even expanding.
Sea otters have helped save a California marshland from erosion after returning to the area where they were once hunted to near-extinction. https://t.co/hmAZm6XtTp
A new study found that erosion had slowed by up to 80 to 90% at sites with large populations of otters — and some marshes were expanding. https://t.co/4siKm09Bf3
The return of sea otters and their voracious appetites has helped rescue a section of California marshland, a new study shows. https://t.co/JoONeK9J7v
Sea otters have helped save a California marshland from erosion after returning to the area where they were once hunted to near-extinction, a new study finds https://t.co/MOGvXFsxoM
Hungry sea otters are helping save California's marshlands from erosion https://t.co/0L7yWiHlkF
A study in @Nature shows that restoring sea otter populations in a salt marsh in California reduces erosion caused by burrowing crabs, one of the sea otters’ prey. https://t.co/sDWkcG7Ko8 https://t.co/6ttUzHb9Mt
Crab-Eating Sea Otters Help Protect California’s Marshlands, Study Finds https://t.co/EW54rhio6W
A new study shows the return of sea otters and their voracious appetites has helped rescue a section of California marshland. https://t.co/Ur2dfQIzjg
Hungry sea otters are helping save California’s marshlands https://t.co/TwZkgSjAsn
How do otters protect salt marshes from erosion? 🦦 Shellfishly https://t.co/hlp7cLLn0R
This week in Nature: Significant otters - how restored top predators helped slow down coastal damage Browse the full issue here: https://t.co/YRHNhga51P https://t.co/NJ9vvchWRH
A dolphin guiding two sleeping dolphins 📹Globetrottingbaes https://t.co/EM8w6nAzwX
Otters fast asleep on the water in Morro Bay, California 📹 Cats and sea otters https://t.co/5ngH0neS7D