Lukas VF Novak on Nostr: Sea #otters stabilize salt #marsh banks as they recolonize a Californian estuary ...
Sea #otters stabilize salt #marsh banks as they recolonize a Californian estuary https://news.ucsb.edu/2024/021341/sea-otters-stabilize-salt-marsh-banks-they-recolonize-californian-estuary
Top-predator recovery abates geomorphic decline of a coastal ecosystem https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06959-9
"vegetation is rebounding and putting down densely matted root systems that can stand firm against #flooding and surging waves. These features, essential for making the #estuary resilient, are on the mend in large part due to the #SeaOtters’ insatiable appetite for herbivorous marsh #crabs"
Top-predator recovery abates geomorphic decline of a coastal ecosystem https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06959-9
"vegetation is rebounding and putting down densely matted root systems that can stand firm against #flooding and surging waves. These features, essential for making the #estuary resilient, are on the mend in large part due to the #SeaOtters’ insatiable appetite for herbivorous marsh #crabs"